When is ok 2 stop steriising? - Baby

xxPalmtreexx Platinum member

20/05/2008 at 09:33

When did u guys stop sterilising ur los bottles? My lo is nearly 7mths.. Do u think it wld be ok or shld i wait longer? X

happy Mummy to my two sweetiepies!!!

sunnymum22 Platinum member

20/05/2008 at 09:36

i have wondered this too????

mummynicola Platinum member

20/05/2008 at 10:02

I put a post on about this a few weeks ago, most ladies said either 6 or 12 months, it turned out everyones hv told them different things. I've stopped sterilising now and mines 7 months he's fine xx

xxPalmtreexx Platinum member

20/05/2008 at 10:22

I think i will stop then.. I dont sterilise his food bits so i hope he will be ok. When i worked in nursery baby room 4 seven yrs all the time ofsted insisted up until 12mths although i guess they have 2 b extra extra careful in a nursery as my sma progress tin says 6mths!

happy Mummy to my two sweetiepies!!!

sunnymum22 Platinum member

20/05/2008 at 10:23

i may stop at 7 months when his solid feeds are more established after all plates and spoons arnt sterile and that doesnt hurt them. i was told 1 year but midwife in hospital

RoseRed

20/05/2008 at 10:28

I was always told 1 yr. But if baby is moving around and putting other stuff in his mouth then it doesn't really matter.

My lo is 1 next week and i have stopped using my steriliser today, simply because it has broken lol Not sure when it broke though so could have been a few weeks since i have sterilised!!!

Thought it was time to stop anyway as he puts absolutly anything in his mouth, once i caught him trying to lick my shoe!!! lol

bex82

20/05/2008 at 10:32

Everyone told me different with my first. The MW, HV, Dr and books all say different things. I stopped at 6 months with my first and will be stopping at 6 months with my 2nd. Only 4 weeks to go!! I can not wait. I HATE STERILISING SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH. Dont get me wrong I would do It for ten years if there was definite proof it did harm.

Louise_N

20/05/2008 at 16:55

I hate sterilising too. If you stop sterilising then what way do you wash them? Do you put them in the dishwasher or just wash them with soapy water and dry???

leona2

20/05/2008 at 16:59

my hv told me 1 year but like rosered said...when they start putting everything in their mouth...it seems pointless.
i stopped when my lo was about 8 months. as long as you wash them in hot soapy water and make sure the teat is thoroughly clean i think its ok.
xxx

laurenfaith Platinum member

21/05/2008 at 02:31

i will be stopping at 1

MummyX5

21/05/2008 at 02:54

Mine have all been 6 months when I stopped sterilising. We have a dishwasher and as long as you rinse the bottles and teat prior to putting into the dishwasher (this will dislodge any bits of milk or powder) this is fine. By 6/7 months, most babies are mobile now and if anything like my current youngest, everything goes in their mouths anyway lol The dishwasher also washes at a hotter temp than just general hand washing.

RoseRed

21/05/2008 at 04:49

can the teats also go in the dishwasher? We have one but i have never even thought about putting the bottles in! :roll:

does it change the teats in anyway? texture or colour?

KimDanielBump Platinum member

21/05/2008 at 07:48

ive been told by all of my hv's that it should be a untill there on cows milk for bottles due to risk of infection and bacteria growth from formula. but as for juice cups and food bowls, spoons etc it's as soon as there crawling and eating everything on the floor.

it seem's like its personal choice really

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