Sterilising sippy cups

[LightminTheQueem]

Hi. I'm jut after some advice please. DD2 is 6mo. She eats a bit throughout the day and I'm starting to give her formula in a sippy cup (she was ebf before 6 months). Do I need to sterilise the cups after every use or will once every couple of uses do now?

[MotheringShites]

At 6 months I really wouldn't bother. I'd give them a good rinse and wash in a hot dishwasher or in very hot water.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

As motheringshites said just a good wash.

[Trazzletoes]

Definitely no need to sterilise them (just like plates and cutlery)

[LightminTheQueem]

Ok, great, thank you. And do I need to be making it with just-boiled water still? Presumably it doesn't need to be sterile any more as she's on the food now. Or is that wrong?

[stargirl1701]

Yes, you need to make it up in the same way. The cups do not need to be sterilised but you should still sterilise the bottles (particularly the teats).

[QuietNinjaTardis]

You do need to make formula the same as it kills the bugs in the formula. Don't make up formula with cold water or tap water.