How do I sterislise tommee tippee nature bottles?

[vinorouge]

Do I need to take teat out of the white bit that attaches to the bottle to sterilise it? I can't work out how to get the teat back in without touching it everywhere. Hope this makes sense.

[skirmish]

my steraliser came with a little pair of tongs (which are pretty shite really...so i tend to make sure i've got clean hands and pull it thru with my fingers - if ds sucks on my hands, what difference does it make!)

[SoupDragon]

It doesn't matter if you touch it. Sterilising is only to kill off milky bacteria and TBH is not strictly necessary anyway. Especially if it's been through the dishwasher.

[vinorouge]

I was using the box microwave steriliser that came with the TT breastpump, have got the steam steriliser too so will check if there are tongs in it - never thought of that before. Thanks for the responses.

[topsy1]

on the leaflet that comes with it, it says that you can sterilise the teat and ring already put together and thats what i do! hope that makes sense!!

[Seona1973]

they are designed to be sterilised with the teat already in the ring. Take them apart to wash and then put them back together before sterilising them.

[vinorouge]

Must have been in too much of a hurry to read the instructions! oops. not tried expressing today so will try sterilising again another day.