To ask for some help regarding sterilising bottles, dummies and how long bottles keep for - first time mum!

[elm26]

Hello everyone

What's the simplest way to sterilise bottles and dummies? How long will they last for?

I've seen the Milton cold water steriliser where you just pop cold water and a Milton tablet in along with washed and rinsed bottles for 15 minutes and done.

I've got MAM bottles which say to sterilise in microwave but I keep reading about the bottoms melting etc.

Can I make some bottles at 10pm and put them in the fridge so they're ready to go for the night feed and just warm them up? Or do I need to make every one fresh?

Having a bit of a panic and suddenly feel like I don't know anything 😩

Hi,

I had a tomee tipee microwave sterilizer
which worked really well for me. Very quick and easy to use and easy to clean. If you search online they should come up. My sister used the Milton and found it fine but I never liked the smell as some others have said and also I had a very small kitchen so the microwave sterilizer worked well in the space.

As for making up bottles I followed the advice on the UN website if I remember rightly. you can make up bottles in advance and refrigerate. For going out I used to keep a stock of the ready made cartons. I would make 3 - 4 bottles morning and use them through the day. Then 3 at night for over night feeds. As long as you have access to reliable refrigerators it is safe I believe. I used my pre made bottles within 12 hours.

please don’t worry you will find what works best for you.

Thats only for those idiots that used fake non TT filters.

OP bring ready made bottles to the hospital.

https://kendamil.com/collections/classic-formula/products/classic-first-infant-ready-to-feed-starter-pack

These sort of things
Kendamil is bloody fantastic and if you struggle to breast feed these are the best option in hospital. I brought 3 boxes into hospital for a 2 night stay just to be on the safe side.

Thank you everyone so much you've all put my mind at ease.

I have bought 2 boxes (12 bottles) of the ready made newborn Aptamil with the sterilised teets for the hospital.

Will look into all of your recommendations for the gadgets mentioned x