Is this normal at a nursery?!

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beth10 · 18/09/2023 15:17

My 10 month old is starting nursery soon, she still has milk three times in the day. I asked what they do about bottles (obviously I understand we provide them)… they said they don’t sterilise? I sterilise all her bottles before using them as it says to do that until she’s 1. In the Milton steriliser it says they stay sterile for 2 hours after being sterilised. I always do a fresh one around lunch time for this reason. They say they don’t do this and just use bottles we provide? How can we do that if she’s in all day?

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YetMoreNewBeginnings · 19/09/2023 06:27

Bluelightbaby · 19/09/2023 01:51

Wow things have changed….when mine were young I’d sterilise the bottles then put the water in them and do a days worth so I only had to add powder.

It’s because the powder in baby milk needs sterilised with hot water.

some people do still make up bottles for the day, but adding the powder to cold water is the thing people are told to avoid now

TropicalTrama · 19/09/2023 07:31

Happyhappyday · 19/09/2023 04:06

Both the CDC and American academy of pediatrics do not advise that sterilizing or boiling water for formula is necessary unless you suspect your tap water is contaminated. Say whatever you want about American healthcare but there are not widespread numbers of babies getting sick from unsterilized bottles. Recommendations differ from country to country and on this one, the NHS is going for the more extreme option. Your baby will be absolutely fine with a bottle that has been sterilized a few hours prior. NHS has some recommendations that are more lax than American ones, it goes both ways 🤷‍♀️.

It’s worth noting that most Americans have dishwashers with santize and heated dry settings so tend to use those for the bottles. So they are sterilising really, just by another method.

NannyR · 19/09/2023 07:46

The bottles you take out of the steriliser in the morning will be safe to use. When making up a feed, you don't need a completely sterile bottle, just one that has been through the sterilising process so any bacteria from milk residue has been killed off. As the pp said, the bottle isn't going to acquire more milk residue bacteria sitting in a clean plastic bag in your changing bag.

itsallnewnow · 19/09/2023 07:52

We used pre sterilised bottles and the ready mixed cartons for nursery so they were only opened moments before, we were the same. One before nursery and one after so only needed to buy for the lunchtime milk

Mumof2teens79 · 19/09/2023 11:36

Caspianberg · 18/09/2023 16:50

It doesn’t really matter after days.
You are cleaning bottle and then sterilising to remove old milk. Once it’s done it’s clean. It doesn’t magically get old milk back on it by sitting empty in changing bag a few hours.

No, it doesn't and I agree it will be fine.
But the milk residue is very difficult to remove completely and there will be traces of both milk, and bacteria left behind.
Which is fine because there won'tbe enough to cause illness, but if its left too long the bacteria keep multiplying and can get to levels that can cause illness, especially if you add milk and don't use it right away.

I used to take milk to work in a plastic bottle, washed it in dishwasher, put it away in the cupboard....a week later it stank the whole house out.

regularmumnotacoolmum · 19/09/2023 11:53

The current guidance is you don't have to sterilise after 6 month but I always did until 1 year x

RidingMyBike · 19/09/2023 14:23

The current NHS guidance is to sterilise until 12 months?

www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/bottle-feeding/sterilising-baby-bottles/

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