Question about sterilising bottles

[Jessicatmagnificat]

DD is nearly 6 months old. She has been mixed fed for some time. My question is: when can I stop sterilising her bottles, and when can I use ordinary tap water? (I'm sure this has been asked before, but my PC is slow today and I don't want to risk a search). Thanks

i gave dd's a cup that wasnt sterilised after they had had all their jabs. Also when i realised they were picking things up (toys, books, etc) and putting them in their mouth)

when you say tap water, do you mean for formula? id say still use boiled cooled water for that

hth

fine from birth, so definitely now she is 6 months.

I gave DS tap water for water (iyswim) from 6 months, but he was otherwise entirely breast-fed so I don't know what the rule is about using water for formula.