Stopping sterilising

[ImBarryScott]

DD is 6 months and we've been weaning for a couple of weeks. It occurred to me as I was giving her lunch that (obviously!) I hadn't sterilised her lunch stuff, but I've still been sterilising her bottles. Is there any reason to sterilising?

I never did. The bottle teats are very difficult to clean properly and I think that's probably why you carry on sterilising bottles. But plates/cutlery can be washed very easily in hot soapy water...

nope
no need to do bowls, spoons etc
in fact no need to do bottles if you have a dishwasher

sorry - meant is there any reason to keep sterilising the bottles!

I'm neurotic, but not that neurotic!

I think the official advice is to continue sterilizing bottles until they are one.

My ds is 9 mths and i'm too scared to stop!!

Nope, as long as you wash in very hot, soapy water and leave it all to air dry on kitchen towel then it's absolutely fine. Or pop them through a cycle in the dishwasher.

Have a read of this old thread. OP is the only bit you really need to read as it's long!

I stopped sterilising at 6 months with both of mine and just use hot soapy water, bottle brush and give a good rinse afterwards. Dinner plates etc get put in with the rest of the family's.

Thanks everyone