so the outcome last week for a thread of mine was it is fine to stop sterilising bottles now ds2 is 6 months which will be alot easier BUT as dr browns are so fiddly with all the attachements i worry that there will be germs (?) or what ever it is that causes tummy upset for babies, i do soak them in hot soapy water and then wash with brush but ds2 has necoate which is a mare to get off, it sort of leaves a film on the bottle and have to be careful. If there was a bit of 'milk' residue on a bottle and it went in the sterilisor would the bug be killed? Does that question make sense??