When did you stop sterilising bottles?

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I’m just curious when people decided to stop sterilising? I know guidelines are to stop once they turn one but I’ve spoken to loads of people who stopped as soon as LO crawled.

I’m still sterilising, DS is 10 months today. He crawls around, puts whatever he can in his mouth (his new favourite is pulling every shoe off the rack and having a taste) obviously I stop this but it happens!

As I write this he is trying to pull my slipper off and if I give in, it goes straight in the mouth 😂

I know you can still sterilise the formula with the hot shot so wondering if people did this?

I’m curious as if he’s licking shoes, floors, windows and baubles, would stopping sterilising bottles make a difference?

Again, I’m not saying this is right or wrong I’m just wondering what other parents did.

I think I stopped when they finished formula and went onto cows milk at 1. IIRC it was to kill any bugs in the formula which might have remained on the bottle after washing.

I didn’t bother sterilising dummies once they were licking and gumming everything in sight, a quick wipe with a baby wipe seemed enough for that.

I would follow the rules and fully expect anyone in your family to kindly suggest what may be a better choice for your baby.

I know this is over 26 yrs ago but I stopped sterilising bottles when the dcs were mobile and chomping on anything and everything (cigarette butt found in a park was a low point🤢)
Everything then went in the dishwasher - hot wash cycle so I figured that would almost count as sterile!