how to un-orange my bottles??????????

[starlover]

argh

I put my bottles in the dishwasher to clean them before I sterilised them.
Unfortunately the lids and the plastic bit that goes on the top have gone orange! Presumably because of the tomato-y pasta pan I had in there too.
They were only very slightly discoloured and I chucked them in the microwave to sterlise.

But when I got them out they're all bright orange! Even worse than when I put them in!

How can I make them go back to their original colour????

ermmm bleach, then dishwash again?

Don't think you can, hun. Mine are all orangey.

Just read your expressing thread - way to go, Starlover!

Oops! Don't think you can - some of mine have gone orange too!

BTW I think if you wash stuff in a dishwasher you don't really need to sterilise as you can wash it hot enough in the dishwasher. i could be wrong but check the temp. Needs to be over 70 degrees for an extended period

darn... they're brand new! Oh well, I'm sure ds won't mind too much.

Thanks hunkermunker... Just got another 50ml so looks like things are on the up at last. I just hope that ds hasn't forgotten what to do when he finally gets a proper B/F!!!

have no idea what temp my dishwasher washes at. It's v old and has no booklet.
was here when we moved in

Just to say......the orange tinge actually comes from the dishwasher powder/liquid, not because of anything tomatoe-y. I have done this in the past, and found that they gradually go back to normal if you have a cold water steriliser....the tabs have a bleaching tendency.

bad luck for those with steam sterilisers tho!!!

Oh right - I think it's the tomato with mine as I don't have a dishwasher.

All our bottles went orangey when we started using dishwasher.

have to say, I have put my old ones in the dishwasher before and they have always been fine.

my steriliser can be used with cold water too, which I normally do but was in a rush todaBefore we just used condoms, but seems stupid to keep buying them when I can get free contraceptiony so microwaved.
Will go and fill it up and see if that helps!

Starlover - condoms? contraception? where did that come from? am I missig something?!?!

argh!
DP has this retarded mouse, and if you have highlighted some text it automatically copies it.
Then, if you press the button in the middle it pastes it!

I keep doing this and accidently pasting stuff in the middle of completely different posts!!!

Ignore the condoms! it has nothing to do with feeding my baby!!!!

Glad i wasn't the only one reading that over and over! LOL - see what motherhood does to us

PMSL!!!

that'll teach me to preview my messages first!!!

lol

I have a product called Cascade Plastic Booster - Cascade is the leading dishwasher detergent brand in the US, and basically the same as Fairy - and its main purpose is to remove red stains from plastics. So does Fairy or any of the other brands have a product like this? You add it alongside your normal detergent.

It also says on the label that you can use it monthly to clean and freshen your dishwasher, so perhaps a dishwasher cleaner would do the trick too. I know that Finish makes one.

will it work on my condoms too?

Starlover - PMSL! I did wonder

Glad to hear that the expressing's going well - hey, a quick tip that used to help me - lean forwards and shake your boobs before you start - honest! I found it used to get the milk flowing more quickly

DH will like that one hunker!

Needless to say, I'd never express in public

Mind you...would anyone?!

PMSL
I'm so sore and tired but that post really cheered me up!

yeah, can you imagine, dinner out at a nice restaurant. just dig out the expressing stuff and start pumping away.
after the booby jiggle of course!