At what age did you stop sterilising?

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Bottles etc......

6mnths

About 4 months on the advice of some lovely Mners, never regretted it and DS is perfectly happy and healthy.

with jess 6 months

with becky, her stuff has been in the dishwasher since about 4 weeks old lol

Never did, but then I haven't bottlefed. It isn't necessary if you wash things in very hot water with some soap and leave them to air dry.

Phew!! DD is 13 weeks old now and there's been more than one occasion where I've been caught with no bottle so given it a good clean in really hot water and she's been fine so just wondered if 6 months was still a strict guideline!!

With my third I'm not sure I ever sterilised - but he was breastfed initially and then I washed the bottles in the dishwasher

I stopped at a year but with hindsight the dishwasher is ample and this one (am 38 weeks) will not have sterilised bottles for so long. Fact.

i would say as soon as they start to crawl and pick things up off the floor to eat

12 months with dd1

There is a thread somewhere ( that I'm too lazy to find!) about how a microbiologist ( I think!) in a special care baby unit basically said there was no need at all- just very hot soapy water - wash thoroughly and air dry. I mainly breast fed ( but did express a bit )- and must have stopped sterilising by 4-6 weeks after reading this - no ill effects.

Here

Thank you for that link - it's certainly an eye opener after always beig told to sterilise everything - I 've only ever done bottles though, never bothered with dummies etc and so have found myselfself wondering more often than not - what's the point??!!

i wish i discoverd mumsney years ago lol,i sterilised by the book with all 3 of myn until 1year old

6 months

woudlnt last that long if i had my time again

12mo but he is my first

next time i doubt i'd sterilise non-milky things

I'm still doing it and ds is nearly 13 months! I don't know why, it's this bizarre compulsion ...

Both breastfed initially but with DD1 did it for 6 months.

DD2 - only ever used dishwasher and then keep bottles in fridge. She's now 7 months and not worrying about keeping bottles in fridge anymore.

Her 4 yr old sister has put her younger sisters dummy in her mouth and then back in her sisters, with a streaming cold and no ill effects so what the point! LOL.

Can't remember but DD is 9.5 months and haven't sterlised for a while.

9 months with ds1

6 months with ds2

probably not as long as that when/if I have another!

I stopped sterilising bottles at about 7 months too, and DS is an absolute picture of health.

Never sterilised cups, plates, cutlery etc.

Blimey i did it for 1 yr with ds as he was my first & this is what we were told to do.

To be honest dd is now 6 months & i am still doing it, its more of a habit now than anything else

I'm still sterilising and DS is 15 months. Friend of mine's MIL is a midwife and says as long as you are still using teats it;s best to sterilise.

my boys are 14mths apart and i never put the steriliser away
i sterilzed everything took flannels to toddler group which had steriling fuild on so i could wipe the toys etc.
but i guess you dont know when its your first you try to do everything right

As with St george's link to my other thread

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We never never never ever sterilized anything and we do NOT have a dishwasher

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