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When did you stop sterilising

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Riri85 · 01/04/2015 23:05

Hi all,

My dd is 6 months and is ff as well as just starting to wean. Have done a bit of reading up online and there seems to be conflicting guidance on when to stop sterilising bottles and teats and feeding equipment-some sites say 6 months others 12!
I currently sterilise all bottles and teats but I just run feeding spoons/bowls through the dishwasher.
When did you stop sterilising?

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manchestermummy · 02/04/2015 14:55

I stopped when I found dd1 munching away on dry cat food at the age of around 10 months. Similar sort of thing with dd2.

She seems fine (aged 7 now)!

karigan · 02/04/2015 20:54

Ive never sterilised anything for DD even though she's my first. (I dont seem to have the capacity to worry )

She would never take a bottle so there hasnt been that element and when she started weaning at 5 months then i just washed the plates/spoons in really hot soapy water. (My logic was that she was licking everything in sight at this point so it was wasted effort on my part.

westcountrywoman · 02/04/2015 20:59

If you are using a dishwasher, then the heat they run at means everything is effectively sterilised anyway. I'm sure I read somewhere that sterilisers aren't really used in the USA; they just chuck bottles and stuff in the dishwasher.

I didn't ever sterilise anything and we don't have a dishwasher. DCs were EBF to 6 months, then BF alongside solids to 1 year. I saw little point in washing cups / bowls / cutlery when they were crawling along the floor picking up bits of dirt (not that my house is too dirty ). I just washed everything in hot water with our other dishes. My children never suffered with an upset tummy as babies / toddlers.

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samjammy · 04/04/2015 12:28

About 13 months old, not worth the small risk before one I thought and if you have the steriliser anyway...

NorahBone · 04/04/2015 21:04

My husband still gives our 1.5yo bottles occasionally and I still steralise them every now and then after I found little bits of black mould on one. Hasn't happened for a while though, not since I discovered you can take the teat apart to wash.

drspouse · 04/04/2015 21:13

It only matters for milk - shoes aren't likely to be growing a nice culture of milk bacteria. Till 12 months for bottles, we looked into running the dishwasher hot but it works out more expensive than a steriliser.

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