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Sterilising dummies

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Timetogrowup2016 · 27/04/2016 16:24

How often do you all sterilise your babies dummies. Obviously of it got really dirty I would straight away but should I be doing it every day/every other day. Dd is ten weeks and wouldn't except a dummy a first but now she does and it really soothes her and saves me hours of calming her down.
So far I've been sterilising every day

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Timetogrowup2016 · 27/04/2016 16:25

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KP86 · 27/04/2016 16:31

DS was 2yo a couple of weeks ago.

I have never sterilised anything of his. Ever.

He was mostly fed expressed breast milk, the bottles went through the dishwasher. The milk itself isn't sterilised so we were told by HCP not to worry about bottles etc. I've also never seen a BF mum sterilise her nipple before latching a baby.

luckiestgirlintheworld · 27/04/2016 16:36

I've never sterilised anything either for either of my two.

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Caterina99 · 27/04/2016 17:10

DS is now 10 months and was mostly bottle fed. We had a microwave steriliser for bottles, although I stopped using it after about 7 months once he was crawling. I just used to throw dummies in as and when I remembered, but I didn't do them everyday. I think just keep them clean and sterilise every so often if you feel like it

HandbagFan · 27/04/2016 18:38

DS is 9 weeks old and his dummies get sterilised every time they hit the floor. If we're at home they go in the steriliser with his bottles. If we're out they go in the Milton steriliser ball I keep in the changing bag.

Daffodil90 · 27/04/2016 18:43

Ours just go in with the bottles, probably every other day.

PixieMiss · 27/04/2016 18:46

I have a Milton steriliser ball too and I use this at home and out of the house. I sterilise in this if it goes on the floor.

I exclusively breastfeed though so I am not running a larger steriliser for bottles etc.

Daisyandbabies · 27/04/2016 21:12

I think I just gave her a fresh one every day and ran them under hot water after being in the normal soapy sink. She's one and a half now and I just put them in the bowl with the dishes. I don't let her have evem if they've been on the floor outside and I would never put them in my own mouth...but I've heard of people sterilising them even if they fall on the sofa/floor at home That type of bacteria is good for them

BexusSugarush · 28/04/2016 08:03

DD is 4 months old and we sterilise her dummies everytime they end up on the floor. We also don't put them into bags unless they're in their plastic containers, but I know not everyone is so anal about things like that.

KatyN · 28/04/2016 08:42

My daughter is 4 months and has 2 or 3 dummies a day. I sterilise as needed during the day. She always has a clean one at night. Once she starts putting everything in her mouth I'll stop sterilising them.

welshweasel · 28/04/2016 08:45

My 3 month old has a fresh one in the morning and at night. Used ones go in the steriliser with the bottles. If they fall on the floor at home I'll reuse but not if we are out!

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