Hi, I was looking for some advice please. My newborn baby is formula fed and at night we have been using the SMA starter packs but they are getting expensive, so we are looking to use the liquid cartons instead, and pour into our own bottles.
My question is, how long will a bottle stay sterile? I was planning on taking a few sterilised bottles to bed with me and pouring the milk in from the carton when my baby wants feeding. However, my steriliser which is the MAM microwave steam steriliser, says the bottles only remain sterile if you leave them in the steriliser with the lid on. But I wanted to build the bottles up and take to bed with me to save going downstairs and having to sterilise one each time.
So if I sterilise and build the bottles up, how long will they stay sterile? I can’t find an answer to this anywhere online. They are still a bit wet inside too when they come out of the steriliser, and you can’t dry them as the cloth won’t be sterile. Will a bit of residual water from the steam be an issue?
Thanks in advance!