Sterilising powder after 1?

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Hi all
Do you still need to sterilise bottles for formula powder after the kid turns one?

Of course. It's not about the age of the baby but making sure the formula is safe.

@thebigpurpleone But it's the hot water you use to make it that makes the formula safe, not the sterilised bottle...

But in answer to your question OP, you are fine to stop sterilising after age one. Just make sure they are cleared well (I used to put them in the dishwasher) and you'll be fine.

You don't need to sterilise bottles just use hot dish-soapy water. We stopped once 6mo as dd was eating the carpet trying to roll and crawl around,everything and anything(that's obviously baby friendly) goes in her mouth!

No
You don’t need to sterilise bottles after one
Just wash them really well in hot soapy water, ideally with a bottle brush

And we have a cat....so goodness knows how much dirt and bacteria she takes in from the floor. She's only had 1 teeny cold though and is 8mo so obviously it's doing her immune system a favour.

unless there are specific dietary reasons you should give ordinary cows milk from 1 year old.
and yes, powdered milk always needs to be made up with hot water.

Just use a cup at 1. Don't need bottles anymore or formula for that matter.

If you are using formula you need to sterilise. Is there a particular reason you are still using formula?

sorry I misread.
the bottle needs to be clean.
ideally scrubbed with soapy water. if you have a dishwasher that does a very good job.

Unless there are dietary reasons why is your DC not on cow's milk? Maybe consider losing the bottle as well (unless there are reasons not to)

No you don't need to sterilise the bottle (just wash well in hot soapy water) but you do need to use boiling water on the formula powder to make sure that is free from germs.

But babies of 12+ should really be having cows' milk (blue top / full-fat) unless there's a medical reason for still needing formula.

Sorry your title said the powder not the bottle

Thanks all. She's just about to turn 1yr and she's always been little little and allergic to a number of huge food groups so HV said keep her on formula with meals til 12m and then gradually take her off it when can introduce cows milk!

She doesn't drink formula out of a tippee cup. At all. But every few days I encourage an oz of it with her lunch to get her used to it.

Appreciate the help!

She was breast fed until 10m so this formula business has blown my mind a bit.

If she has several allergies then she should have been referred to a paediatric dietitian. Some children with allergies should stay on formula until they are 2 years old so if you haven’t been referred then chase it up.

The reason you sterilise is in case there is anything left over after washing that might breed dangerous bacteria in made-up formula left at the danger zone (between 5-60C)

If you make it immediately before serving or are confident it's 100% clean when washed then you might not need to.

If she is only having one bottle a day, ready made might work out more economical anyway. That is what we found, as we didn't use a whole can in 4 weeks (and you need to throw it away after that). Unless she is on a hypoallergenic one that doesn't have a ready made version.

Yeah she's been on the referral list for 5 months. Chased it up MANY times! She's seen a dietician but she doesn't have a dairy intolerance and happy her diet is balanced enough.

She seems to like cows milk so gonna start just getting her onto that! Thanks all

When I started DD on cow's milk I did it gradually by doing 75% formula and 25% cow's milk, then 50/50, then 25/75. It worked very well.