What bits do you need to sterilise? - maybe silly question!

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I may be being thick, but anyways: Have bought the obligatory ice-cube trays in preparation for puree-freezing - should they be sterilised before I use them? Am worried that they may melt in the microwave & wreck the steriliser! And also, I've heard that the tomee tippee heat-changing spoons don't like being sterilised in the microwave either, but I guess it's better they're bug free and I can check the temp the old-fashioned way - just wondering if anyone else found that?

Sorry, am the sort of person that needs every eventuality spelt out very clearly, or I go into melt-down...

erm i never sterilised weaning stuff. esp as (depending how old your LO is) there generally can pick things off floor and put in mouth. dishwasher is enough IMO

There's no need to sterilise at all! You don't even need to boil DCs drinking water after six months.

In fact, the ice cube trays aren't obligatory either. A lot of people do BLW, it's just giving finger foods from six months and it saves a lot of fuss and bother with making purees.

I did BLW with my DD and we had a great time, purees might suit you better but it's worth looking into.

I put weaning stuff in the dishwasher and didn't sterilise. Pre dishwasher I rinsed stuff in freshly boiled water.

Better safe than sorry . I think the guidelines are to sterilise all bottles until one year, which I do. That said, I am a bit cavalier about my food trays. I stick them in the dishwasher before the first time and then either handwash in hot soapy water or put them on the top shelf of the dishwasher. I hope someone else comes along to advise you.

moon, im like that too though! bottles ate only sterilised after 6 months down to killing germs poss left by milk iirc as apposed to because you need to kill all germs on teat for a newborn

DD is shoving anything and everything in her mouth at the mo, that is a good point!! I like the idea of BLW, but am back at work when she's 10 months, and not sure if nursery will get it. If I was off for longer [wishful emoticon] then would give it a go for definite.

DDs nursery had no problems with BLW, although they hadn't come across it before. By 10 months DD was pretty adept at eating and just followed the toddler menu.

I dont actually sterilise any weaning stuff (but still do bottles) but if you do want to sterilise spoons etc does your steriliser double as a cold-water one? No worries about melting in the microwave then.

I never sterilised any weaning stuff either - just washed it in hot soapy water for the first time then put it in the dishwasher after that.

We are a bit cavalier in our house but as someone said before you give them back ricecakes and the like that have been on the floor so sterilising seems a bit pointless.

Nope, never sterilised a thing (I mean, weaning things). I do still sterilise bottles still (DS is 6 and a half months)- even the ones I use to express & store EBM, but also the ones I use to give formula. But I think sterilising weaning stuff is a bit excessive. Am a bit cavalier too about thigns, like Kate