Warmer & Sterilizer: Infant, Medela
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Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by J.O. from Norfolk
on June 23, 2008
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I have recently had to stop breastfeeding as my milk just never really came in so we are now only using bottles to feed my 4 month old little boy.I have an Avent steri...
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- Hello, I am a mother to a 1 1/2 year old little girl. During the time that she was drinking from the bottle i was very cautious about the way i handled her bottles an...
- Hi J., I have three great children and only sterilized their bottles before the first time I used them. I was told that unless the baby is sick or at high risk for i...
- Hi J., I put my daughter's bottles in the dishwasher each night, and use the steralize setting, then I set them on a paper towel to air dry. I make sure to change the...
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by K.M. from San Francisco
on March 24, 2008
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When did you stop sterilizing bottles? My infant is 6 months old and it is becoming a chore. Just curioius as to what others are doing.
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- I used the Medela steam bags for the 1st 5 months or so and now I just throw everything in the dishwasher and it sterilizes them.
- My pediatrician told me never to sterilize my baby bottles - he said putting them through the normal wash in the dishwasher sterilizes them just as well, if not better...
- Hi K.! I glanced at the other responses, and most everybody said the same thing I would say.... I DID sterilze constantly with my first son, and began with my se...
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by S.C. from Fort Wayne
on July 21, 2009
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My husband and I are expecting baby #2 any day now. I do plan on exclusively breastfeeding, but at some point, I know my little one will need a bottle (if we go out or...
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- When my son was a baby I used Avent bottles. They have a bottle sterilizer that fits 4 bottles at a time plus all the nipples and rings (I could even throw a couples o...
- I love love love the sterilizing bags. So easy to use! Get them at Wal-Mart (in the baby section), or Babies R Us. About $5 for 5 bags and each bag can be used 20 t...
- I used a microwave sterilizer that worked great! You can pick one up at Target/Babies R US. As for bottles, start young, so they get use to one even before you really ...
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by L.C. from Cleveland
on November 21, 2008
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I am new to the whole mommy scene and am trying to work out a routine with my 8 week old and feeding. What is the best way to sterilize bottles? Does anyone use the ...
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- I used a sterilizing contraption made by AVENT. You fill the bottom of it with hot water and it goes in the microwave for a set amount of time. It was easy to use an...
- Well, as everyone else has mentioned (gfor the most part) you don't need to sterilze the bottles aside from boiling them for 5 minutes before the first use. After that...
- Wow - 8 weeks old! I'm sure he's probably already hit his "growth spurt" kids have at 6-8 weeks...and he would be eating you out of house and home!! :) You can u...
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by B.H. from Dallas
on April 4, 2007
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I am wondering how old my son has to be for me to stop sterilizing his bottles. I don't know if you always have to or if you can stop at some point. He is now a little...
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- I never did with either one of my boys. My ped. said that the dishwasher does a great job by itself.
- I only sterilized one time with each of my kiddos. That was when I opened the bottles from their packages. From there I either hand washed them in hot soapy water or r...
- I never did it. How bad it that? Neither did my sister.
Sterilizing Bottles
Asked by A.T. from Tucson
on August 5, 2008
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Hello Experienced Moms!
In the process of preparing for baby, I'm about to sterilize the bottles. Directions on the package say to boil all parts for 3 minutes. M...
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- Boobies don't have to be sterilized! :) Just breastfeed!! :) Sooo much easier, soooooooooooooooooooo much! Well, it's harder in the beginning, but way easier in the lo...
- I've always heard that it was actually harmful to continue sterilizing bottles in boiling water after the initial once-over. I too had a bottle sterilizer gadget, I t...
- I found a really great gadget after I had my fourth. It's the Avent microwave bottle sterilizer. They average about $30 (compared to $90 for the plug-in model which ...
Evenflo bottles....microwave Sterilizer??
Asked by S.T. from Chicago
on July 30, 2010
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Is there a microwave sterilizer that will fit the large Evenflo glass bottles?? Love how convenient the sterilizers seem, but worried about being able to fit the Even...
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- Medela makes a microwave bag steamer that you can put breast pump and bottle parts. I'm sure it would be large enough to fit the Evenflo bottles. It's a great product ...
- Why dont you just wash them by hand. After you boil them before using there really is no use in sterilizing everytime. Just my opinion.
- I also used the Medela bad. You could also put the bottles in the dishwasher. The water gets hot enough to sterilize. You can buy a basket to put the tops and nippl...
Bottle Sterilizing
Asked by M.F. from New York
on June 6, 2008
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Hello ladies. I am new to this forum and had a question that I would like to ask. Do you have to sterilize baby bottles after each use? I do not have a dishwasher. I h...
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- Hi M., I did this a long time ago and I also breastfed for many months and also had glass bottles. I think if you sterilize once a week and wash well you don't have to...
- I congratulate you on your twins and wow are your hands going to be full,, best of luck,, as a mother of four I went from sterilizing after every feeding but by my fou...
- M., Congratulations on the twins. I only boiled the bottles for the first time, and now handwash them. I use to put them in the dishwasher about once a week for a...
Opinions on Sterilizers
Asked by J.P. from Boca Raton
on January 7, 2009
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Hi, girls. Was wondering how you feel about sterilizer machines and if you use them, which one is good? I've been looking at the Advent Microwave Steam one, but a li...
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- When i bought a set for my Medela pump it also contained bags that you can use in the microwave to sterilize. It only holds two bottles at the time, but it is definite...
- As a mother of 3 boys, I have NEVER had a sterilizer. I can't justify the expense or the counter space lol. I have always used Medela Quick Clean Micro Steam steri...
- Completely unnecessary and possibly unsafe (like you said- plastic in the microwave). All of the sterilizers and anti-bacterial stuff is overkill and is causing more p...
Sterilizing Bottles and Binkies??
Asked by K.A. from Seattle
on March 5, 2010
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Instructions on every bottle, nipple, and binky I buy say to sterilize them by boiling in water for 3-5 minutes.
WHy? Is this really necessary? Do you do this every...
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- I boil them when they are new, then thorough washings after that. I sterilize because you never know where it was or what it was touching before you took it home.
- I used to sterilize mine every time but I have twins and it seemed like it took forever and just too much work and time. After about 2 months of that I just washed my...
- I only sterilized bottles and binkys every couple weeks or so by boiling them in water for a few minutes, (but that was because I never had a dishwasher). And I only d...
