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Do I Still Need to Sterilize Bottles After Baby Turns 1?
Asked by V.F. from San Francisco
on August 7, 2008
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Hey mamas! I will be travelling back to the Bay Area later this month (I'm currently living in Australia) and I'm wondering which items are absolutely necessary to bri...
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- I don't know what you should do.... but we stopped sterilizing long before he turned a year. We figured by the time he put everything he found in his mouth, just clea...
- I just use teh dish washer and everything comes out perecftly clean. My opion is they put everything in there mounth any way and there is no way you can possible strel...
- My lactation cunsultant told us that there is no real need to sterilize bottles (except for brand new bottles) anymore. Water soapy water will do just fine.
How Long Do We Have to Sterilize Things?
Asked by L.B. from Fayetteville
on February 12, 2009
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My daughter is 7 1/2 months old. When can we stop sterilizing the food mill, pacifiers, etc.?
Thanks!
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- Sterilization? You've already done it about 7 months longer than most of us did! I run the pacifiers through the dishwasher (and soon the piles of teething toys). Se...
- Hey, I have a 2yr old boy and I also stay home with him. When I asked his doctor how long to sterilize his things she told me at least 3 months. I sterilized his thing...
- Hi, I know as a first time parent, you won't believe this,but...We've had nine babies and it's true. You sterilize the paci when baby#1 drops it, you wash with soap...
Sterilize Bottles Still?
Asked by J.G. from Canton
on April 5, 2008
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I have that AWESOME microwave sterilizer that is SO stinkin' easy to use. My son is 6 1/2 months old. Should I still be sterilizing his bottles? He's probably to th...
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- I never sterilized my bottles. I just made sure they were washed really well and rinsed with hot water. My oldest is almost 23 and my youngest is 10. Do a lot of peo...
- With all the issue with the chemicals in plastic leaching out and affecting children, I wouldn't be putting ANY plastic products in the micro.
- I would contact your pediatrician, however I think our pediatrician said it was ok to stop sterlizing at 9 months.
Bottles
Asked by E.L. from Kansas City
on March 13, 2008
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There are so many different bottles out there! How do I know I chose the right one for my baby? Which are the best bottles to use?
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- The breast is best. If you notice all bottle companies say their nipple is "most like the breast" or "comfort fitted to be just like the breast". And all formula compa...
- I've used the Vent Aire bottles with all four of my kids and LOVED them!! The design really does prevent them from getting air in their tummy, and that's a really goo...
- I don't think there are any right or wrong bottles. Just whatever works for your baby. If your baby doesn't like the bottle, he/she will let you know probably by not ...
Bottles
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on February 13, 2007
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I am looking for some suggestions on bottles. I was using the medela bottles but now need larger sized bottles since we are doing 6 oz now. My little guy does not like...
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- Hi S., We used the Dr. Browns for our son. He was VERY gassy and after getting away from the Vent-aire's that worked well until they started leaking after being wa...
- We used Dr. Brown too. Loved them--lots of peices, but worth it!!!(They have wide neck and regular)
- Hi S.- I have ADVENT and hate them. They leak all the time and don't seal well. My friends told me to switch to Dr. Browns but I have not yet (2nd baby due in June). ...
Bottles
Asked by A.H. from Salinas
on January 21, 2010
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Okay I received such excellent answer from my last question so here we go again. I will be breastfeeding and of course pumping when I need to return to work. Any sug...
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- I agree with previous poster who suggested checking daycare policies on bringing in brestmilk-most require it to be in bottles already, so you may want to pump some st...
- I also recommend the Avent system. I used the Avent bottles, starting with the newborn nipple and later moving one size up. Avent also makes an adapter that allows y...
- I loved my avent pump and also the avent bottles are shallow and more round....very easy to clean. Also Avent carries a large assortment of breast milk storage items. ...
Bottles
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on January 31, 2010
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I'm pregnant with my 3rd child and I'm in the market for new baby bottles. I exclusively breast fed my first 2 children and they rarely used a bottle. With this new ...
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- I breastfed until he was 4 weeks old and now he is on formula. We use the playtex dropins bottles and he loves them. I tried doctor browns and others and he didn't lik...
- I breast fed and supplemented with formula as well with my son. We started with Playtex Drop ins and they were great - I loved the convenience of disposing of the drop...
- With my last I use Avent, he seemed to like them better then normal bottles. The nipples were easier for him to latch on to & didn't effect how he latched on to me. ...
How Long Do I Use Sterilized Water for Bottles?
Asked by D.C. from Chicago
on September 7, 2007
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How long do I have to purchase the bottled nursery water to make formula bottles? My son is almost three months, and I'm wondering if I can use tap water.
If not, I...
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- I never used nursery water at all, I used tap right after I finished breast feeding and it was fine.
- I used tap water for both of my children and they did just fine. There is flouride in tap water that is good for a child's teeth. Also, you don't have to warm a bot...
- I was told by my ped to just use regular disiled water for the frist nine months then use the nursery water because babies dont need floride... My son is also 3 months...
Bottles?
Asked by L.R. from Minneapolis
on April 17, 2009
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I think my baby's bottles are giving her unusual amounts of gas. It seems like they allow her to gulp down her formula, and then of course she gets upset stomach from...
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- I really did think that both the breast-flow and the avent bottles worked for this. Of course, I can't say for sure because I don't know what she would have been like...
- It might be the nipples rather than the bottles. They usually have Step 1, 2 and 3. If you're using a 2 or 3 try going down a step. If that doesn't work, I get Dr. Bro...
- We used Playtex VentAire bottles for my first granddaughter. They seemed to work good, but VERY expensive and sometimes the bottom leaks if your not quite awake when ...
Bottles
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on November 2, 2006
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I am a first time mom to a 13-month old baby girl. We are weaning her from her bottle and I just wondered if you can keep bottles from one child to the next or if you...
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- I used Avent and other brands of bottles for my first and saved all of them for my second (4 years later). Because my first had reflux, we went thru a lot of different...
- Same here...saved the bottles and bought new nipples.
- We saved our Avent bottles for our 2nd who came 3 years later. We just bought all new nipples. The nipples can break down and cause a choking hazard after being stor...
