https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:36:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878314 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:25:41 +0000 Mrsbells 2878314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: have they been in the dishwasher? I think that can cause the cloudiness </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878288 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 15:25:23 +0000 DesertDreams88 2878288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hard water, doesn't affect baby I imagine, but could try vinegar, I did that for the first time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878273 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:32:57 +0000 nicollette1189 2878273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd try hot soapy water with a couple 'glugs' of vinegar. I notice mine get cloudy if I boil them with the vinegar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878262 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:48:46 +0000 bees_knees 2878262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it hard water? Try a vinegar rinse? (We don't use bottles, but that's what I have to do for the rest of our dishes if I want them sparkling!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878256 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:31:04 +0000 agold 2878256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I still use cloudy bottles (comotomo), but I do replace the nipples at times. For pump parts, I totally still use them. I boil them often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878250 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:02:25 +0000 pachamama 2878250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I have hard water and mine are like this too. I can never get them looking clean. I'm also too cheap to replace them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878224 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:35:33 +0000 charlotte 2878224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just read a tip for clearing cloudy glasses by using the steam from a hot kettle - maybe would work on bottles / similar to sterilizing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878222 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:26:40 +0000 LindsayInNY 2878222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: Weird. I don’t remember them being like this with my oldest. Maybe I’ll try washing or sterilizing them - I don’t think I have yet. I can’t remember lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878220 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:18:01 +0000 Hypatia 2878220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I’m pretty sure it’s the hardness of your water. We have hard water and our bottles are like that. But when I took the same bottles to my in-laws and washed them there, they came out clear (nothing else was changed). I used them all the time despite being cloudy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878215 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:01:33 +0000 MrsADS 2878215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lindsayinny I did buy new bottles for my second, although I probably could have reused the first set. We use Mam bottles, which aren't that expensive, so I bought a new set for like, under $30. I did reuse pump parts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878213 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 08:16:26 +0000 LindsayInNY 2878213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: I might consider this once I know what bottles she’ll even take lol. </p> <p>@MrsADS: Have you used the same ones for your kids? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878210 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:58:52 +0000 MrsADS 2878210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My bottles and pump parts are like this and there's nothing I can do, even with scrubbing, hot water, sterilizing, etc. I think it is a combination of breast milk + our local water supply. I don't think it's harmful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878208 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:54:00 +0000 periwinklebee 2878208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would replace the nipples because they degrade with time, and are typically relatively inexpensive. For the bottles, try soaking in hot soapy water, scrubbing hard, and then sterilizing in boiling water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878207 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:40:27 +0000 Pollywog 2878207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found I needed hot water, real dish soap, and a dedicated sponge. I'd soak everything in hot, soapy water. Then I wipe with the sponge. Then rinse. Bottle soap and bottle brushes didn't work </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/clean-cloudy-bottles#post-2878206 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 07:36:19 +0000 LindsayInNY 2878206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any way to clean cloudy bottles and nipples? Not sure if it’s because they haven’t been used for a while, were previously used, or what. Would rather not replace if I don’t have to! </p>