Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you sterilize bottles?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often do you sterilize bottles? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:49:31 +0000 aunt pol on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-238060 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:33:29 +0000 aunt pol 238060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH thought the bottles were a bit cloudy looking coming out of the dishwasher so we stick to hand washing. It's not so bad, if you have 6 bottles or more you would only have to do it once a day anyway. It is per recommendations over here anyway. Is rather do it than risk any tummy bugs or anything, I've enough to do as it is! mediagirl on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235975 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:25:18 +0000 mediagirl 235975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: but that really has nothing to do with the bottles - just our personal preference. I bet the heat dry helps to sterilize, though. Honestly? I'm not too concerned about it. :) mediagirl on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235967 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:21:31 +0000 mediagirl 235967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: Oh yes, always. I hate it when we open the dishwasher and everything is just sopping wet!! kiddosc on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235957 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:16:45 +0000 kiddosc 235957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: mine has no such setting either, but we do usually wash bottles in the dishwasher. Do you heat dry? mediagirl on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235900 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:50:33 +0000 mediagirl 235900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @kiddosc: my dishwasher has no such setting. :) I just figure it gets sooo hot in there that it does something more than what I can do with the tap water and soap. regberadaisy on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235897 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:47:39 +0000 regberadaisy 235897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wash by hand and sterilize after every use. Yea, it's a lot of work but we have a munchkin sterilizer that is super fast! :) Mrs. Bee on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235880 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:34:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 235880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ with charlie i sterilized the first month because i thought that's what you were supposed to do. i wasn't planning on sterilizing at all for olive except before first use. but since she was a preemie, we sterilized for the first month and then stopped completely. mrsjazz on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235849 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:17:16 +0000 mrsjazz 235849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The directions on the bottles say sterilize before first use and then hot water and soap. I sterilize every other week or so, though. plaidpants on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235843 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:14:07 +0000 plaidpants 235843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't really use bottles regularly until my LO was around 3.5 months and started daycare, so I don't know if the question is more for moms of newborns. But aside from the initial sterilization, I haven't sterilized her bottles. I wash them in hot water by hand. kiddosc on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235842 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:14:04 +0000 kiddosc 235842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @aunt pol: Holy cow! That sounds like one heck of a process. I honestly don't think I could keep up with that much prep work for bottles. Does the dishwasher sterilize bottles? or do you all have dishwashers with a "sterilize" setting? Weagle on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235835 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:10:58 +0000 Weagle 235835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I occasionally put them in the dishwasher, but otherwise I just wash by hand. I haven't sterilized them since before the first use. mediagirl on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235832 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:09:51 +0000 mediagirl 235832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'll put some in the dishwasher when we run it but I don't have a schedule for that. Honestly, we just started putting them in the dishwasher recently. I'll reuse them, after washing, even if they haven't gone through the dishwasher, though. aunt pol on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235798 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:51:27 +0000 aunt pol 235798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Your question actually surprised me. We sterilise after every use, I thought that was the standard. It's what it says on the formula box anyway. My girls are just ten weeks so I think I'll play it safe until I start weaning, I won't be sterilizing plates spoons etc so can relax things a bit then. We hand wash bottles in hot water with a little washing up liquid, then rinse them out before popping them into the steam steriliser. Fill them with cooled boiled water and pop them into the fridge until feeding time, although lately I'm making up the 4 am and 9 am feeds completely before bed, to save hassle when I'm tired. Honeybee on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235784 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:47:38 +0000 Honeybee 235784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wash bottle on the "sterilize" setting in the dishwasher daily. kiddosc on "How often do you sterilize bottles?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-do-you-sterilize-bottles#post-235781 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:45:53 +0000 kiddosc 235781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I know you should sterilize bottles before the first use, but are you supposed to sterilize them periodically after that? We always make sure to wash bottles really well but haven't sterilized them since we broke them out a few weeks ago.