https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:46:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-553584 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:31:30 +0000 regberadaisy 553584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meggo5: I put them in a big bowl of hot soapy water as well. In the beginning I would even sanitize the sink before doing that, hahaa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-553527 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:02:39 +0000 LuLu Mom 553527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash them by hand and then once a week I will sanitize them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-553311 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:50:54 +0000 MaisyMay 553311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yesterday we had 4 bottles from pumping at work plus 3 bottles that she took at the babysitters. We also had the 3 bottles she took while home, and 6 bottles from pumping at home. And pump parts. </p> <p>We line the bottles up next to the sink and whenever one of us is in the kitchen killing time (waiting for microwave, etc), we wash a few. DH finishes up whatever is left right before bed. Yes, he also washes my pump parts. I will run the dishwasher with a load of bottles if it's at least half full, and have no problem running it every night if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-553289 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:03:08 +0000 LaineysMom 553289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meggo5: Every other night I wash the bottle part in the dishwasher along with most of my pump parts and storage bottle caps in 2 munchkin baskets. I hand wash all of the nipples and medela bottles in hot soapy water.</p> <p>I have a lot of bottles (8+) and 6 full sets of pump parts, so I can usually get away with doing dishes just every other day with a few short sessions (&lt;5 min.) in between. By the full (wash everything) usually takes me about 30 min.. such a pain.. and for me, the worst part of pumping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552709 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:06:36 +0000 Mrsbells 552709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we wash bottles and breast pump parts by hand with a brush. we have bowls for this.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552691 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:58:28 +0000 kiddosc 552691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our old dishwasher wouldn't get all the fat residue out of the bottles so I handwashed every other night. We only sterilized bottles once when new. Our new dishwasher does get the bottles clean and has a sanitize option that we use... I am seriously in love with that dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552686 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:56:11 +0000 loveisstrange 552686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hot water and soap. It's honestly not really necessary to sterilize them constantly. I did it when I first bought then and once every couple of months since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552682 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:52:45 +0000 twinmama 552682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wash the bottles with hot running water and a soaped bottle brush. If there is stuck on stuff, I just let them sit on the counter with a little water before I wash. You don't even want to know how many bottles we go through in our house with twins and I can usually wash a whole 24 hrs worth in 15 min. We sanitize the nipples in a pot of boiling water once a week on the weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552679 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:51:03 +0000 Bluebonnet 552679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We run the dishwasher every night (sanatize cycle). I would go nuts if I had to wash everything by hand every night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552647 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:26:51 +0000 Periwinkle 552647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: Thanks! That seems like a good way to contain the bottles. Why am I so confused by this process?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552622 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:18:05 +0000 mrsjazz 552622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meggo5: I throw them in a big bowl of hot soapy water when I get home separate from all the other dishes and wash them before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552613 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:15:57 +0000 Periwinkle 552613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: @mrsjazz: Do you wash them directly in the sink, or do you use a big bowl to soak them in? I worry about any germs in the sink already and would prefer not to have to sanitize that first. Not sure if using a bowl to soak them in would eliminate this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552602 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:12:19 +0000 mrsjazz 552602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: My DH will wash all the dishes but leaves the bottles for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552597 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:10:53 +0000 autumnlove 552597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: I did the same...well DH did. I let him wash the bottles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552591 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:10:11 +0000 mrsjazz 552591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash them daily in hot soapy water and sanitize everything once a week on the weekend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552577 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:07:01 +0000 regberadaisy 552577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We handwash with hot soapy water then sterlize in a sterilizer nightly. We have 3 bottles, 4 pump bottles and breast pumps. It's usually in 2 batches so it takes, I don't know, maybe 10-15 minutes for the handwash portion? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552572 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:06:05 +0000 prettylizy 552572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only time I ever put our bottles in the dishwasher they came out orange so I stopped doing that :S </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/washing-bottles#post-552568 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:04:58 +0000 Periwinkle 552568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my next question in a long line of pumping/bottle feeding/daycare questions! Thanks for putting up with these!</p> <p>Now that I am back at work and getting into my working mommy routine, I am overwhelmed by the amount of tasks to be done when we get home in the evenings. I thought the morning was tough!</p> <p>My main question is about washing all of the bottles. It seems like a very long process and I am wondering how you wash/santitize your bottles. I imagine it would be easiest to use the dishwasher but I am not sure I want to get into running it every single night. Also, I feel like I would have to rinse them out afterwards anyways.</p> <p>How do you wash your bottles. About how long does it take you (we go through 5 bottles a day)? </p>