https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:37:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180896 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:12:50 +0000 autumnlove 180896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped around 3 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180886 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:07:10 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 180886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@woodentulip: haha! that's what I was waiting for. (though I never really started.. hehe) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180882 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:05:40 +0000 woodentulip 180882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink thank you for directing me here--and hooray for general consensus to be 'no need' for too long. i might just take this opportunity to stop!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180879 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:03:33 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 180879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: it became a habit for me as well, that at one point my mom was like 'you're still sterilizing?' ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180137 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:21:40 +0000 looch 180137@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 months, embarrasingly long, but I kind of got into a routine of handwashing and then plopping in the sterilizer to get them out of the way.</p> <p>We don't use our dishwasher for bottle parts early on because we have hard water and use chemicals to make sure the machine runs properly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180132 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:39:46 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 180132@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love how everyone is different and yay for not sterilizing daily. This makes me happy!!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-180130 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:37:40 +0000 tequiero21 180130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm with @artbee. sterilized it for first use and don't really sterilize it after. but my MIL sterilizes some for me. techincally, some, they say to just sterilize after first use. others say once a week. i would stik by the once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179677 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:52:23 +0000 Sweet T 179677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sterilized everything before using it for the first time. After that, everything got washed by hand or put in the dishwasher. I would sterilize the nipples if I was hand washing though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179673 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:50:19 +0000 lavender 179673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just sterilized when I first bought my bottles, I'll do an occasional sterilize in the microwave w/ the medela bags </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179664 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:39:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 179664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it for 2 months with Charlie and didn't plan on sterilizing with Olive at all except before first use. But then she was a preemie, so I sterilized for the first month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179661 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:38:16 +0000 Honeybee 179661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just use the steralize cycle on the dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179501 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:51:10 +0000 skibobrown 179501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only sterilized my bottles once, right after buying them. I occasionally wash them in the diswasher too, but usually I just wash them by hand w/ hot soapy water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179470 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:42:22 +0000 MamaG 179470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also only sterilized the bottles when new. I will sterilize nipples about once a month (they start to look a little cloudy). </p> <p>Otherwise they go in the dishwasher. We have baskets that we put all the parts in (Dr. Browns). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179448 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:35:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Thanks! I will look into a basket. The only one I have in my dishwasher I use for the utensils. And it's always full!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179439 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:32:43 +0000 Andrea 179439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: I just put the bottles straight in. For all the loose parts and nipples, I put them in a basket like Mrs. Jacks said: points up. We also switched to a gentle eco-friendly detergent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179433 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:31:18 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: ya! hmmm... this will save me A LOT of time!!! :D</p> <p>@Andrea: @Mrsdaredevil: Did you purchase something for the dishwasher specifically to wash the nipples and bottles? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179431 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:29:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: We have a Bosch that has a special protective basket for all the bottle parts. I just have to make sure to put the nipples in with the point part up and we're fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179427 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:28:03 +0000 loveisstrange 179427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: see, that's why I hand-wash. Our water is hard and our dishwasher sometimes leaves calcium deposits on stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179425 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:52 +0000 WiLLoWtReE 179425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sterilized my pump before first use and our bottles. For some reason I didn't even think to sterilize pacifiers. DD is just fine so I guess it's not a huge deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179424 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:42 +0000 Andrea 179424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the dishwasher to sterilize, too. It seemed clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179423 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:38 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 179423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just sterilized the first time and now hand wash or was in the dish washer. The only thing I still sterilize is my nipple shield because that thing gets dropped on the ground and covered in dog hair daily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179422 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:14 +0000 heffalump 179422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Lol, I followed the directions on the package, which says handwashing is fine. I have enough crap to do around here, I don't need to add more to my list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179420 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:26:35 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: That's what I would like to do, but feel like there's soap residue or something. </p> <p>I think I did it for about 4 months or 5 with Mavrick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179414 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:25:27 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Oh I completely agree!!! I'm not the type to over clean everything... but seeing she's so small, then ya, I might do it for a while. I've put it in the dishwasher before... but I just find that it doesn't clean the bottle nipples properly.</p> <p>Maybe I need some sort of compartment for my dishwasher? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179412 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:25:02 +0000 chopsuey 179412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: haha ;) phew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179411 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:24:45 +0000 loveisstrange 179411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just sterilized the first time too. I just wash with hot water and soap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179408 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:24:04 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Nope! No need :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179407 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:24:03 +0000 chopsuey 179407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: ok glad I'm not the only one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179406 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:23:46 +0000 chopsuey 179406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sterilized before using for the first time and then just hand washed and/or threw in the dishwasher. Was I supposed to sterilize more often? Haha oops. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing#post-179404 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:22:59 +0000 heffalump 179404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only did before the first use. </p>