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[badtzmaru22]

Do you sterilize the bottles every day?

The post below reminded me the Dr. Browns fit the pump- I don't know why I didn't think about pumping directly until now!

I have been pumping into the Medela bottles, and then transferring the milk to the Dr. Browns. I sterilize the Medela ones, but just hand wash the Dr. Browns. If I switch to pumping directly into the Dr. Browns, it would save me some washing, but I'm just wondering if I should sterilize them as well. I just use the microwave bags.

[cjeanette]

I washed my bottles in the dishwasher.

[atouchofklasse]

I have the dishwasher baskets for Dr. Browns.

[perhapsprincess]

I didn't sterilize the bottles I was pumping into OR the ones I was feeding the baby. All got hand washed with hot water and soap. And occasionally run through the dishwasher.

[badtzmaru22]

Well then! I guess I don't need to be sterilizing every day... I don't run the dishwasher enough to use it for bottles, which is why I've been hand washing.

[Willis Jackson]

I've never sterilized anything baby related. Ever.

[hannamarin]

I dont bf,but I handwash all bottles and boil nipples once a week.

[Ashley&Scott]

I sterilized before the first use. Since then we've always hand washed.

[curbsideprophet]

We only sterilize before first use. Once in awhile things might get sterilized again, but it does not happen often.

[statlerwaldorf]

I didn't. I handwashed and boiled the nipples every once in a while.

[everam01]

I sterilized before first use but used the dishwasher thereafter.

[keh2oblue]

Always washed bottles in the dishwasher.

[GailGoldie]

May 31, 2012 17:09:22 GMT -5 Willis Jackson said:

I've never sterilized anything baby related. Ever.

Me neither. It is a waste unless there is sickness in the house then I boil toothbrushes and pacis... But it is silly to spend that time unless your child is a preemie or immune deficient.

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May 31, 2012 19:54:06 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

I sterilized before the first use. Since then we've always hand washed.

This is us too. I also usually pump into the Medela bottles, then transfer into our glass Evenflo bottles for fridge storage and feeding. I have a manual pump, and the glass bottles are too heavy to hold for 15 mins on each side.