For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Subscription orders can be cancelled at anytime. Standard delivery will be charged on each subscription order. Find out more about subscriptions. Sterilising baby bottles goes beyond just basic cleaning to give your little one added protection against bacteria that can cause some nasty tummy bugs. Anytime your bottle is used bacteria starts to grow in the milk residue so sterilisation helps to remove all those nasty germs.
Back in the day, mums used to boil up a pan of water on the stove to sterilise baby bottles, and that still works, but happily there are quicker, easier and safer ways today. Always wash your baby bottles and teats in hot soapy water first to remove as much milk bacteria as possible prior to sterilisation.
Most bottles can be cleaned in a dishwasher top shelf only however they could be contaminated with other food debris so washing bottles separately in hot soapy water is the best method. Sterilising baby bottles in a microwave speeds things up. Microwave sterilisers heat water to generate steam which sterilises baby bottles, teats and feeding accessories. You could create your own steam steriliser by putting bottles and teats inside a metal rice or pasta drainer over a pan of boiling water.
Electric steam sterilisers are a real time saving piece of kit. You should certainly sterilise for the first year of a child's life while their immune system is developing. After this, you should continue to sterilise bottles and teats for as long as baby is using them. MORE: 9 of the best-rated baby monitors to give both parents and babies a peaceful night's sleep. The easiest way is to wash thoroughly in Milton washing up liquid and water, using the brush provided. Rinse thoroughly. To clean bottle teats, use the same method above, making sure there are no milk remnants in the opening.
Baby bottles and teats should be sterilised until a baby is 12 months old. Electric steam sterilisers require no chemicals or rinsing and simply plug in at the wall.
They kill bacteria using the heat from steam. Sterilising takes six minutes to 15 minutes. The information is not a substitute for independent professional advice and should not be used as an alternative to professional health care. If you have a particular medical problem, please consult a healthcare professional. For more information, please visit the links below:. You are welcome to continue browsing this site with this browser. Some features, tools or interaction may not work correctly.
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Your email: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Send to: is required Error: This is required Error: Not a valid value. Separate all parts of the bottle and pull the teat out of its screw cap.
Use hot water and dishwashing detergent. Clean all areas of the bottle with a bottle brush, including the thread where the cap screws on. Remove any milk still sitting in the teat or the hole with a teat brush. Squeeze hot, soapy water through the teat hole, then do the same with clean water to rinse the teat.
Make sure to rinse the bottles and equipment well. Use all equipment within 24 hours of boiling. Sterilising using chemicals You can sterilise your bottles with an antibacterial solution that comes in liquid or tablet form.
The right strength is needed to make sure the solution is effective. Completely submerge washed bottles, teats, rings and caps. Leave everything in the solution for the recommended time. If you need to add extra items to the solution later, start timing again so that all items stay in the solution for the recommended time. Use tongs to remove the equipment from the solution.
Store equipment in one of the following ways: in a clean, sealed container in the fridge, or in the solution. If you store equipment in the fridge, use it within 24 hours of sterilisation.
If you leave equipment in the solution, throw the solution away after 24 hours, thoroughly scrub the container and equipment in warm soapy water, and start the sterilisation process again.
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