Sterilizing
A Tutorial on Sterilizing
I sterilize so many things now that it seems like common sense how to sterilize. I remember though, frantically Googling how to sterilize when I had to do it the first time. I had so many questions-Do I wash it first? Will the plastic melt? How long do I do it?
When you become a Mom you become a sterilizer! I sterilize probably once a week-new bottles, toys, pump parts, baby cubes-the list could go on an on.
This past weekend I bought more bottles for Lucy. I used to “only” have 3 sets for daycare but the washing of her bottles gave me major anxiety (it was yet one more thing I had to do in my already jammed packed night) so Shaun told me to go buy enough for her to have all week. I was trying to save money but Shaun reminded me that my sanity was worth more than a few bottles. So now we are the proud owners of 20 bottles-it sounds (and is) wasteful but I figure I’m saving water resources by not washing bottles every few days-nice way to rationalize it, huh?
Anyway, onto the tutorial!
Sterilizing is a good thing to do with any new plastic product unless the package says “DO NOT BOIL”. You never know what the product touched before it got to you and babies basically put everything and anything into their mouths.
First take the product out of the packaging and disassemble it (Lucy’s bottles disassemble into 5 pieces-no wonder I hate washing them):
Get a big pot of water on the stove and boiling.
Next wash with soapy water and rinse-make sure to get all the soap off:
When your pot has come to a boil, put the plastic pieces into the pot-my bottle sterilizing this weekend took 2 batches-it wouldn’t all fit into one pot:
Bring it back to a boil. Set the timer to 5 minutes and start it:
Boil, baby, boil! No your plastic will not melt!
After 5 minutes, take everything out (I use metal tongs) and put on a clean towel to dry:
Voila! Sterilized plastic goods!
Category: How To | Tags: bottles, sterilizing, tips and tricks 9 comments »
I hope that 2-3 years from now when I have a baby I can remember this tutorial! 😀 😀 😀
thanks for sharing!
Rhodey Girl-In 2-3 years you can just come back here and click on Tips and Tricks and there it will be! =D
I’m glad to know I’ve been doing it right (although I was boiling longer than 5 min – good to know I dont need to)! Do you sterilize after every use? I haven’t been , I hope that’s not bad… I need to get more bottles for Katie, too. She only has 6 right now, haha.
GOD NO! I only sterilize when I first get them home from the store. Sometimes I’ll throw pump parts in there and sterilize just for the heck of it!
So you don’t sterilize her bottles otherwise? I have been doing it like once every 2 weeks or so. Sometimes I throw them in the dishwasher too. After I read your post yesterday I went home and sterilized all her bottles and my pump parts. LOL. Do you use the MAM bottles?
Oh-you’re right-I sterilize them in the dishwasher every week-der. I put them on the top shelf and run the HOT cycle. Yep we use the MAM bottles-they are the only ones that Lucy will take.
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