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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. There are 3 ways to do this: boiling, steam sterilisation and chemical sterilisation. The boiling method Put all parts of the cleaned bottle, including teats, in a large saucepan. Cover the equipment with tap water.
Make sure all air bubbles are out of the bottles and that they are fully submerged under the water. Bring the water to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes. Let the feeding equipment cool in the saucepan before taking it out. Breastfeeding Network, Paisley. Public Health Nutrition. When it comes to content, our aim is simple: every parent should have access to information they can trust. All of our articles have been thoroughly researched and are based on the latest evidence from reputable and robust sources.
We create our articles with NCT antenatal teachers, postnatal leaders and breastfeeding counsellors, as well as academics and representatives from relevant organisations and charities. Read more about our editorial review process. How to sterilise baby bottles, breast pumps and other feeding equipment. Read time 8 minutes. Email Post Tweet Post. How long do I need to sterilise bottles and other feeding equipment for?
Do I still need to wash feeding equipment before sterilising it? Which method of baby bottle sterilisation is best? You might also consider the size of your kitchen and what equipment you already have. Cold water sterilising Cold water sterilisers use chemical tablets that dissolve in water to create a sterilising solution or they come as a ready-made sterilising solution. Try to make sure all items remain fully submerged in the solution and that there are no air bubbles.
Items should be held in place by a floating cover or plate. Leave the items in the solution for at least the length of time specified by the manufacturer and follow the guidance on how often to change the solution. This includes feeding equipment, soothers, spoons, teethers and toys. 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. Page last reviewed: 15 March Next review due: 15 March Read our cookies policy to find out more about our cookies and how we use them. Equipment for bottle feeding. Important Breastmilk is the best and most natural food for your baby. Information: Preparing baby formula Using a bottle to give expressed milk.
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