when to stop sterilising bottles?

I was told 3 months to stop boiling water and steralising bottles (by Plunket Nurse, Karitane Nurse and DR) even though it says different on the tin. I still use the steralizer once a day though and instead of cooled boiled water, I use warm tap water. New Plymouth has flourogated water and Olivia needs it for her TEEF!

oh really, that makes me feel better thanks. She has just gone 5 months and everything goes in her mouth so i thought well why do i still sterlise everything, at least bottles are washed, hate to think where half the stuff she tried to put in her mouth has been. I remember with Kobe we sterilised and used boiled water for ages because we thought that was what you had to do.

lizzle wrote: Hmmm. I was bad mum and stopped at about four months....sterilising or boiling water. But i wouldn't take my advice on that! taine of course was fine, but still, i feel a bit naughty

I maybe sterilised a bottle once.

We're still boiling and sterilising..... I guess it's just peace of mind - although everything goes in his mouth anyway

I stopped at 3 months.

I stopped sterilising at 6 months and all seems well. I tend to soak with in hot water for a bit while washing.

Yeah I still boil his water too, as he doesn't tend to like it cold either so luke warm is good. Gave him his sipper cup with water in it today and he drunk out of it properly for the first time.

I stopped sterilising at about 6 months. I soak the bottles (and teats) in hot soapy water for a little while then give them a good scrub. I still boil (and cool) the water for Morgan's bottles though, however her water at mealtimes comes out of the tap (to get her used to it). To be honest, we could probably stop boiling now i'd say as she is drinking tap water....