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When can i stop sterilising my baby's milk bottles? or is sterilisation even necessary? my country's sanitation is very good.

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

I never did: Run thru the dish washer & pour from the bottle.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Why ever?: Sterilizing of bottles is a throw back to a time when parents made formula from condensed cow milk & it needed to be boiled to make it digestible. Babies also had problems with staph germs that were resistant to available abx. Today we know that a good bottle brush & cleaning the same way as your regular dishes is all that is necessary. Ditch the sterilizer & enjoy the extra time with your kid.

Answered 1/11/2015

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