Steralising bottles

[TMJM]

Hi all,
I am currently breast feeding my 7mth old son and 2 days ago introduced him to one bottle of formula a day for various reasons.
My question is: do I need to steralise his bottles and teets etc? Or is he old enough that I can just wash them?
Unsure???
Thanks heaps :D

[poshBecks]

I had my boy on the bottle from 6 wks,so i sterilised up until 6months. However because you're only just starting out, i would for the first couple of weeks at least just to make sure you he doesn't get any little bugs. Use a microwave steriliser, they're so much easier!!!

Beck
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Mum of...
Connor, 17 months
Bump due 19/12/05

[Norman]

My son is 7 months and has been on bottles for 2 months now. I still sterilise as I'd hate him to pick something up off the bottle. In my mind I know I am probably wasting my time as everything he can get his hands on he sucks - and he's at day care as well. But it makes me feel better. At some stage I will stop just not sure when yet ...

[Rell]

I have always steraslized until 12 mths just to be on the safe side

[perrywinkle]

At my child care centre we would sterilze them up to the age of 12mths. Microwave ones can be expensive, I use to just boil them up in a large saucepan for about 5mins. Much cheaper and just dry them on a paper towel or on the drying rack.

Kylie

[onabreak]

My daughter is 10 months old and I still sterilise her bottles and teats etc. I will do so until she is 12 months old. I just use a microwave steriliser, so much cheaper that an electric one and some of them also come with bottles too.