Is A Steam Sterilizer Necessary For Your Baby?
WHY IS STERILISATION IMPORTANT?
It's vital to keep equipment and your baby’s bottles clean and safe. Sterilizing helps to protect your baby against germs and infection. A sterilizer is a unit that allows you to do that job quickly and easily.
Bacteria will be developed on the feeding equipment if you don't sterilize your baby's bottles. This may lead to infections including diarrhea and vomiting. That’s why it's recommended that you continue to sterilize bottles, teats, dummies, breast pumps, and other feeding accessories until your baby is a year old.
If you decide to start feeding solids before your baby is the recommended six months old, you'll also need to sterilize your baby's spoons and bowls. However, it's best to wait until your baby is six months old before introducing the first foods.
Electric steam sterilizers kill bacteria using the heat from steam. Sterilizing takes five minutes to 15 minutes. Depending on your model, items can remain sterile for up to 24 hours with the lid closed.
Electric steam sterilizers are often the most convenient way of sterilizing, particularly if you have many items to sterilize and you don’t have a microwave.
WHEN SHOULD I STERILIZE BABY BOTTLES?
Baby bottles should be sterilized every time they’re used, ideally directly before they are filled with formula, expressed breast milk or any other liquid.
