How often should newborn bottles be sterilized?

We all know that most newborns drink milk powder from bottles, so rubber must be selected when choosing the material of the bottle. Never use plastic for your child. In addition, bottles are generally recycled, so the bottles must be disinfected every day during use. It is not a simple disinfection, but it must be boiled in boiling water. So how often should newborn bottles be disinfected?

Myth 1: You only need to rinse the bottle with water

This is a very big misunderstanding that new parents must avoid. A lot of grease will remain in the bottle after use, and simply rinsing with water will not achieve a thorough cleaning effect. Therefore, it is best to use a special bottle cleaner for deep cleaning.

Myth 2: Washing with boiling water can achieve the disinfection effect

Although simply scalding the bottles with boiling water can clean the oil stains on the bottles and kill some bacteria, this method of disinfection is not thorough. If you want to thoroughly disinfect the bottles, you can boil them in boiling water or use a special sterilizer. The sterilized bottles should be picked up with special clips and placed in a special storage box.

Myth 3: Two bottles are enough for the baby

Newborn babies have a smaller stomach capacity, so they need to be fed more often. If you only prepare two bottles, there may not be enough time to clean and disinfect them in time. Therefore, you must prepare a few more bottles to avoid reusing two bottles and causing bacterial infection in the baby.

After reading these three misunderstandings, do you feel that you have accidentally fallen into a minefield? For the health of your baby, you must pay more attention to the cleaning and disinfection of the bottles. Here we will talk about the correct way to clean the bottles.

Cleaning a baby bottle is divided into two parts: first, cleaning the bottle body and the inside. Second: clean the pacifier.

Clean the bottle: The remaining milk powder in the bottle must be poured out in time, and never feed the baby a second time. After all the milk powder falls off, first rinse the bottle and the inside with clean water, then pour in a special bottle cleaner and scrub repeatedly until it is completely clean. Pay special attention to the spiral mouth of the bottle.

Nipple cleaning: To facilitate cleaning, you need to turn the pacifier over first and clean it carefully with a pacifier brush. After cleaning, pay attention to whether there are any milk stains left in the pacifier hole. Be sure to clean them up in time to prevent affecting the baby's feeding.

How to sterilize baby bottles and nipples

Glass baby bottles: You can use boiling sterilization method. The specific operation method is: take a clean oil-free pot, put in a certain amount of clean water, put the baby bottle in the pot, after the water boils, wait for about 5-10 minutes, then put the nipple and other plastic accessories of the baby bottle into the pot, and boil for another 3-5 minutes. After the water temperature drops, use special clips to take out everything and dry it.

Plastic milk bottles: The basic method is the same as that for glass milk bottles, except that for plastic milk bottles, you have to wait until the water boils before putting everything in the pot and boiling it for 3-5 minutes. Then take it out and dry it using the same method.

If you are worried that the pacifier will be damaged if it is directly placed in boiling water, you can choose steam sterilization, which is also the best method at present. The specific operation method is: place the pacifier on 95-97 degree steam and steam it directly for 10-15 minutes to kill most of the bacteria. At the same time, it will not damage the material of the pacifier

A small bottle can have such a big impact on the baby's body. Moms, let's start from now on to ensure the healthy growth of your baby by cleaning and disinfecting the bottle every time!