When can i stop sterilising bottles

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Find out more about expressing breast milk and how to make up formula feeds. Page last reviewed: 24 September Next review due: 24 September Sterilising baby bottles. Before sterilising, you need to: Clean bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in hot, soapy water as soon as possible after feeds.

Use a clean bottle brush to clean bottles only use this brush for cleaning bottles , and a small teat brush to clean the inside of teats. You can also turn teats inside out then wash them in hot soapy water. Do not use salt to clean teats, as this can be dangerous for your baby. You can put your baby's feeding equipment in the dishwasher to clean it if you prefer.