Ask Our Experts:
Sterilising Baby's Bottles
Hygiene is very important during the first year of your life! Raisingkids.co.uk's
nutrition expert, paediatric dietitian, David Swain has some advice on how long
parents need to continue sterilising a baby's bottles.
Raisingkids
member's query
Please could you let me know
how old my baby needs to be before I can stop sterilising her bottles? David's
advice
Because warm milk is such a good breeding
ground for bacteria, it is recommended that you should continue to sterilise bottles
and teats until your baby is 12 months old. After her first birthday, your baby
can progress on to ordinary full-fat cows' milk as the main drink, so long as
she is thriving and eating a well-balanced diet.
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