"Amethyst Deceiver" wrote in message
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jane wrote:
On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:47:31 +0100, "Amethyst Deceiver"
wrote:

~jane wrote:
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~ jane (who is soon about to find out about sterilising baby bottles
the ~ hard way!)
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~Why? Save time, money and trouble, and breastfeed!

You still need sterile bottles when you have to provide milk
(whatever the source) to the nursery when you go back to work!!!!!!

Debatable. If you've got a dishwasher, that's sufficient by the time a
baby's 6mo. Once a baby's capable of picking up random stuff and sticking
it in their gob, sterilising becomes less of an issue. I only ever
sterilised (cold water method) when I was expressing for the local milk
bank. The milk I sent to nursery for YB went into dishwashed bottles.
Formula milk's a different kettle of fish, of course, and grows bacteria
far quicker, which is why it has to be discarded after 24 hours.
Breastmilk stays sterile and drinkable from the fridge for around 7 days!

That was my experience - not the 'formula' bit, there was never any in the
house.

Mary