Can i stop sterilising bottles at 6 months

According to Health Canada, there’s no research to indicate a specific age that's safe to stop sterilizing bottles. But most experts agree that sterilizing bottles isn’t really useful after your baby starts putting everything in their mouth (around four months).

But keep in mind, if you don’t sterilize a bottle for your older baby, you'll still need to clean it carefully and thoroughly.

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(And continue to sterilize new bottles and nipples before you use them for the first time!)

If you make extra formula to store it fresh in a bottle in the fridge (it’s safe to do so for 24 hours as long as your baby hasn’t started feeding from it), then you should sterilize the bottle after it’s been used.

Also, always make sure to store breast milk in sterilized containers since it's kept for an extended period of time.

In short, it’s important to sterilize a bottle and nipple when using it for the first time, to have a thoroughly clean bottle and nipple, and to have properly

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