Wobbles

What age did you stop boiling her water if at all?

Our waters not great but thats why we filter.

Tilly

About 8/9 months I believe (think you're speaking to me? lol) but thats really because we were really lazy and swapped to ready made. But had we not done that, we would have carried on boiling the water most likely, because it's easier to disolve the milk powder and we stored the milk in the fridge anyway, then heated it.. rather than storing water, heating it and adding the powder.

Hope that makes sense!

MarchBaby

I've given Colton tap water since birth.
I dont know how it is over there, but here there are two types of water:
city water - with people who live in the city and
well water - people who live in the country.
We are on city water, so it's filtered and everything before it even comes to our tap and therefore safe to use. If we lived where we would have to use well water I probably would have kept boiling it forever.

Vickie

From what I've read you stop sterlising bottles around 6 months of age or so? Not sure what we'll do but I read a book that made a really good point......once the baby gets to the point that he/she is moving around and sticking everything in their mouth anyways, sterlising the bottle isn't going to make much difference.

Wobbles

Yer have to say I think it was countries outside the UK I seen this info on but I only looked quickly and thought I'd ask Mummies instead!

Tilly

You're right Vickie it's 6 months, but I wanted to do it a bit longer "just in case". People may say thats silly, but I suppose like anything with being a parent, it's a personal choice.

+ WOW! how did Caitlin get to 7 months already?! I didn't realise and wondered why you were asking this question, wow.

Wobbles

Yer I still sterilise bottles - I might stop doing that now tbh ben thinking about it tonight!

Vickie

I'm not sure what we'll end up doing tbh We'll see what happens closer to the time

sam's mum

You could always try her out on unboiled water for a couple of days and see how she is? I think once they start putting hands, feet, pets etc in their mouths, sterilising and boiling is less important! I'd heard that 6 months was recommended x

lillysmum

I always use boiled cooled water. Maybe once they reach a certain age you can be less vigilent???