thelilbump

Hi ladies.

We've been thinkin about sterilisers jus recently and although i'm planning on tryin to breast feed i want to have a few bottles ready just incase. Pretty much the same story as the other thread by sounds by Laura1984 but i just want to clarify a few things really.

A) i got some tommee tippee closer to nature bottles in toys r us sale yesterday (6.49 for 4!!) so will these now only fit in a CTN steriliser or just any? I know they're fatter so you can't fit as many in. I perhaps shoulda thought about this before lol

B) Electric or microwave? What really is the difference?

any other advice/recommendations MUCH appreciated coz it seems to be a minefield out there!!

smartie

I bought the CTN range with a microwave steriliser as was going to breast feeding but was also given a cold water steriliser and tbh have only used the cold water one as i just keep a bottle or two in there along with my pump and then theres no waiting for the microwave

Wobbles

If you will only occasionally be using a bottle I would buy the Tommee microwave steriliser! I have electric and microwave one but only so I could use the microwaves one when we were not at home/take it for over nights.

Tesco have been having all the Tommee stuff half price on and off! In fact its £5 off at the moment for the microwave one (which can be used for cold sterilising too) - not sure about the bottles because my local Tesco is crap so my account sows minimal stock!

thelilbump

Thanks ladies. is there a difference in the result acheived between using a microwave or electric sterilser?

Wobbles

None imo - The bottles are as clean as you clean them before sterilising !

I'm thinking of putting my electric one away now with Caitlin only on 4 bottles a day rather than every 3 hrs & using the micro one

icculcaz

neither..... go with cold water sterilisers..... didnt kill us as kids.

sam's mum

I love my microwave steriliser...so easy to use, and perfect size for my pump and a couple of bottles (it's an Avent one but I use different kinds of bottles in it as you just stand them upside down) x

taperjeangirl

We have the Avent IQ Electric steriliser it is supposed to be really clever!! (Have no idea why) but I am going to be bottle feeding so wil be using it alot more, 1st time round I used an Avent microwave one and it was fab! Morrisons are selling them for £14.99 at the moment too, bargain! I'm going to get one to leave at LO's Grannys house.
I used a cold water one once, total nightmare! You sterilise then have to rinse with boiled water afterwards, total pain in the bum!! xxx

smartie

What did you use to do the sterilising? I use milton and it states that there is no need to rinse before using the bottles etc

taperjeangirl

I honestly can't remember, it was 12 years ago! I remember it was tablets that fizzed up when you dropped them in the water?! and it smelled really horrible i thought you would have to rinse any chemicals off the bottles