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Throw away any damaged teats — bacteria can grow in the cracks. Wash all bottle-feeding equipment in hot, soapy water. Use a bottle brush to scrub inside bottles and teat.
Give particular attention to the caps and screw top areas — this is where bacteria are most likely to grow. Squirt water through teats to clear the little hole.
Rinse everything thoroughly. Sterilising by boiling Boiling is the simplest and most reliable way of sterilising your bottle-feeding equipment: Put the washed bottles, teats, rings and caps in a large pot. Fill the pot with water until everything is covered. Make sure all air bubbles are gone. Put the pot on the stove and bring it to the boil.
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Change the sterilising solution every 24 hours. Make sure there are no air bubbles trapped in the bottles or teats when putting them in the sterilising solution. Your steriliser should have a floating cover or a plunger to keep all the equipment under the solution.
Steam sterilising electric steriliser or microwave It's important to follow the manufacturer's instructions, as there are several different types of sterilisers. Make sure the openings of the bottles and teats are facing downwards in the steriliser. Manufacturers will give guidelines on how long you can leave equipment in the steriliser before it needs to be sterilised again.
Sterilising by boiling Make sure the items you want to sterilise in this way are safe to boil.
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