Hello,
We dilligently sterilise everything from bottles, to storage caps to pacifiers and my pump parts since the first day we are discharged from hospital. I think even though sterilising may be an imperfect way to ensure germs and bacteria are kept at bay, coupled with the fact like what u illustrated, baby has started to lick everything anywhere, doctors have advised that it is still a v good hygiene practice to provide added security to baby's well-being. My girl has Stomach flu at 4 weeks, and now we even sterilise our hands with medical grade steriliser before touching her. Simple steps like this go a long way in safeguarding baby's health i think. And i suppose we will never stop sterilising her stuff. The only thing i dont sterilise now are my boobs haha bt breastmilk itself is sterile and has antibacterial properties so i just dab around the nips before latching her. Jiayou!
Hi!
That's the thing as well, I exclusively breastfeed and baby usually latches on, and when we're out, I'd nurse her freely, and even after a long day, I'd still nurse her as well. I don't think my boobs are that sterile after a long day (I don't think they're sterile in the first place!), and I don't dab breastmilk on my nipples first.
Plus, after sterilising, I leave the bottles and stuff out to dry and they're no longer sterile out of the steriliser. But if I don't remove them from the steriliser, they won't dry!
And you actually sterilise your hands before touching your baby?! How do you find the discipline to do that? I bought a bottle of steriliser before baby arrived, and after a couple of days of sterilising, my husband and I gave up!
On top of that, my baby licks my face, shoulders and arms when I carry her, and in fact, she leans towards whatever she sees and licks it. It's like her way of saying hi!
Come to think about it, it's really counterproductive for me to sterilise my stuff, because my baby is going all out to ingest all the different kinds of germs on different kinds of objects and people!
