Need Solutions - washing bottles in resort sink?

[Britkurd]

I dunno what

We just used a little brush and some soap (not sure it was even dish soap...I might have used shampoo??). Who knows. My kid survived.

the guidelines are in the US but in the uk bottles have to be sterilized until baby is 12 months.

 

[mjkacmom]

I dunno what

the guidelines are in the US but in the uk bottles have to be sterilized until baby is 12 months.

Or what? Do child services come and rehome the baby?

Is there some funky crud in the UK that isn't removed with soap and water? At the magical age of 12 months, 1 day, can the baby have a sippy cup with milk (since babies should be off of the bottle by then)?

I've had 5 kids, oldest is 20, many different pediatricians, and was always told babies need clean, not sterile.

 

[Minnesota!]

I dunno what

the guidelines are in the US but in the uk bottles have to be sterilized until baby is 12 months.

Not sure, myself. I did/do what I feel is rational. Sterilizing bottles is not something I feel is rational.

My kids were never ill, and I didn't waste time doing something I feel is useless..

 

[roseaster]

6 kids and I am bottle feeding the last one now. I have never sterilized a bottle. At home we run them through the dishwasher. Mostly because the 1 household chore I truly despise is dishes. On vacation we washed them in the sink and air dried.

I also.... hold onto your hats...reconstituted powdered formula with tap water.

 

[Britkurd]

Or what? Do child services come and rehome the baby?

Is there some funky crud in the UK that isn't removed with soap and water? At the magical age of 12 months, 1 day, can the baby have a sippy cup with milk (since babies should be off of the bottle by then)?

I've had 5 kids, oldest is 20, many different pediatricians, and was always told babies need clean, not sterile.

You know I've never thought about it too much because I didn't bottle feed ...but in all seriousness in uk we have a lady that comes in once a week when the baby is small and then once a month as it gets older. She's called the health visitor and is attached to family services/ social services. You would definitely be in trouble if not sterilizing. It's a huge deal in uk. I got a telling off because I had my baby on a huge bean bag (baby was 1 week old and not moving) she told me she could fall

 

[mjkacmom]

6 kids and I am bottle feeding the last one now. I have never sterilized a bottle. At home we run them through the dishwasher. Mostly because the 1 household chore I truly despise is dishes. On vacation we washed them in the sink and air dried.

I also.... hold onto your hats...reconstituted powdered formula with tap water.

By far the easiest way to make up bottles, even easier than ready to feed formula, because you get the water to the right temperature, pour, shake, and you are done.

 

[scrapquitler]

You know I've never thought about it too much because I didn't bottle feed ...but in all seriousness in uk we have a lady that comes in once a week when the baby is small and then once a month as it gets older. She's called the health visitor and is attached to family services/ social services. You would definitely be in trouble if not sterilizing. It's a huge deal in uk. I got a telling off because I had my baby on a huge bean bag (baby was 1 week old and not moving) she told me she could fall

What kind of trouble? (This is a serious question). I'd probably tell her YES, I sterilize the bottles, even if I didn't. After all, I am the parent and I get to make the decisions.

 

[epsmith921]

I see your point about the shallow sinks. Would baby drink from the playtex drop ins? So much less to wash and wouldn't be an issue with the taller bottles/shallow sink.

We stayed at the contemporary a few months ago and I will admit I breathed a sigh of relief at our regular sinks on the 14th floor and my youngest was 18 months at the time, so I was only dealing with his sippy cups.

I do subscribe to the advice here of pouring dish liquid on a sponge, letting it dry, and then cutting it up and traveling.

I'm also with some previous posters that maybe bring/buy a bowl or collapsible something so you can use that as the wash/rinse station.

Hope you find something that works and have a wonderful trip!

 

[roseaster]

By far the easiest way to make up bottles, even easier than ready to feed formula, because you get the water to the right temperature, pour, shake, and you are done.

LOL. I learned the hard way. My 1st 2, now college freshmen, were twins. I was a single mom, it was a very stressful time in my life and I was trying to do everything like the books told you to do.

My sister, who already had kids said to me, "What the #$%! is wrong with you, you are driving yourself nuts and broke, you don't need to do all this %$&!." Since then, powdered formula, store brand everything. Everything went in the dishwasher. 6 kids, all healthy as horses.

 

[mjkacmom]

LOL. I learned the hard way. My 1st 2, now college freshmen, were twins. I was a single mom, it was a very stressful time in my life and I was trying to do everything like the books told you to do.

My sister, who already had kids said to me, "What the #$%! is wrong with you, you are driving yourself nuts and broke, you don't need to do all this %$&!." Since then, powdered formula, store brand everything. Everything went in the dishwasher. 6 kids, all healthy as horses.

It took me a few kids to learn this. I think I had a pitcher with my first, made batches with powder, then poured bottles, then heated them (bottle warmer upstairs at night that took forever). I still remember asking the pediatrician early on whe I could stop sterilizing, she said weeks ago. Number two had formula concentrate, and I'd make up batches. I think I finally got smart with the rest, bottles made when needed.

 

[roseaster]

It took me a few kids to learn this. I think I had a pitcher with my first, made batches with powder, then poured bottles, then heated them (bottle warmer upstairs at night that took forever). I still remember asking the pediatrician early on whe I could stop sterilizing, she said weeks ago. Number two had formula concentrate, and I'd make up batches. I think I finally got smart with the rest, bottles made when needed.

LOL. It's funny to me now, but that 1st year I was a mess. You know how it is when you are a 1st time parent and you have all these ideas in your head about how things should and must be done.

I love the Luvs commercials.

 

[happymommy]

My first was born in Hawaii. I breastfed until it got unbearable with his food allergies (which were passed through what I ate) so I gave up and bottle fed (his sister was breastfed until well after her first birthday on her own, as I would have continued long after but she was done).

Human nipples are not sterile. I was told (incorrectly) by my mom when I brought my son home to wash my nipple before feeding. Really? And I was so stupid and young that a time or two I did that. Oh my god.

I took him out all the time (he was better out than at home), and would just wash a bottle out in the bathroom sink at the mall! It was fine and clean. So, any soap is fine, it's no big deal!

Now, for my last trip to Disney, I brought a small bottle of detergent and a sponge for our refill mugs. You could do the same. It is no big deal really.

I never thought to warm up formula with my son. I just used room temp water, but if it was hot out, I put ice water in it. He loved it cold! Never had it warm. And, don't be fooled - although it is warm in Hawaii it is not hot. I went back to the mainland every summer and could not stand the heat! It gets downright cool on the windward side!