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Sterilising. It's important to sterilise all your baby's feeding equipment, including bottles and teats, until they are at least 12 months old.

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Before sterilising, you need to clean the bottles, teats and other feeding equipment in hot, soapy water as soon as possible after feeds .

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Use clean bottle brush to clean the bottles.

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Only use this brush for cleaning the bottles; and a small teat brush to clean inside the teats.

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You can also turn teats inside out and wash in hot soapy water.

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Don't be tempted to use salt to clean the teats.

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This can be dangerous for your baby.

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Cold water sterilizing solution.

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Always follow the instructions from the manufacturer.

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Leave feeding equipment in the sterilising solution for at least 30 minutes or as recommended by the manufacturer.

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Change the sterilizing solution every 24 hours.

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Make sure there are no air bubbles trapped into the bottle or teats when putting them in the sterilising solution.

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Your steriliser should have a floating copper or plunger to keep all the equipment under the solution.

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Sterilised bottles may stay in the solution until required.

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Remember that some sterilising solution requires rinsing off after sterilisation.

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Steam sterilising, electric sterilisers or microwaves.

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It's important to follow the manufacturer's instructions as there are several different types of sterilisers.

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Make sure the openings of the bottles and the teats are facing downwards in the steriliser.

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Follow the instructions for your specific steriliser to turn it on.

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Manufacturers will give guidelines on how long you can leave equipment in the steriliser before it needs to be sterilised again after you have finished sterilising.

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It's best to leave the bottles on the teats in the steriliser until you need them.

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If you do take them out, put the teats and the lids, on the bottles straight away.

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Wash and dry your hands before handling sterilised equipment.

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Better still, use some sterile tongs, assemble the bottles on a clean, disinfected surface or the upturned lid of the steriliser.