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Connect with us. T he safest method of mixing formula is by shaking or swirling the formula and water inside the feeding bottle. Blenders can be difficult to clean, and blenders used to prepare infant formula have been linked to illnesses among babies.
Healthy Children. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link. Section Navigation. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Syndicate. Minus Related Pages. What are infant feeding items? Take apart. Separate all bottle parts for example, bottles, nipples, caps, rings, valves. Rinse bottle parts and any other feeding items by holding them under running water.
The water can be warm or cold, whatever you prefer. Place bottle parts and other feeding items in the dishwasher. If possible, run the dishwasher using hot water and a heated drying cycle or sanitizing setting ; this can help kill more germs.
Clean Infant Feeding Items by Hand. Wash hands. Make sure bottles, lids and teats are facing downwards. You may prefer to wash teats separately by hand to make sure they are completely clean. Rinse all your equipment in clean, cold running water before sterilising. How to sterilise baby feeding equipment There are several ways you can sterilise your baby's feeding equipment.
These include: cold water sterilising solution steam sterilising boiling Cold water sterilising solution Follow the manufacturer's instructions. Leave feeding equipment in the sterilising solution for at least 30 minutes. 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. 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. Boil for five minutes.
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