Once your baby starts weaning, the most challenging thing to get through is keeping their bottles clean. Unavoidable yet the most dreaded task. After a long day of feeding, changing, and putting him to sleep, the last thing you might want to do is cleaning your baby’s bottles. But being a mother, you can’t just skip this task. No matter what you have been feeding your baby, pumped milk, formula, or even water bottle cleaning is inevitable. Babies have an immature immune system, and it won’t be necessary to fight off a range of infections. As we know, milk is a medium on which bacteria can quickly grow, so keeping them at bay is the best thing we can do for our babies. And just because it is not on the top of your favourite things to-do list, it doesn’t need to be the hardest thing to do. Let us find you some hacks and make stuff easy for you. We are here to assist you in this dreaded task with bottle cleaning tips and some cool products that can make things effortless for you.
No matter how busy you are, just wash the bottles in running water directly after use. Before you run to do another chore or put your baby off to sleep, you can do this simple task so that things will be easy for you later. If you can use hot water to rinse it off, this can clean the bottle more effectively. And you can take your time, run all your errands and come back to clean it thoroughly.
Even when the bottles are new, you shouldn’t use them directly. So, always sterilize it before you use it. Not only the bottles but the nipples, the breast pump parts, and everything that goes near your baby’s mouth should be sterilized before you start using it. A five-minute bath in hot water will do, or you can rely on bottle sterilizers, which can make things convenient for you. Still, you don’t have to sterilize your baby’s possession every time after you use it. You can do it once a day or once every two days. Washing in hot water is enough for all the other times.
Any new mom can safely trust Pigeon Arabia’s range of bottle sterilizers. The compact steam sterilizer is handy and can be taken with you if you are traveling with your baby. It can easily fit into your bag. The rapid steam sterilizer is your lifesaver when you are at the eleventh hour. This sterilizer can sterilize up to five nursing bottles within six minutes. You can also sterilize your breastmilk pump with this. Okay, that is an added perk!
You can make use of sterilization tabs if you couldn’t buy yourself a sterilizer. Sterilizing tablets are specially developed to sterilize in fifteen minutes all baby items using cold water. You don’t have to rewash those stuff after sterilization. The solution made out of Pigeon’s sterilizing tablet can be reused after 24 hours.
This time it is not just rinsing the bottles with water, but getting yourself dirty with a lot of soap and water. Get yourself the best brushes from the stores. It is really tough to get to the bottom of the bottle and remove dirt. You will need an expert brush this time. Also, a child-safe soap, as the safety of the baby is our primary concern. Take out each part of the baby’s bottle separately and rinse carefully to remove any traces of milk or any other liquid. You can fill a large bowl with water and a soap solution of your choice, and you can put all the parts into this water. Give it some time, and then scrub it with the brush you have got. Remember, also get a nipple brush along with the other brush because you can’t really clean the nipple with the standard bottle brush. Circle the brush to get all the dirt out of it. Don’t forget to clean your brushes and occasionally sterilize them along with the other stuff. Rinse it again with clean water. Then place the bottles on a drying rack and allow them to dry thoroughly
All of you can give it a try to Pigeon’s 2-way Sponge brush and the bottle and nipple brush. They are specially made to reach all parts of the bottle and to the tiniest nooks of the nipple. The double-layered sponge brush can effectively clean bottles and remove dirt.
- Always keep your baby’s things in hygienic surroundings. So, the bottles and everything the baby uses, like his teether, pacifier, and toys, should be cleaned. Even the drying rack should be cleaned at timely intervals.
- Use a mild soap solution, which will be safe for your babies to wash their stuff. Pigeon liquid cleanser is made up of 100% food-grade material, making it safe for babies.
- Make sure that you are using bottles made of safe plastic. Use BPA-free plastic products for your baby.
