What are teat tongs used for?

A handy tool to keep teats sterile! Teats may be hot when removed from the steriliser. These Philips Avent teat tongs fit on the finger and thumb of one hand and allow you to grip the teat without touching it.

What are bottle tongs?

Bottle Tongs are an essential accessory to removing feeding bottles, soothers and accessories from your sterilizer unit. Provides maximum hygiene for an extended period of time.

When can you stop sterilizing bottles?

12 months old
It’s important to sterilise all your baby’s feeding equipment, including bottles and teats, until they are at least 12 months old. This will protect your baby against infections, in particular diarrhoea and vomiting.

When can you stop Sterilising baby bottles NZ?

You must wash and sterilise all feeding equipment until your baby is at least 6 months old. From 6 months, thorough washing and rinsing are enough. Follow the steps below for all feeding equipment that you use for your baby – whether you are using expressed breast milk or infant formula.

What is a teat brush?

Specially designed with half head and teat cleaner; flexible brush design for thorough 360° cleaning. With an extra wide brush end for reaching hard-to-clean areas, the 2-in-1 Closer to Nature bottle and teat brush is specially designed in two pieces for cleaning bottles and teats.

How much water do you put in a MAM microwave steriliser?

200mls
MAM Microwave Steriliser Simply add 200mls of water to the base, place all of your equipment anywhere over the two basket levels and microwave for as little as 5 minutes, this kills 99.9% of germs! Featured in trendy grey, the Set helps make cleaning your baby accessories that little bit easier.

What happens if I don’t sterilise baby bottles?

You cannot completely remove any traces of harmful bacteria in your baby bottles, especially without proper sterilization. Harmful microorganisms like E. coli, salmonella, and other disease-producing viruses and bacteria may infect your infants.

Do bottle nipples need to be sterilized?

Do I Need to Sterilize My Baby’s Bottles? Before the first use, sterilize nipples and bottles in boiling water for 5 minutes. After that, you don’t have to sterilize your baby’s bottles and supplies each time you feed your baby. Do wash bottles and nipples in hot, soapy water (or in the dishwasher) after every use.

Do I have to boil water for formula?

Yes. You should always boil water before using it to make formula milk. Powdered infant formula milk is not sterile. Even though tins and packets of milk powder are sealed, they can still contain bacteria.

Can I use cooled boiled water for formula?

The safest way to prepare a feed is using water that has been boiled and cooled to no less than 70ºC. If you do not have access to boiling water, you may wish to use sterile liquid infant formula. Alternatively, you can prepare feeds using fresh, safe water at room temperature and consume immediately.