Sterilising your baby’s feeding equipment before every use is essential for at least your baby’s first year – although this does not apply to weaning items such as spoons and bowls, if weaning from the recommended age of 6 months. If Sterilising items is particularly important in the early days due to your little one’s immature immune system, which only begins to develop at around 6 months of age. By your baby’s first birthday they will be producing their own antibodies Do you have a microwave? Microwave sterilisers are great space savers, but pretty redundant if you’re missing one of the main components! Yes, so long as you follow the right precautions to make sure they're safe for you and your little one.

Our tester, who needed to sterilise breast pump parts and bottles every day but not intensively (every four hours), was hugely impressed with their capacity and longevity and enthusiastic about having a couple of boxes stowed away instead of keeping a large plastic unit on the counter. Tommee Tippee Travel and MicrowaveSteriliserbags are for use with breast pumps, bottles, pacifiers, bottles and feeding accessories (except bottle brushes and any other metallic items). The bag will hold up to 2 Tommee Tippee Bottles, a Tommee Tippee Manual Breast Pump, 2 Tommee Tippee Silicone Breast Pumps or a Tommee Tippee Electric Breast Pump (washable parts only).Electric, cold water, boiling, microwave and UV – there are many methods to sterilise your baby’s feeding essentials, but how do you know which is the best method for you and your baby? Cold water sterilisers can be used anywhere (great for travel!) and do not require electricity to power them. Many parents also champion them as ‘simple to use’. However, others note a distinctive taste on the teat afterwards, which in some cases could be off-putting to your baby.

Boiling might be a good option if you don’t have many items to sterilise (perhaps if you are exclusively breastfeeding), however, may not be practical for greater volumes. The microwave boils the water and creates a build-up of steam which eliminates 99.9 per cent of bacteria by blasting them with 100°C water vapour.

you decide to begin weaning a little sooner, you should sterilise items up until your baby meets the six-month milestone. Munchkin’s cool touch microwave steriliser bags eliminate 99.9% of bacteria from baby bottles, teats, soothers, teethers, small toys and breast pump accessories. All you need to do is fill the bags with feeding items and water, pop them in the microwave and you’re good to go. A lifesaver on holidays or when you are out and about ! Once the residual water is removed, your items will be ready for use. Or you can slide the zip seal closed to transport your items. They will remain sterile for up to 24 hours. Be sure to follow the time chart as heating longer than the recommended time may distort the shape of the items inside Feed. Sterilise. Repeat. It can be a bit of a task to stay on top of sterilising with a demanding feed schedule; thanks to our cool touch microwave steriliser bags, it’s easier than ever to clean your baby bottles and stay on top of your baby feeding routine.