Sterilize Baby Bottles - Wash the baby bottle and nipple first. As soon as possible after your baby finishes drinking her baby formula, rinse her bottle with warm water or just let it soak. Even though the sterilization process will kill bacteria, it may not remove dried formula from creases in the bottle or nipple.
Select the hottest cycle on your dishwasher and choose the drying option. The heat generated during the drying cycle acts as a sterilizer. If yours does not have an upper rack with its own water source just below, choose a different option for cleaning baby bottles.
Sterilize Baby Bottles
Put the bottles and nipples in the bottom of a deep pot, making an expensive sterilizer and cover them with water. Place a lid on the pot and bring it to a boil. Allow the bottles to simmer for twenty minutes before removing with tongs and draining on a clean towel. If your bottles are glass, place a washcloth underneath them in the pot to prevent breakage.
Purchase a stove top sterilizer that uses a rack to hold baby bottles and nipples and proceed to sterilize them as directed in Step 3.
Use an electric sterilizer, designed specifically to hold one or more bottles. One of the advantages with this method is the ability to take the sterilizer with you when you travel.
With new disposable liners and silicone nipples that wash clean for babies, many parents are choosing not to sterilize baby bottles. However, if you live in an area where your water supply is non-chlorinated, your infant's doctor may recommend that you purchase a sterilizer for baby bottles, nipples and implements for the first few months of your child's life. - by eHow
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