NOT sterlising dummies - are we mad?
Ok lo is now 8 weeks. He is breastfed but does have a dummy. We have 6 dummys and use one for a 24hour period before changing it - if it gets spat on the floor he gets it back, if his big bro handles it he gets it back etc etc. We had been waiting for all 6 to have been used before washing adn then chucking in the sterliser and putting the lids on then they stayed on the windowsill till they were used.
We have decided this is just madness and a good hot wash will do as they are clearly not sterlie after 4 days on the windowsill and they are clearly not sterile throughout the day.
are we mad? Should we still do it?
We have decided this is just madness and a good hot wash will do as they are clearly not sterlie after 4 days on the windowsill and they are clearly not sterile throughout the day.
are we mad? Should we still do it?
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I sterilised ds dummy the first time we used it and thats it.
Im a big believer in a bit of germs been good for there immune system. I did the same with dd and she has always been exposed to the dogs etc and she is never ill only when teething and she wasn't breastfed so im sure its because she has always been exposed to a bit of germs xx
dd only has a dummy very occasionally, so they are always steralised beforehand. she's 6 months so wont be having it for much longer either.
lizzie has been trying to chew anyones shoes she can find for the last 4 months and so i dont really see the point myself! although she is going to be the child who will eat the coal from the coal bucket if she finds it!!
until she started putting everything in sight in her mouth i would rinse her dummy off if it dropped on the floor but nope i never sterilised them.
Oooohhh! No need!
My quote about not sterilising boobs was offered 'tounge in cheek' as support.
However, since you mentioned it. I have to correct you and point out that bacteria can grow almost anywhere and it can certainly grow on the surface of our breast Although its not that common it happens.
Quote (From medical publication):
Breast infections are usually caused by a common bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) found on normal skin. The bacteria enter through a break or crack in the skin, usually on the nipple.
The infection takes place in the fatty tissue of the breast and causes swelling. This swelling pushes on the milk ducts. The result is pain and lumps in the infected breast.
Breast infections usually occur in women who are breast-feeding.
My point is, there are bacteria EVERYWHERE from floors, to dummies, to skin but its all about common sense and as you can read most of us make a mental risk assesment and are pretty relaxed when it comes to a tiny ammount of germs. )