Here’s the 411 on sterilizing baby bottles, and 3 ways to sterilize those bottles and pump parts 🍼 According to Dr. Lauren Crosby, Pediatrician and Bobbie Medical Advisor, you’ll need to sterilize bottles if your baby was born prematurely, has a compromised immune system or is younger than three months old.⁠ With any new bottles, nipples and caps, be sure to sterilize before the first use! ⁠ 3 ways to sterilize: 1. You can use boiling water to sterilize baby bottles (leave them in for about 5 minutes). 2. Running your dishwasher on the hottest water setting and a heated drying cycle can sterilize baby bottles. 3. Using a microwave baby bottle sterilizer! #babybottles #bottlefeeding #babytok #parenttok #parentsoftiktok #parenting #momtok #babyfeeding #newbaby