Very strict hygiene requirements must be observed while feeding a baby. This is necessary in order to protect the baby from various diseases. It is not enough to just wash the baby bottle; you must also sterilize it.
The smaller the child, the more stringent the sanitary and hygienic requirements for the dishes and bottle from which he eats should be. Here special sterilizers will come to the rescue. They come in different types, each of which differs from each other in certain functionality.
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Household sterilizers are divided into two:
- cold, in which antiseptic substances are used;
- steam rooms, in which the bottles are disinfected with steam.
Most of the devices on sale are steam. It is more convenient to use them in a domestic environment. Before you start using the device, you need to pour clean water into a special container. After it has boiled, steam will treat the bottles and nipples on top.
How to choose a sterilizer?
Steam sterilizers, in turn, have three main types:
- for microwave ovens;
- electrical;
- for heated bottles.
The two devices have minor differences between each other. For the former, a microwave oven is required, for the latter, sockets. Both are designed for a different number of baby bottles.
The operating time for both devices is approximately the same and ranges from two to eight minutes - it depends on the specific model and the power of the microwave oven. As long as the lid is closed in sterilizers, the bottles remain sterile for several hours.
When choosing a model, the size of the bottles is important. It is better to immediately purchase both a baby feeding device and a sterilizer from the same manufacturer. Microwave ovens are much cheaper than electric ones, but only non-metallic utensils can be placed in them.
The warming sterilizer often holds only one bottle. People who travel with a child usually make a choice in favor of this model. This device takes up very little space and can be used outside the home (it works from a car cigarette lighter).
Should you buy a sterilizer at all?
Many people ask the question, is there a need for a sterilizer at all? The answer is simple: yes! Why risk a child's health when you can buy this necessary device, in which you can sterilize not only bottles, but also dishes, nipples, pacifiers and nasal aspirators? Why boil all this in a saucepan when you can use the device? There is never too much cleanliness, especially when it comes to children's health. Just remember that there are microbes that are not afraid of even boiling water, for example, Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, you need to constantly monitor the quality of baby food, and also make sure that it is suitable before purchasing a sterilizer.
