Preparing to Store Sterile Baby Bottles
Wash your hands before touching the sterile bottles. Use soap and water to wash your hands thoroughly before handling sterile baby bottles. This will help prevent the transfer of bacteria or germs from your hands to the bottles. If you want to use extra caution, you can handle the baby bottles with sterilized tongs instead of your washed hands.
Let the sterile bottles air dry completely on a clean dishcloth. If you’re storing the baby bottles in a cabinet or container, remove them from the pot, sterilizer, or dishwasher you sterilized them in and place them on a clean dishcloth. Spread out the all the parts, including the nipple, attachment rings, and bottle, and let them air dry completely. Air drying the sterilized bottle parts will help prevent germs and mold from growing in any crevices. If you’re storing the baby bottles inside the sterilizer, you can skip this step.
Reassemble the sterile baby bottles before storing them. Once the baby bottle parts are completely air dried, you can reassemble the bottles to make it easier to store them. If you prefer to store the parts separately, you can leave them disassembled and skip this step.
Sanitize the cabinet or container you plan to store the bottles in. Before storing the sterilized baby bottles in a cabinet, make sure that you thoroughly clean the cabinets with sanitizing wipes or disinfecting soap and a clean cloth. If you’re storing the baby bottles in a container in the refrigerator, wash the containers with dish soap or run them through the dishwasher beforehand. If you’re storing the baby bottles in the sterilizer, you can skip this step.
Keeping the Bottles Sterile
Place the baby bottles in a clean kitchen cabinet. Once you’ve thoroughly cleaned a kitchen cabinet, you can safely store sterile baby bottles in it until you need to use them. Only store baby bottles in cabinets that have a door so you can ensure they will stay protected from bacteria and dust. You can store the sterile baby bottles in a cabinet with dishes as long as the dishes have been thoroughly cleaned.
Keep sterile bottles in a sealed container in the refrigerator. If you want to ensure that the bottles aren’t exposed to any germs or bacteria, you can store them in a sealed container, such as a plastic or glass food storage container, in the refrigerator. The cold temperature will help keep the bottles clean and keep any bacteria or mold from growing on them. You can also store the bottles in an unused sealed plastic baggie.
Leave the bottles in the sterilizer until you need to use them. If you used a tabletop equipment sterilizer to sterilize the baby bottles, you can leave the bottles in the sterilizer once the sterilization process has finished. While sterilizing the baby bottles, the sterilizer also sterilizes itself, making it a clean and safe place to store baby bottles until you need to use them or sterilize them again. Make sure that you keep the lid closed on the sterilizer to keep the baby bottles germ-free. Most manufacturers provide guidelines in the instruction manual about how long you can leave the baby bottles in the sterilizer before they need to be sterilized again.
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