We all know that the baby who was born before the age of one year, the body's various functions and internal organ functions have not yet fully developed, the body's immunity and resistance are still relatively weak, in order to avoid children getting sick, or to reduce contact with germs, in daily life will pay attention to the baby's hygiene, especially with the baby's intimate contact with the items and food.
Before using it for the baby, it is generally disinfected first, whether it is the clothes worn, or the toys held in the hand, or the bottles that feed themselves every day, they must be fully disinfected first. It is this disinfection work, there are many parents actually have mistakes, resulting in the failure of disinfection, thereby increasing the risk of the baby's disease.
Let's talk about the matter of disinfecting the bottle, I don't know how the family with the baby is disinfected, whether it is simply scalded with boiling water, or even not scalded, or the cleaning is also washed casually. Others boil bottles in water, while others use special disinfection cabinets or steam pots to disinfect them. Don't know these ways, which one did you choose?
For the bottle and nipple used by the baby, can it be disinfected with boiling water?
In fact, this problem is very similar to a problem, that is, many people eat out, they like to use boiling water to boil or a little, think that this is clean, safe, can reduce the intake of germs.
To tell the truth, in addition to allowing you to get psychological comfort, nothing else can be achieved, not to mention the so-called boiling water, how much water temperature can be reached, let's say that the germs can really be killed after the boiling water has been scalded? There seems to be no such statement! I have only heard that boiling water can kill bacteria, I have not heard that boiling water can kill bacteria, and the temperature of boiling water is mostly above 120 degrees Celsius, so as to completely eliminate germs and achieve the purpose of disinfection.
Besides, even if it is not for disinfection, just to clean the tableware, it is useless, there is no cleaner to help clean, some oil will still remain, will become a bacterial medium, may bring harm to the body.
In the same way, the baby's bottle, pacifier, simply use boiling water to blanch, completely can not achieve the role of disinfection, this useless work is better than not doing.
To properly sterilize the bottle, you need to pay attention to 2 points:
First, wash the bottle correctly
Washing the bottle does not mean scalding the bottle with boiling water, and then placing it under the faucet to pick up some water, and shaking it at will, even if it is washed and disinfected. To clean the bottle correctly, first put some water in the bottle, then put in the bottle cleaner, soak for 3-5 minutes, and then carefully brush the cup with a brush.
After the cup is brushed, it is a comprehensive cleaning of the nipple, and the cleaning of the bottle is also the top priority of cleaning the bottle, because the nipple structure is relatively complex, and it is necessary to clean more carefully. Otherwise, some small slits will accumulate dirt and become a medium for bacteria, which will enter the baby's body and destroy the baby's health.
Cleaning the nipple must be completely disassembled, and then do a comprehensive cleaning of the inside and outside, any small hole, small gap should be cleaned, do not give the opportunity to dirt to gather, when cleaned, you can disinfect.
Second, proper disinfection
Before disinfection, you need to wash and disinfect your hands to avoid contaminating the bottle or nipple that you are exposed to, and then you can put the nipple and bottle into the pot and boil for about 30 minutes. In addition to this way, you can also put the nipple and bottle into the sterilization cabinet and steam sterilizer, which can be effectively disinfected, reduce the baby's exposure to germs, and the baby's health can also be well protected.
There are two more questions that parents should also be aware of:
Colostrum should be given to the baby to drink, and should not be squeezed
There are some people of the older generation who still feed their children with old ideas, so there will be some traditional sayings, such as colostrum should be fed to the baby, or should be squeezed out, there are many families because of this and have a gap, the focus is on the different concepts.
In terms of scientific feeding methods, colostrum is the most nutritious, should be fed to the baby in time, if it is squeezed out, it is a bit wasteful. The old man said that the colostrum is not clean, it is completely unreasonable, to know that milk is the mother's qi and blood, how can there be a clean reason, I hope that the old people can change the old concept, science to feed the baby.
Your baby doesn't have to sterilize the nipple before drinking breast milk
Many mothers will especially love clean, of course, but also afraid that their own love is not clean, resulting in the baby exposed to too many bacteria, adversely affecting the child's health. Before eating breast milk, wipe the nipples with disinfectant wipes, and then feed, honestly don't have to be so nervous, to know that some bacteria are not harmful to the human body, and into the intestine, you can also improve the intestinal flora, the child's digestive function is also helpful.
Bottle nipple, easy to get stained with dust and dirt, as well as some microorganisms, but breast milk is not easy to contact, if every time before eating milk, to disinfect the nipple, will not be too troublesome, if the baby is already very hungry, you are still slowly disinfecting, the little guy will be very anxious, it is recommended not to over-disinfect, but the child's immunity and resistance is not good.
New parents do have some misunderstandings in parenting, mainly because they have not done their homework in advance. There is also the susceptibility to the influence of old ideas, as well as some wrong knowledge, I hope that during pregnancy, we must learn more about parenting.
Resources:
1. "Eight Myths about Breastfeeding: Are You "Not Enough Milk"? Dr. Lilac 2015.12.30
2. How do I disinfect my child's belongings? Dr. Lilac 2020.1.30