Where/how to store bottles

We’ve got the large easy start MAM bottle set and we’re yet to open the box as we don’t know when we should be sterilising them ahead of little one’s arrival.

Hoping to just sterilise them in the microwave (fingers crossed they fit), but once each bottle is sterilised do we need to keep them in anything? I know you can buy an actual MAM steriliser to replace the microwave which you can probs leave the bottles in there as well, but what if we’re not using that for now?

Can I store them just in the kitchen cupboard, if so how can I do it safely and should we put all the parts of the bottle back together before we do so?

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They are only sterile for 24 hours, some sterilisers will also dry them and can be storage too! But I think they can be stored in the fridge or cupboard once dry and sterile! I’m going to do cold water Milton as seems easiest lol x

Only sterile for 24 hours. So you sterilise as you go. You can unbox them now and wash them and see if they fit in microwave.

Once they're sterilised you need to make up the bottle straight away and put all pieces back together, with the lid on. Don't dry them with anything or leave them to air dry as that makes them no longer sterile.

thank you!! yeah we aren’t going to sterilise them until we’re back from the hospital just wanted to know about storing - cupboard it is!!

thank you yeah we aren’t sterilising them/getting them out yet! more just wanting to know about where to store them but it’s good to know for certain that we put all the parts together again (a lot easier too)

I have the mam bottles, we use the dr browns steriliser which sterilises and dries and can be kept in there for 24 hours

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