Bottles

It isn’t recommended to stop sterilising bottles/cutlery etc until at least a year old xxx

Honestly maybe not the best advice but I hardly ever sterilise his bottles. I sterilised them a lot when he was born but around 2 months old I stopped fully. I just wash them with dishsoap and let dry on drying rack. He is almost 6 months old. That's just a personal thing and I might be frown upon, however he doesn't seem to have any problems if he did I would continue with sterilising.

The reason you sterilise bottles, to my knowledge, is that cleaning them will not get rid of all of the milk/formula residue and sterilising kills whatever is left. It’s not about “baby puts everything in their mouth” or “building immunity”. It’s because formula powder contains harmful bacteria which needs to be eliminated. That’s why you have to make formula with water over 70°C and why you should sterilise.

1 year. It’s to do with the bacteria in milk, which isn’t the same as like putting toys etc in their mouth. Definitely keep sterilising until 12 months +

After 6 months said health visitor
They now are putting everything in mouth. That's a bacteria. Can't avoid it. As well kids Can't live in sterile environment they need bacteria to build immune system

1 year!

In France sterilisation is no longer recommended except for premature or immuno depressed babies, as long as bottles are thoroughly washed immediately after being used.

Always sterilise if you’re giving formula. Your sterilised because formula could have bacteria