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12-24-2012 at 9:31 AM
A&B Septem...
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sterilizing mishap and Q

Let me first say, I feel like a dummy for even having to post this.  So I ordered additional storage bottles for my pump.  H said that he would sterilize them for me while I took a nap.  Unfortunetly he also fell asleep and they were on the stove top for 45-60 min.  (I can't really be mad that he fell asleep too... we'd woken up at 1:45a to catch a red eye flight home and only had slept 4 hours)  There was about 2" of water left in the pot when I discovered this and the bottles were floating... but they are now tinged a reddish color.  I asked H about it and he said he had used the pot to warm up spaghetti sauce but cleaned it before boiling the bottles.  So did the bottles get too hot and cause the discoloration?  Did H not wash the pot well enough?  Why didn't I just do this myself?  If it were you, would you use the bottles or pitch them and buy new (again).  I'm thinking I should probably just pitch them..... so annoying!



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12-24-2012 at 9:35 AM
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I would probably run them through the hottest dishwasher cycle to clean them.  Spaghetti sauce is sooo hard to clean out of things so I bet there was a tiny bit left.   If the red doesn't come out of the bottles, I would hesitate to use them.

PS. Where in IL are you? I'm central :)



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12-24-2012 at 9:40 AM
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I'll try that and see what happens... thanks!

I was in Chicago but moved to northwest Indiana in May... I just haven't updated my account.... yep... I'm WAY behind!  Although I did try to update LOs pic and it didn't work... can I blame the bump instead?  ;)




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12-24-2012 at 10:35 AM
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Can you try some bleach water?

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12-24-2012 at 10:39 AM
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I don't know what pump you use, but I use the Medela PISA and the $3 gerber bottles fit the pump so I use those instead of buying the $20 Medela bottles. Just in case you decide to replace them you can get them way cheaper. I pump into those and store in the Avent bottles that LO uses, or the storage bags for the freezer. 

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12-24-2012 at 10:58 AM
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I fell asleep while sterilizing a pot of nipples/pacifier and the melted and started the fire alarm : boo!

Like PP id try dishwaher also, if not clear, id toss. Sorry!

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12-24-2012 at 11:06 AM
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jerseygirl6411:
I don't know what pump you use, but I use the Medela PISA and the $3 gerber bottles fit the pump so I use those instead of buying the $20 Medela bottles. Just in case you decide to replace them you can get them way cheaper. I pump into those and store in the Avent bottles that LO uses, or the storage bags for the freezer. 

I use an Ameda PY.  The gerber first essentials fit the pump but don't fit the base which isn't a big deal when I'm at home vs. pumping in car when H drives.  If they don't come clean, maybe I'll just do that instead.  Unless there is another cheap gerber bottle I don't know about.

BTW:  your LO is too cute... love that hat!




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