Where to find a good container which you drip dry bottles after sterilizing

Appreciate your help on this. Any recommendation?

hi there,


i don't think you are supposed to drip dry your bottles after sterilising because your bottles will not be sterile if you don't seal them with the caps and all when you remove them from the steriliser, hence defeating the purpose of sterilisation?


what i do is to seal the bottles immediately after sterilisation and for bottles not used within 24 hours, i sterilise them again before using. depending on what steriliser you plan to use, some brands will keep the bottles sterile up to x amount of hours in the machine.


these are my thoughts, hope it helps. i am sure someone else on this forum will be able to provide advice.

How long does a bottle remain sterile in the fridge ???

I keep mine in the fridge in a large plastic box for a few days. Is that OK ???

Hi Wheelymate, totally agree with you. I have an Avent electric sterilizer. Haven't really figured out how to function it yet (I'm due in Oct), but thinking what the next procedure should be like after sterilizing. I thought of placing the bottles in a large plastic box to keep them airy (and true, that means they are not sterile any more...) So you close the caps immediately after sterilizing keeping the moist inside? Will germs grow out of it that way? Sorry I really have no concept at all...

hi nicher,


my bub (5 month plus now) was on formula very early on so had to learn about bottles and sterilisation really quickly. i was clueless in the beginning and absolutely paranoid about my bub getting sick in case i didn't follow the proper sterilisation procedures. and it didn't help that the steam sterilisers say the bottles will only stay sterile up to x number of hours in the machine - i have a friend who faced the same problems, she sterilised a bottle every time just before use until she thought she was going mad!


then i spoke to my friend who has 2 kids (one a few months before mine). what she does is every morning, she will wash and sterilise all the bottles she will need for the day. she will then fill it up with cooled boiled water, seal it and only add the formula when she actually needs to feed. i decided to follow her method but i keep all my bottles sealed in a lock and lock container - when i visited her this week, noticed she just leaves the sealed bottles out on the tray.


so far (touchwood), my bub is well and fine. however, while this is what i do, i am not sure if this is actually the best method to avoid food poisoning, etc - DO NOT assume that my method is the most "sterile" one. this is just my personal experience so i would advise you to check with your bub's paediatrician and see what the other moms here say!

Thanks Wheelymate, that's really helpful. I think I'll go mad too if I have to sterilise the bottle EVERY TIME before use! So just seeing what would be the easiest and most hygienic way to store the unused bottles for preparation. I do see plastic boxes/ holder (with/ without cover) for washed bottles sold in Jusco and B2B. Just wondering if those are useful.


I think what I need to do first is to read thoroughly the user manual of the sterilizer. I plan to breastfeed in the first few months hopefully, but would still need bottles for pumped milk. I'm all nervous about feeding patterns, expressing milk, milk storage etc!!