I don't know if I've ever purchased silicone nipples, but the latex ones
specifically say boil the first time before using. After that, it's my
understanding that you can just wash them -- you don't need to boil or
sterilize them -- hot soapy water is good enough. I would assume the same
would be true for the silicone nipples.
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"Jody Pellerin" wrote in message
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There's been a bit of a debate between myself and somebody in the family
over boiling and microwaving nipples. From what I was told, by boiling
latex
nipples, it dries them out and they flake in the babies mouth. And I guess
microwaves do the same thing to them. I use the microwave to warm my
daughter's bottles, however, ours is very weak so it's usually just at
room
temperature and I shake it very well afterwards to avoid hot spots.
Anyways, to end this debate and to be safe because I boil my bottles and
nipples after every use to sterilize them, I replaced all latex nipples
with
silicone nipples. So when I told this person that they said it does the
same
thing to them... which I'm not quite agreeing on but I can't find any info
on it so I can't be certain.
Can you guys give me any info on boiling them and this issue with them
flaking? Does the same thing happen to silicone nipples?