Did I just think of a genius baby hack? Scared to try it

[Anonymous]

what about blow drying it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you are a genius. I love millennials.

Why are you, an old person, hanging out on the expectant mother board?

I'm not the PP, but you do realize some of us are Gen X, right? I know, I know, how dare I, I'm too old, my children will suffer, someone should have banned my ancient, dusty uterus from reproducing already. But they didn't, and here we are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you are a genius. I love millennials.

Why are you, an old person, hanging out on the expectant mother board?

What makes you think this was sarcasm? Maybe it was a genuine compliment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do. Not. Put something contaminated with human fecal matter in the same apparatus you put bottles for your child. Pleas envision yourself explaining how your infant has contracted E. Coli to a medical professional...because you don’t want to spend $30???

Thank you for having sense!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you are a genius. I love millennials.

Why are you, an old person, hanging out on the expectant mother board?

I'm not the PP, but you do realize some of us are Gen X, right? I know, I know, how dare I, I'm too old, my children will suffer, someone should have banned my ancient, dusty uterus from reproducing already. But they didn't, and here we are.

Wait until they find out I have a 16 year old AND a newborn. Duty but still in good working order.

Signed,
Not a Susan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We finally found a swaddle that LO sleeps well in but I refuse to buy multiples of it since LO will soon need to transition out of swaddling and we’ve spent enough money. So when LO spits up or poops on it, I hand wash it and lay it out to dry but this takes long. I have a baby brezza bottle sterilizer that has a button for dry only. Is it wishful thinking that I could place this single cotton swaddle in the baby brezza and dry it? It would be so much better than using our giant dryer or waiting hours for air dry.

sorry side note - do you find using a bottle sterilizer useful? Wondering if I should buy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We finally found a swaddle that LO sleeps well in but I refuse to buy multiples of it since LO will soon need to transition out of swaddling and we’ve spent enough money. So when LO spits up or poops on it, I hand wash it and lay it out to dry but this takes long. I have a baby brezza bottle sterilizer that has a button for dry only. Is it wishful thinking that I could place this single cotton swaddle in the baby brezza and dry it? It would be so much better than using our giant dryer or waiting hours for air dry.

sorry side note - do you find using a bottle sterilizer useful? Wondering if I should buy.

OP here. Enjoyed the snarky comments which may have been well-deserved. it was part desperation, part mom brain and part I'm just always creative and trying to find ways to save money because unlike someone who commented, I am not wealthy. Love the blow drying comment! Swaddle is air drying as I type and I will probably buy another or suck it up and use my giant jalopy of a clothes dryer to dry this tiny little cloth.

For the PP question above, you need some method to sterilize bottle/pump parts. I was duped into thinking I needed baby brezza though I got it used so it was cheap. If you have an instant pot you can use that, though someone cautioned to buy a separate gasket and steaming basket just for the baby because she kept getting infections. Some use microwaveable bags/plastic contraptions and I suppose some have the time and patience to boil in water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We finally found a swaddle that LO sleeps well in but I refuse to buy multiples of it since LO will soon need to transition out of swaddling and we’ve spent enough money. So when LO spits up or poops on it, I hand wash it and lay it out to dry but this takes long. I have a baby brezza bottle sterilizer that has a button for dry only. Is it wishful thinking that I could place this single cotton swaddle in the baby brezza and dry it? It would be so much better than using our giant dryer or waiting hours for air dry.

sorry side note - do you find using a bottle sterilizer useful? Wondering if I should buy.

OP here. Enjoyed the snarky comments which may have been well-deserved. it was part desperation, part mom brain and part I'm just always creative and trying to find ways to save money because unlike someone who commented, I am not wealthy. Love the blow drying comment! Swaddle is air drying as I type and I will probably buy another or suck it up and use my giant jalopy of a clothes dryer to dry this tiny little cloth.

For the PP question above, you need some method to sterilize bottle/pump parts. I was duped into thinking I needed baby brezza though I got it used so it was cheap. If you have an instant pot you can use that, though someone cautioned to buy a separate gasket and steaming basket just for the baby because she kept getting infections. Some use microwaveable bags/plastic contraptions and I suppose some have the time and patience to boil in water.

Did your doctor tell you to sterilize the bottles? I sterilized everything when I took it out of the package and then just washed it all. Sterilizing after every use seems insane to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you are a genius. I love millennials.

Why are you, an old person, hanging out on the expectant mother board?

I'm not the PP, but you do realize some of us are Gen X, right? I know, I know, how dare I, I'm too old, my children will suffer, someone should have banned my ancient, dusty uterus from reproducing already. But they didn't, and here we are.

Wait until they find out I have a 16 year old AND a newborn. Duty but still in good working order.

Signed,
Not a Susan

I just can't get over making fun of millennial women to a group of...mostly millennial women. Are you really so insecure in your choices you have to bash others? I'd work on that before you have any more kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We finally found a swaddle that LO sleeps well in but I refuse to buy multiples of it since LO will soon need to transition out of swaddling and we’ve spent enough money. So when LO spits up or poops on it, I hand wash it and lay it out to dry but this takes long. I have a baby brezza bottle sterilizer that has a button for dry only. Is it wishful thinking that I could place this single cotton swaddle in the baby brezza and dry it? It would be so much better than using our giant dryer or waiting hours for air dry.

sorry side note - do you find using a bottle sterilizer useful? Wondering if I should buy.

OP here. Enjoyed the snarky comments which may have been well-deserved. it was part desperation, part mom brain and part I'm just always creative and trying to find ways to save money because unlike someone who commented, I am not wealthy. Love the blow drying comment! Swaddle is air drying as I type and I will probably buy another or suck it up and use my giant jalopy of a clothes dryer to dry this tiny little cloth.

For the PP question above, you need some method to sterilize bottle/pump parts. I was duped into thinking I needed baby brezza though I got it used so it was cheap. If you have an instant pot you can use that, though someone cautioned to buy a separate gasket and steaming basket just for the baby because she kept getting infections. Some use microwaveable bags/plastic contraptions and I suppose some have the time and patience to boil in water.

Did your doctor tell you to sterilize the bottles? I sterilized everything when I took it out of the package and then just washed it all. Sterilizing after every use seems insane to me.

You do not need to sterilize after every use. If you are ever late to washing it out and are worried about sour milk getting in there, most of the parts can go in the dishwasher, where the heat will be more than enough to sterilize.

You can also just put the parts in the fridge between use. That's what I used to do at work to cut down on time, and then just wash once at the end of the day.

[Anonymous]

I believe the prevailing recommendation is to sterilize once per day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We finally found a swaddle that LO sleeps well in but I refuse to buy multiples of it since LO will soon need to transition out of swaddling and we’ve spent enough money. So when LO spits up or poops on it, I hand wash it and lay it out to dry but this takes long. I have a baby brezza bottle sterilizer that has a button for dry only. Is it wishful thinking that I could place this single cotton swaddle in the baby brezza and dry it? It would be so much better than using our giant dryer or waiting hours for air dry.

sorry side note - do you find using a bottle sterilizer useful? Wondering if I should buy.

OP here. Enjoyed the snarky comments which may have been well-deserved. it was part desperation, part mom brain and part I'm just always creative and trying to find ways to save money because unlike someone who commented, I am not wealthy. Love the blow drying comment! Swaddle is air drying as I type and I will probably buy another or suck it up and use my giant jalopy of a clothes dryer to dry this tiny little cloth.

For the PP question above, you need some method to sterilize bottle/pump parts. I was duped into thinking I needed baby brezza though I got it used so it was cheap. If you have an instant pot you can use that, though someone cautioned to buy a separate gasket and steaming basket just for the baby because she kept getting infections. Some use microwaveable bags/plastic contraptions and I suppose some have the time and patience to boil in water.

Did your doctor tell you to sterilize the bottles? I sterilized everything when I took it out of the package and then just washed it all. Sterilizing after every use seems insane to me.

+1. I used the sterilize feature on my dish washer, or just washed on hot water. I sterilized pump parts in the microwave bags, but that's only because I kept them in the fridge and only washed every other day. Unless your baby has some specific health matter, there's no need to sterilize bottles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe the prevailing recommendation is to sterilize once per day.

Err, not according to the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/healthychildcare/infantfeeding/cleansanitize.html

Seriously, sterilize if you want, but new moms have enough crap to deal with. Don't create more work for yourself!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe the prevailing recommendation is to sterilize once per day.

Err, not according to the CDC. https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/hygiene/healthychildcare/infantfeeding/cleansanitize.html

Seriously, sterilize if you want, but new moms have enough crap to deal with. Don't create more work for yourself!

Okay correction. You are partially right, my apologies. IF you don't wash and dry in the dishwasher and IF your baby is under 3 months, then they say to sterilize once a day. I think the microwave bags would still be much easier (and cheaper) than a Brezza, but you do you.

Note: If you use a dishwasher with hot water and a heating drying cycle (or sanitizing setting) to clean infant feeding items, a separate sanitizing step is not necessary.

For extra germ removal, sanitize feeding items at least once daily. Sanitizing is particularly important when your baby is younger than 3 months, was born prematurely, or has a weakened immune system. Daily sanitizing of feeding items may not be necessary for older, healthy babies, if those items are cleaned carefully after each use.

[Anonymous]

OMG I’m losing it. Creating so much work for myself, I’ve been sterilizing everything every time. Le sigh. I need a nap. Any other insights to share that will upend my short parenting stint??