The water bottles are killing me

[Anonymous]

My kids each get two water bottles and two only. One that is in use and one that's either clean or waiting by the sink to be cleaned. I strongly encourage them to use each one for 2-3 days before I switch them to the other bottle. This has helped a lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids each get two water bottles and two only. One that is in use and one that's either clean or waiting by the sink to be cleaned. I strongly encourage them to use each one for 2-3 days before I switch them to the other bottle. This has helped a lot.

Still a lot. I have 3 kids, then my husband any myself. That is 10 water bottles.

[Anonymous]

We have 30+ water bottles for biking, running, etc. I hung a shoe holder on the back of the pantry door to keep them all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids have assigned Thermoflasks. I rinse off the mouth piece but never wash the insides...why? its just water in there.

Please look up the science on this. The human mouth harbors bacteria, sugars, etc. The stuff from our mouth gets inside of water bottles. No telling how often kids backwash into their water bottles and then keep drinking. No telling how often the stuff from inside our mouths mingle with the water in the bottle. Water bottles are meant to be washed, either by hand or dishwasher every day.

[Anonymous]

Simple. I don’t wash them. Child washes their own. If they choose not to wash, their choice.

When asked, I will wash them when children in a hurry. But not every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids each get two water bottles and two only. One that is in use and one that's either clean or waiting by the sink to be cleaned. I strongly encourage them to use each one for 2-3 days before I switch them to the other bottle. This has helped a lot.

Still a lot. I have 3 kids, then my husband any myself. That is 10 water bottles.

Eh, say you wash them every other night. That’s 5 water bottles every other night. 5 minutes tops. Fill each bottle with warm soapy water. Wash the tops/straws/whatever, then wash out the bottles themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dishwasher isn’t really tall enough to put the bottles upright, unless maybe on an angle in which case they take up a lot of room.

The bottom is not tall enough?

I never wash plastic stuff on the bottom. Guess we have a one metal one but most are plastic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids have assigned Thermoflasks. I rinse off the mouth piece but never wash the insides...why? its just water in there.

Please look up the science on this. The human mouth harbors bacteria, sugars, etc. The stuff from our mouth gets inside of water bottles. No telling how often kids backwash into their water bottles and then keep drinking. No telling how often the stuff from inside our mouths mingle with the water in the bottle. Water bottles are meant to be washed, either by hand or dishwasher every day.

Not happening. Every couple of days, maybe.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the less is more poster. My kids each have one nice Yeti water bottle. So far this seems to be the most durable of the various ones we’ve used over the years. They’re still too young to successfully wash them (pre-k and 1st) so DH and I wash them every 2-3 nights. My youngest does have 1 other water bottle that lives at his preschool during the week. It gets rinsed out daily, but I do a deep wash over the weekend. I myself also have 1 Yeti (I keep it at my desk during work, use it during exercise, by my bedside at night, etc.).

DH on the other hand has fifty gazillion water bottles. This one fits in the car cup holder. That one is good for taking on hikes. He likes XYZ bottle for his desk. And so on. I don’t wash them so it’s not really my problem, but it drives me batty at times when the counter is FULL of them. And the amount of time he spends keeping track of them just doesn’t seem worth it to me, but I knew what I was marrying.

[Anonymous]

Contigo auto seal. Check it out! They’re the best. Easy to dishwasher and don’t leak. No nipples and no straws

[Anonymous]

Same! And they are so heavy to carry everywhere, and I always get stuck with a bag full of them for everyone else. My DS broke four of them at camp this year, and the only ones we have left leak. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

I only buy one kind of water bottle — Nalgene, spout top. All the tops fit the bottoms. I toss any rogue water bottle that enters the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with the less is more poster. My kids each have one nice Yeti water bottle. So far this seems to be the most durable of the various ones we’ve used over the years. They’re still too young to successfully wash them (pre-k and 1st) so DH and I wash them every 2-3 nights. My youngest does have 1 other water bottle that lives at his preschool during the week. It gets rinsed out daily, but I do a deep wash over the weekend. I myself also have 1 Yeti (I keep it at my desk during work, use it during exercise, by my bedside at night, etc.).

DH on the other hand has fifty gazillion water bottles. This one fits in the car cup holder. That one is good for taking on hikes. He likes XYZ bottle for his desk. And so on. I don’t wash them so it’s not really my problem, but it drives me batty at times when the counter is FULL of them. And the amount of time he spends keeping track of them just doesn’t seem worth it to me, but I knew what I was marrying.

This is what we have. We love them!

[Anonymous]

I hate the freebies. They always smell like chemicals to me and they always leak. I want to throw them away ... but isn't the whole point to not generate more garbage?

Then don't take them. No one is forcing you to bring stuff like that into your house. Throw away the ones you have and be done with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids have assigned Thermoflasks. I rinse off the mouth piece but never wash the insides...why? its just water in there.

Please look up the science on this. The human mouth harbors bacteria, sugars, etc. The stuff from our mouth gets inside of water bottles. No telling how often kids backwash into their water bottles and then keep drinking. No telling how often the stuff from inside our mouths mingle with the water in the bottle. Water bottles are meant to be washed, either by hand or dishwasher every day.

Gross. You only wash yours once a day?? I wash ours once they are empty (even if that is multiple times per day) or several hours after first use, if it has not been emptied…

Where did you get the idea that they’re only meant to be washed once per day?