OP you may have ocd or be suffering from PPD. The dishwasher even not on sanitize cycle is fine. I had 2 preemies and the neonatologist even said dishwasher was more sanitary than handwashing. We have a wet bar on the floor where our nursery was, so I hand washed parts there and then just put them in the microwavable sanitizer. This was for preemie twins - I just used a dishwasher in the kitchen for my full term babies and when I wasn’t pumping for twins

We have a sanitizer that goes in the microwave. Just takes a few minutes. I think the dishwasher is fine, but if you are doing bottles exclusively then you probably want another way to wash them, because otherwise you will need to do a daily load.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Use your dishwasher. Unless your kid is a preemie just home from the hospital you don't need to be worried about germs.

OP here. I personally think it’s unhygienic and gross to mix it with food particles and stuff. That’s a pass for us.

This is fascinating. Do you not use a dishwasher ever then? Do you feed your other family members and guests on dishes you washed in something you find “unhygienic and gross”? If not what do you use to wash your dishes that you view is “not gross”? I’m a really clean person and can’t think of anything that would be *more* hygienic than a dishwasher, so really interested in knowing more from someone who doesn’t use them because they’re gross!

I find this fascinating too.

I just bought a separate Rubbermaid tub and hot soaked bottles and parts in soapy water for an hour or so. Obviously rinsed them out really good before the soak. Got in there with a scrub rush and rinsed them dried on a separate drying rack. It really doesn't need to be more complicated than that.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Use your dishwasher. Unless your kid is a preemie just home from the hospital you don't need to be worried about germs.

OP here. I personally think it’s unhygienic and gross to mix it with food particles and stuff. That’s a pass for us.

This is fascinating. Do you not use a dishwasher ever then? Do you feed your other family members and guests on dishes you washed in something you find “unhygienic and gross”? If not what do you use to wash your dishes that you view is “not gross”? I’m a really clean person and can’t think of anything that would be *more* hygienic than a dishwasher, so really interested in knowing more from someone who doesn’t use them because they’re gross!