She looked into the different sterilisation modes and scoured the market for cutting-edge new products as well as old established favourites.

Tommee Tippee Travel and MicrowaveSteriliserbags are for use with breast pumps, bottles, pacifiers, bottles and feeding accessories (except bottle brushes and any other metallic items). Offering great value for money this complete feeding set from Tommee Tippee includes everything you need (and more! She spent six months testing the shortlisted products with her own bottles and breast pump parts, each for a minimum of 10 days.Microwave steriliser bags do rely on a microwave, so make sure you have one of these to hand if they're going to be a regular cleaning tool in your day-to-day life. You will also need to sterilise your baby’s bottles and other feeding equipment if you are unable to breastfeed, have chosen not to, or perhaps when you reach the end of your breastfeeding journey, or begin combination feeding. With so much on their plates, all parents really want is simple-to-use, good-value products that just work – and the Tommee Tippee microwave steriliser couldn’t get any easier. The kit includes a dummy and teat tongs, and the steriliser can fit around four bottles inside, alongside a few smaller items such as dummies and feeding spoons.

What we loved about the Milton Solo was that, travel steriliser or not, it’s more adaptable and comes with more useful design features than any other travel model we tested. This unit is one of the most advanced on the market, and a typical clean and dry cycle takes around 30 minutes.of bacteria on almost anything that will fit inside it - including bottles, breast pumps, keys, toys and even your mobile phone! TSynonymous with high quality kitchen appliances, Dualit also holds a large capacity electric steam steriliser and dryer within its portfolio, which generously houses six bottles from a range of leading brands. A steam steriliser does exactly what it says on the tin: it sterilises baby’s equipment using steam to kill germs. Boil the feeding equipment in a large pan of water for at least 10 minutes, making sure everything stays under the surface. This means that you will be able to sterilise baby bottles, breast pumps and other accessories up to 100 times with just one retail pack.

Pour in the solution over the heating plate and leave to soak for between 30 minutes and 24 hours, depending on the extent of the limescale. While they tend to take longer to sterilise things than a steam steriliser, the advantage of a UV steriliser is that you don't have to contend with equipment that's hot to the touch after sterilisation, making them a safer option for most households. Tommee Tippee’s UV 3-in-1 Steriliser is a top of the range device which uses advanced UV technology to kill bacteria and disinfect against mould, and other germs without the use of water or harsh chemicals.Before re-using the bag in the microwave ensure that all items and the bag have been cleaned with warm soapy water and rinsed. Electric, microwave and travel sterilisers using steam will all get very hot, so the usual cautions apply: wait the recommended amount of time before opening the lid after a cycle has completed, open the lid away from you to redirect any steam, use oven gloves to retrieve from the microwave if necessary, and of course keep any hot items away from children.

It features two HEPA filters which cleverly capture up to 95% of airborne particles so the bottles dry quickly.With an innovative vented teat, they're great for preventing colic by limiting the air that your baby swallows while they feed. Dr Browns every time - baby never had wind issues a friend of mine who fosters babies recommended them and we have never had an issue. On the downside, the heating plate will almost certainly attract limescale over time so the steriliser will need descaling once or twice a month.