Most of them are cup-shaped microwave sterilisers large enough for one bottle or one breast pump – though you might not always have access to a microwave when away from home so look out for ones that can be used with cold water solution as well. She has also had essays and poetry published in Huff Post, Fourth Trimester Magazine and Dear Damsels. For cold water sterilisers, a full container will be very heavy and should be kept away from children so they can’t pull it over onto their head. To reduce limescale build-up, pour out the water after every use and wipe down with a soft damp cloth. Sterilisation fluid is made from sodium hypochlorite, a mild, non-toxic bleach that decomposes into water and a small amount of salt.

All done in five minutes and the bottles or bits can stay in the container with the lid on for 24 hours. It has a four-bottle capacity plus room for extra breast pump parts, a sturdy locking lid and a two- to six-minute cycle depending on the wattage of your microwave. Protecting our babies from germs is every parent's priority, so sterilising bottles, teats, breast pumps and dummies is a part of every new parent's life. The Milton Cold Water Steriliser, for example, is a large five-litre bucket and, with the right number of tablets, an even bigger container could be used, which puts no limit on the amount of equipment you could sterilise at once (great for parents of multiples! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.The Milton Sterilising Fluid formula should be neutralised by the saliva proteins and break down into salt and water.

Tommee Tippee has put a great deal of thought into the redesign of their electric steam steriliser and it really shows. Always clean and sterilise all of the parts from your Philips Avent bottle that come into contact with milk after each use. Like any electric steriliser, it attracts limescale on its heating plate so will need regular descaling. Items inside stay sterile for 24 hours and the lid is designed with a flat lip so it can be laid horizontally in a smaller microwave – a useful feature we didn’t find in any other travel steriliser. Although there are so many electric sterilisers on the market, this more traditional way of sterilising bottles is talked about a lot in the BabyCentre community.

Philips have teamed up with Klarna to offer safe, convenient, interest free, flexible payment options at checkout. We've also listened to our BabyCentre parents to find out which sterilisers they are raving or ranting about. Stacking both compartments gives you room for everything – bottles, breast pump bits, teats and all the extras so you can sterilise everything in one go.

In the hazy days with a new baby, keeping them safe is the number one priority – and also likely to be the biggest source of anxiety for parents.The Electric Steriliser takes as little as 8 minutes to sterilise a full load of 6 bottles, teats and dome caps. The new Philips AVENT electric steam steriliser SCF284/02 has been designed to make sterilising as simple as possible.