Originally Posted by Michelle:
I just look at it like this, Would I put a bottle in my OWN new born babies mouth knowing it had another woman's breast milk in it? or in the mouth of an 8 month old that just got diagnosed with strep throat or some other
illness?
The 2 R.N.'s that I have would boil their babies bottles and bottled water, send the bottles,nipples etc. in sterile bags every day. I have had their kids since they were born and they LOVE it that I take germs so seriously.
Because they are in the medical field, they see the things that could happen to little ones. I know that when kids get older they all share the same toys but what I'm talking about is young babies that need to be protected.
Would I? yes I would let my own newborn baby use a bottle that another child has used, as long as it's been washed. Heck, not even the dishwasher, just hot soapy water and a bottle brush.
And by 5 months they are all mouthing the same toys anyway. I wash them daily, but they still trade occasionally without me seeing it happen.