bottle sterilizer/germ guardian for nebs

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gr33nie

New member
We usually boil our nebs each night and while I think it does a great
job it's a bit dangerous. DH has already melted them once and we had
a close call the other night. I'm really interested in trying a
bottle sterilizer or the germ guardian but I would love some data
about if it is as effective as boiling. I wonder how long something
has to be heated and how hight the temp has to be in order for
something to become truly sterile (or at least as well as boiling for 10 min.). I think that the level of sterility that you would need for a baby bottle is not as high as a
nebulizer because you are drinking from a bottle but you're not
breathing anything directly into you're lungs like in the case of nebs.

does anyone know the answer to this?

here are two examples of products that I would consider

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/iq-24-steam-sterilizer-A506

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/express-microwave-steam-sterilizer-A502


Thank you very much
 
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gr33nie

New member
We usually boil our nebs each night and while I think it does a great
job it's a bit dangerous. DH has already melted them once and we had
a close call the other night. I'm really interested in trying a
bottle sterilizer or the germ guardian but I would love some data
about if it is as effective as boiling. I wonder how long something
has to be heated and how hight the temp has to be in order for
something to become truly sterile (or at least as well as boiling for 10 min.). I think that the level of sterility that you would need for a baby bottle is not as high as a
nebulizer because you are drinking from a bottle but you're not
breathing anything directly into you're lungs like in the case of nebs.

does anyone know the answer to this?

here are two examples of products that I would consider

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/iq-24-steam-sterilizer-A506

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/express-microwave-steam-sterilizer-A502


Thank you very much
 
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gr33nie

New member
We usually boil our nebs each night and while I think it does a great
job it's a bit dangerous. DH has already melted them once and we had
a close call the other night. I'm really interested in trying a
bottle sterilizer or the germ guardian but I would love some data
about if it is as effective as boiling. I wonder how long something
has to be heated and how hight the temp has to be in order for
something to become truly sterile (or at least as well as boiling for 10 min.). I think that the level of sterility that you would need for a baby bottle is not as high as a
nebulizer because you are drinking from a bottle but you're not
breathing anything directly into you're lungs like in the case of nebs.

does anyone know the answer to this?

here are two examples of products that I would consider

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/iq-24-steam-sterilizer-A506

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/express-microwave-steam-sterilizer-A502


Thank you very much
 
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gr33nie

New member
We usually boil our nebs each night and while I think it does a great
job it's a bit dangerous. DH has already melted them once and we had
a close call the other night. I'm really interested in trying a
bottle sterilizer or the germ guardian but I would love some data
about if it is as effective as boiling. I wonder how long something
has to be heated and how hight the temp has to be in order for
something to become truly sterile (or at least as well as boiling for 10 min.). I think that the level of sterility that you would need for a baby bottle is not as high as a
nebulizer because you are drinking from a bottle but you're not
breathing anything directly into you're lungs like in the case of nebs.

does anyone know the answer to this?

here are two examples of products that I would consider

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/iq-24-steam-sterilizer-A506

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/express-microwave-steam-sterilizer-A502


Thank you very much
 
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gr33nie

New member
We usually boil our nebs each night and while I think it does a great
job it's a bit dangerous. DH has already melted them once and we had
a close call the other night. I'm really interested in trying a
bottle sterilizer or the germ guardian but I would love some data
about if it is as effective as boiling. I wonder how long something
has to be heated and how hight the temp has to be in order for
something to become truly sterile (or at least as well as boiling for 10 min.). I think that the level of sterility that you would need for a baby bottle is not as high as a
nebulizer because you are drinking from a bottle but you're not
breathing anything directly into you're lungs like in the case of nebs.

does anyone know the answer to this?

here are two examples of products that I would consider

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/iq-24-steam-sterilizer-A506

http://infant-feeding.babycatalog.com/feeding-sterilizers/express-microwave-steam-sterilizer-A502


Thank you very much
 
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izemmom

New member
For what it's worth...we ahve a germ guardian. We used it for nebs for about 3 weeks when my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think it's doing anything???" It just never got very hot (to the touch, anyway...) and it jsut didnt' seem like it was effective. So, we stopped using it. We ahve no proof to say it wasn't working, we jsut didnt think that it was worth it. We also had a bad habit of opening it up to take out one things and leaving the rest there...then we never really knew if the rest of the stuff was sterile or not...my advise, dont spend the money. But maybe it's just us. Maybe if someone tells you that they definately ARE effective I'll get it out of storage and try again!
 
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izemmom

New member
For what it's worth...we ahve a germ guardian. We used it for nebs for about 3 weeks when my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think it's doing anything???" It just never got very hot (to the touch, anyway...) and it jsut didnt' seem like it was effective. So, we stopped using it. We ahve no proof to say it wasn't working, we jsut didnt think that it was worth it. We also had a bad habit of opening it up to take out one things and leaving the rest there...then we never really knew if the rest of the stuff was sterile or not...my advise, dont spend the money. But maybe it's just us. Maybe if someone tells you that they definately ARE effective I'll get it out of storage and try again!
 
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izemmom

New member
For what it's worth...we ahve a germ guardian. We used it for nebs for about 3 weeks when my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think it's doing anything???" It just never got very hot (to the touch, anyway...) and it jsut didnt' seem like it was effective. So, we stopped using it. We ahve no proof to say it wasn't working, we jsut didnt think that it was worth it. We also had a bad habit of opening it up to take out one things and leaving the rest there...then we never really knew if the rest of the stuff was sterile or not...my advise, dont spend the money. But maybe it's just us. Maybe if someone tells you that they definately ARE effective I'll get it out of storage and try again!
 
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izemmom

New member
For what it's worth...we ahve a germ guardian. We used it for nebs for about 3 weeks when my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think it's doing anything???" It just never got very hot (to the touch, anyway...) and it jsut didnt' seem like it was effective. So, we stopped using it. We ahve no proof to say it wasn't working, we jsut didnt think that it was worth it. We also had a bad habit of opening it up to take out one things and leaving the rest there...then we never really knew if the rest of the stuff was sterile or not...my advise, dont spend the money. But maybe it's just us. Maybe if someone tells you that they definately ARE effective I'll get it out of storage and try again!
 
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izemmom

New member
For what it's worth...we ahve a germ guardian. We used it for nebs for about 3 weeks when my husband and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think it's doing anything???" It just never got very hot (to the touch, anyway...) and it jsut didnt' seem like it was effective. So, we stopped using it. We ahve no proof to say it wasn't working, we jsut didnt think that it was worth it. We also had a bad habit of opening it up to take out one things and leaving the rest there...then we never really knew if the rest of the stuff was sterile or not...my advise, dont spend the money. But maybe it's just us. Maybe if someone tells you that they definately ARE effective I'll get it out of storage and try again!
 
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jamie6girl

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I got something similar a couple of months ago. It's not a germ guardian, but it is a nursery sanitizer that uses water.. It does get pretty hot, and I do think it does a good job....... However, it is a bit of a pain to use. The nebs are still wet when it is done and I still end up having to shake the water off. I end up spending more time putting the water in there and turning it on, putting the lid on, etc, than I do when I just boil them. <br><br>
It does have one good thing about it though: It helps me keep my pulmozyme nebulizer seperated from my Tobi nebulizer. For example, If I need to boil my nebs, and I have bunch of stuff on the stove, and th ere's no more room for a pot just for the one neb set, sometimes I use it just for my pulmozyme nebulizer to keep it seperate. It does help in that regard... <Br><br>
I was interested in the germ guardian though... The thing that seems attractive to me about it is how it uses dry heat and keeps the nebs dry. Like I could boil them, and then put them in the germ guardian to dry them. Does anyone do that? It seems like if you just put them in there, it would just "bake" the meds right on the neb. Like my Tobi nebulizer tastes like Tobi if I don't boil it really good.
 
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jamie6girl

New member
I got something similar a couple of months ago. It's not a germ guardian, but it is a nursery sanitizer that uses water.. It does get pretty hot, and I do think it does a good job....... However, it is a bit of a pain to use. The nebs are still wet when it is done and I still end up having to shake the water off. I end up spending more time putting the water in there and turning it on, putting the lid on, etc, than I do when I just boil them. <br><br>
It does have one good thing about it though: It helps me keep my pulmozyme nebulizer seperated from my Tobi nebulizer. For example, If I need to boil my nebs, and I have bunch of stuff on the stove, and th ere's no more room for a pot just for the one neb set, sometimes I use it just for my pulmozyme nebulizer to keep it seperate. It does help in that regard... <Br><br>
I was interested in the germ guardian though... The thing that seems attractive to me about it is how it uses dry heat and keeps the nebs dry. Like I could boil them, and then put them in the germ guardian to dry them. Does anyone do that? It seems like if you just put them in there, it would just "bake" the meds right on the neb. Like my Tobi nebulizer tastes like Tobi if I don't boil it really good.
 
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jamie6girl

New member
I got something similar a couple of months ago. It's not a germ guardian, but it is a nursery sanitizer that uses water.. It does get pretty hot, and I do think it does a good job....... However, it is a bit of a pain to use. The nebs are still wet when it is done and I still end up having to shake the water off. I end up spending more time putting the water in there and turning it on, putting the lid on, etc, than I do when I just boil them. <br><br>
It does have one good thing about it though: It helps me keep my pulmozyme nebulizer seperated from my Tobi nebulizer. For example, If I need to boil my nebs, and I have bunch of stuff on the stove, and th ere's no more room for a pot just for the one neb set, sometimes I use it just for my pulmozyme nebulizer to keep it seperate. It does help in that regard... <Br><br>
I was interested in the germ guardian though... The thing that seems attractive to me about it is how it uses dry heat and keeps the nebs dry. Like I could boil them, and then put them in the germ guardian to dry them. Does anyone do that? It seems like if you just put them in there, it would just "bake" the meds right on the neb. Like my Tobi nebulizer tastes like Tobi if I don't boil it really good.
 
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jamie6girl

New member
I got something similar a couple of months ago. It's not a germ guardian, but it is a nursery sanitizer that uses water.. It does get pretty hot, and I do think it does a good job....... However, it is a bit of a pain to use. The nebs are still wet when it is done and I still end up having to shake the water off. I end up spending more time putting the water in there and turning it on, putting the lid on, etc, than I do when I just boil them. <br><br>
It does have one good thing about it though: It helps me keep my pulmozyme nebulizer seperated from my Tobi nebulizer. For example, If I need to boil my nebs, and I have bunch of stuff on the stove, and th ere's no more room for a pot just for the one neb set, sometimes I use it just for my pulmozyme nebulizer to keep it seperate. It does help in that regard... <Br><br>
I was interested in the germ guardian though... The thing that seems attractive to me about it is how it uses dry heat and keeps the nebs dry. Like I could boil them, and then put them in the germ guardian to dry them. Does anyone do that? It seems like if you just put them in there, it would just "bake" the meds right on the neb. Like my Tobi nebulizer tastes like Tobi if I don't boil it really good.
 
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jamie6girl

New member
I got something similar a couple of months ago. It's not a germ guardian, but it is a nursery sanitizer that uses water.. It does get pretty hot, and I do think it does a good job....... However, it is a bit of a pain to use. The nebs are still wet when it is done and I still end up having to shake the water off. I end up spending more time putting the water in there and turning it on, putting the lid on, etc, than I do when I just boil them. <br><br>
It does have one good thing about it though: It helps me keep my pulmozyme nebulizer seperated from my Tobi nebulizer. For example, If I need to boil my nebs, and I have bunch of stuff on the stove, and th ere's no more room for a pot just for the one neb set, sometimes I use it just for my pulmozyme nebulizer to keep it seperate. It does help in that regard... <Br><br>
I was interested in the germ guardian though... The thing that seems attractive to me about it is how it uses dry heat and keeps the nebs dry. Like I could boil them, and then put them in the germ guardian to dry them. Does anyone do that? It seems like if you just put them in there, it would just "bake" the meds right on the neb. Like my Tobi nebulizer tastes like Tobi if I don't boil it really good.
 
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izemmom

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Jennifer

nothing wet can be placed in the germ guardian, according to the package directions. That was another "problem" we encountered. We would wash the nebs in hot soapy water, then have to let them air dry before putting them in...which or course, we would forget to do until it was time to do a treatment. jThen, we'd have to wait the 25 minutes until the cup was ready...just us slacking, again...not the fault of the machine!
 
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izemmom

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Jennifer

nothing wet can be placed in the germ guardian, according to the package directions. That was another "problem" we encountered. We would wash the nebs in hot soapy water, then have to let them air dry before putting them in...which or course, we would forget to do until it was time to do a treatment. jThen, we'd have to wait the 25 minutes until the cup was ready...just us slacking, again...not the fault of the machine!
 
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izemmom

New member
Jennifer

nothing wet can be placed in the germ guardian, according to the package directions. That was another "problem" we encountered. We would wash the nebs in hot soapy water, then have to let them air dry before putting them in...which or course, we would forget to do until it was time to do a treatment. jThen, we'd have to wait the 25 minutes until the cup was ready...just us slacking, again...not the fault of the machine!
 
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izemmom

New member
Jennifer

nothing wet can be placed in the germ guardian, according to the package directions. That was another "problem" we encountered. We would wash the nebs in hot soapy water, then have to let them air dry before putting them in...which or course, we would forget to do until it was time to do a treatment. jThen, we'd have to wait the 25 minutes until the cup was ready...just us slacking, again...not the fault of the machine!
 
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izemmom

New member
Jennifer

nothing wet can be placed in the germ guardian, according to the package directions. That was another "problem" we encountered. We would wash the nebs in hot soapy water, then have to let them air dry before putting them in...which or course, we would forget to do until it was time to do a treatment. jThen, we'd have to wait the 25 minutes until the cup was ready...just us slacking, again...not the fault of the machine!
 
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