Lime build up after bopiling bottles and nebs

[ashton2005]

Hey everyone! We have started boiling ashtons bottles and nebs and there is lime build up on them.. Wondering what you guys use for this i saw a post before for this and i cant find it.. Let me know any suggestions thank you

christi
Ashton 3 month w/ cf
Abbi 5 yo without cf

 

[ashton2005]

Hey everyone! We have started boiling ashtons bottles and nebs and there is lime build up on them.. Wondering what you guys use for this i saw a post before for this and i cant find it.. Let me know any suggestions thank you

christi
Ashton 3 month w/ cf
Abbi 5 yo without cf

 

[anonymous]

Hi, I think some people soak them in vinegar every so often to get rid of the lime...of course they still need to be boiled after/before the vinegar though. HTH.

 

[anonymous]

Hi, I think some people soak them in vinegar every so often to get rid of the lime...of course they still need to be boiled after/before the vinegar though. HTH.

 

[Diana]

Has anyone tried a steam steriliser instead? You get them for sterilising babies bottles and they have quite a bit of room in them. I have always used it for sterilising my daughters bottles and my first unit broke which meant I had to resort to boiling bottles. I lasted a day and hated the build up on the bottles so I went out and bought another one straight away. This one has so far lasted 4 years. The best part is that there is no build up on the bottles at all.

You just have to make sure anything you put in the steam steriliser can withstand such high temperatures.

 

[Diana]

Has anyone tried a steam steriliser instead? You get them for sterilising babies bottles and they have quite a bit of room in them. I have always used it for sterilising my daughters bottles and my first unit broke which meant I had to resort to boiling bottles. I lasted a day and hated the build up on the bottles so I went out and bought another one straight away. This one has so far lasted 4 years. The best part is that there is no build up on the bottles at all.

You just have to make sure anything you put in the steam steriliser can withstand such high temperatures.

 

[anonymous]

Vinegar works wonders. It's like a mini science project. Use it on our coffee pot at work, too and it cleans up all the scale, calcium deposits. We do have a water softener but sometimes forget to fill it up and then everything gets filmy.

 

[anonymous]

Vinegar works wonders. It's like a mini science project. Use it on our coffee pot at work, too and it cleans up all the scale, calcium deposits. We do have a water softener but sometimes forget to fill it up and then everything gets filmy.

 

[anonymous]

I just put a capful of vinegar in the boiling water and it seemed to do the trick. Also, have you tired the dishwasher or the bottles with the disposable liners from Playtex... that makes things easier too?

Just last week our dishwasher broke and got a new one that has a sanitize cycle... and a super-dry cycle.. I love it! And would highly recommend it to all of the bottle washers out there!

 

[anonymous]

I just put a capful of vinegar in the boiling water and it seemed to do the trick. Also, have you tired the dishwasher or the bottles with the disposable liners from Playtex... that makes things easier too?

Just last week our dishwasher broke and got a new one that has a sanitize cycle... and a super-dry cycle.. I love it! And would highly recommend it to all of the bottle washers out there!

 

[LouLou]

read this pamplet from CFF if you haven't already.

http://www.cff.org/UploadedFiles/living_with_cf/Files/Respiratory%20--%20Stopping%20the%20Spread%20of%20Germs.pdf

Vinager alone is not enough to kill CF germs according to the CFF.
I did the boiling for a while but found the chalky (lime?) buildup to be bad and wondered what I was inhaling... so I started the hydrogen peroxide method. Well worth the expense because I get sick a lot less often.

 

[LouLou]

read this pamplet from CFF if you haven't already.

http://www.cff.org/UploadedFiles/living_with_cf/Files/Respiratory%20--%20Stopping%20the%20Spread%20of%20Germs.pdf

Vinager alone is not enough to kill CF germs according to the CFF.
I did the boiling for a while but found the chalky (lime?) buildup to be bad and wondered what I was inhaling... so I started the hydrogen peroxide method. Well worth the expense because I get sick a lot less often.

 

[anonymous]

OK so how do you clean the disposable ones? We use them more then once & all I do is wash them w/ reg. soap & water. Could I pour some vinegar in with the water?

 

[anonymous]

OK so how do you clean the disposable ones? We use them more then once & all I do is wash them w/ reg. soap & water. Could I pour some vinegar in with the water?

 

[anonymous]

I just throw out the disposable liners after one use... but the "bottles" that are used with the disposable liners dry so much more quickly than the regular ones... it's a big help! We have a hard time getting everything dry... so I feel like throw away is better. We use paper dixie cups for applesauce and enzymes too. I know it's terrible for the environment, but we've already had one pseud. scare, so I'm okay with the waste at the moment.

 

[anonymous]

I just throw out the disposable liners after one use... but the "bottles" that are used with the disposable liners dry so much more quickly than the regular ones... it's a big help! We have a hard time getting everything dry... so I feel like throw away is better. We use paper dixie cups for applesauce and enzymes too. I know it's terrible for the environment, but we've already had one pseud. scare, so I'm okay with the waste at the moment.

 

[JazzysMom]

Using disposable things at home is no worse for the environment than what gets disposed of by hospitals & other medical facilities. You need to protect your child. Think about the amount of IV tubing, iv bags, etc. I think that every time I am in the hospital or home on IV's!

 

[JazzysMom]

Using disposable things at home is no worse for the environment than what gets disposed of by hospitals & other medical facilities. You need to protect your child. Think about the amount of IV tubing, iv bags, etc. I think that every time I am in the hospital or home on IV's!