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Whether you’re breastfeeding or formula feeding, it’s important to keep your little one’s bottles and teats clean and sterile. Milk, after all, is a breeding ground for harmful bacteria and babies, in particular, are especially vulnerable.

So, up till the age of 1, it’s advisable to sterilise your baby’s feeding equipment. Besides bottles and teats, this includes the detachable parts of breast pumps, pacifiers, and bowls and spoons — once junior starts on solids.

Gone are the days of when you’d boil bottles in large pots of water to sterilise them. These days, a wide variety of sterilisers are available on the market to suit your every need. Check out nifty ones…

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Philips Avent 3-in-1 Electric Steam Sterilizer

PRICE $107.90

FROM Lazada

WHAT This compact steriliser uses natural steam sterilisation to kill 99 per cent of harmful germs in just six minutes. The automatic shut-off is extremely convenient and energy-saving. And if, after sterilising, you don’t open the unit, the sterilised contents can stay sterile for 24 hours.

PROS Nice design, and fits neatly onto a corner of a kitchen table top. It can hold at least six bottles plus teats, and you can remove the centre portion if you don’t need such a large unit when you travel for instance.

CONS Heating plate seems to brown easily. Though the instruction manual said that such limescale could be cleaned with citric acid, lemon juice or vinegar, many say that it did not make much of difference. Others reported that water leaked during usage. 

Dr Brown’s Deluxe Bottle Sterilizer

PRICE $152.91

FROM Agape Babies

WHAT  Steam sterilise six bottles in 12 minutes with this one-button steriliser. It includes an accessory tray helps to hold smaller items like pacifiers and teats, and tongs to aid you in removing the bottles once the sterilisation process is complete.

PROS There’s a removable basket to hold all the bottles in a way that that steam reaches all the insides of all the parts.

CONS It takes 12 minutes — slightly longer than average. 

Mam Baby Microwave Steam Sterilizer

PRICE $55

FROM Lazada

WHAT A microwave steam steriliser that sterilises up to six bottles in 5 minutes. With a diametre of 28 cm and a height of 16.5cm, it fits most standard-sized microwave ovens. The bottles will stay sterile for up to 24 hours if you don’t remove them from the closed steriliser. It can also be used for cold-water sterilisation using sterilisation tablets. Comes with a 160ml anti-colic bottle.

PROS Portable, light and convenient for travelling. Made of BPA-free material. Value-for-money.

CONS Some parents are wary of using microwaves. You need to be sure of the amount of water you use — using too much water will result in the bottles not being sterilised properly. Use too little water and you might damage the bottles and sterilisers. Also, be careful when removing the steriliser from the microwave oven, or you may scald yourself. 

Pigeon Rapid Steam Sterilizer

PRICE $139

FROM Lazada

WHAT This steam steriliser effectively destroys bacteria in a six-minute sterilisation cycle. It’s designed to accept all sizes and shapes of bottles and can accommodate up to nine standard bottles. Its translucent lid allows you to view the contents with ease.

PROS Fast sterilisation cycle and automatically switches off when it’s done. Large and spacious. Removable trays aid in easy washing.

CONS Shape is a bit bulky and takes up space. 

Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Electric Sterilizer Starter Set

PRICE $129.90

FROM Lazada

WHAT Push the single button and the steriliser turns on. It switches off automatically when the sterilisation cycle is done five minutes later. The contents will be kept sterile for up to 24 hours if it is not opened after the cycle, and there’s enough space to hold six bottle, teats and lids. It comes with a 150ml Easi-vent bottle, a soother and a pair of teat tongs.

PROS Sleek design, heats up and sterilises fast. In addition, the lid design enables it to be removed, turned upside down and used to keep items sterile.

CONS Fits Tommee Tippee and Avent bottles best. May be tricky fitting in six bottles of other brands.

Hanil UV Sterilizer Dryer

PRICE $359

FROM Agape Babies

WHAT This steriliser uses pulses of UV light that are powerful enough to kill germs, bacteria and viruses. It even has a 3M HEPA filter that blocks air-borne dust and particles, so you can be sure of the highest level of disinfection.

PROS Compact size and sleek design. It has a dryer function, which means your bottles and teats are less susceptible to mould. You don’t have to descale with vinegar or citric acid. Even after weaning, you can use it to sterilise other items like combs, toys and dinnerware.

CONS It costs more than twice as much as most of the steam sterilisers.