Cleaning Bottles - Galesburg,IL

Updated on May 14, 2009
A.D. asks from Galesburg, IL
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We use Dr. Brown's bottles and clean them each evening in the dishwasher. My biggest complaint about using bottles (and I remember having this problem 3 yrs ago with my first-born) is that the nipples always look cloudy and spotty after cleaning them. And after using them for a few months are discolored and no longer clear and shiny. What am I doing wrong? Do I need a special rinse-aid, clean them by hand or replace them frequently or does that just happen with silicone nipples?

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R.B.

answers from Duluth on

I've been hand washing my Dr. Brown bottles for 10 months now and they look brand new - I bet it has something to do with the dishwasher. I ran mine through the dishwasher once and they looked just as bad as when I put them in...I do know that if you're not satisfied with them, email Dr. Brown site and tell them that. They'll replace them free of charge.

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A.C.

answers from Davenport on

I would suggest soaking them in the sink in hot soapy water first. I don't have a dishwasher and this is what I do with them and then rinse them and scrub them with a nipple brush and allow plenty of time for them to dry. Also, it may be time to replace them. The doctor advised me to replace them every three months, usually at the same time you replace their pacifiers.

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C.S.

answers from Grand Forks on

I think what happens is that they are etched (like glass). If you've noticed, sometimes with certain dishwasher soap your glasses will get all cloudy over time. It's basically chipping away at the glass and the silicone.

*Chassidy

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J.M.

answers from St. Cloud on

You are suppose to replace the nipples for the bottles. What I found to test them was to squeeze the nipple together, if is sticks, you need new nipples. If it does not stick, then it is fine.

Sorry this does not specifically answer your question, but you should replace them as needed.

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B.H.

answers from Minneapolis on

I have the same problem and I think it's hard water because I wash my bottles by hand.

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M.H.

answers from Minneapolis on

It's not a hard water. We have very soft water and had the same issues when we used bottles. Try some Jet Dry, it's supposed to keep spots off of the dishes so it might work for nipples as well.

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J.L.

answers from Milwaukee on

I don't know if Dr. Brown's bottles are BPA free, but I have heard that if they get discolored - a yellowish color I think - that it means that they are no longer safe to use and are releasing the BPA into the liquid in the bottle.

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S.S.

answers from Minneapolis on

You could try soaking them in vinegar and washing well after. Whenever my glasses get cloudy I either soak them in vinegar or run them in the dishwasher with a bowl full of vinegar and that usually does the trick.

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K.T.

answers from Minneapolis on

Could be that it is just time to replace them. I read that you are supposed to replace nipples every 3 months or so....We used ours for almost a year and they were still okay but I did notice they were becoming cloudy after 9 months or so. I tried different cleaners and we don't have a dishwasher so they were always washed by hand. I'm pretty sure it was just that the silicone was too worn. I even boiled them and steamed them in the microwave and nothing changed

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M.M.

answers from Minneapolis on

I don't know how to fix it, but the same thing happens to my nipples (I use Medela) after they've been used about 3 or 4 times, and I wash them by hand!

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T.L.

answers from Milwaukee on

I always had that problem with my playtex nipples as well. I just ended up putting the bottles in the dishwasher (we used the ones with the liners) and hand washing all the nipples.

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A.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

I usually just hand-wash the nipples. I think if you hand wash them for a while they will probably go back to clear.

A.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

I don't know if this will help you but we found out with our first one 3 1/2 years ago that we need to alternate. One time we put the bottles in the dishwasher on the really hot setting to sterilize them and the next time we wash them by hand to get them really clean. Our nipples don't turn yellow that way. However, if you are using the same nipples that you used with your first...that could be why. The nipples from our bottles from the first were all yellow from sitting over time so we got new ones.

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J.D.

answers from Minneapolis on

i am having the same problem with the nipples looking cloudy....and i've been hand washing mine.

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V.K.

answers from Grand Forks on

I second the vinegar! We did this with our bottles and it helped a lot. You can either boil them with a little vinegar, or put some in the dishwasher. Good luck!

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