Do pacifiers and bottle nipples have a shelf life?
Enid Yvonne Karr
If they have deteriorated they will either
crack when you squeeze them, or be discoloured,
or feel tacky or sticky. Give each one
a check.. if it is suspect, ditch it.
Enid
In <33983d6f...@news.aics.net>
dbrN...@novacore.REMOVE.CAPS.TOREPLY.com writes:
>
>About 2.5 years ago, I bought Playtex bottle nipples and Mini-Mam
>pacifiers for my son. Since he never really took a bottle (I'd say he
>drank from a bottle maybe a dozen times in his life) and stopped using
>pacifiers at 4 months of age, we have lots of leftover barely-used
>Playtex nipples and lots of gently used Mini-Mam pacifiers.
>
>I'm expecting another baby next month. Does anyone out there know of
>any reason that we can't re-use the nipples (and possibly the
>pacifiers) after sterilizing them?
>
>Obviously, if there's any question about safety (could the rubber
>deteriorate? It looks fine), we'll just buy new stuff.
>
>Thanks for any info,
>Debbie
Kiminy
>About 2.5 years ago, I bought Playtex bottle nipples and Mini-Mam
>pacifiers for my son. Since he never really took a bottle (I'd say he
>drank from a bottle maybe a dozen times in his life) and stopped using
>pacifiers at 4 months of age, we have lots of leftover barely-used
>Playtex nipples and lots of gently used Mini-Mam pacifiers.
>
>I'm expecting another baby next month. Does anyone out there know of
>any reason that we can't re-use the nipples (and possibly the
>pacifiers) after sterilizing them?
>
>Obviously, if there's any question about safety (could the rubber
>deteriorate? It looks fine), we'll just buy new stuff.
Rubber does deteriorate with time, and it would be a good idea to
replace them all if you have any doubts at all. Rubber does tend to
get sticky as an early sign of deterioration, but you can still have
it fall apart on you without warning.
Silicon nipples and pacifiers do not deteriorate as much though, so if
any of them are silicon, you can just sterilize them and reuse them.
Silicon is clear and white, while rubber is brown.
Kimberly Weiss
Mommy to Kate (6/16/91) and Michael (10/7/94)
aka Kiminy on IRC
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Karen Branson
dbrN...@novacore.REMOVE.CAPS.TOREPLY.com wrote:
>
> About 2.5 years ago, I bought Playtex bottle nipples and Mini-Mam
> pacifiers for my son. Since he never really took a bottle (I'd say he
> drank from a bottle maybe a dozen times in his life) and stopped using
> pacifiers at 4 months of age, we have lots of leftover barely-used
> Playtex nipples and lots of gently used Mini-Mam pacifiers.
>
> I'm expecting another baby next month. Does anyone out there know of
> any reason that we can't re-use the nipples (and possibly the
> pacifiers) after sterilizing them?
>
> Obviously, if there's any question about safety (could the rubber
> deteriorate? It looks fine), we'll just buy new stuff.
>
> Debbie
Your things are probably fine. As for the pacifiers - just pull on the
nipples and make sure they aren't "cracking" or starting to come loose.
I would check every couple weeks when the baby is using them and throw
them out as soon as the show signs of wear.
ann
I have heard 6 months, max time before replacement is necessary
s...@email.unc.edu
In article <6c7cd$102d31.3ac@NEWS> ann writes:
>From: ann
>Subject: Re: Do pacifiers and bottle nipples have a shelf life?
>Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 23:32:59 GMT
>I have heard 6 months, max time before replacement is necessary
Not so, I have been able to use (some) nipples on a daily basis for up to
year. Most last about 6 months with daily use. What the original poster
asked about were ones that have not been used or barely used, that have been
sitting on a shelf. I think that the earlier response about pulling and
tugging on them to check their strength and for tears and holes was on target.
-Suzi
diapernh
s...@email.unc.edu wrote:
>
> I think that the earlier response about pulling and
> tugging on them to check their strength and for tears and holes was on target.
> -Suzi
the rubber. I heard somewhere that the lighting that the stores use can
breakdown the rubber.
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