hot water flask suggestion ?

I'll just preface this by saying as others have done that these are personal preferences but also that deviations from WHO and other medical body guidelines on sterilizing are only ok for full term healthy babies (i.e. not for preterm or babies with health conditions). Sterilizing bottles is in some ways a game of reducing the odds of a potential stomach upset or worse for your baby but there is no such thing as a fully 'sterilized' bottle. If you check online forums such as babycenter you will see the majority of moms claim to just wash the bottles with hot soapy water. I personally sterilize but I realize that I'm just reducing, not eliminating the chances of my baby getting sick due to bacteria developing in her bottle. And I do realize sterilizing is a big industry, if you buy Avent formula dispensers or pacifiers the instructions tell you to sterilize, whereas I've bought other big well known brands such as Chicco and Nuk that just recommend washing with hot soapy water and perhaps it's a coincidence, but they do not sell sterilizers. Anyway, what I do is close to what Sourskittleashnut does; I only use 4 bottles and I run a sterilizer cycle after each feed (so about 5 times in 24 hours) and as for when I'm out, I fill a bottle with freshly boiled water before I leave the house and by the time I need to use it it's generally a good temperature. If I know I'll be gone for many hours I may take a small flask with hot water to top up and bring back to a comfortable temperature. Whether you sterilize or not though, what will generally cause bacteria to develop is a wet and warm environment; so I would never carry around wet empty bottles. If you do fill a bottle with preboiled water it reduces the chances of that as you reduce the air in the bottle. Hence carrying pre filled bottles and a flask in case I need to top up or alter the temperature. And another thing I've learned the hard and expensive way, skip the overpriced bulky sterilizers and get a microwave sterilizer, much cheaper, faster and easier to use. And if you think about it, if you put some water in a tuperware with the lid loosely on and stick it in the microwave for a few minutes it'll probably do the same job....

After lots of trial and error, heres the systerm that works best for me. Some people might not agree with it, but as said, everyone has their own preference. I'm the kind of person who usually leaves the house in a rush so I dont have time to wait for the boiled water to cool. DD has 180ml feeds so here's what I do: - Sterilise bottles - Pour 150ml of previously boiled but cooled water into the bottles - Boil water in my electric kettle (takes 2 minutes) - Fill up my flask with boiling hot water All this takes 4 minutes! Then when I need to make a feed, I add 30ml of boiling water from the flask to the bottle which already has 150ml in it, and the water temperature is perfect and warm for drinking

Thanks Fathimashiran.

Why clean 6 at the same time- split it up-it makes it easier :) each time three, and we've got a steriliser, but cleaning that each time takes more time- so safe your time- take a pot boil it and there you go... I fill up my flask with fresh boiled water- cause after a while you know when it's time to feed, and start to prepare- and if you do care about sterilised items, fill in your flask with fresh boiled water. When I'm out, I always prepare a bottle with 100ml water, which cools down by the time, and if you do forget to prepare it on time, and your in a rush, it goes fast without a screaming baby ;)! sterilise does make sense to a certain point- you can't sterilise everything around your baby- so just listen to your inner voice, cause you'll find hundred opinions to the simplest things and after reading them, you get even more confused.

Can I ask you ladies... What temp do you put the water into the flask? Do you go with freshly boiled water or slightly cooled boiled water? What do you do with your sterilised bottles when you are out for the day, do you chill them? When you are at home, do you make up each bottle each time you need it, or do you make up a bunch and put them in the fridge? I am sooo confused. Pretty sure I have been doing it wrong, everything I have read says it differently, or just concentrates on mixing up the feed, not the bit between the bottle being in the steriliser and the feed being mixed. Not sure why you sterilise up to 6 bottles at a time, if as soon as I open the steriliser they are prone to getting germs...???

Most of the ones they sell at Carrefour are fine, as long as they're stainless steel (hence no rust). I have a Thermos brand one which is great and so is one called Flying Eagle, they work perfectly, never had any issues.

I've tried a few, the best one I got was from Carrefour of Thermos, it says 'Thermocafe' on it, they have 500ml for 50dhs and 1litre for 80dhs (I think). Its very nice looking with a metallic colour, I got the purple one, and most importantly it keeps the water at the same temperature all day! The babyshop Juniors ones are the worst!

I got my baby's flask from Galleries Lafayette. It's a good quality german brand named Alfi and it works great. Here's a link to the alfi product so you know what you're looking for: http://www.alfi.de/english/collection-alfi-vacuum-flask-isobottle_283/alfi-insulated-drink-bottle-isobottle-wild-jungle-05-l_3066.html?sid=53AFAF18-6CF3-48F2-97FD-1AF1DFA7E8A9