When can i stop sterilizing my childs feeding utensils?

In general sterilizing bottles isn’t that useful after a baby starts doing a lot of exploring by mouth (around four months). If you don’t sterilize a bottle, you will need to clean it carefully and thoroughly. But there are a couple of caveats to this advice. If it is the first time you are using a new bottle and new nipple, they will need to be sterilized. If you are making formula and storing it in a bottle for any period of time, then you should sterilize the bottle after each use. Also, always store breast milk in sterilized containers since it is kept for an extended period of time. In short it’s important to sterilize a bottle and nipple when using it for the first time, to have a thoroughly clean bottle and nipple, and to have properly prepared and stored milk at any age! Try to encourage your baby to use a sippy cup for her milk once she’s six months and has started solids. Sippy cups are better for your baby's teeth than bottles. They don't need to be sterilized. Just wash sippy cups in clean, hot, soapy water, along with your baby’s bowls, plates and spoon. Keep your baby’s things separate from the other washing up. Then dry them off with a clean tea towel. Bacteria don’t breed as easily in your baby’s solid food compared with her milk, so there’s no need to sterilize these items.