MAM Electric Baby Bottle Steriliser & Express Bottle Warmer; with 6 Functions – includes 1x 160 ml Easy Start Anti-Colic Bottle & 1x MAM 0-2 Months Start Soother (Designs May Vary)

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This award winning breast pump offers mums the most flexible solution for expressing milk. With the combined benefits of both electric and manual breast pumps, mums can have it all with the MAM Baby 2-in-1 Electric Breast Pump. Multiplicity of functions means a great deal of flexibility – whatever kind of sterilisation you need (except cold water), this product can cover it Most of them are cup-shaped microwave sterilisers large enough for one bottle or one breast pump – though you might not always have access to a microwave when away from home so look out for ones that can be used with cold water solution as well. We used a Nûby bottle warmer for our bottles (Mam)."(Recommended by Mumsnetter InpatientGardener) Our verdict

Electric sterilisers sold in the EU should have the CE marking somewhere on the box or instructions. This indicates that the steriliser complies with relevant EU legislation on health, safety and environment standards. Capacity: Two bottles | Materials: BPA-free plastics and metal electrical components | Included: Sterilisation unit, measuring jug and tongs Good for parents who Have multiple babies, use a lot of bottles per day or want to sterilise a variety of items including breast pumps, toys and dummiesInstructions are clear and easy to follow, but the Dr Brown’s Deluxe Electric Steam Steriliser is really intuitive to use – three lights on the front let you know instantly whether the eight-minute cycle is heating up, cooling down or completed. In the hazy days with a new baby, keeping them safe is the number one priority – and also likely to be the biggest source of anxiety for parents. A steriliser can be used to kill bacteria found on lots of different baby feeding equipment like baby bottles, teats and breast pump parts. But which is the best steriliser to make your feeding schedules easier to juggle? After our latest intensive round of testing, we’ve got all the information you’ll need about our favourites. Microwave steriliser bags have also become more popular in the last few years. These are reusable pouches made from a tough plastic and work by sealing baby equipment in the pouch with some water and microwaving for a set time. These tend to be more roomy than the cup model, with the best fitting two bottles in at a time, and able to be reused around 20 times per bag. Can only sterilise two bottles per cycle – so if you’re getting through more than four bottles a day it’s fairly labour-intensive

Cold water sterilisers involve filling a container with water and adding sterilisation tablets or fluid to make a sterilisation solution. The active ingredient is sodium hypochlorite, which is a mild bleach that has been through a purification process to make it stable and non-toxic. It’s perfectly safe to use, but does smell vaguely of swimming pool.

8. Best large steriliser: Dr Brown’s Deluxe Electric Steam Steriliser

The MAM Baby Easy Start 17 Piece Set features 6 Easy Start 160ml Anti Colic bottles with Size 1 teats, 6 Easy Start 260ml bottle bodies, a super soft bottle spout and handle, along with a handy newborn soother, and a slow and medium flow teat to customise baby's feeding time.

Philips’s ubiquitous Avent brand includes a microwave steam steriliser that is robust, roomy, safe and straightforward to use – though, like our tester, you’ll need to measure your microwave first as it won’t fit in especially compact appliances (it’s 16.6 × 28 × 28cm, for reference).Electric sterilisers are units set over a heating plate that heats up water and sterilises the contents with steam. They’re usually generously sized, so can handle up to a day’s worth of bottles all at once, and require almost no preparation and no further outlay to use them regularly.

Cold water sterilisers are simple tanks that you fill with a measured amount of water and sterilising tablets. You immerse your baby’s bottles in the water for around 30 minutes, and then rinse them in cooled boiled water. This is a cheap way of sterilising and is safe as it doesn’t involve electricity, hot water or steam but it’s time-consuming and you need to change the sterilising fluid every 24 hours. As a mum of four anything that helps make my life a little bit easier gets the thumbs up from me, and the MAM 6-in-1 electric steriliser and bottle warmer promises to do just that with a host of clever features in one. Safe for heating breast milk, formula and baby food, this multifunctional bottle warmer also acts as a steriliser for bottles, teats and accessories – killing 99.9% of harmful bacteria with a high-temperature steam clean and keeping them sterile for up to 24 hours.We have a Tommee Tippee microwave one and it's so simple, no faff. Wash the bottles and pop them in the microwave."Tried and tested by Mumsnetter hereforfun. This speedy model from Nûby does its job in just three minutes – and it’s not only milk that it can warm. It’ll heat your baby’s food too, even from frozen. Compatible with bottles and jars of all shapes and sizes, this bottle warmer won’t take up much space and is easy to use: simply add water, pop in the bottle and press the start button. While there’s no off switch, the unit will shut itself off once the water runs out. This only applies to electric sterilisers but is worth bearing in mind nonetheless. Several make loud beeps at the beginning and end of their cycle and some even during, making a dishwasher-like hum. Once you've washed and cleaned your breastfeeding pumps, baby bottles, soothers, lids, teats and bottle accessories and milk and powder storage containers, transfer them into your steriliser where bacteria's killed with high-temperature steam. Items inside stay sterile for 24 hours and the lid is designed with a flat lip so it can be laid horizontally in a smaller microwave – a useful feature we didn’t find in any other travel steriliser.