How to Sterilize a Pacifier Nipple

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Prepare to bring along a pair of tongs that are able to grip the pacifiers you are planning to sterilize.

   Salad tongs are one type of option.
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   Step 2: Bring a pot over to the stove.

   The pot should be a bit bigger than double the size deep. , Make sure that the pot is deep enough so that the pacifier can be pushed fully into the pot. , It will get its turn. , It'll take a few moments to get there, so be patient. "A watched pot never boils!"
   
   , Make sure that both the face-guard and nipple are fully-submerged into the boiling water.
   
   Grip the pacifier by the face-guard, and keep them gripped, until you let them re-emerge later. ,,,, A BRAND-NEW cloth diaper will work, but isn't really a reliable idea for common use.
   
   Don't just make a cloth diaper (that's been cleaned0 be a reliable place to lay the clean and sterilized pacifier.
   
   The diaper MUST be new. , Not only will this let the pacifier cool to room temperature, but it also allows it to dry off from excess water that wasn't absorbed by the air when letting it air and drip-dry.
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   Step 3: Fill this pot with water.

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   Step 4: Do not place the pacifier into the water yet.

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   Step 5: Bring the water to a rolling boil.

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   Step 6: Drop the pacifier into the water.

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   Step 7: Use the tongs to hold the pacifier completely into the water.

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   Step 8: Keep the pacifier submerged into this water for at least 5 minutes

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   Step 9: but no longer than 10 minutes (according to the sources cited below

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    Step 10: as the times always told to people

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    Step 11: tend to differ).

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    Step 12: Pull the pacifier fully out of the water

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    Step 13: after the time allotted has arrived.

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    Step 14: Allow the pacifier to drip-dry back into the pot.

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    Step 15: Lay the pacifier onto a cloth or terrycloth towel.

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    Step 16: Allow the pacifier to cool on the towel for at least an hour.

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