“Ridiculous, Waste Of Time:” 6 Independent Grandparent Reviews Of Bottle Sterilisers

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As the world hurtles forward at a rapid pace, so to does the new parenting landscape.

With sleep cycles, feeding patterns, tummy time and safety occupying huge chunks of conversation for anyone associated with babies, the Betoota Advocate has decided to compile a few reviews of some of the new fandangle mod-cons available to young parents.

This week's review is of the controversial baby sterilisation market.

We spoke to 8 experts who've been there and done that, about the sterilisers on the market.

1. Trish, Betoota Heights, 52, Grandma of 2.

"Jesus christ. Please, what a joke."

2. Agnes, Betoota Grove, 64, Grandma of 7.

"Goodness gracious me. I totally understand that we may not have had it all sorted in our day, and there's been plenty of improvements in baby science. But I really do think this space sterilisers might be a little step too far. What's wrong with a but of boiling water.

3. Graham, Betoota Grove, 69, Grandpa of 7.

"What are they even sterilising? I don't get it. I thought germs built up there immune system. Kids these days are just obsessed with trying to prove they are better than their parents for some reason."

4. Charlene, Betoota Ponds, 56, Grandman of 9.

"What a bloody waste of time. Imagine if I was sterilising bottles for all the kids while working pretty much full time and looking after Pete? Your lot just love to overcomplicate things."

5. Pete, Betoota Ponds, 58, Grandpa of 11.

"I don't really know what you are talking about. Sounds stupid."

6. Lorraine, French Quarter, 61, Grandma of 1.

"Ridiculous. Darling, this generation is just too obsessed with safety. We didn't even sterilise any of our kids bottles and they turned out fine. I don't know why people have to overcomplicate it."