using sterilisers

[asteroid99]

My baby is 4 weeks old and I've been breastfeeding him exclusively but now I've decided to start expressing so I can give him some milk via the bottle to give me a break every once in a while.
I've got a steam steriliser and when a cycle is finished the contents (bottles, etc) are wet. Is this ok/normal? And how do I dry the bottles, etc, while keeping them clean enough? I've been using paper towels so far, but not sure if this is ok.
Thanks for any help.
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[JOEYGREEN]

Yes its ok/normal and you don't need to dry them, asteroid.

[redcrx]

its only steam so it wont hurt to leave them wet and just make the bottle up.

[sheribee]

I just made mine up from wet, as the water is sterile, then just dry off the outside of the bottle once its sealed.
I also found it helpful to use the cups that u pop inside ur bra/top on the other breast when feeding or expressing to catch milk that leaks out from the spare breast,
Just sterilise the cup before use, and then u can use this milk also to feed from a bottle.
Another expressing tip, look at ur baby and visualise feeding him/her when expressing, this stimulates the let down reflex.or look at a pic of baby too.
congrats on ur new addition to ur family xx