Sophie the Giraffe Teether - Cleaning

Does anyone have the Sophie the Giraffe teether and if so, how do you clean it? It says not to sterilise which I’m quite shocked about considering they chew on it and put it in their mouths!🦒

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I use a cold steriliser so just chuck it in there and any other plastic toys too!

I just wash mine in the sink with washing up liquid to clean it then let it air dry x

You can't sterilize it because of the hole if water gets inside it will grow mold. What I do to clean it is take it to the sink and put my thumb tightly over the hole to make sure water doesn't get inside and then I wash it with baby bottle dish soap and rinse well. At the end if you squeeze it and it squeaks normally then you did a good job of not letting water in. If you have a UV (water free) sterilizer you could use that. You could also wipe it down with the munchkin pacifier wipes but because its going in babys mouth i wouldn't use wipes with any harsh chemicals.

I also agree with what @Bee said for cleaning. You can use a disinfecting wipe or spray that is safe for food contact surfaces that doesn’t need to be wiped/rinsed off first. I would spot test an area to make sure it doesn’t take off the paint on the teether first. Daycares and preschools have to disinfect mouthed items/toys everyday.