How you make up bottles - Page 3

Bluetomato · Mar 4th, 2010, 11:50 AM

I boil my kettle with fresh water, leave it for 20 minutes then pour it in the bottles. I then cool them quickly by putting them in a bowl full of cold water then put them straight in the fridge. I then make up each bottle as needed by adding the formula and heating up.

x-Rainbow-x · Mar 4th, 2010, 11:56 AM

i used to

sterilise bottles
boil water
leave to cool

add powder when feed needed

now though i just use ready made

sterilise the bottles
add milk as needed

Nic1107 · Mar 5th, 2010, 13:50 PM

I use bottled water as well- but not bottled water meant for adults. They sell gallon jugs here of pre-sterilized baby water- is that not sold over there? I then make up bottles as needed, adding powder at room temp. When she was really tiny and we were transitioning from EBM I fed her sterile ready-to-drink formula. I'd like to make up bottles beforehand and store them in the fridge but Carmen doesn't have a set amount that she usually drinks, and I got tired of guessing and wasting formula!

MissRhead · Mar 5th, 2010, 14:08 PM

I have a big jug with a sealed lid on which I steralise every day then fill with boiled water to cool. Then when I need to make a bottle I add 1oz into a bottle add my powder then fill up with the cool boiled water out ofthe jug. I find the powder dos t mix as well to cool water and with the powder being added to boiling water it kills any germs. It's also ready right when i need it at the right temp xx

Barneyboo · Mar 6th, 2010, 11:27 AM

I make all my feeds up and store them in the fridge I make sure I use them all within 24hours!!!

Never had a problem with my son and so far so good with Maisie x

Nickij · Mar 7th, 2010, 15:12 PM

I tend to make the bottles fresh if I can - but do premake a couple a day and put them in the fridge - in particular the one incase there is a night feed required, and the first one for the morning feed.

I was advised by my HV that the formula MUST be made with water at a temp over 70 degrees - not water that is cooled- or the possible bacteria would not be killed. Prior to that I was boiling the water I needed- putting them in the bottles then adding powder when required.

She advised me not to do this! However I know HV all seem to give different advice so who can say whats right?

blondeNklutzi · Mar 8th, 2010, 21:16 PM

We were told that boiling the water is unnecessary, however we do use filtered water because our water tastes very mineral-y here. We just add water to all the bottles we will need for the day and then mix the formula in later. At night time we do make all the bottles up for our night feeds and feed straight from the fridge.

jellymo · Mar 10th, 2010, 05:14 AM

i boil the water and put it in the bottles then just add the powder as each feed is needed. I do heat the water up tho before adding the powder as i think i mixes better with warm water

katieeandbump · Mar 10th, 2010, 12:50 PM

through the day i make them up as needed but at night i make premake them for the night

<3 x

kirmal12 · Mar 11th, 2010, 06:41 AM

I'm currently using cartons on the advice of the midwives at least until he is 4 weeks old, my little man is eating loads so going through so much food.

Have i got this right, if i premake bottles for the day/night, i use cooled boiled water (about 30mins) then can i add the formula and then store in the fridge for no more than 24hours? (a bit like cartons?) or just store the water in the fridge and add formula when warmed up?.

Those of you who leave the bottles out at room temp, do you just add the formula and go?, does that kill the germs?. Sorry for all the questions new mum alert!!

View Poll Results: How do you make up your bottles?
Make fresh as needed (boil kettle,wait to cool, add powder)	12	9.68%
Make water,then add powder as needed(boil water,add to bottles then add powder as needed)	48	38.71%
Pre-make all of the feeds (add water and powder for all the feeds and store)	54	43.55%
Other (please specify)	12	9.68%
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Mar 4th, 2010, 11:50 AM	#21
Bluetomato Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 824	I boil my kettle with fresh water, leave it for 20 minutes then pour it in the bottles. I then cool them quickly by putting them in a bowl full of cold water then put them straight in the fridge. I then make up each bottle as needed by adding the formula and heating up.

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Mar 4th, 2010, 11:56 AM	#22
x-Rainbow-x Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rainbow Land!! Posts: 7,714	i used to sterilise bottles boil water leave to cool add powder when feed needed now though i just use ready made sterilise the bottles add milk as needed

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Mar 5th, 2010, 13:50 PM	#23
Nic1107 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 4,300	I use bottled water as well- but not bottled water meant for adults. They sell gallon jugs here of pre-sterilized baby water- is that not sold over there? I then make up bottles as needed, adding powder at room temp. When she was really tiny and we were transitioning from EBM I fed her sterile ready-to-drink formula. I'd like to make up bottles beforehand and store them in the fridge but Carmen doesn't have a set amount that she usually drinks, and I got tired of guessing and wasting formula!

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Mar 5th, 2010, 14:08 PM	#24
MissRhead Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crewe Posts: 1,959	I have a big jug with a sealed lid on which I steralise every day then fill with boiled water to cool. Then when I need to make a bottle I add 1oz into a bottle add my powder then fill up with the cool boiled water out ofthe jug. I find the powder dos t mix as well to cool water and with the powder being added to boiling water it kills any germs. It's also ready right when i need it at the right temp xx

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Mar 6th, 2010, 11:27 AM	#25
Barneyboo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,510	I make all my feeds up and store them in the fridge I make sure I use them all within 24hours!!! Never had a problem with my son and so far so good with Maisie x

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Mar 7th, 2010, 15:12 PM	#26
Nickij Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,444	I tend to make the bottles fresh if I can - but do premake a couple a day and put them in the fridge - in particular the one incase there is a night feed required, and the first one for the morning feed. I was advised by my HV that the formula MUST be made with water at a temp over 70 degrees - not water that is cooled- or the possible bacteria would not be killed. Prior to that I was boiling the water I needed- putting them in the bottles then adding powder when required. She advised me not to do this! However I know HV all seem to give different advice so who can say whats right?

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Mar 8th, 2010, 21:16 PM	#27
blondeNklutzi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 1,634	We were told that boiling the water is unnecessary, however we do use filtered water because our water tastes very mineral-y here. We just add water to all the bottles we will need for the day and then mix the formula in later. At night time we do make all the bottles up for our night feeds and feed straight from the fridge.

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Mar 10th, 2010, 05:14 AM	#28
jellymo Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: belfast Posts: 128	i boil the water and put it in the bottles then just add the powder as each feed is needed. I do heat the water up tho before adding the powder as i think i mixes better with warm water

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Mar 10th, 2010, 12:50 PM	#29
katieeandbump Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,428	through the day i make them up as needed but at night i make premake them for the night <3 x

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Mar 11th, 2010, 06:41 AM	#30
kirmal12 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,835	I'm currently using cartons on the advice of the midwives at least until he is 4 weeks old, my little man is eating loads so going through so much food. Have i got this right, if i premake bottles for the day/night, i use cooled boiled water (about 30mins) then can i add the formula and then store in the fridge for no more than 24hours? (a bit like cartons?) or just store the water in the fridge and add formula when warmed up?. Those of you who leave the bottles out at room temp, do you just add the formula and go?, does that kill the germs?. Sorry for all the questions new mum alert!!

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