Colief and pre-made bottles

GossipGirl · Oct 14th, 2010, 15:25 PM

I used to make the bottles as I went on but I've started using colief and I can't be doing with waiting half an hour for the drops to work their magic while my boy is screaming for food so Ive started making them up in advance, for the night anyway.

On the colief it says to use the bottles in 12 hours but I know people who still make up bottles in advance to keep in the fridge use them within the 24 hour mark, 12 hours can be bit of a pain as I find myself making them at like 1am just to be sure they'll last until the next afternoon around 1pm (me and baby are late risers!) so my question is, if you use colief and make the bottles in advance do you make sure they're used within 12 hours or 24 hours? And have you had any problems if you keep them for 24 hours?

Thanks!

MrsVenn · Oct 14th, 2010, 15:54 PM

What I used to do was make 2 bottles at night, let them cool and then add the Colief and put in the fridge. These were then my 2 morning bottles (7am and 10am) that I used. Then at 10am, I did the same with the other 3 for the day (next feed wasn't usually until 2pm so gave me the 4 hour window). It then covers the 4 hours you need to wait before giving it to them.

littleblonde · Oct 15th, 2010, 11:03 AM

I would follow it exactly how they say. I almost used it for kacey but couldnt find a way to make it work. I no a few people whos LO had quite bad tummys and i think it was due to not making it correctly

Jo1984 · Oct 18th, 2010, 15:45 PM

I do it as MrsVenn does

2 made on a night at 10:30pm does the 2 morning feeds (7am & 10am)

Then 3 made on a morning at about 7:30 does me until his bedtime feed at 7pm

xx

Oct 14th, 2010, 15:25 PM	#1
GossipGirl Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gwent, S Wales Posts: 484	Colief and pre-made bottles I used to make the bottles as I went on but I've started using colief and I can't be doing with waiting half an hour for the drops to work their magic while my boy is screaming for food so Ive started making them up in advance, for the night anyway. On the colief it says to use the bottles in 12 hours but I know people who still make up bottles in advance to keep in the fridge use them within the 24 hour mark, 12 hours can be bit of a pain as I find myself making them at like 1am just to be sure they'll last until the next afternoon around 1pm (me and baby are late risers!) so my question is, if you use colief and make the bottles in advance do you make sure they're used within 12 hours or 24 hours? And have you had any problems if you keep them for 24 hours? Thanks!

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Oct 14th, 2010, 15:54 PM	#2
MrsVenn Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hertfordshire, UK Posts: 7,048	What I used to do was make 2 bottles at night, let them cool and then add the Colief and put in the fridge. These were then my 2 morning bottles (7am and 10am) that I used. Then at 10am, I did the same with the other 3 for the day (next feed wasn't usually until 2pm so gave me the 4 hour window). It then covers the 4 hours you need to wait before giving it to them.

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Oct 15th, 2010, 11:03 AM	#3
littleblonde Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shropshire Posts: 7,230	I would follow it exactly how they say. I almost used it for kacey but couldnt find a way to make it work. I no a few people whos LO had quite bad tummys and i think it was due to not making it correctly

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Oct 18th, 2010, 15:45 PM	#4
Jo1984 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Washington (UK - Near Newcastle) Posts: 1,622	I do it as MrsVenn does 2 made on a night at 10:30pm does the 2 morning feeds (7am & 10am) Then 3 made on a morning at about 7:30 does me until his bedtime feed at 7pm xx

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