Giving formula for first time..help!

BabyBubbles · Apr 10th, 2012, 15:43 PM

Hi ladies,

I've bf for the last 6 months and my lol is such a bad sleeper. He will wake every hour still. A few people suggested trying hungry baby milk as his last feed of the day so am giving it a go. I made my first bottle earlier and couldn't believe how long it takes! Don't know how you all have the patience! It's so much quicker to whip out a boob lol. Anyway, is there a quicker way? I boiled the kettle, let it cool, made the milk, run it under the tap as the instructions said to. Could I not put cooled boiled water in the fridge and warm up then add the milk or does that encourage bacteria? I'm not lazy I promise, I just don't want bubby to scream while I make the bottle as he's not used to waiting!

Thanks for any ideas xx

BB29 · Apr 10th, 2012, 21:01 PM

That's what we do. In the morning we make up a batch of bottles with about 60mls water in them then top up with freshly boiled water then formula when LO needs a feed. Our LO is 3 weeks and being combi fed so you might need to experiment with how much boiled water to cool and how much to top up with depending on how much your LO drinks.

kanga · Apr 11th, 2012, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BabyBubbles

I made my first bottle earlier and couldn't believe how long it takes! Don't know how you all have the patience!

BabyBubbles · Apr 11th, 2012, 10:27 AM

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Just saying!

flashy09 · Apr 14th, 2012, 08:43 AM

I know in the US they sell ready made formula. It's more expensive, but if you are only feeding one bottle a day it might be worth it!

Mooin1987 · Apr 16th, 2012, 12:39 PM

Yea as above they do sell ready made cartons... But are around 65p a carton.x

Apr 10th, 2012, 15:43 PM	#1
BabyBubbles Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: southend,essex Posts: 737	Giving formula for first time..help! Hi ladies, I've bf for the last 6 months and my lol is such a bad sleeper. He will wake every hour still. A few people suggested trying hungry baby milk as his last feed of the day so am giving it a go. I made my first bottle earlier and couldn't believe how long it takes! Don't know how you all have the patience! It's so much quicker to whip out a boob lol. Anyway, is there a quicker way? I boiled the kettle, let it cool, made the milk, run it under the tap as the instructions said to. Could I not put cooled boiled water in the fridge and warm up then add the milk or does that encourage bacteria? I'm not lazy I promise, I just don't want bubby to scream while I make the bottle as he's not used to waiting! Thanks for any ideas xx

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Apr 10th, 2012, 21:01 PM	#2
BB29 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 83	That's what we do. In the morning we make up a batch of bottles with about 60mls water in them then top up with freshly boiled water then formula when LO needs a feed. Our LO is 3 weeks and being combi fed so you might need to experiment with how much boiled water to cool and how much to top up with depending on how much your LO drinks.

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Apr 11th, 2012, 10:27 AM	#4
BabyBubbles Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: southend,essex Posts: 737	[/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] Just saying!

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Apr 14th, 2012, 08:43 AM	#5
flashy09 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,175	I know in the US they sell ready made formula. It's more expensive, but if you are only feeding one bottle a day it might be worth it!

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Apr 16th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#6
Mooin1987 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Buckinghamshire,uk Posts: 468	Yea as above they do sell ready made cartons... But are around 65p a carton.x

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