Guidelines and confusion on making/storing feeds

[baby_mama87]

Hi everyone

I've been making up my feeds for LO for about a week, Midwife advised me to boil water put in bottles then add formula. Even though this was advice from a professional I felt uncomfortable as I knew you need water to be hot to kill bacteria in the formula. So I decided to add so much cool boiled, store the bottle then add boiling water from a flask and mix formula when needed. Thing is LO has been unsettled and seems constipated so I've been worrying if it's the way I'm making his feeds and after spending a morning on the Internet reading up about making bottles I'm very confused! I know we all have different methods but surely you need to fully make the bottle to kill any bacteria in the formula? So why are midwives, health visitors and even certain bottle manufacturers sites (tommee tippee) advising not to store made up formula?

I'm sure this questions probably been asked and answered loads of times but I really need some peace of mind as I'm driving myself mad! I was going to start as of today making up 3-4 bottles at a time so enough for day then make again enough for night so not keeping feeds longer than 12 hours and making them fully, cooling under tap then store in fridge until needed.

How do you make your bottles and what do you think is safest?

Thanks : ) xxx

 

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[BabyGirl21]

Hi everyone

I've been making up my feeds for LO for about a week, Midwife advised me to boil water put in bottles then add formula. Even though this was advice from a professional I felt uncomfortable as I knew you need water to be hot to kill bacteria in the formula. So I decided to add so much cool boiled, store the bottle then add boiling water from a flask and mix formula when needed. Thing is LO has been unsettled and seems constipated so I've been worrying if it's the way I'm making his feeds and after spending a morning on the Internet reading up about making bottles I'm very confused! I know we all have different methods but surely you need to fully make the bottle to kill any bacteria in the formula? So why are midwives, health visitors and even certain bottle manufacturers sites (tommee tippee) advising not to store made up formula?

I'm sure this questions probably been asked and answered loads of times but I really need some peace of mind as I'm driving myself mad! I was going to start as of today making up 3-4 bottles at a time so enough for day then make again enough for night so not keeping feeds longer than 12 hours and making them fully, cooling under tap then store in fridge until needed.

How do you make your bottles and what do you think is safest?

Thanks : ) xxx

To be honest, I think it's down to you with the way you do it. I personally boil the water while the bottles are in the steriliser (after or before LO needs feeding) so that it cools down. I then make 2-3 8oz bottles - adding the formula, shaking it up and then putting them in the fridge. (cool). I have had no problems with this method, our son is not ill, and he is 8 weeks old now. I then simply take the bottle out of the fridge when he wants a feed, put the bottle into a jug of boiled water to warm it up - test it on my wrist - and take it to him. in the meantime if he is really hungry - for instance at night, my OH will try and calm him down while I sort out the bottle, or I change him while I'm waiting for it to warm up. This I have found to be the easier method, instead of faffing around adding this amount of water to this amount etc etc, no disrespect to you ladies that do that, but I find it very fussy and when LO is screaming his head off at 4am or something stupid you dont want to be messing around with all that. That is just my opinion though, and you should do what you feel is best/right for you. xxx

 

[dgirllamius]

I've been told by my midwife to heat the water, let it cool down a little bit |(down to around 70 degrees c) and then add the formula then pop in the fridge. When needed put the bottle into some boiling water and let it heat.

I've only been doing it like this for a day now so I can't tell if it bothers my baby or not, but shes drinking well and going to toilet as normal. I wonder if there are different guidelines in different countries?