how to travel with bottles

[rubysoho120]

I'm new to formula feeding, as I have been combi feeding from lack of breastmilk. How do you go any where when you have to be so sanitary about bottle making and feeding and refridgerating?? I'm so confused.

 

[China girl]

Ruby, here is what I do when I go out. My daughter drinks 6ozs of formula. I have a formula container that I put my desired amount of formula in, and I fill her bottler with 6ozs of water (room temp, she hates cold bottles). When she is starting to get fussy, I pour my formula into the bottle, shake and feed. Hope that helps.

 

[honeybee2]

I have small tubs that i bought from asda. I do the same as above.
Boiled water will stay perfect in a steralised bottle for quite a while, deffo all day and night as they would in a cupboard or in a fridge.


I only add the formula before feeding though, and discard after two hours. Make sure you steralise the tubs too!

I found it handy to keep one of those formula spoons just in case, to measure when out OR fill as many pots as you have bottles if you have the room and have no time to measure. x

 

[rubysoho120]

Thank you. I feel totally clueless. We currently have liquid formula, but I know since this will now be a long time thing we will switch to powdered. I didn't know even you are supposed to or how to sterilize bottles and such. So could I just use a plastic baggied with premeasured powder in it, and then mix it in the bottle when she is ready to eat?

 

[honeybee2]

I assume so. As long as the plastic bag is new and not used- I assume you mean like a lunch bag?

 

[rubysoho120]

Yes sandwich baggies. I just don't wanna make get sick.

 

[dizz]

I just build bottles up straight out of the steriliser, and take ready-made cartons and a pair of scissors out with us... at home we use the formula powder but it's less faff and stuff to carry around to take a carton, use it and throw it in the bin and just bring the bottle home to wash and resterilise.