Going out with formula

So I’m wondering how I go out and make up a bottle, I am aware you have to used freshly boiled water but I am worried of being able to access this when I am out and about.

Ie shopping.

Can I pre boil water in a bottle and just mix formula and heat when I’m out ??

Or can I pre make the bottle?

Or do I just use boiled water from a restaurant or coffee shop? Is they safe?

Currently I take ready to feed bottles with me, but I am trying to transfer him to powdered formula for the cost.

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I would be interested to know about this too!

I take boiled water in a flask and then I have the nuby rapid cool which I use to then make the feed to the perfect temp within a few minutes. You just pour the boiling water and formula into the nuby rapid cool and it will bring it down to the perfect temp within minutes

I pre make the bottles with water and take a small tupperware of formula and mix it when needed. The bottles of prepped water last 24 hours. But with formula in, my HV said they only last 2 hours.

i take 2 flasks of water out, one boiling hot water and one cooled water so i can use the hot water for a hot shot and then top it up with the cooled water 🖤✨ 🖤✨

also formula pots are a life saver, you can pre measure out the formula and pop it in the pot and just make a bottle on the go 🖤✨ 🖤✨

I use the ready made formula for when out and about. Makes it so much easier for doing feeds.

I would take a flask of boiled water and some already cooled down boiled water (pre measured in a spare bottle) , id put in say 4 oz of boiled water, add my formula (7oz at the time) and then top up with 3oz of cooled boiled water and it was ready to feed

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How I do it ^^

This way don’t have to clean the rapid cool after every use

Why not put boiled water in a flask?

I second this way! Very quick and easy x

Thank you everyone some great advice that my tired brain didn’t even think of 😅

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