Prep machines - what to buy?

I am now researching what is the recommended prep machine to have. Do I opt for a machine to help just do the water or go for a machine with powder too?

Any advice / brands or links would be helpful thank you

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I think the nuby prep machine is getting good reviews just now. I used the tommee tippee 1 a few years ago and liked it

We have a baby breeza formula pro and love it but many people don't like it. Do I NEED it? No. It's just a convenience thing. You can make bottles without a machine. Some people have a hot water dispenser and mix the formula with a frother. It's not a life/death if you don't have it'll be the end of the world thing though. You can boil the water or get a portable bottle warmer. My son likes room temp bottles so we just use bottled water when we're out and have a container I put the formula in and mix when he's hungry.

I’ve got the Tommee tippee night and day one. It only does water (hot shot and then cold to cool it down). I didn’t want the powder one as I thought about the clean, thinking the powder gets stuck and builds up etc (never used one so might be completely wrong) 😅
Having that makes the nights so much easier!
Just make sure you check the hot shot temperature with any of them. I do it at least once a week, well trying to. 😂

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I prepped by boiling 3 bottles at once right when I gave the last bottle or while baby was napping, and I wasn't tired. I'd leave all 3 on the counter covered a little so no floaties got in it and then washed and boiled on repeat. Then it wasn't too hot or too cold.
Once she was onto solids I stopped boiling and put a jug of cold filtered water on the counter from the 18L jug we buy and left it to warm to room temp so it mixes better when shaking.

If you’re in the UK then no prep machine is recommended as the hot shot isn’t guaranteed to reach 70 degrees to kill the bacteria in formula, we actually tested ours and it was only 53 degrees …. The nuby rapid cool or the hot shot method and cool boiled water replicate a prep machine but at least you know the hot shot is the correct temp.

We have used the tomme tippee prep machine for 2 kids it has been ever so helpful! The only gripe I have had is apparently it won’t work if the water temp gets to high in the tank, it has been 28-32c in our house the last few days and we have gotten an error message saying the tank temp was too high. I’ve seen people complain about it making bottles too hot or too cold but I’ve never had issues with that as inconvenient as it’s been I’m glad it has some sort of sensor that apparently works 😂. As others have said they aren’t recommended and use at your own risk, I’ve never actually personally tested the temp of the hot shot and neither of my kids have gotten sick from them.

We use tommee tippee perfect prep day and night machine. My baby has been bottle fed since birth and no issues

Thank you everyone 🫶🏻

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Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Are these men ok?

I get so sad seeing all the posts on here daily about women dealing with partners who are treating them horribly. I know it seems over represented because those of us with great partners don’t need to write posts asking for help, but I really hope most of us don’t have these kinds of men in our lives!

I tell my husband about these posts I see sometimes and he’s even shocked by some of the things these guys say/do.

Nobody’s perfect, and every relationship takes work. And becoming parents is a stress test unlike any other for sure, but seeing how many women get stuck in these relationships with men who aren’t interested in being better is so so sad😞

But is/was your partner helpful, loving, and supportive during your pregnancy/PP/etc? Was he a wonderful person but changed for the worst after becoming a parent? Has he put effort into becoming the partner you need him to be, even if he struggles?

Pouches

I’m not one of those mums who stand in the kitchen making every meal from scratch and batches of healthy snacks as I simply do not have time with other children and soon back to a full time job, but I do try give my weaning baby part of what we eat at meal times and will throw something healthy together if what we eat isn’t suitable. However, I do have some pouches in for convenience or a last resort. I’ve only used these a few times in the space of two months but she absolutely LOVES them. She will scream for more, get excited when she sees the pouch and will literally eat the whole thing. She’s underweight so this is massive for me seeing her eat so well, but the guilt is getting to me a bit! Anybody else like a little pouch every now and then and can make me feel a little better about giving her them😅

Friends with shitty husbands

Does anyone have a close friend with a shittv husband?

My best friend of 14years married her high school sweetheart (minus the sweetheart.) He was always a POS growing up, had an on and off relationship and eventually from what I was told, they sorted their shit out and got married. I moved countries and her and I drifted apart for a while so I didn't know too much about what their relationship was like but assumed all was well since her social media alluded to that.

We both had babies within a year of each other, she had hers first and when she gave birth I found out I was pregnant. I had a rough pregnancy and we weren't in contact much but after my LO was born we spoke a lot. This is when I found out that she was struggling with PPD etc. She opened up about how useless her husband is, I would go as far as to say abusive. She's a SAHM who basically does absolutely evervthing & is being financially abused She's completelv touched out and is about to have a second child in a week.

I absolutelv cannot stand her husband. I hate how he treats her. I hate to hear about him. She posted on social media all the time about how lucky she is to have him as a husband and father to her babies yet cries to me on the phone in private about what really goes on.
I'm at a point now where I want to tell her that I don't want to hear about it anymore. I feel guilty that she's going through this but she's also allowing it to continue in a sense. I'm so emotionally exhausted with her problems and just want to shake her.

How do you/would you navigate this situation?

Car issues

Idk if I’m in the wrong. I have a full time job. My husband takes care of the kids while I worked. Today was the day I was supposed to get us a car. But I couldn’t cause of the down payment. So now he’s texting me saying I’m wasting his day to be alone at Walmart so he can spend his tax return. I really want to say go ahead. Leave. Leave the kids and me alone. While you go out and spend money. While your at go ahead and buy urself your drugs and a bitch to go fuck.

Lucky I’m even thinking about him about the car situation if not I would’ve been buying me and the kids a car small enough for us!