Bottled milk rules
It’s been 17 years since my last child was born 😅 I’m due in a few weeks and am confused about the rules to bottle feeding.
I used to boil water and make bottles without the milk, then when needed, I poured the milk in when the water was room temperature and that was it.
Is that ok?
I don’t want to make my bottles up and put in the fridge to then have to warm up a bit. I also don’t want to make bottles as I need them.
What if I’m out and about all day like at a park? Surely I can pour the milk when needed at room temperature?
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Its advised due to formula sometimes containing bacteria (as we found out recently in the news) to boil 1l of water 30 minutes before hand then pour into bottles and then add the formula. This kills any portential bacteria. When I used fornula I let it cool and put it in the fridge and reheated when needed which I know you dont want to do so, you can do the hotshot method which would make it ready then and there.
I’m really confused about the hotshot method. If you put the required amount of water already in the bottle for the milk, won’t more water change the ratio? And surely with the hotshot method it still needs to be a certain temperature to kill the bacteria, so how would I do that if I’m out all day? X
You need to add the formula to water that is a minimum of 70 degrees to kill the bacteria. Easiest way when out is to use the hot shot method with two flasks - one of hot water and one of cooled water. For example if you’re making a 7oz feed add the 7 scoops to 2oz hot water, mix, then add 5oz of cooled water.
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