Making bottles while out

Don’t come for me, I’m a first time mam and still learning! When I am out, I haven’t been doing a “hot shot” or mixing formula into hot water as I have been using the nuby rapid cooler and just cooling the correct amount of water down e.g. 4oz of boiling water then pouring it into a bottle (I use mam bottles) and then adding the powder but I have been researching and it says I should be mixing it the powdered formula into hot water to get rid of any bacteria however when I am out I can’t sterilise the nuby rapidcooler and sometimes we use about 3 or 4 bottles depending how long we are out. I use SMA First Infant Milk. What does everyone else do? I’m stressing🤣 I need advice as I don’t really want to have to get pre-made formula as it’s just means having to spend even more money.

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I take a flask of hot water to use for a hot shot and then have the remaining amount of water cooled and measured into little bottles, or we just buy ready mades!

Measure out how much water you will need for the feed, leaving about an ounce of hot water in the bottle pour the rest into the cooler to cool, and mix the formula with the hot water in the bottle, once the water has cooled you can then mix this into the hot formula in the bottle. Means you don’t need to sterilise the rapid cool each time xx

You can get a portable steriliser for the Nuby rapid cooler x

I measure the bottles out with hot water before going out and just take the amount of formula she has in pots and she drinks it cold. I have found this is easier for me.

I filled the bottles up with the amount of water needed then had the formula scoops in a formula seperator container and dumped it in as needed . If I needed a warm bottle (which was rare cause my son drank it no matter the temperature) I put the bottle with only water in the microwave for a few seconds then add the formula shake and go ✨

I used to either take a flask of hot water or ask for it when out and id tip the hot water into the nuby but leave 1/2oz in the bottle and mix the formula in and then add the cooled water from the nuby

I take a flask of cold water and a flask of boiling water, do a hot shot and then add cool water. I use use the rapid cool flasks x

I just kept it simple and took a flask of boiling water. Made it up full, let it cool for 20 mins in the bottle holder on the pram. Takes even less on a winters day. No faff, knew when they were due a feed so would just sit down for 30 secs to pour and shake it like a cocktail whilst walking. Ready to go when they were ready.

I make a prepped bottle out with me and then take 2-3 bottles with formula powered pots inside and get the hot water when I am out and ask for a cup of cold water. Cafes and coffee shops are more than happy to help. I have found this is the easiest thing to do after trying a few different ways xxx

I can tell you now that many are going to hate my comment. But I do my bottles first thing in the morning put boiled water in the sterilised bottle and leave them cool down naturally. Don't see the need off making more stress for myself. This worked for my first child and I have no issues with my current

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