Bottle feeding

Hey I mix the boiling water and formula powder together to kill the bacteria in the formula then put it in the rapid cool to cool it to the perfect temperature

I’ve heard the tommee tippee prep machines are not safe to use. I remember there being a BBC investigation at one point when I had my last child. So personally would avoid using that machine. The hot shot it delivers is not enough to kill the bacteria.

Tommee tippee prep machine press the button for your ounces put formula in after first hot shot then press again to fill up with cool water.
Rapid cool- measure out boiling water into bottle, pour 3/4 of water into rapid cool leaving enough in the bottle for a hot shot then put your formula in the bottle with the remaining boiled water then once the rest of the water has cooled put it back in the bottle.
That’s what we do.
The volume of ounces/ mls/ liquid is always going to look like more than what you’ve made as the formula will add volume to the liquid so if you make 8oz it may go up to 9oz but it’s still 8oz if that makes sense xx

Alternatively, do a hot shot method.

i personally put the hot water on, put the formula in swirl it around, then cold then a shot of infacol.. personally if the formula is under 30 days old like it recommends for it to be before throwing it and the bottles are properly sterilised i don’t see how it could make a difference if hot water came from the kettle/prep machine the difference?

Use a hot shot method if you only have the one rapid cool and cant sterilise after each use (watch videos on insta/tiktok etc)

I tried to avoid putting the formula into hot water as the steam made it clump and not all the powder came out the scoop. I measured the water into bottle rather than the nuby, put the correct amount of scoops into the nuby and then poured the water in- swirled to mix and then tipped it to cool it all (i have two and nuby rapid steriliser). If doing a hot shot i'll pre measure the formula into a formula powder pot, measure water into bottle, pour majority into the nuby leaving a couple oz to add the formula in to, swirl to mix and then add to cooled water

I use the rapid cool and make a ‘Hot shot’. So if I was making 4oz of milk, 3oz of boiling water goes into the rapid cool. 1 oz of boiling water goes into the bottle with the 4 scoops of formula which kills the bacteria. Give that a swirl to dissolve powder and then top the bottle up with the cooled water from the rapid cool. Works great if you’re making 4oz or more. It’s also less washing up and sterilising as you’re only putting boiling water into the rapid cool.

I also had a feeding consultant and midwife explicitly advise water first, then formula. Directions are on the tins.

Should be water first then the formula otherwise it's not the correct ratios. Also want to remind that the water should never be boiling when you use it. Boiled then technically cooled to 70 degrees and then add the formula. When you add boiling water to formula it actually kills alot of the nutrients. 70 degrees is what's needed to kill listeria.
Good luck! It's very confusing and a lot of logistics.