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Bottles in advance??
Hi my little girl is 9 days old and i was shocked to discover that you have to make the bottles up as and when you need them. This wasn't the case 7 years ago with my son. You used to make several up and keep them in the fridge.
What im doing now is putting the water in the bottles to cool then adding the powder when i need them. Is anyone else doing this or how are you doing it?
Also you can't use Johnson products or any products for the bath?? Again wasn't the case 7 years ago. Can't believe how times have changed.
Katherine and Erin 9 days. xx
What im doing now is putting the water in the bottles to cool then adding the powder when i need them. Is anyone else doing this or how are you doing it?
Also you can't use Johnson products or any products for the bath?? Again wasn't the case 7 years ago. Can't believe how times have changed.
Katherine and Erin 9 days. xx
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Lucas has never been poorly and this is what my Mum did with us!
Hxx
Also, don't know about the bath products - I use johnsons products too.
they say its best to just use water and cotton wool on babies skin as its delicate, and they don't need 'degreasing' or anything. i used cotton wool and water on his bum for first 6 weeks then moved to huggies pure and pampers sensitive wipes...the one time i used johnsons sensitive he came up in an awful rash! didn't start adding antthing to his bath until he was 6months when i put in the johnsons/tesco bedtime bath. only moisturiser i've ever used on him is olive/sunflower oil as its the closest u can get to the oil produced by the skin so least liekly to cause a reaction...worked wonders onj his cradle cap!
hth xx
http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_063693.pdf
The bath products thing is to avoid stripping their skin of natural oils and/or causing a reaction in sensitive skin. I think johnsons is just meant to be one of the most irritating x
The MW bathed my little boy in Johnsons in hospital and just said not to use lots.
H x
I make up 3 at a time boil the kettle, leave it to cool and then poor in the water and leave them on the counter until needed, and before i go to bed i always back up the morning feed.
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i did exactly the same with my daughter who is 5 next week, mainly because i was never shown or told how to make up or store bottles so my mum showed me and it was how she always done it.
i have a one-cup tefal thingy, so i use this for the hot water to put in jug and then stand bottle in it to warm up when needed. that way i dont have to wait for a kettle to boil. only thing is you cant use the tefals to make the bottles as the water doesnt actually boil,,booo!! x
I asked MW the day I swapped to FF from BF whether I had to make up one bottle at a time, and she said not to bother, just make up 6 full bottles, water and powder, and stick them in the fridge, then reheat as needed. HV also told me a few weeks later, when I was moaning about having to reheat downstairs in middle of the night, to just take up 2 bottles with us when we go to bed and let them come up to room temp during the night. She said as long as they stay sealed, no reason why aren't safe. I swear, the auditor woman looked like I said I feed my baby dog poo!!
I knew nothing about the 70 degree thingy, or that the powder isnt sterile, until about 2wks ago (how embarassing, its not like I'm an idiot either!!), and LO is 12wks, and has NEVER had an upset stomach at all. I only reheat bottles to take edge off the coldness of the fridge now as well.
I figure as long as you sterilise the bottles properly, use freshly boiled water, and keep bottles sealed until needed, you'll be fine. I mean seriously, just how germ-tastic can baby formula be?!?!
Oh, and I've used Tesco fragrance free wipes from the day she was born, and used Tesco sensitive skin baby wash from about 4wks, and she's never had any problems at all either.