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A few more questions for the experts
Im g/c from DIF, hope you dont mind but I have a few last minute panic questions. Even though I've got 7 wks left I feel like I still have loads to learn, so here goes if its ok:
Sleeping- was gonna use a growbag if the baby is big enough for my newborn bag, but as they're long do they get tucked in under the mattress like a blanket so the baby's feet are at the bottom?
Feeding- Im not sure if Im bf or bottle feeding, but if I use bottles I know Im supposed to make them fresh every time but does anyone have any secrets so the baby isnt waiting for 30 mins for it to cool?
Im sure I will have more questions but they only pop into my head between 2&5am haha. Thanks for your help girls xxx
Sleeping- was gonna use a growbag if the baby is big enough for my newborn bag, but as they're long do they get tucked in under the mattress like a blanket so the baby's feet are at the bottom?
Feeding- Im not sure if Im bf or bottle feeding, but if I use bottles I know Im supposed to make them fresh every time but does anyone have any secrets so the baby isnt waiting for 30 mins for it to cool?
Im sure I will have more questions but they only pop into my head between 2&5am haha. Thanks for your help girls xxx
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Re the bottle feeding, after 2 or 3 months of what felt like constantly waiting for bottles to heat up / cool down, I discovered my LO actually much preferred them at room temp - bingo! Made a couple at a time so I always had one ready to go and it worked a treat (still does). I'm sure there's probably a reason why you SHOULDN'T do it (like everything!) but it suited us.
Good luck! x
You can also just boil up some water in the morning and put it in a sterile container in the fridge if you don't want to get another kettle, but you can get cheapy kettles for about ??5 from Tesco/Asda etc I think. xx
i breastfeed and would encourage you to give it a good go! once you get past the initial few weeks when breastfeeding can be difficult it's much easier to pop out a boob than to mess with formula!
Sleeping bags are heaven sent! Get one based on weight, I didn't use one from newborn but would if I'd have known how fab they are!! Just make sure their head is big enough from letting the neck slip down if they wriggle!!! Your baby might want swaddling though, a lot of newborns do, Sophia didn't!
xxx