Can i store Aptamil feeds in the fridge??? HELP!
I am currently combining breast and bottle feeding. I'm so confused because i've read on the box of Aptamil that you should NOT store feeds and they must be used within 2 hours of making them up?!?
Is this statement the same on most brands of formula and are they saying that just to cover their own back??? It's hard (as you'll all know) to make up feeds when baby wants one and the preparation takes time. It's so much easier to make up feeds and store them in the fridge.
Please can someone help because i really don't know whats right and worng!?!
Thanx:\?
Is this statement the same on most brands of formula and are they saying that just to cover their own back??? It's hard (as you'll all know) to make up feeds when baby wants one and the preparation takes time. It's so much easier to make up feeds and store them in the fridge.
Please can someone help because i really don't know whats right and worng!?!
Thanx:\?
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Do what you feel is easier and best for u, lots of people make up milk and store it in the fridge and have said their lo has been fine xx
I boil the water up then make all the bottles up with just water,to the oz you feed, then put all the bottles of water in the fridge, then when ready to feed, just put Aptamil in then, put in hot water to warm up for lo.
I find this works for me so may work for you.
Hope this helps.
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But when I had my second recently I was told to make up as and when. I initially thought "what a load of b****cks" but actually I have found doing them as I need them is much much easier.
I have the powder in a milk storage container (it has 3 compartment) and the bottles sit on the worktop with the water in them. When I need oe I just add powder. I then just feed my lo the milk at room temperature. I found that way I can take the powder and water out with me and feed him wherever I am without worrying about having to get a jug of water to heat it up and this has so helped when I've been shopping!
At the end of the day, like some of the other posts say, it's whatever works for you. Try it a few different ways and see what you prefer. I have 12 neices and nephews and every one of them has been fed the "old way" with milk stored in fridge and heated in micro and not one of them has ever been ill!
Hope this hasn't just confused you even more. X
I think they say that just to cover their backs in case people think oh well 24 hours is ok so 36 hours must be fine. I wouldn't keep them for more than 24 hours but I am sure that long is fine.
You can make aptimil feeds up and store them in the fridge for 24 hours as long as you have not warmed them up
if you have warmed the bottle milk up then it has to be used within 2 hours i used aptimil for my second child so i know thats right )
Using Aptamil Pro Futura
We use filtered 1litre water into kettle boil then leave for 30 mins as instructed then measure out how much we need into bottle for example 150ml for baby's age and pour 5 powder scoops into water and shake and serve.
with the left over water we put it into a thermal flask asap and that way when baby needs more we use it instead of placing in fridge. Having said that we normally repeat whole process after 5 hours sometimes less.
Baby sometimes doesn't eat 150 and takes half so we normally give 75ml in bottle and place the rest in a tight containwe and leave out to cool then fridge but make sure we use it the same day or within 24 hours but my ideal guideline is always 5 hours.
Last time I fell asleep and left baby's food out for 2hours and half and then placed in fridge and baby became hungry and I stupidly served her the milk but warming it up...nothing happened except she threw up my breast milk along with the formula lol
shes 6 weeks tommprow and normally gives me a sign to say milk is bad before taking it lol pulls a disgusted look