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does anyone make their formula up and put it in the fridge??
Hi! My baby boy is two weeks old tomorrow. He is waking approx every two hours during the night!! I have been keeping the bottles with water in at room temp and adding the formula when hes ready for his feed. However as hes feeding so often the later bottles are too cold for him and he is refusing them! The other alternative is to make it up and put it in the fridge then heat it when hes ready for it. Is this okay? Any other suggestions welcome!! Also how do i get him to go longer between feeds? He is taking 3oz and each time and to be honest doesnt always finish the last bit of it so putting him up to 4oz seems pointless at moment! Thanks and hope this long message makes sense!! Lisa xx
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This is the way we do it, means less warming time because the water is not as cold as the milk would be in the fridge. It also means that we do not have to leave the room, but can feed him very quickly and getting to bed again.
It is a suggestion. We have been thinking about making up the bottles in advance and keeping them in the fridge, but found this actually worked quicker for us and easier.
hope this helps a bit.x
Re going longer - it is very hard! You can try giving cooled boiled water water in between to delay it a bit and see if that helps as sometimes they are thirsty rather than hungry! However, your lo is very young at the moment so I would not worry about making him go longer too much as he only has a tiny stomach and cannot hold that much! Hence the 2 hourly feeds!
We make up a couple at a time and then warm them up in a bottle warmer. Lo is 11 weeks old and not had any probs. We also bought a Fisher Price bottle warming flask from Boots (think it was about ??10) which is a flask and a container to pop the bottle in for warming in one. It's very handy for when you're out and about - or the water in the flask can also be used to make up a feed fresh if you put pre-measured power in a sterile container.
Clare x
Can I ask how you prepare feeds when you are out and about?
Mel