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Random question about bottles

xpatbethxpatbeth
in My baby was born in Jan 2010
Just a question thats been niggling at me, when you say you're giving a 7oz bottle for example do you mean there is 7oz of water or it makes up to 7oz when you've added the powder?

I work with mls over here (but the bottles also have ozs on) and I'm never sure how to compare with what others are taking!

Liz x

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    wannababywannababy
    if i put 8oz of water in i say its an 8oz bottle. an 8oz bottle gives a displaced volume of 9oz tho,lol.
    so yeah i say the amount is the amount of water ive put in b4 adding powder x
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    mithicalmithical
    I asked this question a few months ago! :lol:

    I count it as 240mls, as that's how much water I put in, so around the 8oz. Then I wonder how much is actually drunk, because you are working from the displaced volume! :roll: xx
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    mybutlermybutler
    Argh don't get me started on this! It messes with my baby brain...I struggled with the fact that you're pregnant for 9 months but actually 40 weeks which is more like 10!!!

    I too go by the amount of water i put in...this is one of those topics that I can't think about for too long as it messes with my head too much
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    piggypopspiggypops
    we make it up by mls as the oz is slightly less, i put in the right amount of water then add the powder, so it is more i think its called the displacement value?
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    xpatbethxpatbeth
    he he glad to know I'm not the only one who finds it confusing! On the side of our packets it says for instance 180mls of water makes a 210ml bottle so I was never sure whether to say she has 180mls or 210mls!

    I think It would be easier to say she has 5 scoops of formula!!

    But anyway then maybe she's not drinking more than others like I thought because she's only having then 2 x 5oz, 2 x 6oz and 1 x 2oz which is the equivilant to 3 x 8oz!

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