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Dh would like to ask a question about formula

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LucyJones · 04/10/2006 18:49

He would like to know if a mumsnetter can tell him how many scoops do you get out of a standard 900g tin of formula? Thanks

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SoupDragon · 04/10/2006 18:50

Give him a can and a scoop and tell him to count

It'll keep him amused for a while. Especially if you start calling out random numbers whilst he's doing it.

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TwigTwoolett · 04/10/2006 18:51

or tell him to weigh one scoop and divide

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SoupDragon · 04/10/2006 18:52

Nooo, Twig, that's no fun.

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littlepiggie · 04/10/2006 19:03

soupdragon, are you up to no good? do you need a nights sleep?

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LucyJones · 04/10/2006 19:26

he he!! Only problem with that Twiglett is that he doesn't want to open the tin in case it's not going to last iyswim.
We're going to do a top up bottle every night and it says on the tin that you can't have it opened for longer than 4 weeks so we're not sure if there is any point opening it or just buying a smaller tin, or using the small cartons. Any ideas?

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Chandra · 04/10/2006 19:28

I think it won't go off... we used to use a tin per week.

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throckenholt · 04/10/2006 19:32

I think one bottle per night will mean it will last longer than 4 weeks - the big tins used to last ages when I mixed fed my twins.

How many scoops does it say to make up a bottle ? Does it say anywhere how big the scoop is ? Probably 25-30g I would guess (about an ounce) - so that would be 30-40 scoops in 900g.

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Olihan · 04/10/2006 19:34

A 900g tin used to last about 6 days when dd was having 5-6 7oz feeds a day. Not sure my mental maths is up to this!! So........42 scoops a day, over 6 days is 252 scoops. So roughly 250 scoops in a tin is about 1 8 oz bottle a night to use it up before the 4 weeks is up.

That's manageable, and cheaper than the cartons which are 7 oz anyway.

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wheelybug · 04/10/2006 19:35

you can ring the help line and they will tell you (they told me when I was enquiring about whether I could get the brand abroad) but I can't remember what the answer was as it was a while ago !

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HRHQueenOfQuotes · 04/10/2006 19:41

I guess it depends on how much you're using - DS2 used to have 9oz several times a day - so didn't last long at all.