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How to store cows milk overnight

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kayleigh2304 · 08/04/2014 22:44

Hello everyone!
My little boy will be 1 next week, we have started cows milk today, it is something I have been dreading as my LB wakes for 3 bottle's a night! I usually go to bed at 1 & make up 3 9oz bottles so they are boiling hot, he usually has woke to drink them before they have gone cool. (I know your not supposed to do this, but I have been doing this since he was 2 months old as he was waking 8 times a night, he has never been sick in his life)
So now im dreading tonight, as I am going to be having to go up & down warming cows milk bottles up while listening to a screaming inpatient baby. You might think I am lazy making an issue over this, but since I had my baby I have been really unwell, back an forward the doctors, feel tired and drained constantly so every second of sleep counts, as my baby is hyper. (Hopefully I will be better soon! Booked in for an ultrasound on my cervix! Hopefully it's nothing bad!)
What do you all do when it comes to cows milk? I know milk spoils so quick, so wouldn't risk my baby getting sick because of my problems. I have a thermal bottle bag, can I put 2 in cold? Would they be okay?
Thanks in advance everyone xxx

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MissHobart · 09/04/2014 13:37

Does it need to be warm?! I don't have kids so don't know! I assumed by 1 and on cows milk it'd be fine cold from the fridge? Confused

starfishmummy · 09/04/2014 13:56

I would stick his bottles in a cold bag with the frozen inserts. Drinking it cold isnt going to hurt. But things have changed since dc was 1...

brettgirl2 · 09/04/2014 18:16

omg you must be exhausted. Have you tried cutting this out?

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FernieB · 09/04/2014 22:29

It's a long time since mine were that age but they were sleeping through from 5 months old. Is your son eating enough during the day so he's full enough to sleep through? At 1 I would have thought he shouldn't really be waking to feed.

I threw away bottles when mine moved to cows milk at 11 months. They had sippy cups from then. I never warmed cows milk for them.

FernieB · 09/04/2014 22:31

Also - hope everything goes well for you and you feel better soon.Thanks

Gileswithachainsaw · 09/04/2014 22:33

Tbh I'd try and deal with the sleeping before you switch to cows milk. Only for the very reason that u can keep carts and sterile bottles in your room or a bottle of cooled boiled water , tubs of powder all measured out and a thermos flask of hot water to make up the bottles.

How's his eating in the day? Is all this milk stopping him from eating enough?

Gileswithachainsaw · 09/04/2014 22:34

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whattoWHO · 09/04/2014 22:34

I would have thought a thermal bag would do the trick.
Can you try to reduce the night bottles? Or maybe replace 1 with water as a step towards cutting out the night feeds?

WestieMamma · 11/04/2014 08:30

My DS is 1 next week too. He has 4 x 7 oz bottles in the day and 3 meals. He hasn't had night milk since he went to solids. They don't need it if they're getting enough during the day.

WestieMamma · 11/04/2014 08:30

My DS is 1 next week too. He has 4 x 7 oz bottles in the day and 3 meals. He hasn't had night milk since he went to solids. They don't need it if they're getting enough during the day.

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