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I didn't say anything to this new Mum, and now I wonder if I should have done...

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lurcherlover · 19/02/2012 12:51

In Starbucks, a couple came in with their baby (brand new - no more than a couple of weeks old). Dad goes to get coffees, Mum sits down opposite me and starts to make a bottle up. She got a bottle of water out, mixed formula powder in it then proceeded to feed it straight to baby. Obviously therefore the water had been boiled at home, but allowed to cool while they were out. I assumed she didn't realise the bacteria are in the formula, but believed the widely-held myth that it's the water that's dangerous. I nearly said something - I wasn't at all going to be rude, I was going to say something along the lines of "I hope you don't mind me saying, but you'd be better keeping a flask of water straight from the kettle with you, mixing the powder in a bit of that and then topping it up with cooled boiled water so baby can drink it" - but I held off and didn't say anything because I'm a wimp I thought it wasn't my business. But afterwards, I thought, if it had been me and I was doing something (however unwittingly) that might be putting my baby's health at risk, I would want another Mum to tell me so in as non-threatening a way as possible. So I wonder if I should have said something. What do you think?

(Disclaimer: this is in NO WAY intended to be an anti-FF thread - I just wanted to point out to her the safest possible way to formula-feed her baby, not in any way to judge, so please don't think that comes into it)

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BiddyPop · 20/02/2012 15:57

Um, sorry Hazeyjane, just saw your question - nope, I read the first 2 pages (which seemed repetitious enough) and did an assumption on the basis of that. Guess I'd better read the other 10 or so pages I missed - although I also have to finish off some work stuff so, maybe later....

RhinosDontEatPancakes · 20/02/2012 16:01

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valiumredhead · 20/02/2012 16:03

You put hot bottles in the fridge to cool rhinos? Eek!

Moominsarescary · 20/02/2012 18:07

truth don't know what they do in other country's or even other maternity hospitals in this country. The maternity hospital I was at have used ready made formula for at least the last 17 years.

When my first two were born guidelines were to make bottles up in advance and keep in the fridge. When ds3 was born it had changed to what it is now, which I thought would be a faff but it hasn't been as we allways used a flask.

It's easy to find out current guidelines, it tells you on the tin to make it up as required. I choose to make them up when needed as who and nhs say it is the safest way. However I don't think people should go about accosting people in Starbucks. Each to their own

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