AIBU to not follow new guidelines?

[LittleSugaPlum]

Im pregnant with first baby and im almost 33 weeks.
I plan to bottle feed and have brought all the equipment already.

When i was a nursery nurse, around 5 years ago, it was common to "bulk make bottles" and store them in the fridge for upto 24hours.

When i mentioned to my midwife that i was bottlefeeding, she mentioned that the new guidelines were to make up a feed when needed and its not recommended to "bulk make feeds"

Have people honestly stopped doing this? Do people actually only make one feed at a time?

Im seriously considering bulk making, if it was fine for years, whats the difference now?

AIBU to not follow the new guidelines?

Kayano, they can't, because it is statically insignificant. Also agree with what you've said.

Re lifestyle choice: most of us have also made the lifestyle choice not to have the dozen children or so that we are programmed to have. We deny our natural state with any form of birth control. I don't really see the problem with choosing a different but entirely safe form of baby feeding. Also keep in mind there's a good chance some breast fed babies such as my second have come dangerously close to starvation because of the breast is best cult.

And another point on disease and health - when is the last time any emerging or growing health risk was blamed on formula feeding and/or was found in greater number in a formula fed cohort? There was a failed effort to link formula with obesity and diabetes. Meanwhile breastfeeding numbers are up while obesity and diabetes rise. Obviously it is down to later diet and some genetic influence, not baby milk.

Lurcherlover - I didnt say those who don't wash/are dirty. My words were terribly filthy. And as there are bacteria caught by skin to skin contact how can being terribly filthy not potentially harbour bad bacteria? Not the stuff that can form in formula granted, but there's some other nasty stuff out there. I'm not saying its a reason to chose FFing. It's more a reason to keep any receptical your baby drinks from clean. And I'm not saying bfing mothers need to clean after every feed either, just if you're gonna lt your kids suckle anywhere (bfing or FFing and allowing sucking on fingers for eg) you should probably keep a decent standard of hygiene.

pickles I am a bossy boots I've mellowed as I've got older though! Although I think my daughter is a good successor!

Haven't read all the posts but two things. My two survived the bulk bottle making, cool, store in fridge ... THROW OUT any from the day before and don't reheat if they leave some in the bottle after feeding.

Did get one set of raised eyebrows from a health visitor type person but having blinded her with the science of water temperatures etc from studies I read on the internet she shut up.

I am known to have hidden, dummies, bottles of cooled water etc from midwives in case they disapproved when I was supposed to be BF ds1 though