Toddler milk confusion.

[Mjtay]

My dd is coming up to the one year mark soon when I can think about not sterilising etc. Obviously her feeds are currently Made up with hot water. I was presuming coming yo the year u may not have to do that anymore?!

Anyway today I read a 1-2 year milk instructions and it basically said the following...

You baby couks become Ill if you do not follow correct procedure
Measure 5oz BOILED,COOLED water.
Add 5 scoops, shake well, drink immediately.
Do not refrigerate.

So a few questions here. Why does it emphasise your baby could be ill, if your not using hot water to kill any bacteria? And why can't you use Tap water if babies can have it dtriaght out of the tsp at 6 months?! And why can it not be fridged, like infant milk, for 12 hours?
So when I move over, do I literally want to be boiling the kettle first thing, measuring the water out, and adding the powder as i require the feed?! So should of just kept breastfeeding! Such less grief :)
Thanks everybody xx

comfort milk also has less than half the lactose of the normal formula milks and partially broken down whey proteins so is not just 'cow's milk formula with potato starch in it to slow the flow thru the teat'.

Hope your dd settles down soon

Thank you vodka. It definately suits her better. Just remembered last time she took about 3 weeks to get back to normal :(

Hope your dd feels better soon. I also wanted to suggest Lactofree, maybe mix it with the comfort milk to start with and gradually reduce the amount of comfort milk if she tolerates the Lactofree. I would ask for a referral as well, and maybe an allergy test.

I can't see why you couldn't continue with the comfort milk after she turns 1, it should be fine for a little while until you get her seen by a specialist.

Oh, and we switched to cows milk as well when DS turned 1, but I would have continued to use hot water if I had to use the toddler milk, despite what they are saying on the packaging.