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Can you get something to blend formula milk?

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jimblejambles · 04/09/2013 10:18

Dd is mix fed and has tracheal malacia and can only drink ready made formula. If I make her a bottle with powdered milk she throws the whole lot back up. The dr said this may because ready made is smoother. So I was wondering if there was something I could get that makes bottles? Or even if I could use a blender to mix powdered formula for her? Has anyone done this?
Tia

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tywysogesgymraeg · 04/09/2013 10:20

Maybe if you gave the bottles a really good shake after making them, and then letting them stand for several hours before using them - the ready made formula is standing around for ages on the shelves.

jimblejambles · 04/09/2013 10:48

Thank you. Think I will buy a tub of powder and try different ways Smile

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EntWife · 05/09/2013 09:40

are you making up the formula with hot water?
I have noticed over the course of 3 kids that formula dissolves better in cold water than hot.

really helpful I know given the advice is to make it up with 70 degree water.

I would try blending it with a stab blender, maybe adding half the water hot (to steralize the powder) and then add cold water to the correct volume then blitz with the blender.

tywysogesgymraeg · 05/09/2013 10:59

Well, sterilise the blender too then! No point in boiling water and sterilising bottles if you don't sterilise the blender.

eatriskier · 05/09/2013 11:05

When DS was on staydown milk it was a complete £%%$ to mix. We found getting a milk frothed helped a lot. Couldn't really sterilise it, but we did run it under boiling water for a while before use.

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