Need enough bottles for a full day... help!

[MoominKoalaAndMiniMoom]

DD is formula fed, 12 weeks old. This weekend we're at an event, there all day because we're performing in a castle (it's a medieval re-enactment group that I'm part of through my OH, and now she's part of too) - so we need enough bottles to last her through the day. She usually feeds every 3-4 hours, so I'm looking at 3 or 4 bottles for her. In the past when going out, I've taken one sterilised bottle, powder in a container and boiling water, but I've never done more than one feed outside of somewhere with boiling water easily accessible.

I don't want to make up feeds and store them all day, I'm really keen to keep making up the feeds as and when I need them to avoid any risk of bacteria in the bottles. Do I have a choice in this though? I can possibly access a kettle. Do I just take 4 sterilised bottles with me (the bottles I use are microwaver sterilise ones), powder for 4 feeds and hope I can use the kettle?

Hi op, you can actually sterilise with boiling water. If that seems a pest it wouldn't be harmful to use already made up ones. Your not really supposed to but midwives told me it doesn't do any harm. But yes you could certainly sterilise using the kettle and then proceed to make up the formula.

Could you not use the ready made cartons just for the day? They're on the shelf at supermarkets so i'm assuming don't needed refridgerating.

Could you take the sterilised bottles, a flask of boiling water and formula. I have a little plastic pot that has 3 sections I measure enough formula into each section for a feed. That way when out and about I just pour one section into the bottle and add the water from a flask.
Hope you work out something that works for you.

Ready made cartons are the easiest. If you are worried about the bottles staying sterile you can use milton tablets. SMA also do pre made bottles that you can by sterile teats for (although they are 250mls so you'll waste a bit).

Bring ready made cartons, a flask of hot water and a plastic jug to heat the bottles in!

I would just get ready made formula milk.

Just take cartons , bottles are fine all day once sterilised just don't open them till you use them. No need to heat the cartons room temp is perfectly fine. They cost around 60p each so it's only going to cost about £2.50 really not a big deal.

OP a GOOD thermos flask will keep water hot (above 80 degrees if you start off from boiling) for at least 12 hours. Alternatively can you bring a travel kettle with you? You can get ones that work off of the car cigarette lighter.

I would just bring 4 pre-sterilised bottles, alternatively you could get throwaway, one-time use bottles (boots sell them).

If your child is on standard formula (not prescription) then I agree using the ready made cartons is the easiest, ready made plus disposable bottles = expensive but so easy and it is just for one day...

As others have said. Take the pre made bottles.

We were out for the day from 8am until 5pm and just took 4 pre-sterilised bottles and 3 bottles of pre-made milk. She takes it at room temperature which is handy.

Thanks everyone. We've got two thermos flasks so I'll use those, with 4 pre-sterilised bottles. Unfortunately we can't use pre-made cartons as she's on one of those 'for medical purposes' formulas, otherwise we'd have done that because they're so easy!

I've got the powder pot separated into three, so I'll probably take that and then measure out another lot into a sterilised tupperware pot, and we've got a plastic jug :)

Thanks for the advice!