Tomm tipp prep machine UNSAFE says midwife

[HeavenK76]

Had my gorgeous little baby girl on Monday and came home on Tuesday from hospital.
Midwife came next day and while talking about bottle feeding, as I'm ff my lo, she says we midwives DON'T recommend the perfect prep as it's not the way the feeds should be made up, the feeds are not sterile.
Also when my HV came with 38 weeks pregnancy she said they don't want people to use this machine.
What's the fuss about this. Why are they saying all this.
IMO if there was anything wrong with it or against the guidelines, Tom Tip would not be allowed to bring this out in the market first place.

Anyway, have others been told things like this before and what is your opinion on this.

[theborrower]

I don't know about the perfect prep machines, but here's the WHO guidance on making up formula, including making it in advance if required www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/micro/PIF_Bottle_en.pdf the key thing is that the water must be at least 70 degrees to kill any bacteria that may be in the powder.

[BBQsAreSooooOverrated]

I can't see why it would be unsafe. The water heats to over 70degrees killing bacteria in the powder. If the concern is with the cool shot then use previously boiled water in the machine. I'd use one.

[RandomCake]

I know this hasn't been posted on for a while, and I don't claim to know for certain that Perfect Prep is totally safe, but when it comes to the issue of the sterility of the cold water, the Tommy Tippee website says:


Is the Perfect Prep Machine safe for my baby as it does not boil the water?

Provided your tap water is of drinking quality the filter in the unit will remove any impurities. Certain bacteria such as e-coli and pseudomonas can be present in water, which is why guidelines recommend that you boil your water before making up a bottle. Our filter has however been tested and proven to remove these same bacteria.


Also, there is a product called a "LifeStraw" which will allow you to drink filthy water, full of bacteria and dirt, and it come out safe, so filtering has been shown to be able to clean water.

[LFpianogirl89]

I had this warning from my midwife... my sister brought me the prep machine as a gift... I want to use it but am so unsure. Surely you just clean it regularly?

[embo1]

I have just bought one. If I add cooled boiled water to the machine, I can't see any issues.
The bottles will be sterile, the powder will be sterilised by the steam shot and then topped up with filtered cooled boiled water.
Yes, the cooled boiled water will be reheated for the steam shot, but I can't honestly say that I filled the kettle fresh every time I made up a bottle for my ds last time round.