Number of scoops equals number of ounces?

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Is that always right? So if you want a 4oz bottle it will always be 4 scoops, 5oz bottle will be 5 scoops, 6oz bottle 6 scoops? And am I right in thinking the ratio of formula powder to water is the same no matter how old the baby is, it's just the volume and regularity of feeds that changes?

Also what do people do about making up bottles of formula at night - you don't want to use boiling water as that decreases the nutrients, but it's supposed to be hot enough to kill bacteria and dissolve the powder? You can't be waking up half an hour before the baby does to make sure it's just right though, so can you make them all up in the evening and store them in the fridge, then rewarm as and when at night? This is safe even for the newest of newborns?

Scoop to water ratio is right just double check on the milk container to make sure. Your baby will soon tell you if they've had enough or want more so just pay attention to their cues. As for night feeds we used to make them up and store in the fridge then eventually switched to putting them in insulated bottle bags and bringing them to bed. Didn't do her any harm, she's perfectly healthy. You'll figure out a routine and what works best for you.

We got a perfect prep which was a life saver at night time, worth its weight in gold

i used to make my bottles up with boiling water before i went to bed and then put them under my pillow. by the time i used them they were the right temperature. not sure if you’re supposed to do that though! but it never did mine any harm and my mum did the same.

Thanks for your replies. I'm confused about something else now. So if you look at the mls on the bottle, do you count the feed as the number of mls of water, or the number of mls of milk? So if you pour 90mls of boiling water into the bottle, then add the scoops, it makes it up to 100 mls - so if baby finishes the bottle have they had a 90ml feed or a 100ml feed? If they leave 20mls, have they had a 70ml feed or an 80ml one?

Whatever the amount is in the bottle. Ie 100ml or 80mls in your example. Although im not sure 10ml makes much difference anyway

At night, a lot of people prep bottles in advance. You can make them with hot water, cool them quickly, and store them in the fridge. Just warm them up when needed—it’s safe for newborns as long as you follow guidelines for cooling and reheating. Another trick some parents swear by is using an insulated bottle bag to keep bottles warm for a few hours if you want to skip the fridge altogether.
If you’re figuring out measurements like tablespoons to ounces for something else, there are handy tools like this tablespoon to oz converter that make life easier.