Bottle feeding questions

[EllaWt]

Hello Ladies
I am due soon and will not breastfeed for a variety of reasons but finding it hard to get the right info. Wondering if you could help pleaaaase

1. what happens at hospital? Do i give the baby a bottle straight away?
2. how long does it take for breasts to go back to norma? Is there anything I can do to help?
3. do I really need to buy a milk prep machine or will baby be ok with room temperature milk?
4. do you guys used bottles water or boiled water?
5. any preference of brands?

Thank you so much!

Hey, I started off trying to breastfeed so I can't answer your first couple of questions.

(Although I recommend taking these in your hosp bag for feeding)

https://www.boots.com/hipp-organic-1-first-infant-baby-milk-ready-to-feed-starter-pack-from-birth-%286-x-90ml-bottles%29-10279757p

The tricky thing about formula is that it has to be made at a certain temperature to kill the bacteria in the formula powder. So that involves boiling a kettle, making the formula and then having to wait for it to cool down before baby can drink it. So perfect prep machines are a lifesaver as it does all that in about 2 mins. Or you can buy ready made formula (bigger versions of the ones in the link above) but this is very expensive.

I use mam bottles and hipp organic formula. To be honest I'm not sure why I went for Hipp apart from it has organic in the name and I thought it sounded nicer

Hey

I've got a seventeen month and five month old - hospital will usually give you a premade bottle like the ones suggested or just give one of these yourself normally within the first hour of being born - lovely experience - they usually offer you cow and gate , sma or Aptamil- I've personally used cow and gate with absolutely no issues so would recommend plus it's widely available in smaller shops as well .

Breasts can be tender esp when milk comes in on day 3ish but just leave them and they settle really quickly.

I've managed fine without prep machine just cooled boiled water and fed a room temperature not got them used to warm milk too much hassle !

Tap Water should be boiled -bottled not really recommended unless emergency where Evian is apparently ok to use as mineral content ok for babies

Good luck I've had no problems and thoroughly enjoyed bottle feeding my babies x

Thank you so much Ladies!