How should I store cooled boiled water for making up bottles?

[KatyMac]

In the fridge?

Out of the fridge?

My (very old) O levels seem to say it doens't matter but I'm sure it does

I never did bottles so I really don't know - so can someone tell me?

aviz that is not following the correct guidelines either!

If I was making bottles for my child I would sterilize, fill with boiling water, add the relevant number of scoops of powder then cool & use

However as a childminder I have to meet the needs of the children, meet OFSTED's requirements, qualify the terms of my quality assured standard

I have now checked & I got the info on bottles from the top Food Hygiene trainer in our county. I did the course in October and was asked to change the way I do bottle to this way as it is safer than using prepared bottles. I will email the lady in question and check how she wants me to store the bottles as it is her reputation and insurance that will be called into question if I do
it wrong. I have been storing them in the fridge so far & I will until told otherwise - I had just hoped to use MN collective brain

I know

I'd deffo trust the MN Collective brain if I were u!

katy she obviously needs to read the new guidance too

katy, my baby has been going to a childminder for several months now and I only give the childminder ready made cartons - I don't think it is fair for her to have to faff about and especially when the guidelines are so unclear. I bring sterilised bottles and 3/4 cartons down with me each day. Could you suggest this to the parents? It is a bit dearer - 48p per carton but it should work out as less than 2 pounds a day and saves a lot of hassle.

tbh becka it is not confusing it is quite clear I just think lots of people don't want for whatever reason to follow the guidelines

agree with andiem, the guidelines are clear, but seem like a faff when you are used to doing it another way, but i think ready made cartons are a good idea

yeah I know why people don't follow the guidelines....way too much hassle!
I have never followed them!
But in a situation with a childminder I can understand they need to - hence I think ready made cartons are the easiest and safest

Yes yes, the collective brain has spoken - ready made cartons is the way forward...!

Personally, I would find the guidlines nigh on impossible bottle feeding twins. I'd have to boil the kettle once, let it cool for half an hour (after anticipating half hour before dts would decide they are hungry) make a feed at 70 degrees, then cool and start feeding dt1. 10 mins into that feed I'd have to stop, re-boil the kettle with fresh water and do tha same hoping that dt2 wouldn't cry for the next half an hour solid for her feed too. Generally they feed within 15-20 mins of each other - and if I spent all day doing that i'd literally not have time to turn around in between feeds!

Surely the way I did it for dd just 3 years ago can't be that dangerous?! Now I boil and measure out enough bottles of water for the day and leave them at room temp in the kitchen. Then add milk powder as necessary then heat a little in the microwave - as room temp in our house is pretty cold at this time of year!

Is what i'm doing that dangerous?

If I am making bottles up I do half in the am and half in the pm - seemed like a good compromise to me as I knew I'd never be able to do the bottle at a time thing. I mean how do you anticipate so precisely when the baby will need the next one i.e. 30 minutes ahead and how do you stop other family members turning the kettle on by accident (well I know someone who bought a second kettle for that reason!)
ready mades are definitely far much easier

Bibi and Becka, yes we all cheat and do it the quick way tbh. But the thing is op is a childminder and could get in BIG trouble at the first sign of a tummy upset if shown she didn't follow latest gov guidelines exactly!

yeah thats why I would only ever give my childminder readymades...I am not prepared to make up one bottle at a time and so I wouldn't expect my childminder to either

I'd give ready made to a childminder - as in cartons. Would that solve prob?

no Bibi , it's not dangerous. I do think government guidelines are just a means of everyone covering their backs so if a baby did get ill from formula milk, the relevant goverment department can say "well we have issued guidelines, if parent's choose not to follow them.. ".
I fully understand the guidelines but they are not practical partically at night. Waiting for a bottle to cool at 3am with a screaming baby is just not conducive to a warm bonding mother baby experience.
Daytime is more possible - if you never go out. I think i'll carry on as before!!

exactly chardonnay