Making up formula - do you follow the rules??

[MumtoHarry]

We have just moved Harry onto formula and I am worrying about how I should make it up ... does everyone follow the new guidelines about making it up with boiled water cooled for less than 30 mins, and then let that cool enough for the baby to drink it (which seems a real faff - and a bit impossible to get the timing right if you are letting the baby demand-feed)... or do people make up the bottles of cooled boiled water in advance (and make up the feed with water at room temp)... or do people make the feed up in advance and keep in in the fridge?? I am probably over-thinking this, but it all seems SO much hassle to do it properly and yet if baby was ill because I couldn't be arsed to get it right I'd feel awful ....

anyone?

hmm.
but bottle would be sealed in a bottle warmer.

and if the other germs, that don't get boiled alive, aren't harmful whats the danger?

(i thought all bacteria died at boiling, why else do we sterilise with boiling water?)

not sure if any experienced FFers answered this earlier but am interested to know what best and safest strategy is for nursery since I doubt very much they will have faintest idea about guidelines.

So is it safe to prepare with just boiled water, cool quickly, transport in coolbag then nursery to reheat in a bottle warmer?

Sorry am being thick but will need to know quite soon unless I can get junior on water during day...

Monkeybird, i think one of the links below has a guideline for nurseries. it may be the one i linked on thurs 6 march. i have seen a guideline for nurseries not so long ago.

I use the pre sterilised cartons at the moment as DS is mainly breastfed but you can keep these for up to 24hrs in the fridge once they are opened - what is the difference between this and storing made-up formula in the fridge? Just asking out curiosity - not planning to do this or advocating it!

bravissimo the milk in the cartons is heat treated to make it sterile ulike the powder hence it can be kept for 24 hrs

thanks kiskidee the DoH leaflet does indeed have guidance for care settings and basically says best to make up with boiling water just before but if not possible, make up with boiling water, then cool quickly, store for as little time as poss in main fridge... I shall ask my nursery if they've seen these guideline I think.

Once the cartons are opened they are no longer sterile - you have to throw the milk away after an hour or so if you don't keep it in the fridge?

i thought that was if you'd heated them? unheated i think it was 24 hours. i used a klippit thing in the fridge. and not in the door of the fridge, apparently, as the temp fluctuates.

on the aptamil cartons it states to throw away after one hour regardless of whether its heated or not but you can keep it in the fridge after opening for 24hrs (not heated) - might be different for different brands - it's quite confusing. Though the one hour rule may be referring to the milk left over in the bottle.

But say if you open the carton and then you put it in the fridge immediately - what is the difference between that and putting a freshly made up bottle (from boiling water and sterilised equipment) into the fridge and keeping that for 24 hrs like people used to do?

I know this thread died ages ago, but just thought it was interesting that Hipp organic has just changed their packets, and that they now include the information about the type of bacteria (E.akakzakii) that is found in powdered formula. They also have much clearer instructions on making up the feed.