Mixing formula with half boiled half tap water?

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I didn't think I'd have to worry about this again but here I am .

As DD seems determined to wake up for a feed about 3am again (she's 9mo) I need a way to make the feeds warm as she has now decided she doesn't want room temp cartons (don't blame her, it's blummin' freezing at nights now) and I would do anything to avoid getting out of my warm pit. I'm thinking of ways to warm the bottles as nothing really worked before.

Anyway, if I made up the feed when needed with half boiling water, added powder and then added half cold tap water, I could keep it all by the bed (travel kettle) and do it there and then. DD drinks tap water anyway now in her cup so there's no reason this isn't ok, is there?

the dishwasher does the job imo.

lauzie.....you can still put the powder in first, but measure out the required volume of water in another bottle or jug and pour on top.

Sazizi, formula can contain salmonella etc, so the hot water is to kill that. I haven't steralised a bottle since 6 months. Many people never do.

I didn't sterilise anything for DS3 from birth - I think its recommended that you don't other than for tiny prem babies.

As I pointed out earlier the cooled-boiled water thing is to ensure that the milk protein isn't denatured by boiling water and the formula powder isn't left undissolved by water that isn't warm enough for it to dissolve in.