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bottle preparation issue....

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Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 10:34

Hi all - I am being a good girl and following the new bottle preparation guidelines - however I have noticed when adding my scoops to my 'cooled' 70 degree boiled water that a fair bit of the powder sticks to the scoop due to condensation.....any suggestions to stop this happening and to ensure the correct amount of powder is being added to the water and not being left behind on the scoop....or alternatively tell me to stop being anal and it really won't kill DS if there is slightly less powder than suggested in the water.....

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Admania · 30/03/2009 11:36

This thought crossed my mind too but I quickly banished it, we have enough on our plates at feeding time!
Just give the last scoop a good bang to empty it and think to yourself that your LO can always have more milk later.

EyeballsintheSky · 30/03/2009 11:38

I just added a touch more at the end, about half a scoop to make up for the stuck powder. Oh, then I went on and used as many scoops as there were bottles and then I premeasured into those Tommee Tippee powder containers. Then I gave up!

Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 12:24

thanks all....

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aendr · 30/03/2009 12:25

I use a dispenser - when he's yelling it's a lot easier than frazzled counting which takes time. (My son goes from not hungry to "starving" in 5 seconds flat.)

I also do it on the scales - if you lose count you can see where you got to and if several scoops are out, you can make it right at the end.

1ml of water weighs 1g. So if you're doing a 210ml amount, you can put the powder in first (no condensation), check it's the right amount, then zero the scales and add 210g=210ml of water accurately. The reason they say to add the water first is so you don't add too little. I use Aptimil and 7 scoops of powder adds about 30ml of volume and some people might not realise that if they did the powder first and then added water up to the 240ml level of the bottle they'd only be adding enough water for 6 scoops, which would cause problems for the baby if done a lot.

Actually, I discovered that the Dr Browns and Avent bottles are both about 10% out with just plain water in (so the powder manufacturers saying you have to be really accurate are stymied by the bottle ones). (I double checked with calibrated measuring containers and the scales were a lot more accurate than the milk bottles.)

I also do a batch of boiled plain water, put it in sterilised bottles and cool it rapidly and put it in the coldest part of the fridge (keep for max 24 hours). This way I can add half hot water, shake it up, and then using the scales top it up with cold water and hey presto it's at a drinkable temperature a lot more quickly. My HV was a lot happier with that method than making up in advance. Also, if he needs water to drink (wind, constipation) then there's some ready that just needs warming a little.)

Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 12:49

aendr - wow you have thought about this alot! thanks for that, very imformative....

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mamadiva · 30/03/2009 13:09

at how much thought you lot are putting into this!

I feel rather lazy about it all now

I used to boil the water, cool it in a basin of cool water for 30 minutes, whilst it was cooling use the little Tommee Tippee pots (they are a godsend for trips out too as they fit into the CTN bottles with) and put your scoops into that, then put bottles in fridge and add powder and heat as needed.

I was told by my HV that this was okay and my DS is now almost 3 and no probs here.

Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 13:19

mamadiva, i used to do similar too, and my dt's are now 4 and fine - but the guidelines now are that you need to add formula to water that has cooled for less than half an hour - any longer and its not hot enough to kill off all the potential bugs in the powder, I personally don't get WHY the guidelines have changed, why suddenly theres this risk to our little ones that there wasn't before, but who am I to argue with science!

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Wigglesworth · 30/03/2009 13:22

Erm I am really naughty and make them up fully in advance and store them in the fridge. I boil the water let it cool for no more than 30 mins and then make the bottles up powder and water and put them into the fridge. I stressed loads about making up bottles at first but after a few weeks I relaxed.

Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 13:27

wigglesworth - doesn't your powder get stuck to the scoop still though, as surely the water is still hot?

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Wigglesworth · 30/03/2009 17:20

Yes it does, I just rinse it in boiling water from kettle and dry it with kitchen roll.

Meeely3 · 30/03/2009 18:39

i was more worried that because powder was stuck on the scoop it wasn't in the bottle and thus i was making up bottles with not enough powder in - but i guess the manufacturers allow for that when they say one scoop for one ounce of fluid....

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