Formula for travelling on plane advice

[AmieGeo]

I will be travelling with an 8 week old. I am going to order the Aptimil readymade formula to boots at the airport but just wondering what you travelling pros think is the best option. My LG drinks up to 200ml per feed every 3 to 4 hours. I don't know whether to buy the small 200ml bottles of readymade and put them in her usual MAM bottles (if so how do I clean and sterilise between feeds? Or do I have to take a load of bottles too?!) OR should I get the large 1L readymade (and same question applies regarding sterilising) OR should I get a pack of the starter bottles (70ml) with the teats and a large 1L and top them up? (Is this even possible with these readymade bottles? Does the teat unscrew and screw back on? I've not used these before). I've attached pics of the bottles that I've explained. Thanks

How long a journey?
I used to take lots of clean bottles and order the individual ready made cartons. Don’t forget enough for the return journey - you’ll have to take them through security but baby milk is allowed.
I used to pack powder in my suitcase, maybe one in hand luggage in case of lost luggage.
Sterilising - Milton tablets and a Tupperware is easiest.
Take extra in case heat makes baby extra hungry/ growth spurt.
Have fun- feed on take off and landing to help ears.

It depends how long you're going to be surely? Sms ready made bottles were good as they had disposable teets but that's not what you asked!

Definitely the 200ml bottles.

The 1l bottles have a habit of leaking.

The smaller ones with teats are extortionate and pointless for your situation (but yes they do unscrew).

I would just take enough clean/sterile bottles you need for time spent travelling and use a fresh one each feed.

The 200ml bottles also leak once open as well btw but as you will use a whole one per feed it won't matter.

Thank you!  We're travelling to Cyprus and with all travelling time factored in (plus few hours extra in case of delays) it's about 10/11 hours.

@Chrisinthemorning I wouldn't have thought about the lost luggage situation so thank you for that tip!

I would take the 200ml bottle and enough sterile bottles that you think you will need. Plus a travel steriliser tub and cold water tablets so you can re-sterilise in an emergency.

I'm going on holiday this weekend, will feed her at tye airport, then on take off to help her eara.

Then thinking 1 fees on flight (3hrs) then 1 on way down if needed.

I'm taking 4 of the ready made ones and 2 bottles, my baby is 8months so since i've started weaning i don't worry so much about sterilising.

You have reminded me to look for teats that fit directly on to the 200ml bottles....I found these!

www.amazon.co.uk/Chillipeeps-Teat-Months-Plus-Green/dp/B006L3CG0W?tag=mumsnetforum-21

Any 4cm bottle top goes on the mini bottles. 200ml look the same size screw lid to me.

If you are ordering them at the airport you'll be OK but make sure you have extra for the way back in case they want you to taste one.

I have to travel with a 16 week old on a 9 hour flight in November.. stressed isn't the word. All in we're looking at around 16 hours from leaving the airport hotel.

I only have 6 MAM bottles so will need to sterilise en route - thanks to a PP for the advice!

bertie I've tried to screw the teats from the mini/70ml bottles onto the 200ml bottles in the past and they don't quite fit.

I'm surprised that its not easy to find teats that do fit the 200ml bottles online and wondering why that is. Surely someone making them would make a fortune which suggests there must be some reason why no one is?

I've just tried again to make sure and whilst they 'fit' width wise, the threads on the teat cap and the bottle don't match up which from memory makes them leak more out through the teat cap than the baby can drink through the teat.

Boots are completely out of stock of SMA 200ml bottles

@pastabest what a great idea! Thank you! This will save me lots of space carrying bottles. I didn't even think to look for teats that would fit the readymade bottles. I'll test them before we travel just in case she won't drink from them.

OP it sounds like they won't fit.

One other option for an older baby (I'd say 8-10 mo plus) is the disposable bottles. The teats are way too fast for a tiny baby.

For a long plane journey I think you are basically stuck with taking lots and lots of empty sterilised bottles. I do vaguely remember washing some out in an airport loo but there is no real way to sterilise them as you can't leave them in fluid, or microwave them.

You may be able to get cartons of another brand, and try your baby on them before you go?

I may have caused some confusion there drspouse the chillipeeps one I linked to apparently does fit the 200ml bottles, its the ones that come with the 70ml bottles/ can buy cheaply online (sterifeed?)that I've tried before that don't fit.

what I cant work out is why sterifeed don't make them to fit the 200ml bottles??

OP looking at the amazon reviews apparently if you buy the chillipeeps one you can then purchase the appropriate disposable teats from sterifeed and swap the plastic ring from the disposable sterifeed ones that don't fit to the reusable chillipeeps one which does fit.

I'm confused on Amazon it says that the chillipeeps teats fit the 200ml Aptamil bottles?

they do!

I think I confused things replying to Bertie about the disposable ones that come with the 70ml bottles not fitting.

@pastabest aah I see thanks.

How annoying, that's really silly. We've only used the 90ml ones so far but I'll bear that in mind for the bigger ones.