Making feeds fast !

[toxitears181]

Hey ladies I would like to make all my bottles from fresh evrey time baby has a feed is it ok if you boil kettle and then pour the hot water straight into the bottle and add formula and then cool it down with cold water under the tap? Xx

I'm not sure about your way op , but have you considered a perfect prep machine?

Yes that’s absolutely fine, just wait a few minutes though after the kettle boils as you don’t want to put actually boiling water on the formula, I think the recommendation is about 70degrees. I had a perfect prep, it was an absolute godsend

I always used to prepare my bottles for my children this way, but got a perfect prep for my fourth baby. It is well worth the money and is so convenient.

That's fine. The advice to wait 30 minutes after boiling is to help avoid people scalding themselves. Or, instead of using all boiling water you could use half boiling water to sterilise the powder then add cooled boiled water. Make sure you measure out the cooled boiled water and don't just top up the bottle as you will end up with the feed being too concentrated.
So, 4oz feed would be 2oz boiling water, add 4 scoops of powder and shake well, then add 2oz of cool water that you've measured out in another bottle.

Nope, because if you use boiling water it is too hot and kills the good gut bacteria as well as the bad stuff. It’s such a pain making fresh bottles, but obviously the best thing. Maybe get a perfect prep or one of those kettkes with a variable temperature

This is the currently advised way to make formula, so it's exactly right.

The 70 degrees is just a minimum temperature, there's no problem with hotter water "killing" nutrients. The NHS recommends to let water cool for no longer than 30 minutes so that the water is at least 70C.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/making-up-infant-formula/

Maybe get a perfect prep or one of those kettkes with a variable temperature

I've been wondering about this. Our kettle has an 85 degree setting but I've avoided using it as I thought the water needed to reach 100 degrees in order to be safest before it then cools to 70 degrees to make the formula?

You can boil it and use it straight away. Nothing bad will happen as long as you cool it down before feeding. I've made bottles like this for years and my kids were all fine.

Careful if using boiling water, if you seal the bottle and shake you get a pressure build up!

I have 3 children and had a perfect prep with my third - best invention ever!!!!!

Waiting for it to cool down is to avoid scolding and to prevent the powder in the scoop from sticking together, making it hard to get out a full scoop. Also when you shake it stops it squirting out everywhere. It had NOTHING to do with killing anything, damaging anything or any of the other stuff people jump in to say 🤦🏼‍♀️

That's the safest way to make them.

If you’re thinking of getting perfect prep machine we bought one yday in amazon prime event as it’s the cheapest we’ve seen the bundle anywhere (in past few months of searching):

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01N9Q9NKP/ref=mp_s_a_1_4_a_it?ref=plSrch&keywords=tommee+tippee+perfect+prep+bundle&dpPl=1&dpID=51RBbmh9a1L&tag=mumsnetforum-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1531836666&sr=8-4

Another vote for the perfect prep - best £80 I spent!

Totally fine (just don’t burn yourself). Although I agree perfect prep is great.

Perfect prep is an utter godsend, especially in the early days, when their feeds are frequent and unpredictable. Last thing you want is to spend ages cooling down a bottle with a screaming newborn begging to be fed - so, so painful!

Whilst the bundle mentioned by lynzpynz is indeed good value , I'd be careful with buying a complete tommee tippee set like that.

The reason being that your baby might not get on with those bottles. I had that set and had to dispose of the bottles and stock up on Dr browns ones instead. The tippee steriliser is also rather short meaning that it can be tricky to get certain brands of bottle inside it.

Sorry , slightly off topic I know.

Another vote for the perfect prep. I thought it was just a gimmick first time round and didn't bother. Love it this time round. Takes a couple of minutes to have a ready to drink bottle from scratch. Shop around I got mine for £65. I was making them from the kettle and running it under a cold tap. Was ball ache with a crying baby. But works alright of your one step ahead.

I’m glad there are good reviews for perfect prep. Did anyone get theirs second hand? There are loads listed on Facebook for £20 or so, I’d just need to replace the filter. Wondering if it’s worth getting a bargain rather than buying from new?

This is how I make up bottles. As PP says the water needs to be AT LEAST 70 degrees to sterilise formula you just need to be careful to let the pressure out when shaking.

Been cooling them in iced water during this hot weather because the tap water is tepid!

If you're determined to do fresh every time then the defect prep is the way to go.

This obviously won't work when out and about though so still consider pre-making or using straight from
Bottle formula.

I have made up all my bottles this way, roughly takes us about 15-20mins to cool them to drinking temperature. If your baby gets on a rough schedule/pattern of feeding then you can start to predict when they will be due a bottle. Slightly easier as baby gets older and in a routine but I know now if I make it I can leave it for 45mins to cool naturally or if baby sleeps longer than expected etc then I just keep it in an insulated bag and make sure it’s used within the 2 hour time limit. Second what people say in regards to the build up of pressure etc but I just give it a shake let the cap off and then it’s fine. In absolute emergencies when baby can’t wait for his bottle then we use ready made formula and stand it in hot water to warm only takes 5-10 mins or some babies will drink these straight out the bottle.

@dingdongdigeridoo some of the perfect prep customer reviews spoke about mould forming in the pipes etc. but only if it wasn’t maintained properly (i.e. filters changed at the recommended times etc.) so absolutely nothing wrong with going second hand but might be worth if you don’t know the seller and how they’ve looked after it possibly asking for some pics of the insides to check it’s been looked after properly.

Thanks lynz. I’ll be sure to look for mould, I did read some alarming news about the perfect preps but most people have said they’re great.

get a perfect prep

we had a perfect prep and loved it for the first couple of months but stopped using it due to it upsetting DS' tummy. We made all our bottles from fresh, cooling then down under running water and it was perfectly fine and doable.

It wasn't an issue of us not cleaning the prep machine, it was taken apart and cleaned thoroughly, regularly. Formula's generally require 1 ounce of 70 degree water to each ounce of formula in order to sterilise the formula. The prep machine, say you're making a 6 ounce feed only distributes around 3 ounces of boiling water and the rest is cool to make it to drinking temperature. There isn't enough 70 degree water to sterilise the formula which is why my midwife told me they can not recommend them but they can't tell you not to have one either.

I've heard lots and lots of people have used them and their babies have been perfectly fine though! For my little boy, it just wasn't. Shame because they're great for night feeds!