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How Do I Make Up Formula Milk Bottles?

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    Follow the instructions on the side of the tin EXACTLY.  You will need to sterilise all teats and bottles (although some sources argue you can stop sterilising after 6 months).

    You should be very careful about this.  There is always a small risk of micro-organisims contaminating formula feed and bottles.  Moreover, your baby needs the exact ratio of water to powder that is described on the instruction tin.  If a very young baby has too much water that could be hard on their kidneys and may impede their growth.  Too little water and there is a risk of dehydrataion.

    Even though formula may seem quite expensive, whatever you do, don't feed non-milk food to a very young baby (under 6 months ideally, but certainly not under 16 weeks).  Their digestive systems aren't ready and the too-early introduction of non-milk foods may cause future health problems.

    Bottles should be made up fresh for each use.  If you need to prepare a bottle ahead, the best thing to do is to keep just water very hot in a flask and add it to the powder in the bottle right before use.  The formula will need to cool down before baby can drink it.
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    Scavenger 

    answered 3 years ago

    the flask is not sterile
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    Warren

    Warren

    commented 3 years ago

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