im confused!!?

Question

my doctor said if ur baby didnt drink his milk pour it in the sink within one hour.but when i go to the mall or somewhere i see alot people have babies with ready milk bottle they shop and shop for few hours then they give the baby his bottle.im so confused how can they do that? i always take the milk bottle,milk cans,thormos full of warm water with me anywhere i go and it is so hard to carry all these stuff really. plz let me know how u fix the milk and keep it for hours when u go out. thanks

i use powder formula

Answer 1

If the baby drinks some out of the bottle and then doesn't finish it, that's when you pour it out. Bacteria and germs can get in it from his saliva. Your saliva actually has something in it that breaks milk products down and causes them to spoil faster if let out.

They have these things I've seen at the store with already measured out formula holders. It holds 3 bottles worth of formula. All you do is open it up and dump it in the bottle of water. It wont spill either when your pouring it. You could already have you water measured out into the bottles and bring along that little formula container. That would be a lot less to carry, and I would think a lot easier on you.

Personally I never gave my daughter formula or a bottle, so I'm not quiet sure about mixing and stuff. The same goes with the tossing it out after a little while though with either milk.

I hope I at least helped you understand why you have to toss it within an hour. I hope someone else

Answer 2

Usually if you are feeding your baby formula you can have it for three hours before it goes bad. So just make it and take it with you. If breast milk is in bottle it is only good for about an hour maybe two. The longest is about four hours you need to keep a milk bottle after that it is not safe to feed it. What you can do is measure out the milk in a bottle if it is powder and just carry bottled water with you. It will stay warm or at room temp. If you need it warmer after making the bottle you can rum it under warm running water. i have two kids and I hope some of what I told you helped!!!

Answer 3

It depends on if you are using breast milk or formula. If it is breast milk, you can store it at room temperature for up to 10 hours without worry of bacteria. Don't refrigerate it, and then let it thaw slowly though. It will lose its nutrients and probably gain some bacteria. Your Dr. is probably telling you that after you heat the milk, you must throw away the left-overs. After you heat breast milk it loses its good stuff after about an hour and shouldn't be reheated and used again. If you are talking about formula, it actually doesn't need to be heated at all in order to feed. Heating or not is only a matter of your baby's preference. Those are the bottles you most likely see being carried around the mall for hours. I hope I have helped a little. I know sometimes you just want feeding your baby to be easier. I can relate.

Answer 4

I had a container made by Munchkin that had three compartments and a flip lid to pour the powder formula out. I would scoop the formula before I left and put the small container in the diaper bag. You do not need to use warm water for a bottle...room temperature is perfect...I fill up the bottle with the Nursery water to the correct oz. and put the lid on it and throw it in the diaper bag too. When my son was ready for a bottle I took out the bottle and container with the formula in it and added the formula to the water...shake shake shake and give it to him. It's so simple!!

Good luck

P.S. You can get the little container at Target

Answer 5

Whenever we go out I always make a pre made bottle for him....or I put the right amount of forumla in the bottle an bring a water bottle with us and make it when he's ready...babies dont care if the milk is warm or cold...just as long as its ready when they want it. The times that I have already made it for him...was fine, the milk wasnt bad....but I made sure to use it within a few hours

Answer 6

If it's formula, they have these containers (that are split into 3 spots) that you can put the exact amount of formula in each one and it's easy to pour into a bottle with no spills. As for warming it up unless your baby demands it (mine didn't mind) I would just put look warm water in the bottle before hand and then pour the powdered formula in when he is ready.

If it's breastmilk it should be okay for at least a couple of hours (unrefriderated)

Answer 7

I put the powdered formula in the bottle and take a water bottle, water at room temp. When it's time to feed my daughter I put the desired amount of water in the bottle and shake. Take as many bottles with just the powdered formula as you will need on each outing. I usually have an extra just in case.

Answer 8

well breast milk care stay at room temperature for upto 8 hours and formula for 4 hours....i think the Dr. means..after the child drinks from the bottle to dump it because of germs transferred into the bottle/nipple....also i used to bring a baby bottle(or 2)of warm water and measure out formula in a little ziplock bag...its easy to give a warm bottle at anytime that way.

Answer 9

you are right with the 1 hr. all formulas are only good for 1 hour,but why carry all the stuff, get your baby used to tap water,then you dont have to carry all of it.just a coup;e of bottles with formula(only the powder)in them and mix them when your ready! Thats what I did with all three of my children.and as far as the other mothers giving there babys new bottles, maybe there not new maybe those moms dont know about the 1 hr rule! most moms forget,as bad as that is.

Answer 10

I personally just take a small amt of formula enough for two bottles in an old formula can and take two bottles with water in them and keep them in a bottle warmer sleeve. You aren't supposed to keep made formula for more than an hour unless it has been kept in a fridge. A friend of mine uses those Ice Packs, like people carry in their luch boxes or coolers to keep her formula cold, when she goes out that way it stays good for longer than an hour.