How do you manage baby formula at night?

Question

Do you keep many bottles in the room temperature at night and warm it with a bottle warmer?
Or you go get cold prepared bottle from refrigerator and warm it?

Is there an efficient way to do bottle feeding at night and when to go out.

The reason I'm asking this because on the label says formula that baby didn't finish has to be thrown away after 1 hour.

Thank's in advance for any appropriate advice.

Answer 1

The way that I do it is to buy the divided containers in the baby section at WalMart, scoop out the appropriate amount of powder into each section, leave some premeasured bottles of wate rout ont he counter, and when the baby wakes up just mix and serve. As for warming it up, you only need to do that if your baby refuses to drink formula at room temperature. There's no legit reason for fomula to be served warm, so I say save yourself a step in the middle of the night. It's also convenient for when you travel because you have everything handy and it only takes a minute or less to fix everything. You don't have to worry about spoiling any or wasting it. Hope that helps.

Answer 2

My youngest is now 10 years old so it has been awhile since I have done the bottle feeding thing. However what I used was powder formula so that I could make the formula as needed.

For example when going out I used Playtex bottles I would put the required scoops of powder formula in each bag of the bottle. I then also carried bottled water with me in the diaper bag so as I needed to fix bottles all I had to do is add the water and shake, push out any air and start the feeding. The bottle water is already room temperature so there was no need in warming the bottle.

As for night time feedings it is pretty much the same thing. I bought spring water or distilled water and when I needed to make the bottle the water is already at room temperature. So again no need to warming the bottle. If I did happen to have a cold bottle of formula from the frig, I would simply turn the water to hot and tip the bottle upside down so that the hot water could warm up the cold formula taking the chill from the bottle.

I hope this helps some, I am sure things have changed and instructions to formula has changed since my youngest was a baby.

Answer 3

I have been a mom for 28 years to 4 and a child care provider in my home for 20 years so I've prepared a lot of bottles. The method I have found easiest is to use powdered formula and mix it with water when you need it. Most of my daycare families bring a can of formula and bottled water which I keep at room temperature. When a bottle is needed I simply pour the needed amount of water into the bottle, microwave just the water if it needs to be warmer than room temperature, and add the measured powdered formula. After the baby has eaten his fill, I either throw out any leftovers or save for the next feeding depending on the request of the parents. Each baby is different and likes his milk at varying temperatures. Some will drink it cold from the frig and some need it pretty warm.

Answer 4

Your baby might be OK drinking room temperature formula.

If so, get the powdered formula. Measure the amount of formula that you need for each bottle into snack size ziplocs. Fill the bottles with the amount of water that you need. Now all you have to do in the middle of the night is tear off the corner of the ziploc, dump it in, and shake it.

You cannot save the formula that your baby did not drink for longer than an hour (in or out of the fridge), so rinse it down the drain. Or, if you have enough different bottles to get you through the night, just go back to bed and wash them all in the morning. The reason for not storing used formula is because when the baby suck on the bottle, it introduces bacteria into the bottle.

Answer 5

I have a 3month old and even after we brought her home i would make her bottles up in the morning and then at night, i would see her start to stir and i would get up and go and warm a bottle and then within like 10 mins she would be up and ready to eat,,, I still do this, when she starts to stir and I know her time is up, I will go and get a bottle warmed for her,.,,

When I go out I carry a bottle of water, a ziplock or a small can of formula and 2 bottles......I make her a bottle on demans this way I do not have to worry about keeping them cold and I do not have to worry about finding a place to warm then since the cold packs really make them too cold for my daughter... so when i do this the water is room temp and her belly is being filled within minutes! it works perfectly! I did try the ice pack and the cold bag and it was a pain ,,, No bottle warmers worked well for me either!!

GOOD LUCK hope that helps!!

Answer 6

I get the plastic divided dispensers (Munchkin makes some) and fill it with the amount of formula needed. Then I fill a bottle with the right amount of water. In the middle of the night I just have to pour and shake and it's ready in seconds.

Room temp formula can go bad after an hour; it can be kept for 24-36 hours (sometimes more) in a fridge. So another option is to refrigerate it and then warm it with a warmer, but I always found that to take too long.

Answer 7

I would make 2 or 3 bottles and put them in the fridge when we went to sleep. At first I would boil water and sit the bottle in there but that would take so long and by the time I'd get the bottle to her she'd be wide awake and very irritated. So I would pour the already made formula into a cup and heat it up in the microwave (b/c your not supposed to put the bottle in there). That was the best way for me b/c I could have her a bottle within a minute. You could try to bottle warmer... like put one in there before you go to bed and have some extras in the fridge. Then when you wake up to feed the baby put another one in the warmer. I never used one but that would probably work just as good.

Answer 8

I would wash and boil all the bottles and water for them, fill all the clean bottles with the water, put formula (I used powdered) in a few of them (enough for maybe 2 days), and leave the rest of the bottles on the counter with just water in them till I needed more. You are right, a made up bottle shouldn't be out more than an hour. I would get one from the fridge and warm it when needed.

Answer 9

I would make my son's bottles to last through the night and into the morning. I would put them into the refrigerator and warm them right before he got up to eat. For some reason I would wake up right before he would get up to eat. I guess it was the mother in me.
About the label, yes after you give your child the bottle throw away the formula. I also thing that you should use your instincts.

Answer 10

Hello, when my children were babies we always got the bottles from the fridge and then warmed them up. I don't think you should keep the formula at room temp. for all that long. My husband used to go get the bottle while I changed the baby. That seemed to work for us and then you knew the formula wasn't spoiled or sour from being out. Hope this helps.