Warm bottles or not??

emsywoo123

thatgirlsam wrote: »

its very scary the amount of people who think water out the bottle is already sterile, and also the amount of people who rinse stuff out the steriliser under the tap before they use it!

why would people do this :eek::eek::eek:

emsywoo123

daphne_descends wrote: »

Utterly baffling that people will risk this when the advice is clear and easy to follow.

I think this thread has proved that actually, it is not clear at all.

thatgirlsam

emsywoo123 wrote: »

why would people do this :eek::eek::eek:

i suppose its because they don't realise its dangerous

we give a demonstration on our ward on how to safely sterilise and make up bottles

we also have leaflet that we give out to any formula feeding mums to take home which contains all the info

im sure anybody that would like one could pick one up from their maternity unit, i know i would be happy to give them out to anyone wether they had just given birth or not

pigpen

but if you can keep cow milk in the fridge for several days.. why not a few bottles of formula for 24 hours?.. it isn't sterile anyway.. neither is cow milk.. it breeds all sorts of vile bacteria pasteurisation doesn't get rid of all the bugs... and even if it did within seconds of stopping the process there is more in there breeding.

It isn't like you are keeping them at room temp onthe side once made up.. they are in the fridge..

Mine got them as they got them.. if they were starved and screaming in middle of the night it was from the fridge or off the windowsill.. during the day they got zapped in the microwave for a few secs.. by the time you have shaken the bottle, picked them up, sat down, got comfy shaken the bottle again there are no hot spots..

As for rinsing under the tap.. you can rinse under the tap OR use a bottle with traces of bleach from the sterilising fluid in them.. this has been found in the stomach contents of babies.

I was one of the REALLY bad ones.. I never even bothered with sterilising anything.. milk was made up in a huge jug.. whisked with a hand whisk and tipped into individual bottles.

thatgirlsam

Evansangel wrote: »

Same here. At first i aimed to be a good mum and make it fresh, when i discovered that leaving it in the fridge wont kill her and that it meant more sleep for me then i was all up for it

Only downside is that when you shake it then test it on your wrist, the pressure builds up in the bottle and i get covered in milk

im sure that the parents of the baby who sadly lost its life thought that too

im really, really not trying to scare anybody and i am most definitley not a member of the breast feeding police i promise

it is important to make each feed as you go.. i know its inconvenient at time but please don't take the risk

the cartoons are a godsend if you can afford them

thatgirlsam

pigpen wrote: »

but if you can keep cow milk in the fridge for several days.. why not a few bottles of formula for 24 hours?.. it isn't sterile anyway.. neither is cow milk.. it breeds all sorts of vile bacteria pasteurisation doesn't get rid of all the bugs... and even if it did within seconds of stopping the process there is more in there breeding.

It isn't like you are keeping them at room temp onthe side once made up.. they are in the fridge..

Mine got them as they got them.. if they were starved and screaming in middle of the night it was from the fridge or off the windowsill.. during the day they got zapped in the microwave for a few secs.. by the time you have shaken the bottle, picked them up, sat down, got comfy shaken the bottle again there are no hot spots..

As for rinsing under the tap.. you can rinse under the tap OR use a bottle with traces of bleach from the sterilising fluid in them.. this has been found in the stomach contents of babies.

I was one of the REALLY bad ones.. I never even bothered with sterilising anything.. milk was made up in a huge jug.. whisked with a hand whisk and tipped into individual bottles.

you should most definitley not do this.

it unsterilises the bottle or equpiment

but if you don't sterilise i don't suppose it matters?! :eek:

emsywoo123

thatgirlsam wrote: »

i suppose its because they don't realise its dangerous

we give a demonstration on our ward on how to safely sterilise and make up bottles

we also have leaflet that we give out to any formula feeding mums to take home which contains all the info

im sure anybody that would like one could pick one up from their maternity unit, i know i would be happy to give them out to anyone wether they had just given birth or not

Ah ha you are on a ward with bottles and stuff do you mind if I ask a Q?

I am planning to take in the disp ready made bottles for when I have this one...bought them in Boots I think a couple of weeks ago...about £15 for 6 I think :eek::eek:..the type that in fact I was given on the ward when I had DD 7 years ago.........

One of my m/w was very anti this.......must take what I am planning to use at home, and prove I can do it before I will be "let out" :rotfl::rotfl: even though the only sterilizer for our use at the hosp is a cold water tablet one......which I won't be using at home?!?!

emsywoo123

thatgirlsam wrote: »

it is important to make each feed as you go.. i know its inconvenient at time but please don't take the risk

So you are saying I cannot:

Boil kettle
Make say 3 feeds up in sterilized bottles within 30 mins of kettle boiling
Immediately store in fridge
Warm as required within say next 8 hours?

thatgirlsam

this is what the nct say
http://www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com/press-office/press-releases/view/69

thatgirlsam

emsywoo123 wrote: »

Ah ha you are on a ward with bottles and stuff do you mind if I ask a Q?

I am planning to take in the disp ready made bottles for when I have this one...bought them in Boots I think a couple of weeks ago...about £15 for 6 I think :eek::eek:..the type that in fact I was given on the ward when I had DD 7 years ago.........

One of my m/w was very anti this.......must take what I am planning to use at home, and prove I can do it before I will be "let out" :rotfl::rotfl: even though the only sterilizer for our use at the hosp is a cold water tablet one......which I won't be using at home?!?!

we provide formula feeds for mums to use if the wish to.. shoulodnt need to sterilise anything but if you do the hospital will provide a cold water steriliser for you to use

if you want to take in your own feeds you can.. as long as you sterilise (will have to be the cold water one but that won't make any difference)

haha at the 'let out' comment, hospital is not prison and you are free to leave whenever you like

just remember it may be against medical advice but you cannot be kept in if you don't want to be