Toys R Us / Tommy Tippee

shiny76

k3lvc wrote: »

But presumably there's a cleaning regime for the reservoir - have you followed this ?

Yes, we have.

OlliesDad

GwylimT wrote: »

Have they guaranteed that the demo model has never been used by anyone else?

They don't really need to - it just needs to be in a safe condition for the OP to use.

hawk30

I don't remember a green sticker on the filter, but I've just checked the instructions and it says that you are meant to remove the sticker from the top of the filter - is this the same as the green band you have mentioned? (Edit - I do now vaguely a green band at the bottom.)

I'd be surprised if it was algae. Knowing how many time we used the perfect prep during the day when LO was little, there would be clean water being added a couple of times a day.

tom15387202

Why can you not just prep the bottles manually each night?

Our routine is as follows

Wash & sterilise, as many bottles as required, at 8.30pm
Pour powder and fill with boiling water
Seal bottles and shake
Cool them quickly in cold water
Place in fridge once chilled
Heat if and when required (our daughter loves them chilled from the fridge!)

Good for 24 hours while sealed and good for 2 hrs once feeding has begun from bottle.

I know they say you should make the bottles as and when required, but its not practical with a screaming child at 3am - as along as you use boiling water and sterilize the bottles you will be fine

hawk30

tom15387202 wrote: »

Why can you not just prep the bottles manually each night?

Our routine is as follows

Wash & sterilise, as many bottles as required, at 8.30pm
Pour powder and fill with boiling water
Seal bottles and shake
Cool them quickly in cold water
Place in fridge once chilled
Heat if and when required (our daughter loves them chilled from the fridge!)

Good for 24 hours while sealed and good for 2 hrs once feeding has begun from bottle.

I know they say you should make the bottles as and when required, but its not practical with a screaming child at 3am - as along as you use boiling water and sterilize the bottles you will be fine

This method contravenes many of the current rules for making bottles.

1. You shouldn't make bottles in advance (as acknowledged by your post).
2. You should not use boiling water as it apparently destroys some of the nutrients. You are supposed to leave the kettle for 15-30 minutes to cool to the correct temperature.
3. You should add the powder to the water, not the water to the powder.

That's why I have a perfect prep machine!

tom15387202

The current rules will change again, and then again and again as with everything child related.

Each care visitor will give you different advice, for and against current rules - you have to be realistic with your prep - use some common sense. The likelyhood of getting a bug from the powder is minimal, but is still a risk.

As along as your bottles are air tight then the risk of and bugs are minimal, fast cooling and placing them in the fridge slows the growth of any bacteria - this is why you only keep them for 24 hours.

The only reason they changed the procedure is because the general population has zero common sense - mums were making 20 bottles at a time and keeping them in the fridge for a week.

Same for not letting your baby sleep on their belly - it increases the chances of SIDS but
what do you do if they wont sleep on their back, deprive both yourselves of sleep?

However whatever I say, your baby is the most important thing in your life - you do what you need to do to ensure everyone is happy - as mine has been for the past 11 months.

Poppie68

When mine were babies i made up batches at a time as advised by the midwife and all 3 survived. My daughter was advised by her midwife last year when she had her little one to make up bottles as needed and not to swaddle, when baby was 6 month old she had to spend 2 days in hospital because of a tummy bug and was advised by the paedatrician there is no reason bottles can't be made in advance and that swaddling is a safe ideal way to help babies settle and feel secure...!!!
I'm not a gadget person but if someone wants to spend money on these gadgets each to their own..