Preparing Baby Formula

Here are a few steps on how to prepare a bottle of baby formula for your child.

Please note that before it is time to make up the bottle, ensure that you have some boiled water (which has cooled) prepared as this is used to mix with the formula powder. 

Also ensure that all feeding equipment, bottles, and teats are washed in soapy water and sterilized before use.  Check with your microwave sterilizer, as different sterilizers keep the contents sterile for X hours.  Alternatively you can sterilize equipment in a saucepan of boiling water - just make sure that the water is actually boiling for 5 minutes.

I also suggest that you only prepare one bottle at a time, as close as possible to feeding time.  However if you do prepare a bottle in advance, keep it at the back of the fridge for a less than 12 hours.  You need to tip out the bottle if it has been in the fridge for more than 12 hours.

Bottle Preparation

• Before preparing baby formula, wash your hands
• Measure the required amount of water (as prepared above) into your sterilized bottle.
• Use the scoop provided with the baby formula tin, add the required amount of scoops into the bottle of water, level the scoop off with the edge of the tin.
• Add the bottle lid and cap, shake well until the powder dissolves.  You will need to tip the bottle upside down and shake hard, otherwise will get lumps in the bottom.
• Remove the lid, and add the bottle teat.
• Before feeding your baby, always make sure that the formula is the correct temperature.  Tip a few drops on the back of your wrist where the veins are, and you shouldnt feel any difference in temperature.

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