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That's what we did when DD had a formula feed. Some babies just don't like room temp though so keep that in mind if your LO doesn't seem to enjoy it.
My SiL always used room temp bottles. She would fill the bottles with boiled water in the morning and just mix the formula in as required. Her twins didn't seem to mind
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Mel that is a great idea!
DD always liked hers cool, so from the fridge and in the microwave for 20 secs or so if we were at home. or if out, i would put them from the fridge to the bottle bag and she would drink it at whatever temp it had cooled to! she has never drunk a warm bottle, and still will only drink ice cold milk from the fridge.
forgot to add my friend tried this with her son and he hated it with a passion lol. warmed milk all the way for him!
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The temperature that the bottle is when given to the baby is not important - some babies prefer cooler milk anyway. However the recommendation is to make the formula with boiling water as the formula is not sterile and this helps kill germs.
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Mine always had room temp bottles. No one told me I had to warm it, so never did!
Before going to bed, I used to wash, sterilise and fill up the bottles for the next day using boiled water from the kettle. I would also portion out the formula for each feed into one of those formula transport thingy's. The water would cool overnight and was ready to use the next day.
That way it was easier when going out to chuck bottle with water and portioned formula into the bag and ready to go!
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Wow! I was not aware of that! Well Im glad I always made my FF with boiling water! Thanks MR!
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My formula says to use cooled boiled water. Specifically, says to allow boiling water to cool for 30-40 mins until it gets down to 50-60 degrees.
I don't do that. I keep a jug of boiled water on the benchtop that would be room temp. If it's a hot day, I mix as is. If it's a cold day, I use the room temp water and boil the kettle and add a bit of piping hot water to make it warmer.
On a hot day, DD likes her bottles room temperature; on a colder day she likes them warm (but not hot).
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I to fill the kettle and boil the water the night before so the next day its at room temp and i use it as required. DS loves anything no matter what temp but it is very handy. I give him a warm one after his bath as part of his night time routine just so he relaxes and knows its close to bed time.
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