I was wondering...
If i put 150mls of water in the bottle, by the time i add the formula it goes to 180mls. So Is Mia having 150mls or 180mls?
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I was wondering...
If i put 150mls of water in the bottle, by the time i add the formula it goes to 180mls. So Is Mia having 150mls or 180mls?
I think if you are looking at her daily requirement you would take the 150ml.
so say if theres 90 mls left in the bottle.. has she had 60 or 90mls?
hmmm. good point. not sure really. ?!? LOL
hrmmm now see my dilema? lol
I'm pretty sure you go off the amount once it's made up.....so 180mls in your case. I'm happy to stand corrected though!
well thats what i thought coz she always leaves about 60 mls in the bottle which means shes getting 120mls, which is normal for her. so im thinking of dropping the water down to 120mls (so 150mls) coz we are wasting a hell of a lot of formula.
Holly, you shouldn't mess with the formula/water ratio, if that's what you're talking about doing. And you shouldn't do half scopps of formula etc. Maybe you could have a little jug, or extra bottle, with some formula made up, ready for top ups? I hope YKWIM! I'm happy to clarify if you need me to LOL!
nah im not messing with it. Shes on NAN formula and its 150mls = 5 scoops and 120mls = 4 scoops, 90mls = 3 scoops and so on. can u reheat formula that has already been made up? can u keep it in the fridge? if so.. how long for?
You can keep it in the fridge........for about 12 hours I think? Hopefully someone who KNOWS exactly how long will pop in. You can't re-use formula that has already been heated, it must be consumed within one hour of being made up, or taken out fo the fridge.
That's cool about the quantities, I would just make it up with the 120mls and see how she goes.
i just spoke to my sister (she FF all 4 of her kids) and she said she would always go by the amount that the formula made. So in my case, 180mls. Mia's 1:30 bottle i put in 120mls of water and it went up to about 140ish and she took the whole lot. so now it makes much more sense.
if anyone else has anymore views on this, i would love to hear them.
Hollye, I've always gone with how much is made up. My DD is also on the Nan formula and has been formula fed from 3 weeks old. Yes 5 scoops in 150ml of water makes up the 180ml so I take it as that is how much she drinks.
I love the Nan, doesn't foam up too much and easy to mix up. I hope you are enjoying your lovely DD, she looks absolutely gorgeous! xx
yep NAN is what we have settled on.. its fantastic!!!
Holy molly - thats alot of formula and we thought we were going thru it fast - Bianca is on Karicare and 150mls = 3 scoops! 5 scoops would be 250mls!
but as long as little Mia is happy that is all that matters!
Good question by the way!
lol she doesnt have 180mls!!! she leaves about 60 in the bottle. thats y i was asking. The scoop for NAN is 1/2 the size of the karicare one, thats y its more scoops. The most Mia downs in one feed is max 140. if that makes sense. Usually she just has 100-110 tho.
sorry its not half the size. Karicare scoops=50mls of water and NAN = 30mls. so on the back of the can where it says 50,100,150,200 etc ours says 90,120,150,180 etc etc. So if our scoops were the same it would still be 3 scoops to 150mls.
yep i just confused myself,
Hahaha okay gotcha now!!!
How do u do up ur bottles? we boil our water - have them ready in bottle lined up on bench than when needed put formula in and heat up!
Do u have to heat up the formula? on a hot day can B have it at room temp or cold from the fridge?
Hollye...NAN is very good our paed even said it was the closest out of all the formulas to breast milk..that is the formula we have been using the whole time :D and it is what Jack was on in the SCN/NICU.
Yes that's right, the scoop is smaller in size than the Karicare one. I used to be on Karicare and then switched to Nan when DD was 7 months old. I thought "5 scoops!" but realised the scoop was little, heehee!:
I was doing the same but my DD is only having 3 bottles per day now. I would also line them up. I heat up even still as my daughter likes it warm! Wished she liked room temp! Would make it easier.:
Mia also likes them quite warm.
My mum told me never to give babies cold formula as it will give them an upset tummy.
hello
its reasuring to hear other peope having issues with ff, lucy never finishes her bottles except the one she has at 4am and has never had what it says on the can...even though i know its only a guide. we use heinz gold and lucy has 150mls so about 160mls when made up i think. the can says she should be having 200mls but there is no way she would drink all that.
lucy likes her bottles warm too which is a pain some times...but usualy if im going out i take a thermos of boiled water to heat her bottles thats if i know i wont be near a microwave :lol: i make her bottles of water, keep them in the fridge then microwave them and add the formula.
for intrests sake what bottles do you use?? we use mam ultivent
sorry for yapping on
tasha
we use Avent bottles. The tend to leak tho..
so went out and got some tommee tippee ones.. same problem.
we were using advent bottle too but then with the whole bpa thing and also leaking we changed to mam but omg if you dont put them together properly (they have heaps of parts) they leak every where! way worse than advent...so ive just got to take my time :D but i find them better for lucys reflux
Yep we use Mam Ultivent too, BPA free. There are heaps of parts to them aren't they! So frustrating sometimes, I get annoyed when they leak and I KNOW I took my time putting them together properly. Arrrggghhhhhhh!! Like the bottles though.:
where can i get them from? are they wide teat ones? Mia wont use anything unless is pretty wide.
Hollye i have seen them in Target....and also in our BIG chemist here.
i got mine from big w it the only shop here that sell them but was very disapointed cause they only had blue...although ive seen a few places to buy them online but they cost a bit more.
hollye-lucy went from advent teats to the mam ones without any fuss
I've had to start supplementing my little fella with formula and have found The NUK bottles are FANTASTIC!
Im pretty sure they cost around $18 for three but they are designed to feel just like the nipple (the teat is quite wide) and have special air flow teats that helps to prevent colic.
Zane is a bit of a gulper and I find with the NUK bottles he has to take his time, so obviously hes not taking in huge amounts of air. I cant say enough about how great these bottles are :D
Both my boys have S26 and I just presumed all formulas wree made up the same!!
S26 is 1 scoop per 60mls cool boiled water!
I just work it off the formula so if I make up at 120ml bottle I don't take any notice of what it goes up to when formula is added - would you alter milk in a cake recipe just because the level changes when the flour is added??? It is only changing because you are adding a solid to a liquid.
With the bottles - sterilise until 6 months old because then they are flat out putting everything in their mouths anyway! However, having said that, I sterilise until they go onto cows milk as a drink at 12 months of age.
Bottles can be made up with formula for 24 hrs and any left after the 24 hours has elapsed should be discarded.
Formula to the best of my knowledge should be warmed. On hot days offer cooled boiled water but not so much that they won't have their milk.
At the beginning of the FF section, there is info on bottle feeding incl into on reheating! Only reheat ONCE in an hr and discard after that.
On the topic of kins od bottles - my DS#1 had NUK teats with Avent bottles. DS#2 has the same although he has just wokred out that if he squeezes the teat it fall out of the bottle and all the milk runs out of the bottle all over us! Amusing - NOT!!!!:lol: This arvo I am buying NUK bottles, to bad about the cost....I get to spend Money is how I see it anyways!
Good luck on FF....xxxx
Oh, I know with Weth (makers of S26) I can ask them questions about their S26. Worth checking out your FF websites to see what they offer!!! Just a thought!!
XXXX
Hi
Just wanted to say that, no you dont have to warm up your babies formula at all.
The midwives just gave Darcy her formula at room temp, so I continued to do the same once we came home.
SO much easier.
I just line all the bottles up on the bench with the water in ready for the powder when she needs her bottle.
yep.. i was just told it cant be too cold as it will give them a tummy ache.