|
Users viewing this topic:
none
|
|
Login  | |
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:45:43 PM
|
|
|
peculiar_lady2
Posts: 11253
Joined: 2/11/2007
From: Between Hither and Yon
Status: offline
|
does everyone make it all up at the beginning of the day, or just as you need it?
_____________________________
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:47:12 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
We make it as we go since Miss Picky Pants will only drink it at a certain temperature(just a couple degrees below TOO hot).
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:49:04 PM
|
|
|
JoyfulLady
Posts: 631
Joined: 6/20/2005
From: Kansas
Status: offline
|
quote:
Oh, if you call the manufacture number on the back of the PC formula can they will send you coupons!
Cool--I gotta try that!!
quote:
does everyone make it all up at the beginning of the day, or just as you need it?
I *try* to keep one or two bottles in the fridge. Especially at night.
_____________________________
*Amber*
My Blog
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:49:38 PM
|
|
|
peculiar_lady2
Posts: 11253
Joined: 2/11/2007
From: Between Hither and Yon
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: Mrs.Wifey
We make it as we go since Miss Picky Pants will only drink it at a certain temperature(just a couple degrees below TOO hot).
do you use tap water, bottled water, or do you pre-boil your own water?
_____________________________
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:51:37 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
One more then I'm going to take a nap...
We use tap water at home, and when we visit MD we use bottled water since my parents have a well.
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:52:13 PM
|
|
|
manda59
Posts: 5357
Joined: 9/22/2005
From: Hampshire, UK
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: peculiar_lady2
does everyone make it all up at the beginning of the day, or just as you need it?[/
I used to make it up once or twice a day. By 5 months they were both only have 4 bottles a day so it wasn't much to make up.
It was especially easy with my dd as she liked to drink it cold straight out of the fridge! (still only likes ice cold milk now!) My ds was happy with it just with the chill taken off (I'd put the bottle in a jug of warm/hot water for a minute or so).
_____________________________
"I think my computer needs a "What Manda just said" button." 1mlasp July 2008
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:55:40 PM
|
|
|
peculiar_lady2
Posts: 11253
Joined: 2/11/2007
From: Between Hither and Yon
Status: offline
|
quote:
It was especially easy with my dd as she liked to drink it cold straight out of the fridge!
LOL...that was my kids too!!!! They liked breast milk (pumped) to be body temp, but any bottle with formula or juice in it they wanted ice cold...lol
_____________________________
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 4:57:52 PM
|
|
|
JoyfulLady
Posts: 631
Joined: 6/20/2005
From: Kansas
Status: offline
|
Is something wrong with well water? We have a well and I just use water from the tap.
Oh, and about dumping uneaten stuff--is that REALLY necessary? I always do because all the "books" say to, but what is the concern? Bacteria, I think? What does it harm?
_____________________________
*Amber*
My Blog
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 5:00:42 PM
|
|
|
peculiar_lady2
Posts: 11253
Joined: 2/11/2007
From: Between Hither and Yon
Status: offline
|
quote:
Oh, and about dumping uneaten stuff--is that REALLY necessary? I always do because all the "books" say to, but what is the concern? Bacteria, I think? What does it harm?
ok...this one I know.....hehehe. It's the same with uneaten baby food....the saliva gets into it and can cause it to start breaking down the enzymes...cause that's what saliva does. It's the first thing the digestive tract has that starts food digesting. So any formula or food that is uneaten that the saliva could get into you need to throw out.
_____________________________
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 5:34:08 PM
|
|
|
manda59
Posts: 5357
Joined: 9/22/2005
From: Hampshire, UK
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: JoyfulLady
Is something wrong with well water? We have a well and I just use water from the tap.
Have you ever had your well water officially lab tested?
If I was you, I'd boil the well water before using it, as a precaution.
_____________________________
"I think my computer needs a "What Manda just said" button." 1mlasp July 2008
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:02:46 PM
|
|
|
nicole6598
Posts: 3812
Joined: 11/3/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: reach
I know that I am planning on bottle feeding some feedings. Especially since I will be working, and I want my morning husband to be able to get up with the baby in the morning and feed him/her. If I am able to pump this bottle, great. If not, I will use formula. This will give me a few hours sleep, so I don't go crazy. I am a night owl, so I could do the night feeding, as long as I get my sleep in the morning. My husband is up at 5am, so why not feed and change the baby and let me sleep. That makes for very happy parents. I know that I am talking about a perfect world, but hey, I can dream!
I am not against formula or breast feeding. To be honest, I would probably not BF at all if it wasn't for the cost of formula, and God gave us the ability to make it, why pay for it. (That is my husband speaking through me).
This is what we did with Grace, although hubby stayed up late with her and gave her a bottle before he went to bed and put her down, meant I got a few hours extra sleep, it wasn't about trying to "fill her up" which is what some ladies on here (and irl) seem to think people use supplementing for, it was because I needed a break (had PPD) and I didn't want to sit pumping (applause to all those who do!). So that makes me kind of mad when I read "just because you give them some formula doens't mean they will sleep any longer". That may be true, but it gives the MOTHER a chance to get some sleep! And that's what I used it for, but even if I did use it to try and "fill her up" that's my business, and if it doesn't work, I will learn :)
btw I added this post BEFORE I read all the other pages, but Manda has stated in the OP that we can talk about the guilt that we feel using formula, so I think the other posts where someone was mentioning it were valid.
btw I think it can go both ways, and I don't think its right to say "just don't read the thread" we can read whatever thread we like, but if you do get offended, don't go back there for a while.
anyway...
< Message edited by nicole6598 -- 4/11/2008 6:24:57 PM >
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:19:18 PM
|
|
|
nicole6598
Posts: 3812
Joined: 11/3/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline
|
I always use boiled water from the kettle, that's what it says on the tin to do...
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:20:05 PM
|
|
|
Krislynx
Posts: 483
Joined: 8/19/2007
Status: offline
|
Thank you for all the nice comments, I wasn't fishing (really)! We use Enfamil Lipil with filtered tap water (because I prefer the taste and we live in an area with tobacco farms) and I make it up during the day but leave a bottle in the fridge for either the morning or a rare 3 am ringing of the dinner bell. I do not dump them if he does not finish them, but I don't let them sit around all day either. Bug either sucks them down or sips off and on for awhile(1-2 hours in this mode) so I let him do his thing. If he finishes half and stops I put it in the fridge. I think the sipping is sign of thirst more then hunger so I am working on getting him to take water from a sippy cup. I would not take this approach with a newborn or young baby.
Kris
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:38:22 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
Amber, we use bottled water there because it hasn't been lab tested that my parents know of(it's a rental) and I don't want to risk it with ickies and high mineral content, etc...
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:38:46 PM
|
|
|
nicole6598
Posts: 3812
Joined: 11/3/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline
|
Thanks Ryanne for the tip about asking my Paed about the formula and whether we should try it or not. I would prefer to just keep breastfeeding if I can as I know it is best for him, but its good to know there are options
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:45:03 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: nicole6598
Thanks Ryanne for the tip about asking my Paed about the formula and whether we should try it or not. I would prefer to just keep breastfeeding if I can as I know it is best for him, but its good to know there are options
No problem. I was thinking if he could give you samples of different kinds then you wouldn't waste your money buying something he won't drink. I know our Ped's always have TONS of those samples.
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 6:48:00 PM
|
|
|
nicole6598
Posts: 3812
Joined: 11/3/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline
|
yeah, they are so expensive for a tin aren't they? I know they used to have like 1 feeds worth in the shops you could buy of 2 different brands but last time I looked they were gone, I do have 2 in my cupboard though so if he says to give it a try I will.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:35:03 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.X
Posts: 2188
Joined: 7/7/2005
From: Newberg, OR
Status: offline
|
I would usually boil the water in the morning and put itin a pitcher in the fridge. When I started getting to the point of not being able to pump enough for my whole shift, I would boil some water before work, and make all the bottles for mymom for the night with half formula and half breastmilk. That way when Timmy would wake her up, she just microwave the bottle real quick and throw a nipple on there. When Timmy got to be about 9 months or so, we stopped boiling the water and the bottles and sippies and just used the dishwasher and tap. I'll confess though, I didn't boil anything with Jimmy. Maybe that's how he got thrush...bacteria from the bottles maybe?
_____________________________
-Christina
MySpace
From Sweet Grass to the Packin' House (music player is at the bottom if you want to turn it off)
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:39:08 PM
|
|
|
manda59
Posts: 5357
Joined: 9/22/2005
From: Hampshire, UK
Status: offline
|
I never microwaved the bottles - I boiled a kettle, poured some boiling water into a jug, and stood the bottle of milk in it for a minute or so.
Christina, are you saying you haven't ever sterlised any of the bottles and teats for Jimmy?
_____________________________
"I think my computer needs a "What Manda just said" button." 1mlasp July 2008
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:46:05 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
Christina, if you put them in the dishwasher that counts as sterilizing. I haven't "sterilized" anything since Gabby was in the NICU.
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:49:29 PM
|
|
|
manda59
Posts: 5357
Joined: 9/22/2005
From: Hampshire, UK
Status: offline
|
I guess times have changed since my children were babies, lol.
_____________________________
"I think my computer needs a "What Manda just said" button." 1mlasp July 2008
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:51:51 PM
|
|
|
Mrs.Wifey
Posts: 4620
Joined: 4/12/2005
From: The Gorgeous plains of Colorado
Status: offline
|
THESE are what we used in the NICU, I still have some of them left. Oh... I did sterilize my pump parts once a week.
_____________________________
Ryanne Gabriella Alexis born 8-22-07!
The opinions stated in the above post are solely mine and in no way should they be
construed as offensive due to your own insecurity.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/11/2008 10:59:05 PM
|
|
|
Krislynx
Posts: 483
Joined: 8/19/2007
Status: offline
|
I used the bags too. Very convenient since I don't have a dishwasher. But it was only once a week or so.
Kris
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/12/2008 12:29:58 AM
|
|
|
nicole6598
Posts: 3812
Joined: 11/3/2006
From: Australia
Status: offline
|
I never sterilised any of Graces' bottles or teats, I remember my stepmum used to with my brother and sister. I just used to pout boiling hot water over them, or wash them in real hot water with some detergent. May not be right, but she was never sick.
|
|
|
|
|
RE: When breast WASN'T best - 4/12/2008 12:35:48 AM
|
|
|
Mrs.X
Posts: 2188
Joined: 7/7/2005
From: Newberg, OR
Status: offline
|
We only had three bottles for Jimmy and we used more than three bottlesa day for a short period, so they would get sanitized in the dishwasher, but I'd often hand wash later in the day. Looking back I think it was pretty stupid. I guess I had thought the sanitizing thing was something they did in the old days. I hadn't read about it in my baby book, but my mom got me started on it when Timmy was a baby. So, I thought it was like old info like you'll catch a cold going outside with a wet head kind of thing. He wasn't on bottles after that because I managed to get my supply back up, but when he turned six months I started boiling the sippies for him and the bottles that my milk went into for his cereal, and no thrush problems.
_____________________________
-Christina
MySpace
From Sweet Grass to the Packin' House (music player is at the bottom if you want to turn it off)
|
|
|
|
 New Messages |
 No New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
 Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
 Locked w/ New Messages |
 Locked w/o New Messages |
|
 Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts |
|
|
Forum Tools
Printable Version
Proud Army Wife 
Mom to Jake, Hannah, Emma, Jackson, and Justice 
