I know the formula container says that once the baby starts eating a bottle you must use it within one hour but do any of you put it in the fridge and use it later? I haven't done this yet but my little one is notorious for snacking and I am going through so much fomula!
Hi, I have 4 DD's and have never thrown extra away. I have both heated it and then not heated it and everything has always been fine. I just follow a rule like would I drink milk that has been sitting out-no. So if your baby is done I would put it away right away. Also, try to gradually get her to take the formula cold-that way there really is no reason to worry. Good luck!
Hi Serena,
Like the others make smaller amounts. I used a variety of premixed cans, concentrates and the powder to save money. I would not put back any unused portion in the fridge unless it hasn't been touched. Bacteria and germs can cause problems and the formula can go bad relatively quickly like milk. Also, try Ebay to buy formula. I had lots of luck and it saved me money over the course of the year. I will be doing this again with my second child. Good luck.
we would mix up 1-2 days of formula at once in a large container, and then pour out small amounts (helpful for our daughter who always seemed to want 3 or 5 oz of formula, never even amounts). we threw out the unused portions of the bottle while she was very young, but at 7 or 8 months, we stopped heating her formula up, and we started putting the unfinished bottle back in the fridge. we would only do this if it went straight back in, and we were going to use it up within a few hours. we never kept anything more than 4 or 5 hours, and we never let it even come to room temp after it was made.
I do it all the time and have never had a problem. Although, I have never heated the formula either. They get it right out of the fridge.
J.
On my third child to be bottle fed and they were all 'snackers' so I to put it in the frig and heat it up when they needed it. You will spend a ton on formula if you throw out eat unfinished bottle.
To be more efficient, make smaller bottles. Some people aren't terribly concerned about the risk, but I've always discarded any leftover formula (or expressed breastmilk, for that matter, when we were using that) because of the germs in the baby's mouth coming in contact with and mixing with the liquid. When it comes time for feeding your child solids, you'll also only want to spoon out a small amount into a bowl. Feeding straight from the container and dipping the spoon into the mouth then into the container can cause cross-contamination.
When I went back to work I would make all the bottles ahead of time for my mother to give my little one during the day and we never had any problem. I feel as long as you use it that day there is not issue.
It really isn't advised to do that because the bacteria from the child's mouth can multiply in the formula. I think it would probably be better to make smaller amounts and then just make more if they want more.
