Right from the get go formula has been an enigma to me. When we went to the prenatal classes like the good little first time parents we were, they told us that you must put the formula in boiling water because the manufacturers can not give you a sterilized powder. Ok, easy enough. However, if you look on the can of formula or do any sort of research online it tells you not to do that. You are burning all the good nutrients that your baby requires. Ok, easy enough, I will cool the water down first. Delve into the search any further and you will find an ongoing feud as to whether you should pre-make bottles or not. Some say you only have an hour once you've put the powder in the water, others say 24 hours. This is where it things start getting tricky...
Option 1: You could pre-measure out your water and just add the powder just before you feed your baby. Trouble with this is that you're adding powder to room temp water and must shake the crap out of it. This causes bubbles in the milk which may or may not cause gas or spit up issues with your baby. Plus some babies will not drink room temp milk so you may possible have to warm it up.
Option 2: Add your formula to water that has been boiled and cooled and place in the fridge until needed. Trouble with this is that when your baby wakes up in the middle of the night and decides they are hungry here and now, you must stand there with this baby screaming and wait for some water to boil, then place the bottle in there and wait for it to warm up. All the while your baby is red in the face, you're part deaf from holding them while they scream, and anyone else in the house has no chance of having slept threw this.
Option 3: I have never personally tried this because I just learned of it. It is almost a combination of option 1 and 2. Pre-measure half the required water out and place in fridge until needed. When needed add boiled water for the remaining required water and add the powder. It is somewhat the happy-medium because you end up with semi-warm bottle in less time. However, you still have the issue of bubbles and you still need to stand there and wait for water to boil.
Now some say they use the microwave to warm everything up. Maybe this is where I am creating my own problems but I am not a fan of the thought of microwaving it. I am no conspiracy theorist and have not done a whole lot of research on microwaving food but it just doesn't jive with me. You risk the possibilities of hot spots plus you are messing with the molecules. Call me crazy but microwaving just isn't an option for me. Ask me again after a few more nights of a screaming baby and I might change my mind.
So lets throw it out to the universe, am I missing something? Is there an easier way that I just am not grasping in my sleepy stuper?
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