Hi, I'm sure this has been done before so apologies...
My DD is 10 months old next week and has been pretty much EBF from birth, bar the odd bottle every few weeks when I've had to take medication and am not able to BF for 8 hours. She is allergic to cow's milk and soya so is on Nutramigen for her bottles. Oddly, she doesn't mind the taste and fortunately isn't a bottle refuser.
Now that she is older I am getting more self-conscious about feeding in public. Some situations I'm ok in, others I struggle with. Quiet pub, alright - noisy bus - not so much! DD is very distracted now when feeding and pulls on and off the breast a lot, looks around, etc. There's no way to keep covered up, even with vest down, top up. Can't use a muslin or a scarf anymore as she will just want to play with it!
Can anyone advise on the best way to make up bottles when out and about. I am thinking that I need to pre sterilise everything, measure the powder out into a sterile container, then add hot water from a flask. But will the water stay at least 70 degrees that way?
I am so clueless about FF. Wish I could just rely on expressed milk, but even with a good pump I'm hopeless. Spent 90 minutes on my medela swing yesterday over 3 sessions and got all of 2 ounces. Premade cartons of regular formula are do good due to DD's allergies.
Please don't flame me for FF. I am not planning on stopping BF anytime soon, it is just getting trickier some public situations with an older, active, distracted baby. I just need a little advice re the guidelines and safety, thanks.
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Mitsouko · 03/01/2013 12:00
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