Q for mommies that use powdered formula...

I've only been using this for a week but, WHAT A PAIN!!!!! Any tips?

How do you travel with this formula? Do you bring the boiled water in one bottle and measured out powder in another? Do you pre-make it and travel with it in a cooler? How long is it good for then?

Any tips to make the day go easier - I feel like I am constantly boiling, cooling, mixing UGH!

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I never boiled water. I use water bottles or filtered water. When I go somewhere I use the formula dispensers and bring a bottle of water with me.

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This is why I always got my kids used to drinking room temp/cold formula! lol

Can you just make your daily batch in a pitcher and keep it in the fridge and just warm up for your baby to drink?

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In the beginning, I only used bottled water (Poland Springs). After DS turned 7 or 8 months or so, I used filtered tap water. I never boiled and cooled

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I use the floride water from BRU and got this container that holds formula in 4 compartments by sassy:




I fill the bottles with the water. Then when i need a bottle i just pour the formula into bottle and mix and already for dd.

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I use both powdered and RTF formula. When I take my DS out I mix the bottles before hand or fill them with the RTF and put them in a cooler pack. Then I just pull one out and give it to him when we are out. It helps that my DS doesn't need to have his bottles warmed or at room temperature.

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I just use room temperature bottled water. For traveling, I use the pre-made formula bottles (they sell them everywhere you can buy formula). HTH!

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I bring boiled water in bottles (ds drinks room temperature) and then powdered formula can (the smallest one they have is 8 oz) and make it when I need it...

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I use that powder fomula case someone posted above and bring bottled water with me that is room temperature. If I am going to a friend's house I just use warm tap water. I actually find it so much easier to use then the RTF.

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I had a couple dozen of the ready-made little bottles, so in the beginning, that was all I used. Since I had a winter baby, I also wasn't out much for any length of time so didn't feed him while out too often.

I did boil water the first 3 months, but when I go out I use bottled water (Poland Spring) and put the powder in a plastic container. It's easy to mix actually, easier than worrying about keeping RTF cold while running around. I also never heated his bottles, I just run them under warm water if they are really cold, so that makes it easier.

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I pour the powder into about 2-3 bottles ahead of time. Then I bring bottled water and just add it to the bottle when she gets hungry. If I am going to be out a long time, I bring the whole powder can cause I melted my Sassy powder formula holder in the dishwasher......usually 2-3 bottles does the trick, since she eats solids now....

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I use room temp bottled water (Poland spring) and the little pre measure container.
I keep a unopened bottle in my bag but usually fill 2 bottles up with the proper amount before leaving. When I need it I just pour in the powder and mix.
I use a mixer because our formula is really gritty.

If you need it warm the easiest thing is to ask a restaurant/food court for 1/2 a cup of hot water.