Baby bottle: how to prepare baby's bottle | PARENTS.fr
Baby's bottle is sacred! Suffice to say that its preparation is not to be taken lightly. A little reminder of the rules to follow for a bottle on point...
It's baby bottle time! Before rushing on powdered milk and bottled water, follow the recommendations of the National Agency for Food Safety in this area. A good way to avoid possible contamination!
How to make a bottle? Hygiene rules
We start with the BA-BA: hygiene! Hands are a real nest of germs, all the more reason to wash your hands well, with soap and water, before starting to prepare baby's bottle. We also remember to dry them well with a clean towel or paper towel.
It is also recommended to clean the work surface on which we will prepare the bottle for our newborn. We then check the cleanliness of the bottles, teats and utensils (pods, knife, etc.) used. Good to know: the measuring spoon or pod supplied with the box of powdered milk must always remain dry and be thrown away with each box as soon as it is finished.
Preparing the bottle with powdered milk: when to do it?
Early childhood specialists recommend preparing the bottle just before giving it to baby. We must therefore organize ourselves by identifying our infant's cycle as we go along and preparing his bottle quickly but carefully as soon as he asks for it.
Similarly for outings, it is not recommended to prepare a bottle in advance where germs could multiply! It is better to slip a bottle of water and an airtight box, with just the amount of powdered milk needed, into our diaper bag, then mix the two ingredients when the time comes.
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We get to the heart of the matter, here are the steps to prepare an impeccable baby bottle!
What water to properly prepare baby's bottle?
We can either use tap water or low-mineralized bottled water for our infant's bottle.
If bottled water is used, it must be the least mineralized, non-carbonated and bear the words "suitable for the preparation of infant foods".
If tap water is used, it is important to minimize the risk of germs developing by taking care that the water temperature is below 25 degrees, not using filtered water, let the water run for 1 to 2 minutes before filling our bottle and not to stick the neck of the bottle to the tap.
It is also important to find out beforehand whether our tap water is suitable for newborns, for example if you live in an old building where there could be a risk of the presence of lead. The town hall or the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations can answer our questions on this subject.
Read alsoIf you are abroad and are in doubt about drinking water, you can boil it and then wait for it to cool.
Liquid milks, what are the differences?
Liquid infant formulas have the same nutritional properties and qualities as powdered milks. On the practical side, they have the advantage of being sterile and ready to use. Just empty the necessary amount into the baby bottle. As for its price, it is not higher than other conventional infant formulas. Any opened bottle can be kept for a maximum of 48 hours, in its original packaging and in a cool place, between 0 and 2 degrees.
How and can we prepare a bottle for an infant in advance?
Once reconstituted, infant milk is very fragile and microbes develop very quickly. It is for this reason that it is strongly recommended to throw away any bottle started by baby that he has not finished. A bottle must be consumed within half an hour if it has been reheated and within an hour if it has been left at room temperature: beyond that, it must be thrown away.
Even if it has not been started, it is not recommended to prepare our baby's bottles in advance and then keep them. This can be done in a very exceptional way, provided that it is well preserved in the refrigerator, at 4 degrees maximum.
What equipment is needed to prepare a bottle?
To prepare a bottle, we will therefore need a bottle, a teat, a measuring spoon and the blade of a knife. Then to wash it, we will use a swab or brush. Once baby has enjoyed his bottle, rinse it with cold water. In hot water, it is cleaned with a little dishwashing liquid, using a swab or brush - an elongated brush.
The teat is washed by removing the ring and the cap to ensure that there is no milk residue. Rinse thoroughly then dry the bottle in the open air, on a drainer, upside down. No need to use a tea towel which could deposit germs. We also wash the swab, which we also leave to dry in the open air, the brush upwards.
Read alsoIt is also possible to clean bottles and teats in the dishwasher, but only if they are made of silicone and not rubber, if the washing temperature is at least 65 degrees and if our machine has a cycle of drying.
Once our equipment has been thoroughly cleaned, we can either leave it in the open air until the next use, or keep the empty bottle in the refrigerator, provided it is very dry.
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