Night feedings

If you don't breast feed, do you have to get out of bed and go to the kitchen to prepare the formula when the baby wakes up or can you have a bottle of formula sitting out in the room, ready to use when the baby wakes up?

you're not supposed to leave already prepared formula out for more than an hour, it should atleast be refrigerated, unless you want to buy the pre-made formula and keep the cans of that in the room.. Otherwise, it's up to the kitchen.

i prepare the bottle, leave it in the fridge and warm it when she wakes. ive got a system, i change her while waiting for the bottle to warm, and when im done the bottle is ready, it works out pretty well.

Quoting RadMom:“ If you don't breast feed, do you have to get out of bed and go to the kitchen to prepare the formula ... [snip!] ... when the baby wakes up or can you have a bottle of formula sitting out in the room, ready to use when the baby wakes up?”

i use dry so i have a bottle of water and a few servings of formula..

when i use premade i had this handy night and day warmer.. it had a cooler for the bottles and a warmer to warm them up.. alll in my room.

I prepare formula in a big container and make 6-8 bottles with formula in it and have them in the fridge ready to go for the next 24 hours. Then I just put the bottle in a bottle warmer when he wakes up and its ready in 5 minutes.

I always went and made a bottle. You will get into a groove so it wont take that long. You can refrigerate them too... but like the previous poster said you shouldnt let a bottle sit for more than 2 hours (or 1 hour if they have already started to drink from it).

I would premeasure the water and formula so that all I had to do was heat the water, and mix them together. We only had night time feedings for a few weeks though. Kailyn gave them up very early on, about 6 weeks old.

Quoting RadMom:“ If you don't breast feed, do you have to get out of bed and go to the kitchen to prepare the formula ... [snip!] ... when the baby wakes up or can you have a bottle of formula sitting out in the room, ready to use when the baby wakes up?”

I used to always take a bottle with water in it, and the formula powder up to bed with me. When it was time for a night feeding, I would make a bottle right in my room, and then feed her.

Quoting Kailyn's Mama:“ I always went and made a bottle. You will get into a groove so it wont take that long. You can refrigerate ... [snip!] ... them together. We only had night time feedings for a few weeks though. Kailyn gave them up very early on, about 6 weeks old.”

haha. my daughter was the same way, most of my mommy friends aren't as lucky, they're still getting up with their little ones, my daughter was sleeping all night by the 2 month mark! I pray the 2nd baby is as easy.

All these comments are very reassuring! I guess I'm just nervous about how I'm gonna be able to start a good routine.

Quoting RadMom:“ All these comments are very reassuring! I guess I'm just nervous about how I'm gonna be able to start a good routine.”

Don't worry. You will find the right routine for you and your baby. It will take some time to figure out what works, but it will happen. And your routine will change every month or so as your baby grows and her needs change.

Yeah never leave prepared formula out more than an hour! When my daughter was on formula my husband didn't know and she got sick. I used to leave out bottles with just the powder in them and when she woke up I would just add warm flitered faucet water.

i used to buy the pre-made 2 oz bottles of similac advance and use the disposible nipples. sometimes she's only want 1 bottle, and somtimes she'd want 2, it was so much easier that way, but those are very expensive. about $10 for 6 2oz bottles.

Quoting ExcitedNervousMommy:“ Yeah never leave prepared formula out more than an hour! When my daughter was on formula my husband didn't ... [snip!] ... I used to leave out bottles with just the powder in them and when she woke up I would just add warm flitered faucet water. ”

Its only 1 hour if baby has already started drinking from it - otherwise it is 2 hours.

Quoting Kailyn's Mama:“ Its only 1 hour if baby has already started drinking from it - otherwise it is 2 hours.”

But, it should clearly be stated on the formula container - just give it a good reading ahead of time  

Quoting J Guerrette.:“ i prepare the bottle, leave it in the fridge and warm it when she wakes. ive got a system, i change her ... [snip!] ... a system, i change her while waiting for the bottle to warm, and when im done the bottle is ready, it works out pretty well.”

I leave the bottles with water ready and the powder portion, that way i only have to mix and go. I like your system, i'm going to try it!