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How to prepare a beaker
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“Watch our guide on how to prepare a beaker correctly” – The Careline Team.
Important feeding instructions
• Make up each feed as required
• For hygiene reasons, do not store made up feeds and discard unfinished feeds as soon as possible, and always within 2 hours
• Do not heat feeds in a microwave, hot spots may occur and cause scalding
• Never add extra scoops or anything else to your baby’s feed
• Never leave your baby alone during feeding
How to prepare Aptamil Follow On Milk
Because powdered milks are not sterile, failure to follow instructions may make your baby ill.
1. Wash hands and sterilise all utensils according to manufacturers’ instructions.
2. Boil 1 litre of fresh water. Leave kettle to cool for 30 minutes and no longer (allowing the water to reach 70°C once cooled from boiling). Measure the required amount of water (refer to the feeding guide) into a sterilised bottle. Be careful of scalding. Do not use artificially softened or repeatedly boiled water.
3. Using the scoop provided, level off the powder with the built in leveller. Do not press/heap the powder.
4. Add the correct measure of powder to the water. This can be found in the feeding guide on the back of the pack. Adding too many or too few scoops can be harmful. Shake vigorously and vertically for 10 seconds until the powder is dissolved. Rolling the bottle or shaking in circles will not be sufficient.
5. Cool under running tap. Check temperature of the feed by placing a few drops on the inside of your wrist. The formula should feel lukewarm, but not hot. Feed immediately.
How to prepare a powdered beakerfeed without tap water
Step 1
Use bottled water or water from a bowser (a water tank provided by water companies) and bring it to a rolling boil. Leave it covered to cool for no more than half an hour.
Step 2
If there’s no electricity or gas to boil with, bottled table, spring or mineral water can be used and the prepared feed should be used immediately. The use of unboiled bowser water should be avoided.
Step 3
Some bottled water labelled as ‘natural mineral water’ may have high levels of sodium or sulphate. Read the label carefully and check that the figure for sodium (Na) is not higher than 200mg per litre and sulphate (SO or SO4) is not higher than 250mg per litre. If it is, then try to use another water. If no other water is available, then use this water for as short a time as possible.
Step 4
Follow the normal instructions for making up the feed.
How to prepare our liquid milk
Please follow these instructions carefully. Failure to follow instructions may make your baby ill.
Step 1
Wash hands and sterilise all utensils according to manufacturers’ instructions.
Step 2
Shake bottle well. Pour the required amount into a sterilised feeding bottle.
Step 3
Aptamil Follow On Milk can be given at room temperature, or warmed if desired. If warmed, check temperature of feed.
Step 4
For hygiene reasons, discard unfinished milk in the feeding beaker as soon as possible, always within 2 hours.
Questions about feeding and nutrition?
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FAQs: Get answers to your most frequently asked questions
How much and how often to bottlefeed
How much milk, how many feeds, and for how long? Refer to our baby feeding guide for help establishing a healthy bottlefeeding routine.
Sterilising baby bottles
See how to sterilise your baby’s bottles in our short video and why it is so important to keep bottlefeeding equipment sterile.
Weaning from bottle to beaker
Milk nutrition during weaning
Weaning foods variety
Bottlefeeding equipment
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Breastfeeding is best for babies. Infant formula is suitable from birth when babies are not breastfed. Follow On milk is only for babies over six months, as part of a mixed diet and should not be used as a breastmilk substitute before six months. We advise that all formula milks including the decision to start weaning should be made on the advice of a doctor, midwife, health visitor, public health nurse, dietitian, pharmacist or other professional responsible for maternal and child care, based on baby’s individual needs.
Do not use if your baby has been diagnosed with a cow’s milk allergy.
Use Growing Up milk as part of a varied balanced diet from one year.
Suitable as the sole source of nutrition from birth to six months or as part of a weaning diet from six months to one year.
