Wash the bottles, and prepare and maintain is not always obvious. Certain rules must be scrupulously observed in risk of developing a food borne illness in infants.
How to wash a bottle?
Empty the bottle and rinse with cold water, and its accessories (nipple, ring, and cap). Immerse in hot water while washing up liquid and clean with a brush before rinsing.
Allow to dry without wiping.
Sterilization is not necessary if washing is careful monitoring and dewatering.
How to prepare a bottle?
Wash hands, settling on a work surface clean and appropriately dosed.
The tap water is fine, unless it is softened or filtered at home.
Use only cold water (be careful with mixers).
Let the water run for 1 to 2 minutes or 3 seconds if the tap has been used recently.
If valve is equipped with a diffuser, it must be removed regularly: remove and soak in white vinegar.
When using water bottle, make sure it is on the label that the water is suitable for infant feeding.
Beyond 24 hours after opening the bottle, do not use it for bottles.
How to warm a bottle?
Room temperature is ideal. The bottle must be drunk within an hour of preparation.
Otherwise, the warm water bath or hot bottle, never in the microwave because of the risk of burns.
Check the temperature by pouring a drop on the back of the hand. Once warmed up, it should be consumed within half an hour.
How to carry a bottle?
No transportation of bottle ready: take the bottle filled with water and powder separately.
How to store a bottle of milk?
When the milk is collected, the bottle of breast milk must be refrigerated at 4 ° C. Check the temperature of the refrigerator and adjust the setting if necessary.
Warning, do not place it in the fridge as the water temperature is always higher.
If the milk is collected several times, do not add warm milk in a bottle that comes out of the fridge, but wait until it cools in the fridge before mixing.
The milk should be drunk within 24 hours. If it was collected in installments, it's time for the first collection that counts.
If it should be kept more than 24 hours must be frozen at -18 ° C (caution never the freezer or the tray to icicles). It then keeps four months in freezer. Before use, it should be the thaw at least 6 hours after removal from the freezer.
Transporting a bottle of milk should not exceed one hour. Reached its destination, it must immediately be placed in a refrigerator at 4 ° C. Use a cooler or insulated bag.
