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OMG!!! Shaking bottles to mix formula with water!!!

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  • CupcakeLadyJ
    CupcakeLadyJ

    03/07/2009 at 15:16

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    Hi all

    Just having a read through of other posts and saw someone (Lizzie77 if you read this!) mentioned that shaking bottles to dissolve the powder increases the air bubbles in the bottle. God of course it does! I am so stupid!!! Please tell me this isn't the reason Toby is so windy?!?!? I will feel awful if it is!!! We really shake his bottles quite vigourously for 10-secs ish to ensure the powder is dissolved, are we adding more air to it?!?!?! We don't use a bottle lid either so don't take off the lid to add the teat.

    What do you think!?!?!?

    xxx

    p.s. we shake the bottles loads as saw a baby being given a bottle one day where the mum hardly mixed the water and powder and we could see lumps in the little girls bottles - look horrid poor lass!!!
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  • pumbacat
    pumbacat

    03/07/2009 at 15:23

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    Not really thought about this but if you don't shake bottle vigorously, how do you mix the powder?? Amelia is windy to but was when I bf too. I think its more important to have formula mixed properly than lumpy like the girl you saw.
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  • madsbellsngeorge
    madsbellsngeorge

    03/07/2009 at 16:21

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    I have always shook mine but with the lid on and all 3 of mine never really suffered from wind or colic maybe i was just lucky but like you never thought of it like that with the air bubbles xx
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  • PinkToothbrush
    PinkToothbrush

    03/07/2009 at 16:27

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    Hmmm.... don't know if that would affect his windiness or not, I suppose you could leave it for 10 mins or so before giving it to him to see if it makes a difference. But then of course he's really hungry and yelling for his dinner....
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  • Babybon
    Babybon

    04/07/2009 at 14:57

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    ...i've heard this too!! don't know whether its true but just in case (as we have colic issues at the moment!!)..we swirl the bottle then tip it gently upside down xx
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  • xkelx
    xkelx

    05/07/2009 at 06:27

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    I've heard a few people saying this too but have tried swirling it around and the milk doesn't mix properly. If you just mix it then leave it for a minute the bubbles go anyway.
    xxx
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  • gsmummy55
    gsmummy55

    05/07/2009 at 11:41

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    I always shook bottles vigorously (how can they be mixed otherwise??) & lo was never windy so that blows that theory out the window, lol!! xx
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  • hollypollyxx
    hollypollyxx

    05/07/2009 at 13:20

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    i have away given the bottle a good shake as i found if i didt the teat would get cloged
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  • SuzMcH1
    SuzMcH1

    06/07/2009 at 06:48

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    I always gave the bottle a good shake (how else would you mix it ?) and to be fair he was quite windy.
    But I don't think the 2 are related. Like some mums have siad they did the same and their lo's had no issues with wind.
    Suz x
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  • was-babylove
    was-babylove

    06/07/2009 at 09:12

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    Ummmm i never thought about this but i can see how it would add to the wind problems!!
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    06/07/2009 at 15:08

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    ive also heard this- think it was from some info from Dr Browns. they recommend stirring the milk instead of shaking as it increases air bubbes. xxx
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  • twolittleboys0109
    twolittleboys0109

    07/07/2009 at 08:35

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    this gave my son wind. in the end i measured the water into the bottle and the poured into a jug and added the formula and wisked until no lump then slowly poured back into bottle, i also changed the bottles at same time and he was great after this. but yes shaking bottles gives bubbles which gives extra wind, may not be the reason for all his wind mind.
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  • jellyfishpink
    jellyfishpink

    07/07/2009 at 16:41

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    I always shook the bottle loads! Never really thought it would make Lily windy tho! xxx
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  • JunieMummy
    JunieMummy

    08/07/2009 at 03:56

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    It can add to wind problems! My middle boy had colic and reflux and rather than shaking the bottles I made them up warm and stirred. It helped alot! xx
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  • lelly
    lelly

    18/07/2009 at 16:13

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    i bought a special stirrer that i used that was safe to put in the steriliser everytime and My little boy didnt have any wind problems. Just added the powder to the water and stirred it till it dissolved

    xxxx
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  • trying4babyM
    trying4babyM

    19/07/2009 at 13:09

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    My girls have wind problems so I make up their feeds about 15 mins in advance whenever I can and let them stand for the bubbles to settle. For demand feeds/top ups I have to rely on the gripe water to do its job
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