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queen
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 Tue, Mar 14 2006, 7:25 pm
Once made into a bottle (mixed with water)- how long does formula last?
Please respond with both scenarios: refrigerated and kept at room temperature. TIA
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chavamom
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 7:32 pm
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I believe it is 24 hours refrigerator and 1 hour at room temp.
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Mama Bear
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 8:07 pm
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I use neosure which is similac based. Similac told me 3 hours out of fridge, 48 hours in fridge.
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amother
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 8:31 pm
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I have a child that is tube fed formula. The way it works is that you fill a bag with formula and it goes in a steady slow rate. We were told that formula is good up to SIX hours in room temperature. Of course in the summer we don't leave eight hours worth at a time.
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chavamom
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 8:45 pm
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Duh! I should have thought about that. Policy where I work, tube fed kids can have 4 hours of formula out at a time. I think the one hour is only if they have started to drink from teh bottle b/c enzymes from the baby's saliva can affect the formula. Anyway, that is what we taught mom's in the hospital when I worked L&D.
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queen
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 8:54 pm
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thank you all for responding, running downstairs RIGHT NOW to put (already made) bottle in fridge.
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Mama Bear
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Tue, Mar 14 2006, 11:49 pm
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if it's just sitting out on the table, it can be out for 3 hours. ONce you start feeding, it should be discarded after an hour because of the bacteria saliva breeds. (although I usually still use it after 2, shhhh)
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queen
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Wed, Mar 15 2006, 6:06 am
Question on chava/mindy's mention of one hour life, from bottle once it was drunken from......
Does this mean once baby has drunken from bottle, (even if just a little bit) after one hour (irrelevant of whether it's been refrigerated or not) it should be discarded???
IF YES---- oooooops, I just gave my baby 2.5 oz from a bottle she drank from last night- but refrigerated overnight???!!!!
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Mama Bear
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Wed, Mar 15 2006, 6:53 am
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all forjmula companies say NOT to put a bottle back in the fridge once it's been drunk from. I know you end up wasting a lot of formula but it's for safety reasons.
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