How do you mix powdered formula in a bottle?

WeeGee619 · July 2011

How do you mix powdered formula in a bottle? I have heard shaking the bottle is not good, so I was wondering what method you use/plan on using to mix the formula and water? Any special tool used to do the mixing??? (I have the Dr. Browns bottles)

PitaBread · July 2011

What's wrong with shaking? That's the only way I've ever done it and seen it done.

WeeGee619 · July 2011

I heard it produces air bubbles???

Janimal · July 2011

You can mix it in the bottle. Just then move the bottle side to side and wait for the bubbles to dissipate.

Or you can buy the Dr Brown's pitcher and mix a bunch at at time and keep it in the fridge.

RoxanneA · July 2011

I shook it and never had problems...

xtencornfield · July 2011

We originally used Dr. Brown's bottles too (they were such a PITA to clean that we switched to Avent) and Similac. For whatever reason, Similac forms an insane amount of bubbles that even resting in the fridge for an hour didn't take care of. I used a long sundae spoon (or iced tea spoon, not sure what they are called) to stir it when we were still using Similac. When we switched to Good Start, I no longer had that problem as GS forms very few bubbles and they disipated quickly.

mrs.lizzieb · July 2011

I've shaken formula bottles by hand, but I've also used one of those formula mixer thingies. I think it was a few bucks, and basically you just push a button and it mixes up the formula with it's wand. It did produce less bubbles than shaking it, but obviously, it's not a necessity.

If you're feeding breastmilk from a bottle, you will get a little separation with a lipid (fat) layer on top. I've read from multiple sources that you don't want to shake breastmilk bottles to mix the two layers because it disrupts the molecular structure of important proteins.

mrsgabus · July 2011

I plan on shake shake shaking or making multiple bottles by using a juice container and a big spoon..

ludicrous · July 2011

I used a formula pitcher for the most part because DD had all sorts of digestive problems that didn't need more aggitation with bubbles in her formula. One she outgrew it I had no problem shaking if we were out and about although overall the formula pitcher was am easier solution.

kagl04 · July 2011

xtencornfield:
We originally used Dr. Brown's bottles too (they were such a PITA to clean that we switched to Avent) and Similac. For whatever reason, Similac forms an insane amount of bubbles that even resting in the fridge for an hour didn't take care of. I used a long sundae spoon (or iced tea spoon, not sure what they are called) to stir it when we were still using Similac. When we switched to Good Start, I no longer had that problem as GS forms very few bubbles and they disipated quickly.

I noticed the same thing about Similac! We were using Similac Sensitive but then that recall hit last year and we switch to Good Start. Love GS!! Not many bubbles at all and they go away fast.

I've been shaking DD's bottles since day 1 and never had a problem. I just would let them sit for a minute to let them settle. Now she gets them right away and we don't have any issues...

bbo62808 · July 2011

My sister uses (and I plan on using) the Playtex drop-ins..which you can just push up and get absolutely all the air out of the bottle--drastically reduces colic etc. plus--NO BOTTLES TO WASH! haah. And the liners are recyclable

KariChadDora · July 2011

Formula bottles were shaken in this household and ideally allowed to rest for a few minutes before feeding to let the air bubbles dissipate. We used Enfamil and Kirkland formula for a couple months at the end with Born Free bottles and neither produced a lot of bubbles really. Breast milk bottles were warmed and then gently "swirled" or inverted a few times to mix the fat back in.

jeanniez · July 2011

I worked in a day care/ preschool for 12 yrs and everyone in the infant room always shook the formula bottles, then let it rest for a couple min. Never even heard of it being a problem, but every child and every parent is different.

NewGAMomma · July 2011

When we arent using the ready to feed formula we shake the bottles all the time. We typically dont even worry about letting the bottle sit, because we use the Playtex venti bottles that breathe out the bottom so the bubbles go away.

babes12 · July 2011

We always shook DS's bottles. We fed him enfamil and used avent bottles. we tried the playtex bottles but the nipples were either way too slow or way too fast, no happy medium for them so we stuck exclusively to avent.

pete0121 · July 2011

If you are going to FF I HIGHLY recommend the Dr. Brown's formula mixer. Its like $20 tops and a lifesaver. Shaking the Dr. Brown's bottles made a huge mess. We would make a batch of formula in the morning and then we would have all his bottles ready for the whole day. We used it so often that we went through two pitchers and will be buying a new one for this baby. Our son also had digestive problems and didn't need any extra bubbles or gas so this worked great. We used Drop Ins at first and found them to be too messy when trying to get the air bubbles out. Some people love them but they weren't for us.

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