A rather important aspect, on which the health of a small person is directly dependent, is the storage of the infant formula. After all, just she will be a faithful assistant to mothers who, due to various circumstances, do not have the slightest opportunity to feed their relatives and beloved babies with breast milk. But it is mixtures that can cause potential harm to the body of babies, because there is always a chance that bacteria will get into them. That is why it is so important to understand and know how much you can store the finished mixture, how to store it and how to dilute it.
Two words about the storage of dry infant formula
As everyone understands, the finished diluted mixture is obtained from dry. Before you know how much you can store the finished baby formula, you need to understand how to keep the mixture dry. The manufacturer on the packaging indicates the shelf life. But mothers should know that after the pack is open, this data will no longer be suitable. As a rule, the mixture is packaged in opaque tin jars that are closed quite simply - with rubber caps. Sometimes mixtures come in glass jars. If the manufacturer is trying to reduce the cost of production, he will limit himself to using cardboard in the manufacture of suitable packaging, using a foil bag inside.
Time and temperature
In a tin or glass container, the dry mixture remains approved for use throughout the entire shelf life. But in paper packaging, the mixture should not be left. You can’t just pinch the edges of the packaging with a clothespin, because larvae of pests or bacteria often get inside. The powder can be poured into a dry, opaque jar in which the lid will close tightly. This is the best option for what it is permissible to store an open infant formula.
If the place is dark and dry, then in a jar the mixture will be stored for three weeks at a temperature of 14 to 24 ° C. This, of course, is not enough, but when the vitamins are in contact with air, they can disintegrate, therefore, the longer the mixture is stored, the more its vitamin value will decrease.
How is the cooking process going?
Of course, when a baby artificer appears in the family, it’s quite important for mom not only to understand how long it takes to store the finished mixture, but also how to cook it. If mom is new to this business, she may feel some difficulty.
First you need to prepare the water: boil on the stove thoroughly enough, but you can’t keep it on the fire for more than half an hour. When the liquid boils, it should be removed from the stove and set aside so that the water cools down for several minutes to 35-40 ° C.
After this, pour the water into the bottle and pour the adapted nutrient admixture there. Close the bottle with a lid very tightly so that air does not enter. Now you can shake the bottle several times so that the mixture is mixed in water and there are no lumps at the bottom. If the mixture is prepared correctly, it should have a uniform consistency.
Before you apply such a nutrition, you should check what temperature it is. The finished mixture should have approximately 35 ° C heat. To check, you need to drop a couple of drops of liquid on any of the sensitive places - for example, the wrist. Mom should not feel a burning sensation after the mixture got on the skin.
How to properly keep the diluted mixture?
Although pediatricians admit that you can store the prepared mixture for a bit, it is best to take a dry mixture and water of the required temperature with you (for example, for a walk). You can cook it quite quickly, and so everything will be most safe for the health of the little one.
All mothers should have an idea of ​​how much to store the finished mixture, because it is unacceptable to expose your baby to dangers. In a warm environment, many different bacteria multiply quite well, therefore, in a very short time after preparation, the mixture for feeding the child is unsuitable. For the same reason, it is unacceptable to store the mixture that the baby did not finish or just touched the nipple with sponges. Bacteria could already get into it, therefore, after a while, feeding the baby with this mixture is already prohibited. Young mothers need to remember that the baby can not be fed with the same mixture more than once. If the food remains, you just need to pour it.
What to store?
So how much can you store the finished mixture in a bottle? The bottle must be thoroughly sterilized and then it will not be necessary to transfer the mixture to another container. To keep the bottle warm longer, you just need to wrap it. Pediatricians allow you to store the mixture in a thermos, but, as a rule, it is better not to overfill it. It is not necessary that the feeding mixture is warm. There are kids who like to drink it cool, naturally not cold. The temperature of the food will not affect their digestion, nor the quality of food.
As an option - a special bag for bottles, made on the principle of a simple thermos. She will keep the mixture warm for about three hours. And yet, despite such convenience, mothers with experience usually take with them a bottle of warm water and a dry mixture: dilute and shake - a lot of time is not needed.
How to store in the summer?
How and how much can you store the finished milk mixture when the summer heat is outside? Temperatures are always high, so liquids can deteriorate much faster. Do not leave the mixture for a long time in a room in which the air temperature exceeds 20 degrees. Moms with experience can give advice: they should be stored in the refrigerator, choosing one of the shelves. Of course, the question may arise: why can’t you put the mixture on the refrigerator door? The answer is simple. When the door opens, a rather serious temperature difference begins, and the result is a spoiled liquid.
And how much can you store the finished mixture in the refrigerator? If you put it on the middle shelf, then the maximum shelf life will be 24 hours.
Once again about storage time
In order to understand how much you can store the finished mixture, you need to know about the duration of storage of mixtures of the most famous manufacturers. So, we will understand.
"Nan" - the prepared mixture is stored for two hours. If the room temperature is 15-20 degrees.
“Nanny” - two hours in the refrigerator.
"Nutrilon" - as soon as the powder is diluted with water, all this should be used in the next hour.
“Unstable” - within three hours the finished mixture begins to deteriorate.
"Similak" - after cooking, the slurry can be stored for only an hour and a half and no more.
What can be said in conclusion? Perhaps every young mother may be faced with the fact that she will need to prepare mixtures for her baby. And before doing this, she must familiarize herself in advance with information on how to do this correctly and how much the finished mixture can be stored. After all, these two rules are fundamental for the baby to grow up healthy and strong.