[blparent] Formula, was New Here With Questions

Tue Mar 29 20:02:27 UTC 2011

Yeah, I think it's because the can of formula takes up so much room in the 
diaper bag, and it's conveniently measured out for outings too.  I wish I 
had something like that when Mason was a baby.  Eliminates a lot of the mess 
when making bottles while you're out.  A lot of the parents bring those 
handy little things to the nursery at church now too.
Leanne
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> The parents are nice to put it in the dispenser for you. It is ok if the
> formula is a tiny bit off so I just guess half a scoop for the odd 
> numbered
> ounce. Bran
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leanne Merren
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:11 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] New Here With Questions
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> Melissa, That's a great idea.
> I have a question about mixing odd numbers of ounces, just because I'm
> curious.  I only had one formula-fed baby, and if I remember right, the
> powdered formula came with a scoop that was the right size for 1 scoop of
> powder to every 2 oz of water.  How would you then change that to an odd
> number of ounces?  All the babies I sit for come with the little 
> dispensers
> that you just dump into the bottle so I haven't scooped powdered formula 
> for
> many years.  Or do most of you use the liquid?
> Thanks,
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Melissa Wagner" <keys.melissa at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:42 AM
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>> Hi.  As far as measuring formula.  I got some medicine cups from my
>> lactation consultant that are one ounce exactly so I use that to pour
>> the water in the bottle.  I also got osme 2 ounce bottles from the
>> hospital and the lactation consultants or pediatricians might have
>> them too.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 9:09 AM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] New Here With Questions
>>
>> Hi Janel. Welcome to the list.  I have a 14.5 month old little boy and
>> remember him being 7 weeks old like it was yesterday.  As for the
>> carseat, one option would be to buy one of those infant carriers with
>> a seatbelt guide and put that in the cab.  The reason I'm saying that
>> is because it takes a lot of time to install he actual base and the
>> cab driver probably won't have the patience for you to install it
>> while he waits.  Another option is the sitnstroll which I had problems
>> with at first but is getting easier to use now.  It's a carseat that
>> converts into a stroller and back again.  As far as measuring the
>> milk, did you get those 2 ounce bottles from the hospital? I used one
>> of those to measure additional ounces other than
>> 2
>> or 4.  Each of those bottles contains about 2.5 ounces so all you'd
>> have to do is fill it up twice and poor it into the bigger one.  I had
>> to pour 5 ounces into an 8 ounce bottle and this method worked well.
>> One person on the list also suggested cutting one of those 2 ounce
>> bottles in half so you can measure one ounce exactly.  I'm glad you're
>> adjusting well to motherhood.  It can be challenging but we always
>> manage to get through it.
>> Hth
>> Leslie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: janel [mailto:jjointski at verizon.net]
>> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 4:02 PM
>> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [blparent] New Here With Questions
>>
>> Hello Listers:
>> I am so glad to come across this site!
>> I am a first time mother of a seven week old boy and am adjusting
>> pretty well to motherhood.
>> When I return to work in a few weeks, I will be traveling by taxi cab
>> and wanted to know if I should buy an additional base for the car
>> seat. I already have one that is in my mother's car since she does
>> most of the driving for me.
>>
>> I also had questions about measuring formula. My baby takes 4 ounces,
>> and all of the bottles that I have are either 4 ounces of 9 ounces. He
>> will be graduating to five ounces and I wanted to know how to measure
>> out five ounces.
>> Look forward to your responses.
>> Thanks
>> Janel
>>
>>
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