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Preparation of milk formula

Which bottle? Which milk should I use and how much powder should I use?

So many questions in the beginning - that's completely normal! We'll give you the most important tips and hints and a checklist to print out. Then nothing can possibly go wrong!

If you take our tips to heart and follow the preparation recommendations exactly, (almost) nothing can go wrong.

Hygiene is important!

When preparing milk for your baby, you should follow the normal hygiene rules that apply to the preparation of food. Before you start, wash your hands thoroughly, clean the work surface, and put away other food. Bottles and teats should be cleaned in the dishwasher beforehand or washed by hand and briefly boiled, then you are on the safe side.

Water is not simply water

The next question you might be asking yourself is what water to use. Our drinking water is normally suitable for the preparation of baby food, except for very old pipes (e.g. lead pipes), very new pipes or warnings from the waterworks. If you are unsure, you can use any still mineral water stating: "Suitable for the preparation of baby food".

If you are using tap water, let the cold water run a little, boil it and then cool it down to around 40 -50 ºC. This is the optimal temperature for milk powder, it dissolves well and the ingredients do not disappear.

Prepare milk - the small tips

1. Mix

Now you should mix the milk powder and water exactly according to the instructions on the package. Please always use the measuring spoon from the package and do not use a knife or similar sharp objects when scraping the powder. (It sounds strange now, but in today's kitchen knives are so sharp that you could accidentally cut / scrape off mini pieces of plastic from the plastic measuring spoon when you scrape the powder. And you don't want to find that in your baby's bottle.)

2. Drinking temperature

The finished milk should have a temperature of around 37 ºC, which is comfortable for your baby. If you don't have a thermometer (no clinical thermometer, a simple stainless steel roasting thermometer will do) to check the temperature, drip the finished milk on the inside of your wrist. If it doesn't burn, the temperature is perfect. And you're ready to go!

Hunger? Hunger! - keeping old milk bottles?

What if your baby isn't as hungry as you thought? Your baby has to grow a lot in the first few months of life, but it doesn't consume the same amount every time, sometimes more and sometimes less. Only half of the 180 ml bottle from last week was consumed this week. Just put it in the fridge and warm it up again if necessary?

Please definitely not.

The production of baby milk formula in powder form is subject to strict microbacterial manufacturing regulations. Your baby's sensitive stomach can react much faster and more sensitively than, for example, our adult stomach.

It can happen that unwanted germs develop that you should not feed to your baby, especially at room temperatures and if the storage time is long.

What does long mean? Only keep the milk for as long as your baby consumes his bottle with interest; any leftovers should be disposed of immediately

If you are concerned that your infant will not be satisfied, prepare a second bottle.

Our tip (from experienced professionals & moms who have already done it all themselves):

Buy a small thermos - stainless steel bottle, in which you keep the properly tempered, measured water in the evening. You then only need to put milk powder in your baby bottle and fill it up with water. As a result, you won't have to heat and cool water at night, and the "starving" infant won't have to wait nearly as long.

It's also great for on the go - because you always have the right temperature water with you.

Transfer milk powder?

Please do not!

Even if you don't like the box and the aluminum inner bag so much, please leave the milk powder in it. Do not open the aluminum bag until you need the powder. This is the only way to guarantee quality.

E.g. the powder can get wet when decanting it or something can get into the bag. Maybe you have to prepare more or less milk formula, then the instructions on the packaging will be very helpful.

There are nice boxes in which you can put the well-sealed bags.

Fatty Acids

The proportion of fat in goat and cow milk is similarly high. The goat milk differs in the type of fatty acid composition. It contains more medium-chain fatty acids and fewer long-chain fatty acids than cow's milk.

Medium-chain fatty acids are faster and therefore easier to digest. In addition, the fat globules are smaller than those of the cow's milk, which also makes it easier to digest.

The linoleic acid content (which is found in a modified, or conjugated, form in animal fats) is also higher than in cow's milk.

Linoleic acid belongs to the group of essential fatty acids, i.e. it is a fatty acid that the human body needs but cannot produce itself. It is used for the formation of fat structures in tissues and the important eicosanoids (hormone-like substances that intervene in blood clotting and inflammation regulation).

Fatty Acids

Medium-chain fatty acids are faster and therefore easier to digest. In addition, the fat globules are smaller than those of the cow's milk, which also makes it easier to digest.

The linoleic acid content (which is found in a modified, or conjugated, form in animal fats) is also higher than in cow's milk.

Carbohydrates - the thing about lactose

In addition to fatty acids and proteins, goat milk also consists of carbohydrates.

These carbohydrates are very important for growing children as they need extra energy for healthy growth. Lactose makes up the majority of carbohydrates in mammalian milk.

Goat milk does contain a little less lactose than e.g. cow milk. However, it is not suitable for people who are lactose intolerant, as the lactose content is still relatively high.

The protein content - is goat milk an alternative for cow's milk protein allergy?

We have already explained it above: goat's milk shows clear differences to cow's milk in the composition of the proteins.

In people with a cow's milk protein allergy, the immune system reacts to the αs1-casein protein in cow's milk.

This protein is only found in very small amounts in goat's milk. For the purpose of allergy prevention, it is therefore not a proven alternative to cow's milk.

The most important steps in making a milk bottle. Short and to-the-point.

What should you keep in mind when making milk formula?
A quick checklist to print and keep in your kitchen.

Milk Preparation Checklist

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