It is wise to practice with your feeding equipment before you go into the hospital, so buy it well in advance of your delivery date. Large department stores and drugstores sell bottlefeeding packs that have all the essential equipment.
I always found it most convenient to sterilize and make up a full batch of bottles, and refrigerate them until needed. After the feeding, rinse the bottle in warm water and then put it aside. It is a good idea to continue sterilizing all formula-feeding equipment until your baby is 12 months old.
Most sterilizing units hold only four to six bottles. Your newborn baby, however, will be taking around seven feedings over 24 hours, so you may have to sterilize and prepare the bottles twice a day – morning and evening – to ensure you have enough formula ready for whenever he is hungry. The number of feedings will decline as your baby grows, so you’ll have to prepare only one batch a day.
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