Thursday, February 3, 2011

Dad School: Preparing Formula

Every stay-at-home dad needs to know how to give his child formula.  So, for all those prospective papas, this blog’s for you:

Step one: boil water. This kills germs.


Step two: pour boiled water in bottles. Let water stew in its own juices (I just felt like saying that expression - it seemed apt.  Yes, apt [I just wanted to say that too]). 


Step three: your baby will let you know when she’s hungry (trust me). When that happens, pour formula in water – quickly!


Step four: feed baby. Baby should hopefully be content.


Step five: when necessary, clean accumulated used bottles using a sterilizer (that’s the odd looking container in the photo below). It works through the magic of steam and the raw power of the microwave – the liquid water will turn into steam when heated and clean the bottles. Thank you Thomas Newcomen and Percy Spencer!


That’s it! I probably feed Margot this stuff at least 6-8 times a day so get used to this process – it'll become very familiar!

3 comments:

  1. Margot seems pretty dazed... Are you sure she likes this food?...

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  2. Elle n'a pas de choix et a besoin de ses aliments nourissants.
    Mais elle préfère les carottes et les pommes. Moi aussi, à sa place, je préfererais les fruits et légumes (et même le tofu!).

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  3. Uhh - I never thought of boiling the water in a kettle - so far we have only done it in a pot on the stove - which takes for ever. Great tip!!!

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