Tommee tippee prep machine

I had no idea what this was and had to look it up lol why do midwives say that?

I wonder why, because surely a machine made and qualified to make bottles perfect temp ect should be okay to use over a boiling kettle or other means of making it I was going to buy this as I live with my in-laws who sleep downstairs and I don’t want to disturb them in the night when baby wakes up by going into kitchen turning on lights and noise of kettle , I’m deffo going to ask as I’m curious 🤨

I used mine from day 1. He’s now 6 months and never had any issues x

We started around 4 weeks which is when we decided to combo feed (was struggling with BF) but if bottle feeding from the start, I would have used it from the start. There is risk inherent in the machine - if you don’t clean it, it could attract mould - and that’s why the NHS can’t recommend it in good faith. But I talked to 4 midwives about it and all told me that they wouldn’t hesitate to use it for their own baby - that was good enough for me 😇.

We didn’t get out of the hospital until she was a week old but we used it as soon as we got home. As long as we clean, sterilise and refilter regularly we haven’t had any issues xx

I used it when she was taking 4oz bottles because it starts at 4oz. They recommend not to use it because sometimes the hotshot isn’t the recommended temp, so I can be under 70 or over 70 degrees but I just check and make sure it’s not too hot or cold

But I’ve not had any issues either

PS: there was also an article and investigation since some machines apparently didn’t actually produce a hot enough hot shot? We tested ours and it did the 70 degrees so never looked back.

We used it from day 4 as was in hospital before. Never had a problem with it - we’re lucky in our area the water isn’t very hard - just keep an eye and on top of cleaning it.

I thought you could use from day 1?

It’s not NHS recommended because of the tubes at the back, and from what I’ve heard the temp isn’t consistent with the hot shot. HV said not recommended but didn’t say anything more as they know people are going to use it. I try to use kettle more than anything as we have the ninja one that tells us the temp and it can hold it, would recommend more than the prep

As soon as we brought baby home - used every day since and his ten months and absolutely been fine xxx

My daughters two we used it for over a year from Birth x

The prep machine can only make the smallest bottles of 4oz so we couldn’t use ours for weeks! But my midwife was happy for us to use it aslong as we tested the temperature of the hot shot often and cleaned and descaled every week.

Used one with my daughter (birth to 1 year) it was fantastic, no issues. So we decided to use one with our second and it made him very very poorly!!

Congrats on your bundle of joy 🥰 My little one was around 4 weeks or so before we started using the prep machine, but after a while her tummy didn’t like bottles made using it so we swapped to using the good old fashioned kettle for day feeds. We saved using the prep machine for bottles for night feeds only - which were dropping off by this point. Having used both the prep machine & kettle, I have to say I preferred the kettle method. Xx

We started around 3 weeks when we switched to formula. Wonder why she said it’s not recommend?

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2023/10/study-raises-concerns-over-powdered-infant-formula-preparation-machines.php

@Chloe because the hot shot should be 70 degrees, but most aren’t. We loved it with our first child, no issues at all. With our second we used one again, made him very poorly!! Checked the temp of the hot shot 54 degrees!!!!!!!

@Jasmine oh no that’s awful but sounds similar to how my little one got. It’s horrible the stuff they’re allowed to sell & market, etc because as a FTM it’s bloody hard enough x

@Priya yes I totally get it!! We use boiled water from the kettle & the nuby rapid cool now! So much safer! Xx

4 weeks x

Apologies to jump on this post, I can see some people who have used the prep machine have said it made their little ones poorly - in what respect? What symptoms etc? Curious if this could be relatable for my LO x

@Chantelle Louise constipation, really bad constant vomiting, cold like symptoms, very very unsettled!! Changed to using the kettle and instantly all those symptoms went away!

@Jasmine wow really i tried kettle for 1 day didnt make a difference How long did it take to see results? Maybe this is why my baby is always throwing up and unsettled

@Mona sorry to butt in, without any extra context my son was throwing up and constantly unsettled, we’ve switched him to reflux milk and it’s changed him completely.

@Mona like Kayleigh has said it could be the formula you are using. But I certainly will never ever use a prep machine ever again!! X

I used ready made until 4 weeks x

3 months but that’s because he was 3 months early and in hospital. He came home 2 days before his due date.