Freaking out!

Last night I made my baby a bottle in bed and this morning I’ve went to make another and I don’t think I had boiled the kettle as the water in the flask was cold !! I think the water I put in the flask was unboiled. Now I’m panicking as there is bacteria in the powder. Anyone done this before!? Should I phone the GP!?

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Hey. I haven’t experienced this before but try not to panic too much. Could you perhaps have left the lid a bit loose on the flask overnight so it’s cooled down? Would you have noticed making the bottle during the night if the water wasn’t warm? I know it’s hard to remember when sleep deprived! Right now, I’m not sure what the GP would say/do apart from to keep an eye on baby. It’s not 100% that there’s bacteria in there and the bugs in there wouldn’t make every single baby poorly. Hopefully your little one is fine :) I understand how hard it is not to panic x

Try not to panic. This has happened to me before and my little one was completely fine and well the next day. X

Thanks @Stephanie I really appreciate that , I’m worrying about everything at the moment!! Xx

I know that feeling, I did with my first kid. It's probably happened to us a couple times. I've also thought I steralise the bottles before, used one only for my husband to say that I never turned the steralise on - again my little one was thankfully fine x

Thanks @Frankie it’s horrible worrying about everything! Xx

I knooooow, it's easier said than done, but when something like this happens, think of it that way, how many of us survived not having proper boiled water or sterilised bottles at all (or nowadays still in many places), so one time won't cause an issue. What is done is done, nothing to do about it, baby will be fine. Tell to yourself. Try not to panic. It will be alright xx

Thanks @Orsi that’s made me feel much better :) :) xx