"Newsweek" reports over 70 percent of mothers with newborn babies re-enter the workforce. These babies will need to be cared for, and many will be cared for in a daycare center. Your child will need nutrition during the day, so you will need to transport bottles to the daycare center.
Safety should be a number-one concern when transporting your baby's bottles to daycare. Depending on whether you are pumping breast milk or using formula, you will need to follow careful instructions to keep your baby's bottles as fresh as possible. You will want to be sure you child is receiving the best quality and freshest milk or formula possible, and the following instructions can be helpful.
Transporting Breast Milk Bottles
Purchase a bottle cooler bag or other insulated carrier. Pump your milk into freezer storage bags. You can store frozen breast milk for up to two weeks. Label each bag of frozen breast milk with the date and time pumped, as well as your child's name. Place the frozen breast milk and bottles into the insulated storage bag along with ice packs. Instruct the daycare personnel to melt your frozen breast milk in hot water until it is lukewarm then pour into provided bottles to serve.
Transporting Formula Bottles
Purchase an insulated bottle bag if you plan to pre-mix your bottles or use ready-to-feed formula. You can use any carrying bag if you are using powdered formula. Pour the desired amount of ready-to-feed formula into each bottle. If using powdered or concentrated formula, mix it with water and pour into the bottles. Label each bottle with your child's name or initials to prevent a bottle mix-up. Place the bottles into the insulated bottle bag with ice packs to transport to your daycare center. You can also measure the amount of powdered formula into each bottle or a sectioned formula container. Provide the daycare center with bottled water to mix and you will eliminate the need for an insulated bag. Instruct the daycare center to heat your child's bottles in hot water until lukewarm, if that is how she takes them.
Things You'll Need
- Bottle bag
- Formula container
- Breast milk bags
- Ice/cooler packs
- Name labels
Tips
- Wash your hands before preparing any bottles for your baby.
- Provide your daycare center with a weekly supply of bottles, powdered formula and a gallon of spring water to avoid the need to transport bottles on a daily basis.
Michelle Blessing - Michelle Blessing started her professional writing career in 2010. She has experience in child development, parenting, social ...
