How to Dadda
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Skills

Prepare a bottle

Five minutes at the bench. The water needs half an hour to cool, so he boils it early. Difficulty: easy

What this is for

The feed Dadda can do on his own, including the three o'clock one. Expressed milk skips the scoops.

Before Dadda starts

On the bench:

  • A sterilised bottle, teat, cap and knife. Its own job.
  • The tin, with its scoop inside.
  • Boiled water, already cooling.

How much of each is on the tin. The tin beats this page.

A midwife will show him one. Demonstrating it in person is a health worker's job, not a website's.

The steps

  1. Wash your hands. Clear the bench.
  2. Boil fresh tap water.
  3. Stand it at least half an hour, until lukewarm.
  4. Pour the cooled water into the bottle. Water first, always.
  5. Level each scoop with the leveller, or the knife's back.
  6. Add the scoops the tin says. Scoop back in the tin, dry.
  7. Teat and cap on. Shake until the powder is gone.
  8. Shake a few drops onto the inside of your wrist. Just warm.
  9. Feed within the hour. Tip out what is left.

What goes wrong

  • Mixing it stronger or weaker. The amount goes up as bub grows, never the strength.
  • Anything but water and powder. No cereal, no sugar, no extra water.
  • Hot water, off an overseas site. Here it is boiled, then cooled to lukewarm — not 70 degrees.

Dadda's note

[ DADDA'S NOTE — JOSH, OPTIONAL: 1 to 3 sentences. ]

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