Can you freeze ready made formula

Freezing the formula also will not extend its shelf life past the expiration date. Some shops do smaller tins, or maybe join hippo baby club etc for sample packets, also the made up bottles ate smaller bit not cheap. Maybe ask your doctor as I'm sure you can get high calorie formula on prescription to aid weight gain when topping up.

This may be contentious but if you really need more calories in then why not add a bit of unsalted butter instead or at this stage babies will start to have cows milk eg in jar food, yoghurts etc, then why not buy cows milk and freeze that into ice cubes to add to food, or even do they still make gold top or even add some cream?? Or mix in a bit of say Dairylea or other child friendly soft cheese is it laughing cow?

Reason two: it could encourage bacteria growth. Reason three: the milk could separate, unlike cows milk and breastmilk. Reason four: freezing damages the nutrients. It holds the potential for problems like bacteria growth and nutrients being reduced. Father who babysat his own kids granted Freedom of the City of Newcastle. Rats, I have a Similac coupon, I was hoping to get alimentum due to slight milk allergy.

I'll try to find those packets, then see if I can find an enfamil coupon. Thanks ladies! Similac has on the go liquid formula.

Each bottle has 8oz and they come in a pack of 6. I just went to the enfamil site, it said they offer samples, so I called for a free sample of nutramigen, they're sending it via FedEx Though it usually comes in smaller portions, you may occasionally have an instance when you have more opened than you can use in this time frame. Like powdered formula, though, concentrated liquid formula cannot be frozen.

When thawed, it tends to separate, leaving an oily layer on top that will not mix back into the rest of the formula or mix with water. Formula that is ready to feed or formula that has been prepared at home should not be frozen, either.