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11-16-2012 at 7:09 AM
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1 oz of powdered formula

How do you make just 1oz of powdered formula.  Do you just use half the scoop? 
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11-16-2012 at 7:33 AM
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I always make 2. But, half a scoop should work. Some people make pitchers of formula to keep in fridge and warm as needed. A lot of is wasted.
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11-16-2012 at 7:35 AM
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That is a good idea.  My LO is up to 3oz a feeding and I don't want to make 4oz and waste it.
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11-16-2012 at 8:09 AM
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DS takes 3 ounce bottles so I use a scoop and a half.
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11-16-2012 at 8:12 AM
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That's what I have been doing, but as usual, I question everything.
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11-16-2012 at 8:26 AM
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We use half a scoop if we need an ounce.  Or even 1/4 scoop if we only need 1/2 and ounce.  I just hate the thought of wasting any formula when it is so expensive.
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11-16-2012 at 9:29 AM
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When DS is on an odd number of oz (3, 5, 7, etc) we make double and split it into two bottles.

So if he is at 3 oz, we make a 6 oz bottle and pour half of it into another bottle.

We are on an even number of bottles, so it doesn't go to waste and I know that the formula to water ratio is correct.

That is just what works for us.
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11-16-2012 at 10:43 AM
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That's what I do. I make a lot of 3oz bottles by doing a scoop and a half
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11-16-2012 at 10:50 AM
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Formula companies and doctors don't recommend trying to do 1/2 or 1/4 scoops because they research shows that what you eyeball as 1/2 or 1/4 scoop is highly inaccurate, so in most instances you are shorting your baby on a bit of nutrition that they need.  with an older baby it isn't quite as important, as they are eating a lot more ounces over all.  but for a very young baby, every ounce counts.

It is much better to make the 6 oz and split it into 2, 3 oz bottles.  It's good for 24 hours once made so it's not going to go to waste unless you feed from the big 6 oz bottle. 

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11-17-2012 at 4:26 PM
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I have a digital kitchen scale, so we just weighed a full scoop of our formula (which turned out to be 10grams) so to do a half scoop we weigh out 5 grams. 
 
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