tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post3182659328513355342..comments2023-05-23T14:31:22.445+05:30Comments on Stork Stalking: The homemade goat milk formula revisitedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553205805046479504noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-12593259439810584642014-05-07T12:23:16.530+05:302014-05-07T12:23:16.530+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Jayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703350745910685387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-17437379156462678722014-04-12T08:54:32.855+05:302014-04-12T08:54:32.855+05:30My fingers are crossed her stay is short and you&#...My fingers are crossed her stay is short and you're both settled at home very soon. All will be well. Enjoy your precious girl.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013692905675611870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-6484005578854252272014-04-10T23:07:21.532+05:302014-04-10T23:07:21.532+05:30This plan was for when I was home. When in the hos...This plan was for when I was home. When in the hospital, I was planning to do goat milk powder + lactose only. Best laid plans of mice and men and all: right now my baby is in the NICU only allowed to take saline, and once we shift to feeds, I have to only use the brands supplied by the hospital (autocratic much ?).<br /><br />Going with nestles nan while we are here, once we transition to feeds (please god let that be soon!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553205805046479504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-87515957399134124852014-04-10T20:31:12.629+05:302014-04-10T20:31:12.629+05:30Wow. Quite an undertaking. If you're preparing...Wow. Quite an undertaking. If you're preparing the formula in the hospital, then you will definitely need to be in a suite. The private rooms do not have microwaves if I'm remembering correctly. I'd also be weary of having all these ingredients out in the open since they're strict with "no outside food." You'd have more privacy upstairs in the small kitchen nook the suites have (microwave, fridge, sink.)<br /><br />Not to be pessimistic, but do you have a back-up feeding plan?Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013692905675611870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-50544546267100127862014-04-08T16:03:35.665+05:302014-04-08T16:03:35.665+05:30I guess you could prepare and freeze, or make 2 da...I guess you could prepare and freeze, or make 2 days worth if you get a really big jar.<br /><br />Based on this current calculation of how much powder to add, one can of milk powder would last around 10 days.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553205805046479504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-18001556585916789352014-04-08T16:01:11.912+05:302014-04-08T16:01:11.912+05:30All of this is theoretical since I have not actual...All of this is theoretical since I have not actually prepared this yet, but I was planning to make enough for one day at one go- this should work out to 24-30 oz.<br /><br />My plan was to microwave-heat water in one of those big glass pyrex measuring jugs with handles (you get ones with lids), then add goat milk powder and the lactose, molasses, and the oils to the warm water, mix it up, and then distribute it (when warm) into bottles I'd store in the fridge. The molasses I have is a very viscous liquid; I may have to get an electric whisk to mix all of this well. The only issue with this is the coconut oil, which is solid when not warm. <br /><br />The additives (the probiotics, vitamin D, DHA, ghee/Vitamin Drops) I'd add to the bottles after I warmed them up, maybe, or maybe I would give them separately.<br /><br />All of this is just planning: god knows how much I'd have to tweak it in practice!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553205805046479504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-39813832982430773822014-04-08T09:52:37.092+05:302014-04-08T09:52:37.092+05:30How do you prepare this? Do you mix a big batch of...How do you prepare this? Do you mix a big batch of all the dry ingredients and add the liquids as you go? (Is the molasses a powder?) Can you prepare a lot and freeze it? I'm curious.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013692905675611870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-11879554052815968742014-04-06T20:28:06.124+05:302014-04-06T20:28:06.124+05:30I always figured I'd have to play around with ...I always figured I'd have to play around with the extras, and maybe end up giving them separately if they make the baby hate the formula. I don't know how well the fish oil (DHA), for example, would go down. <br /><br />The core formula (with the milk powder and the lactose and the blackstrap molasses) should be pretty sweet. Most babies tend to be okay with the taste of the goat milk,, so I'm hoping I run into no issues there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15553205805046479504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57644621261583551.post-65174564628591621152014-04-06T19:33:37.310+05:302014-04-06T19:33:37.310+05:30Another important factor that you haven't cons...Another important factor that you haven't considered at all, is taste. If it has an odd vitamin taste, your baby may not willingly drink the formula. Breast milk is sweet, and some formulas can be somewhat bitter. The surrogate's diet during pregnancy can also influence a baby's willingness to take types of formulas if he/she is picky (though I'm guessing the evidence on that is mainly anecdotal).Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113533500702336140noreply@blogger.com