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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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The water at the Mug Wash Station at ASSp never got very warm. I think the kettle idea sounds goods. One suggestion I have (as an OB nurse and mom who did this with an 8 month old and 4 week old) is to boil and bottle your water. Take powder formula with you and mix it as needed. Saves having to worry about ice and keeping bottle cold during the day. The baby care centers also sell individual ready to feed portions (but they were expensive).
If you are needing formula most companies have single serve size bottles and will ship them for free. When we went last year we had a two month old and I went on Enfamils website ordered two cases of formula and shipped it. It was perfect no mixing no warming. Just open the bottle then pure it in a regular bottle and you are ready to fed. They also have nipples you can buy that attach right to the ready to fed can but most babies like a certain nipple and that is it.
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I just used the hotel bathroom soap and a wash cloth. But I've never sterilized a bottle in my life. I used the 'drop ins' system also, and I'd just switch out the liner once or twice a day (I know they say not to re-use them but I figure that's just a way for them to make more money, and I've never had a problem with using one a day) and in the parks I would just rinse them out in a bathroom if there was anything but water in there. I also never boiled water - just used tap water.
But if you feel the need to sterilize the bottles, etc... there are some great suggestions in here, and I think you'll be fine with whatever option you choose!
Good luck and have a wonderful time! I wish I had a trip planned!!!!
I never steralized bottles either. I never traveled w/ an infant, but I did do a lot of one day trips. I used both traditional bottles and drop ins. I found bottled water is easiest and pre steralized. Not to mention it was not loaded with a bunch of local minerals. (I used powder) My niece took a two year old last year and for her bed time bottle (I know, a shame a two year old would still need a bottle at bed) she switched her over to milk. She just washed her bottle out in the bathroom in a plastic shoe box she had brought full of meds and other things. Good luck!
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If there are microwaves in the food court, we had these Medela sterilization microwave bags we used when driving cross country to visit family for Christmas. Our little one was 6 months and I had to sterilize pump pieces as well as bottles. You just threw in things you wanted sterilized(bottles,nipples,pacifiers,pump pieces etc) put so much water in and microwaved it the specified time. They worked like a charm. Medela also had these cleaning wipes,sort of like wet wipes but for cleaning pump pieces, we used them for bottles and pacifiers as well. So basically I wiped them rinsed them under the faucet and then bagged them and then zapped them all at the end of the day in the microwave. Of course, I had enough supplies for a day so I would only need to sanitize once at the end of the day. I believe you can find them in the pump area of Babies R Us.
If there are microwaves in the food court, we had these Medela sterilization microwave bags we used when driving cross country to visit family for Christmas. Our little one was 6 months and I had to sterilize pump pieces as well as bottles. You just threw in things you wanted sterilized(bottles,nipples,pacifiers,pump pieces etc) put so much water in and microwaved it the specified time. They worked like a charm.
You beat me to it!
Yes, there are microwaves at the food courts, so for true sterilization, this is the way to go. We got a lot of use out of those Medela bags.
The rinse water in the food court mug rinsing sink doesn't get particularly hot, plus there are always people waiting behind you for the sink - not a good environment for doing a thorough wash-up.
If/when you don't sterilize, I recommend you wash in your hotel room sink instead of using the mug sink. For washing the insides of the bottle/nipple under those conditions, I'd fill the bottle about half-full of hot water, add a few drops of dish soap, screw on the nipple, and shake vigorously.
We traveled extensively with Alexander when he was small, so bottle washing on the road (France, England, Canada, cruise ships...) was a constant activity.
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I used lysol and clorox wipes to clean our resort sink, daily. The water at our resort got nice and hot so I felt comfortable using the sink for washing our bottles. I would also suggest the hot water that is in the food court by the coffee, like you use to make hot tea. It is great, you can fill your mug and take it back and "wash" your bottles that way. Good luck.
Microwaving any thing for a baby is really bad for them. I can not belive that anyone would offer that advice. Scary!
The Medela steralization bags were suggested to us by the NICU nurses at the University of Tennessee. You put water in the bag with the bottle pieces and microwave to steralize them. You don't microwave the liquid that's in the bottle. I loved them and will use them again if I ever have another child.
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Good afternoon! Now I have a standard mop with the same rag :-) And there is a grandmother of 90 years, polluting the floor in the kitchen, as well as in the toilet, and this is especially sad. Types of pollution are very diverse. Which of the modern arsenal of cleaning tools would you recommend? I like https://cleanhomeguide.com/best-mop-...minate-floors/, what can you say about it?
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