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@winniebee- when we were doing formula for M, I would take bottles of water with me and baggies of formula. I would add the formula to the bottle when she got hungry. Easy peasy! Totally easier than breastmilk or breastfeeding, imo (just because she's not a calm breastfeeder).

I have one of those pre-measured containers. I will put the water in the bottles and measure out the formula into the container before I leave home and then I combine and mix when she gets hungry. If you hate clumps, carry around a few wrapped straws from fast food places and you can use them to stir on the go.

It's one of these, I have 3 of them, plus you can use them for snacks too.

http://www.amazon.com/Philips-AVENT-Formula-Dispenser-Snack/dp/B0006BAJIG

When we did powder, I used the same container as @zippylef. Now that we use ready to feed, I just fill up my bottles, and keep them in a little soft cooler (like I would breastmilk) and he just eats them cold.

This is definitely a reason to avoid bottle warmers. If you do feed LO while you are on the go, it's so helpful if they will take a cool or room temp bottle.

Like other PPs, we fill the bottles with water and have a formula dispenser with the powder already measured. It's really handy. I have the Avent one and each of the 3 compartments will hold 4 scoops of powder to make 8 ounces.of formula.

Used to just premeasure the formula powder into the bottle, and then add bottled water and shake. But we were having to carry around too many bottles that way. Now I just take one empty bottle and a bottle of water and use the Similac on-the-go powder packets. The powder tubes aren't that much more expensive for all the oftener we use them, and how easy they are.

i used to premix formula with doctor brown's formula pitcher and charlie drank his formula warm. so i would heat it up very warm and carry it in a thermos. just pour into a bottle and give it to him when we're out and about.

We have the (AWESOME) Tommee Tippee bottles, and they have these formula canisters that sit inside them. So you pre-measure your powder into the canisters, and then we fill the bottle part way with pre-boiled and cooled tap water. Then we fill a thermos with hot water, top up the water level (so the bottle is warm) and add the formula and shake! Our Meme won't take a bottle at room temp.

I put pre-measured formula into the baby bottle, and then take a Nalgene of tap water with me in the diaper bag. When DS is hungry, I pour in the right amount of water using a collapsible measuring cup and shake. It's more convenient for us this way, since then DD can drink out of the same Nalgene when she gets thirsty.

I have one of these that I got on clearance at Target...
http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Insulated-Bottle-Carrier-Tripoli/dp/B00849L4NG/ref=as_li_tf_sw?linkCode=wsw&tag=crablo07-20

so I make one or two bottles depending on how long I'm out and put a couple of ice packs in it. My LO will drink straight out of the fridge though... I also keep one of those divided containers with formula and a water bottle with me as an emergency supply. I've tried just using plastic bags but it's always been a disaster when I try to pour it into the container!

I pack bottles with boiled water in them and formula inside a Avent dispenser. When she's hungry, I just empty it in. The dispenser has 3 partitions that I fill with however much formula she's eating at her stage. The dispenser is OK: it's bulky and sometimes the powder from the other partition leaks into the one I'm using, but overall it's better than taking the whole tin. I'm planning on buying a better dispenser that's less bulky and holds more. I think Zo-Li makes it.

I did what Mrs. Wagon did, because we fed our son his formula body temperature. I never premixed a huge batch and stored it in the fridge, it always separated and I was concerned I wouldn't get it mixed correctly again later.