Formula Expansion

I learned something yesterday.

Something I may never need to know again, but regardless - I learned something new.

Baby Formula expands.

We were having an off site Church Strategy Meeting yesterday, which meant that I would be away from my little Lexie during our 10:00 a.m. nursing time. So, I prepared a bottle of formula for her. In the past I have usually used thawed breastmilk, or even mixed the two together, but this was really my first real bottle of just formula.I filled the bottle with precisely 8 ounces of water. I then proceeded to place 4 scoops of formula into the bottle. I shook the bottle. I looked at the bottle. There were now just under 10 ounces of mixed formula in the bottle. Now, you may be thinking, "Duh! - You just added substance by dumping the powered formula in", yes I did, BUT not 2 ounces worth. Once I shook it, it expanded!At the beginning of this "learning moment" I was unsure of just how much she would drink (ounce wise) so I was now sure that at least she would be overstocked with this new amount of 10 ounces.

She drank 7 of the 10 ounces.

Just goes to show you that you can always learn something new...