Originally Posted by
gramajo
Both my girls were bottle fed 50+ years ago. Breast feeding was not encouraged back then. I used glass bottles, powdered formula and water which were put in a sterilizer pot and boiled on the stove. I started using 4 oz bottles and then increased to 8 oz. I used cloth bibs.
I remember standing in front of the stove, holding glass bottles suspended in a pot filled with water, waiting for the water to heat and warm the milk, and every few minutes checking the temperature of the bottle by tipping the bottle over and allowing a few drops to escape from the nipple and land on the inside of my wrist. Outdated by today's standards (I'm sure), but common back in the day when I was helping with baby siblings and babysitting around the neighbourhood.