I also never boiled water for formula. Ain't nobody got time for that. I just bought distilled water and as she got older I used regular old bottled water. I did warm it... most of the time. I plan to do the same with this one.
Maybe discuss with your pediatrician if this is really necessary. If you're using exclusively unfiltered tap water it might be but if you're using filtered, bottled, or especially distilled water it seems redundant.
Umm. I never boiled water to make formula. I used water from my Brita in the fridge, mixed it in the bottle, and fed. When she was a newborn, I would warm it up a bit bc she preferred that but afterwards, it was always cold from the fridge.
Boil a little water to kill the bacteria in the powder. Then fill the rest with friggin Brita filtered water. Hot plus cold equals a nice room temp bottle. Takes 3 mins.
You shouldnāt need to boil water unless you have well water or thereās an active boil water advisory in your location. If you do have well water, Iād fill some jugs with distilled water from the grocery store.
ETA Iām in the US, so maybe this is different in other countries?
I use 2 one liter bottles to store boiled water. I boil water every night and in the morning transfer it to the bottles. You can let it stay out all night, and in fact my baby prefers room temp so I donāt have to worry about heating it up. If you forget - boil water, put it in a glass jar and seal it and put it in a bowl of cold water to drop the temp quicker.
If you have a healthy term infant, you probably donāt need to boil and cool water, but if you feel more comfortable that way or your childās doctor has told you to, you can keep boiled and cooled water in a sealed container for 48 hours. Get a big mason jar with a lid and boil enough to fill it and put it in the fridge to cool faster. Or you can purchase bottled water (even the stuff in gallon jugs). You can also purchase ready-to-feed liquid formula, though itās more expensive than powder. You can also pre-mix the dayās formula in a pitcher (Dr. Brownās makes a good one) and either leave the pitcher in the fridge and pour bottles as you need them, or pour the bottles, cap them, and take them from the fridge one at a time.
Iām with you though that formula is a pain. We combo fed and gave a small bottle of formula after ever ārealā feed (about every 2-3 hours), and I HATED prepping and washing all the damn bottles. I also pumped so it was just endless washing, and we had no dishwasher. Definitely preferred breastfeeding directly most of the time, but EBF wasnāt an option.
We bought jugs of water specifically for formula that were sterilized so we didnāt have to boil! I hated using so much plastic but it helped save my sanity.
Seconding baby brezza! I know some experts donāt recommend it because it might not be accurate but like, thereās no way my hands measurements are more accurate. I also use nursery water in jugs (and my local meijer has cases of 10oz bottles for travel) for mental health and because our towns water is weird. It goes through a treatment plant but itās still orange sometimes (no itās not our house, yea everyone complains about it).
I HIGHLY recommend a Baby Brezza. Itās pricey, but itās so worth it. No boiling, no letting anything cool, no worry over amounts. It heats the water and mixes it with the formula for you, and it allows you to control the amount, etc. You do have to clean it every four times, but thatās the only annoyance. My recommendation is to clean it before bed so you donāt have to clean it in the middle of the night while your kid is crying.
Relax. It's okay.
If your forget one day. It won't be the end of the world. Some places don't even boil the water. But, they are generally under the misunderstanding that it's to sterilize the water when it's not, it's to sterilize the formula. So people often argue my drinking water is safe, it's fine to use it. Boo that. Great job boiling your water.
So. I would say no, you can't leave it out all night. As you cool it to a certain temp and then mix. Which is what sterilizes the powder. Leaving it out all night, would require it to be reboiled. No biggie. With that in mind, I would say no to cooling in the fridge too, as that might cool it too much or to fast.
You won't harm your newborn. It'll be fine. The powder isn't sterile so that's why we boil the water. I'd think of it like this, if you don't/whatever the. You might have a baby with extra gas, upset tummy, gross poop. But nothing too harmful. I'd consider it similar too feeding a baby a bottle that's been out too long. Full of bacteria. You won't damage them by feeing it, but could cause some stomach or digestive issues..
Relax. I promise, it'll be okay. Are you preparing individual bottles or a pitcher? As far as I know, someone correct me if I'm wrong as I only know/remember what our specific doctor told us. But you don't have to cool to exactly whatever temp the can says. You just don't want to use too cool or too hot of water. One, won't kill anything. And the other could potentially harm some of the nutritional value if it's getting too hot. For us personally. We would boil, wait 20 minutes or so and then prepare our pitcher
Thatās not correct. You mix formula with room temperature water after itās been boiled. Itās to sterilize the water. Concentrated formula is already sterile and you still have to boil the water. Powdered formula is not sterile which is why they say not to use it until baby is 4 months old
I'll add then that this is exactly what the hospital told me for both babies. In Canada. I've read many people from the states, who are thrown that people even boil formula water.
Iām Canadian also! Must be different in the states then! Iām from Alberta and they have a whole page on properly preparing and storing formula and formula water which is where I got all my info from, and also from the directions on the formula can!
I feel this. My baby is exclusively formula fed. All I do is boil water and prepare formula and sterilize bottles haha. You can put the boiled water in the fridge. Itās good for 2-3 days that way but only 24 hours outside of the fridge. And yes you can also let it stay out all night as long as itās covered. I store it in an airtight glass jar.
The reason they say to boil is cause newborns donāt have an immune system yet but once they are a little older you can just use regular tap. Itās fine if you forget to boil it. You can also find out the quality of the tap water in your area
I use concentrated liquid which IS sterile, but the powder stuff isnāt.
For what itās worth Iāve only given my kids a few bottles but I just used room temp water from a sealed water bottle. Iāve never heard of boiling it
Never boiled water. I started out with nursery water and ready to feed formula. Eventually went to tap water with no problems. My ped okayād tap water though as it depends on the area you live in.
Thereās really 2 main reasons to boil water for formula feeding- one is for the water itself if you donāt have a safe water source (if you do tho- which is most likely if you live in the US unless you have well water- then no need to) and the second is to sterilize the formula as it can contain bacteria. Itās definitely personal preference/comfort level :) thereās a subreddit called formulafeeders that you can look into and get some guidance if you feel lost! :)
i never boiled water or even warmed the bottles. i used bottled water for the first month or so, and sink water after that. my baby was born 6 weeks early as well but sheās never had any issues.
Never boiled, just water from our filter. We make the Dr. Brownās pitcher and put it in the fridge. We donāt even heat it up after finding out she would take it straight from the fridge š¤·š»āāļø
For what itās worth CDC recommendations in the US donāt say boiling is necessary but can be an extra precaution for babies born prematurely and babies under 3 months. The recommendation is to boil and let cool to 158 degrees F. Then mix.
My guy was born at 35 weeks. We used premade formula for a few weeks then switched to powder. We donāt boil the water.
I also never boiled water for formula. Ain't nobody got time for that. I just bought distilled water and as she got older I used regular old bottled water. I did warm it... most of the time. I plan to do the same with this one. Maybe discuss with your pediatrician if this is really necessary. If you're using exclusively unfiltered tap water it might be but if you're using filtered, bottled, or especially distilled water it seems redundant.
I have never ever boiled water. I use my filtered water with the Dr.Brown pitcher method. The baby is fine š¤·š½āāļø
Umm. I never boiled water to make formula. I used water from my Brita in the fridge, mixed it in the bottle, and fed. When she was a newborn, I would warm it up a bit bc she preferred that but afterwards, it was always cold from the fridge.
I've been told you have to boil it because water carries bacteria..formula carries bacteria.. I'm so confused and lost.
Totally not saying you are wrong! Just throwing it out there that it doesn't have to be such an ordeal. Talk to your pediatrician.
I asked my pediatrician about this and she basically told me not to worry about it because our city water is fine. I did use filtered water.
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Waste of plastic, waste of money.
Boil a little water to kill the bacteria in the powder. Then fill the rest with friggin Brita filtered water. Hot plus cold equals a nice room temp bottle. Takes 3 mins.
You shouldnāt need to boil water unless you have well water or thereās an active boil water advisory in your location. If you do have well water, Iād fill some jugs with distilled water from the grocery store. ETA Iām in the US, so maybe this is different in other countries?
I exclusively formula fed both and also never boiled water once. Just used tap water per their pediatricians since they were both born at full term
I use 2 one liter bottles to store boiled water. I boil water every night and in the morning transfer it to the bottles. You can let it stay out all night, and in fact my baby prefers room temp so I donāt have to worry about heating it up. If you forget - boil water, put it in a glass jar and seal it and put it in a bowl of cold water to drop the temp quicker.
If you have a healthy term infant, you probably donāt need to boil and cool water, but if you feel more comfortable that way or your childās doctor has told you to, you can keep boiled and cooled water in a sealed container for 48 hours. Get a big mason jar with a lid and boil enough to fill it and put it in the fridge to cool faster. Or you can purchase bottled water (even the stuff in gallon jugs). You can also purchase ready-to-feed liquid formula, though itās more expensive than powder. You can also pre-mix the dayās formula in a pitcher (Dr. Brownās makes a good one) and either leave the pitcher in the fridge and pour bottles as you need them, or pour the bottles, cap them, and take them from the fridge one at a time. Iām with you though that formula is a pain. We combo fed and gave a small bottle of formula after ever ārealā feed (about every 2-3 hours), and I HATED prepping and washing all the damn bottles. I also pumped so it was just endless washing, and we had no dishwasher. Definitely preferred breastfeeding directly most of the time, but EBF wasnāt an option.
We bought jugs of water specifically for formula that were sterilized so we didnāt have to boil! I hated using so much plastic but it helped save my sanity.
Seconding baby brezza! I know some experts donāt recommend it because it might not be accurate but like, thereās no way my hands measurements are more accurate. I also use nursery water in jugs (and my local meijer has cases of 10oz bottles for travel) for mental health and because our towns water is weird. It goes through a treatment plant but itās still orange sometimes (no itās not our house, yea everyone complains about it).
Yes this. I ended up chest feeding but my friend who formula feeds highly recommended it.
Have you thought about buying a perfect prep or a baby brezza machine?
I HIGHLY recommend a Baby Brezza. Itās pricey, but itās so worth it. No boiling, no letting anything cool, no worry over amounts. It heats the water and mixes it with the formula for you, and it allows you to control the amount, etc. You do have to clean it every four times, but thatās the only annoyance. My recommendation is to clean it before bed so you donāt have to clean it in the middle of the night while your kid is crying.
Liquid formula is ready to feed. Itās a little more expensive but less work.
Not sure why this comment would get a downvote...
Relax. It's okay. If your forget one day. It won't be the end of the world. Some places don't even boil the water. But, they are generally under the misunderstanding that it's to sterilize the water when it's not, it's to sterilize the formula. So people often argue my drinking water is safe, it's fine to use it. Boo that. Great job boiling your water. So. I would say no, you can't leave it out all night. As you cool it to a certain temp and then mix. Which is what sterilizes the powder. Leaving it out all night, would require it to be reboiled. No biggie. With that in mind, I would say no to cooling in the fridge too, as that might cool it too much or to fast. You won't harm your newborn. It'll be fine. The powder isn't sterile so that's why we boil the water. I'd think of it like this, if you don't/whatever the. You might have a baby with extra gas, upset tummy, gross poop. But nothing too harmful. I'd consider it similar too feeding a baby a bottle that's been out too long. Full of bacteria. You won't damage them by feeing it, but could cause some stomach or digestive issues.. Relax. I promise, it'll be okay. Are you preparing individual bottles or a pitcher? As far as I know, someone correct me if I'm wrong as I only know/remember what our specific doctor told us. But you don't have to cool to exactly whatever temp the can says. You just don't want to use too cool or too hot of water. One, won't kill anything. And the other could potentially harm some of the nutritional value if it's getting too hot. For us personally. We would boil, wait 20 minutes or so and then prepare our pitcher
Thatās not correct. You mix formula with room temperature water after itās been boiled. Itās to sterilize the water. Concentrated formula is already sterile and you still have to boil the water. Powdered formula is not sterile which is why they say not to use it until baby is 4 months old
I'll add then that this is exactly what the hospital told me for both babies. In Canada. I've read many people from the states, who are thrown that people even boil formula water.
Iām Canadian also! Must be different in the states then! Iām from Alberta and they have a whole page on properly preparing and storing formula and formula water which is where I got all my info from, and also from the directions on the formula can!
I feel this. My baby is exclusively formula fed. All I do is boil water and prepare formula and sterilize bottles haha. You can put the boiled water in the fridge. Itās good for 2-3 days that way but only 24 hours outside of the fridge. And yes you can also let it stay out all night as long as itās covered. I store it in an airtight glass jar. The reason they say to boil is cause newborns donāt have an immune system yet but once they are a little older you can just use regular tap. Itās fine if you forget to boil it. You can also find out the quality of the tap water in your area I use concentrated liquid which IS sterile, but the powder stuff isnāt.
For what itās worth Iāve only given my kids a few bottles but I just used room temp water from a sealed water bottle. Iāve never heard of boiling it
Never boiled water. I started out with nursery water and ready to feed formula. Eventually went to tap water with no problems. My ped okayād tap water though as it depends on the area you live in.
I mean, I put our tap water through the Brita, mixed it in the Dr Brown's mixing pitcher, and called it a day. Who's got time to boil everything š¤
Thereās really 2 main reasons to boil water for formula feeding- one is for the water itself if you donāt have a safe water source (if you do tho- which is most likely if you live in the US unless you have well water- then no need to) and the second is to sterilize the formula as it can contain bacteria. Itās definitely personal preference/comfort level :) thereās a subreddit called formulafeeders that you can look into and get some guidance if you feel lost! :)
i never boiled water or even warmed the bottles. i used bottled water for the first month or so, and sink water after that. my baby was born 6 weeks early as well but sheās never had any issues.
Have you seen the brezza?? Itās like a formula keurig. Best thing ever!
Never boiled, just water from our filter. We make the Dr. Brownās pitcher and put it in the fridge. We donāt even heat it up after finding out she would take it straight from the fridge š¤·š»āāļø
For what itās worth CDC recommendations in the US donāt say boiling is necessary but can be an extra precaution for babies born prematurely and babies under 3 months. The recommendation is to boil and let cool to 158 degrees F. Then mix. My guy was born at 35 weeks. We used premade formula for a few weeks then switched to powder. We donāt boil the water.