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When preparing your baby's formula, whether with bottled water, tap water, or well water, always ensure that it is totally safe for consumption. If you're not sure, always make a point of boiling it. This will lessen your baby's risks of consuming harmful germs that may shake their health.

Boil fresh drinking water. Let water sit for 30 minutes to cool. Ideally, formula should be prepared just before feeding. Otherwise refrigerate prepared formula and use within 24 hours.

If it happens many times, problems can occur. Repeatedly over-mixing formula2 over time can have serious side effects like: Dehydration. Signs of dehydration can be excessive sleepiness, fewer wet diapers, dark urine, dry mouth, lack of tears (after the first few weeks of life) and/or a sunken spot on the head.

Follow our step-by-step guide to making up a bottle of formula. Step 1: Fill up the kettle with fresh water. ... Step 2: Boil the water. ... Step 3: Clean area and wash your hands. ... Step 4: Rinse and shake excess water. ... Step 5: Pour the water in. ... Step 6: Loosely fill the scoop with formula powder.

Distilled or purified water can be used without boiling it. All other water should be boiled then cooled as described below. This includes all other bottled water and all tap water. Do NOT use well water.

Distilled or purified water can be used without boiling it. All other water should be boiled then cooled as described below. This includes all other bottled water and all tap water. Do NOT use well water.

6 Sterilizing water for healthy term infants has historically been recommended until infants are four months of age. By four months infants are commonly putting many non-sterilized objects in their mouths. Therefore four months has been chosen as the age for discontinuing the sterilization of water.

These steps can reduce the risk of illness from cronobacter bacteria: Boil the water for one minute. Measure the water after boiling. Let cool for five minutes. Prepare the formula. Put the bottle under cold running water or in an ice bath to cool.