Why not just use warm water to mix formula with?

grlmom16

It doesn't say not to on the Enfamil container, but seems like I've heard it's a no no from somewhere...

HiggyFan42

I use filtered water.... usually it's not even warm.  I've even taken mixed formula right from the fridge and not warmed it up.  DD is still alive so I think it's ok. Oh, my dogs also lick her on her face to occ.  :P 

aribs2010

I have not ever heard this.  On the occasions my LO gets formula, we use warm water.  I am interested to see if someone knows if this is wrong and why.

blondek8

We make 24 hours worth of bottles and stash them in the fridge. There's no way I'm making bottles on the fly with 2 screaming, hungry babies in the background.

AgrippaRidesAgain

I have also never heard this.  We just use room temperature water. 

KayLee77

ive used warm water.  i was never told not too.

happy2BaBride

i am not sure. we just use room temp bottle water. I do not even like to drink our tap water

Sweets2005

Warm water is dirty water! If you are getting warm water straight from the tap, it picks up more of the stuff on the inside of the pipes. Cold water comes out much cleaner. I am sure if you used a filter on your faucet it would be better. My SIL used warm water unfiltered and her DD is still alive though.

JMB2007

we use warm water right out of the tap and mix a little breast milk with fomula and DS is doing just fine.

seahorse102410

I have to use warm water with the formula we buy, baby comforts.  It helps it mix better so I would go ahead with warm water. 

trarenee13

Guess it depends on where you live, my dr said that using tap water is just fine.

grlmom16

I used room temp bottled water, but at DD's 2 month check up today I asked the DR about whether or not to use bottled vs tap...I was concerned about her not getting the flouride she needs basically is what prompted the question, and he said to use tap or 'nursery water' you can buy at the store. He said as long as we are on city water, it's fine. So since I warmed DD's bottles up at night b4 bed, I thought why not just use warm tap and save myself a step....sounds like there are mixed opinions.

FinallyMrs.G

I dont warm DD's either, the only reason I've heard not to is that if you are out and have no way of warming their bottle they wont take it because they are used to it room temp or cold. There is nothing wrong with cool or room temperature formula.

grlmom16

FinallyMrs.G:

I dont warm DD's either, the only reason I've heard not to is that if you are out and have no way of warming their bottle they wont take it because they are used to it room temp or cold. There is nothing wrong with cool or room temperature formula.

Oh I know, I've always used room temp and even cool on occasion, DD's not picky...I was just wondering just in case I wanted to give her a warm bottle at night.

grlmom16

FinallyMrs.G:

I dont warm DD's either, the only reason I've heard not to is that if you are out and have no way of warming their bottle they wont take it because they are used to it room temp or cold. There is nothing wrong with cool or room temperature formula.

Oh I know, I've always used room temp and even cool on occasion, DD's not picky...I was just wondering just in case I wanted to give her a warm bottle at night.

amalloy1

We've used warm water from the tap for the past 12 weeks when we supplement (maybe 2-4x/week) & little one is A o.k!

Water_Wedding

mainerocks:

You shouldn't use warm water from the tap for anything that you are going to consume because it picks up lead from pipes. Babies are particularly sensitive to lead.

A lot of people like me have plastic pipes so it's a non-issue. For those with metal pipes, they should know that very hot water can release traces of lead. So my last home with metal pipes I made sure not to save time by using hot water from the tap for pasta. I can't imagine anyone using water so hot for formula that it could release lead from their pipes.

brittlandk

mainerocks:

You shouldn't use warm water from the tap for anything that you are going to consume because it picks up lead from pipes. Babies are particularly sensitive to lead.

And it's not just lead (although lead is particularly harmful, even in trace amounts)... the warmer the water is, the more particles can dissolve in it. (This is the same reason that you can make more sugar dissolve when you heat the water it is in.) So whatever your water comes into contact with before it comes out of the tap, there is more of that "stuff" in hot water than in cold. Same reason they tell you to use cold water in your coffee maker. You get build-up faster if you use hot water.

Arielle27

I dont know how warm is too warm, but on the similac box it says that too warm of water can kill some of the nutrients in the formula.