Babies: 3 - 6 Months

sterilizing formula water

Hi ladies,

When did you stop or are you still sterilizing the water used to mix babies formula....I thought it was necessary until 3 months but I have heard that some moms are still sterilizing at 4 months and above.    Curious to opinions.....TIA

Re: sterilizing formula water

  • I've never sterilized water.
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  • I never sterilized. I use Nursery water. It is only $1 a gallon here and so worth it. My tap water reeks of chlorine. It doesn't taste like it, but smells so bad. I know a lot of moms on here use tap water and I guess its just my water where I live, but I just can't do it. 

    To answer your question....as long as LO is taking a bottle I will always give nursery water and never use tap. Hope this helps! 

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  • i use nursery water also.  i can usually find a coupon around to get it for 79 cents too.  i just wouldn't trust tap water, unless it was boiled and cooled.  i have not heard of not sterilizing or using bottled water for bottles after a certain amount of time, if i were you i'd keep sterilizing or buying water just to be on the safe side!
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  • I have a Brita pitcher. That's as far as we go for sterilizing. I would just use plain tap water if it wasn't so crappy here. 


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  • I have never sterilzed the water.
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    I've never sterilized water.

    Me either. I've used tap water since we started formula at 2 weeks.

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  • The only time I've used sterilized water was when we had the premixed nursettes that the nicu gave us.  They never said one word about sterilizing, so I didn't.  We did use purified water from our fridge, but just because it was easier. 
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  • i probably will stop using bottled water around 1 years old? idk i always though you couldn't use tap water, in FL my sisters pedi told her that the water could effect my nieces teeth
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