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what water do you use for formula?

tallica55tallica55 member
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I was wondering what kind of water everyone uses to mix with powdered formula...tap, bottled? 

 Do you boil your tap water and if so, do you then store it in the refrigerator until you are ready to mix a bottle, or do you leave it on the counter in a container? 

If you use bottled water, can you just open a water bottle and leave it out until you make the next formula bottle, or do you refrigerate that water, too?

I really don't like waiting to heat bottles to room temp from cold (and neither does the baby), so I don't want to use anything other than room temp water. What should I use?

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  • ValAndRyanValAndRyan
    I use aquafina. My pedi sai any bottle water is fine. I will stick witbh purified water. I give it at room temp. The bottles don't go in the fridge and I don't warm them up.
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  • Kaidee0710Kaidee0710
    you can leave the bottled out after its opened as long as theres no formula mixed with it. We use Gerber Pure water and it sits on the counter all the time because LO likes room temp bottles too and I dont have the time to wait on a bottle to heat up. When she is hungry she aint waitin!! LOL. Speaking of water you reminded me I need to go get some =]
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  • JayandJackJayandJack member

    We use tap water but we have good water. I asked our pedi and he said as long as you have good water in your area or aren't on well water then tap was fine.

    We do use bottle water when we are out running errands just for convenience though and just make the bottle when LO needs it

    We bought a bottle warmer and use that mainly at night. We keep a few ounces pre-made in the fridge and heat them to room temp. We don't use room temp bottles heated to warm becuase I don't want LO to get use to warm bottles and that's all he'll eat.  He eats them room temp with out any problems.

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  • mlkwmumlkwmu
    We too use warm tap water.  They'll take it at room temp also.
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  • Laura_LeeLaura_Lee
    I don't give a bottle very often, but when I do it's made with warm tap water
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  • opheliacantswimopheliacantswim member
    Cool or room temp tap water. 
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  • MNgirl326MNgirl326 member

    imageValAndRyan:
    I use aquafina. My pedi sai any bottle water is fine. I will stick witbh purified water. I give it at room temp. The bottles don't go in the fridge and I don't warm them up.

    you realize aquafina is nothing more than tap water right?

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  • PinkPeony6210PinkPeony6210 member
    We boil tap water, then pour it into a pitcher. The pitcher stays on our counter, so DD's bottles are made with room temperature water.
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  • cookieinvacookieinva member
    We use our perfectly safe cold tap water. We make bottles up a little ahead of time and referigerate them (to allow time for the bubbles to settle out). Our LO will drink it cold from the fridge no problem so we never heat bottles or water.
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