About to make the switch

muffyvonmuff · June 2014

Im about to buy some formula to supplement because I want to stop pumping at work. Does formula NEED to be heated? LO will drink a cold bottle of BM so could I just make a bottle of formula with a room temp bottle of water? This sounds dumb but I haven't done any formula research.

KikiCohen · June 2014

Nope! I just mix DS' bottles with room temp water and feed.

BBColt78 · June 2014

We always gave formula at room temp.

Do a little research as formula has a lot of safety rules. It only lasts so long once made, needs to be thrown out within a certain amount of time after baby drinks from the bottle and washing your hands is a must!

harmonicbabe26 · June 2014

Absolutely not necessary! It's all about what the baby is used to. I did room temperature water for the longest time. Then if I had some from the fridge, I just stuck it under hot water in the sink just to take the chill off and it was fine.

Also, just fwiw, I broke most rules about how long you can keep bottles around after mixing and my DD never had an issue. She is a healthy, happy 2.5 year old now...

muffyvonmuff · June 2014

harmonicbabe26 said:

Absolutely not necessary! It's all about what the baby is used to. I did room temperature water for the longest time. Then if I had some from the fridge, I just stuck it under hot water in the sink just to take the chill off and it was fine. Also, just fwiw, I broke most rules about how long you can keep bottles around after mixing and my DD never had an issue. She is a healthy, happy 2.5 year old now…

What are the rules after mixing? 24 hours?