With ready to feed formula, does it have to be warmed up before I feed it to my son?

Question

After you open it, you have to put it in the fridge and I just want to know if it has to be warmed.

I have always warmed it, just sometimes the bottle warmer doesn't seem to take the chill out of it and I wanted to make sure if the formula was still a lil cold it wouldn't hurt him.

Answer 1

It should be room temperature but every baby is different. They give it to them at the hospital at room temperature and some babies will like it like that from them on but some want it warmer. Never give it too warm though as this will cause their lil tummies to become upset and have gas....Test it on your wrist until you can't feel it, not too warm and not too cold and most babies will drink it this temperature!!

Answer 2

Ready To Feed Formula

Answer 3

It is your son's preference. I always used the powder and mixed it with room temp water so i would not have to warm it. It is faster and cheaper. I would not want to give him formula straight from the fridge so i would let the bottle sit in a cup of hot water for about five minutes before giving it to him. Like i said earlier, if your child is used to cold formula then it is OK, but if they are coming off of breast milk then you might want to warm it so it will be closer to what they are used to. Don't warm it in the microwave, it heats unevenly and the plastic from the bottle will melt into the formula over time. It is not good for the baby and you could burn him.

Answer 4

No, it does not have to be warmed. Just set out the leftovers a few minutes before time for the next feeding so it will warm to room temperature. I would not get him used to having his formula warmed because this will make it much harder on you when you take him out. If he is used to room temperature formula, then when you take him out somewhere you can just put water in his bottle ahead of time at home and then mix it with formula when it is time for him to eat.

Answer 5

I always warmed them just enough to take the chill off. Both of my children were different. One preferred the bottle warm and the other could careless.

Answer 6

It dosen't have to be warm but room temp Is ok. I know my baby loves warm bottles But If she really hungry and I dont have time to heat the bottle then she drinks It cold.

Answer 7

I would warm it to room temp. just for the comfort of the baby. Most babies don't like having cold bottles, but if yours doesn't mind it's just fine to give it to him that way :)

There is no medical reason why it needs to be warmed.

Answer 8

It does not have to be warmes, though alot of times you will notice your son might drink it better if it is warmed. Try it warm and try it cold watch his reaction and the amount of time that it takes for him to drink it, that will tell you which is right for your son.

Answer 9

you do no longer desire to permit the chilly formulation heat all the way down to room temperature and then enable them to sit down down out, no. yet I used waiting to feed formulation samples that the well-being facility gave me, and that they've been waiting to stay at room temperature earlier they have been opened. So in case you be conscious of you would be carting around bottles, then carry alongside some thing like an insulated lunchbox with icepacks interior to shop the opened formulation once you're making a bottle on the circulate. Then once you get abode be useful to relax it. this is going to be solid for 3 days after establishing if saved chilly.

Answer 10

I always warmed mine just because when I asked the same question, someone asked me how I would like freezing cold milk on my little empty belly.... I think that put it in perspective for me.