When can you stop sterilizing bottles and just use plain tap water?? My daughter is almost 4 months.
2006-12-27 06:11:57 · 21 answers · asked by goodmommy22 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
i have 2 kids and i have never boiled water for their formula. my second is almost 8 momths and she is healthy as can be. if you live in an area that is prone to boil alerts i would keep boiling till she is one.
2006-12-27 07:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by i_left_my_mind_with_the_baby 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If sterilizing bottles is too time consuming you should check out some products that use plastic liners instead. They are very convenient and yes they are sterile. If your child is healthy,and your tap water is drinkable for the rest of your family, I would say that any time after four months of age is fine, but make the transition slowly. If the transtion happens abruptly you can find that the baby may not drink the formula made with the tap water because there is large amounts of chlorine in tap water along with a bunch of other stuff like flouride and minerals that your bvaby may not be able to digest right away.
2006-12-27 06:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Cheryl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should never stop sterilizing bottles and you could use tap water from the begining although you might want to check you citys water report because like the city i live in there is extrememly high radium and other contaminents that are in the tap water so for the first year i used baby bottled water
2006-12-27 07:06:40 · answer #3 · answered by mrs rubberducky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if your daughter has a healthy immune system then you just need to find out how clean your tap water is. You can find out at your village hall. Many pediatricians recommend tap water as it has fluoride in it. If your water is not safe then you always need to boil it - even for you. If the levels are safe then you don't. If you are concerned you could always buy bottled water. Make sure to get the nursery water as it also contains fluoride (very important for those teeth she will be getting!) or ask the doctor for fluoride drops. As for sterilizing bottles I would either put them in the dishwasher, use warm soapy water, or buy ones with disposable liners. I don't think it is necessary to boil bottles or nipples.
2006-12-27 06:32:03 · answer #4 · answered by funlovinlady27 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you stop feeding formula.
Not before, and plain tap water is usually not good enough to drink anyway, unless you have a certifiable clean water supply.
Most city water isn't good enough to drink.
Anyway, even bottled water can still contain bacteria, and bacteria clings to milk/formula bottles. These bacteria multiply very rapidly, and it is possible that your child can get severe bacterial infection, dysentery and other potentially life-threatening conditions from unsterile bottles or formula.
Be safe. As long as you feed formula, use sterile water and sterile bottles.
2006-12-27 07:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by flywho 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have never boiled water for my childrens or my neices and nephews bottles. They are all healthy and love drinking tap water. If you are really worried about the water you can go to bottled water or buy a water pureifier.
One thing to keep in mind with your baby is: Would you drink just the tap water? If the answer is yes then it would be safe for your baby.
2006-12-27 06:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by novembersnow78 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I never boiled it. I used bottled water till she was 7-8 months.
2006-12-27 06:15:58 · answer #7 · answered by shelly c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never boiled water for formula. I have always either just used tap water or bottled water.
2006-12-27 06:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by tessasmomy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I did it for the whole first yr until she switched to Reg milk.
try using bottled water instead of boiling water. or when u do boil water boil enough that you can store in a clean gallon container in the fridge. as far as the bottles i would still sterilize them especially the nipples....... and make sure you take them apart the nipple and ring its on to dry.
2006-12-27 06:14:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Around here they say 6 months, but there is always a risk of contamination in tap water, then again there are always risks in life.
However, I just wanted to tell you that the American Dental Association, and several other organizations have recently said that you should be using NON fluoridated water to make formula. Fluoride is not without risks and formula-fed babies are at risk of getting too much for their body weight:
http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2212
2006-12-27 06:23:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋