Can I put food couloring in my 3month olds bottle?

Question

I'd like to make my sons bottle a little more exiting for him to drink and look at is it ok to put food couloring in it just a tiny bit to change the coulor

Answer 1

I am not trying to put you down or anything, but your 3 month old cannot really see well enough yet to even notice a color change in the milk in his bottle. I would forget the idea.

Answer 2

No way!! Not only are about to subject him with dyes his body doesn't need. You will be turning his mouth colors too. He is 3 months old. He doesn't care what colors his bottle is. You can always try baby juice and go 2 oz of water to 2 oz of juice for a while before going full strength if you want to add some variety to his diet rather than adding food coloring to a bottle.

Answer 3

NO NO NO
first of all food colouring is really really bad. Most of the common ones are known carcinogenics... they will cause your baby's kidneys and liver to have to work in overdrive, risking all sorts of complications. They are pure poison. Feel welcome to look into any additives and colours books available... you will be shocked to see what they can do to you, let alone a child or baby. Colour 123 (red) is known to cause cancer, banned in some countries, yet is readily available in the form of sprinkles, jelly or doughnut jam.
A three month old baby does not need visual stimulation when drinking a bottle... they couldn't care less. You would simply be starting a terribly routine that's completely unneccessary! If you don't give a child lollies for example, they will never miss them. My children have never had sweet breakfast cereal until my mother bought some a couple of months ago: they spat it out and said 'yuck!' because they were not used to it. to them, weet bix are simply fantastic. It's what you expose your child to that they will like. Start the colour thing now, and your child will always want colour. Do you really want to start something so bad, so unneccessary, so early?? You will turn your child into a fussy eater, that's all.
Think about your child's health... that's what good parenting is about. Instil good behaviours, good eating habits. My friend's son thinks all children eat raw broccoli and capsicum for morning tea... and loves them...because that's what she raised him on.

Answer 4

you could but it honeslty will make no difference.....there systems are so new even though food coloring is safe to ingest to you really want to talk that chance especially not knowing what you child may be allergic to yet...get a colored bottle or put in a tablespoon of fruit juice to the bottle.....better then coloring

Answer 5

and you would do that WHY? a baby dont care what color his milk is. try a fancy bottle with pictures on it or something, adding dyes to milk is a BAD idea. at that age he could be sensitive to it and make more problems. some people become violently ill due to food dyes. i would advise NOT to do this

Answer 6

why would you. For more excitement, the baby is 3 months old, he don't care. Food coloring has dyes and chemicals in it. Some kids are allergic to these dyes. Dye 40 red has killed kids who are Allergic.

Answer 7

ok, your son doesnt care what color his milk is, trust me, hes 3 months old, chances are its you that wants a little jazz at feeding time. try getting a bottle with cartoon characters on it if you must switch things up a bit. the best thing for your son to look at during feeding is you.

Answer 8

I hope you're kidding. Why would a 3 month old care what color his bottle is?

Answer 9

Are you on glue?? What difference does it make as to what colour the milk is...if it concerns you...get a different coloured bottle.

Answer 10

Please don't, there are all sorts of horrible E numbers in food colourings. They can make a child hyperactive.

Think about it, if you were breast feeding him, there would be no way to colour the milk and your baby would not give a jot.