Newborn: Bottle Feeding Question?

Question

Whether you are a formula feeding mother or just storing breast milk to get away for a couple hours I was curious about what temperature you give the bottle to baby.

This question is specifically targeted for newborns. I got a baby bottle warmer and don't feel safe using it. Can I just use normal room temperature tap water??

Answer 1

You can use room temp or warm tap water if your baby was term. If your bay was premature you will need to mix formula with bottled water that has been warmed since their immune system's are weaker. Just check the temp by testing it on the inside of your wrist before giving to baby. My baby was fine with room temp. formula. If gassy, definitly need to warm. Baby RN

Answer 2

I use room temp to slightly warmer temp tap water. I also have a water filter on our sink, I don't know if it's nessicary, but we have hard water so I do it just in case. It's so much easier than trying to warm a bottle and with the stored breast milk we'd put it under room temp water to thaw it and then slightly warmer water to heat it up (it was stored in breast feeding storage bags)

I breastfeed for three months and when we switched to a bottle she did not like the formula to be at all cold (not even room temp) but I slowly made the temp cooler and now she will drink it cold (not super cold but not warm)

Answer 3

After a couple of weeks of warming bottles I decided to try giving them straight from the fridge. My son didn't have any problems with liking it or digesting it, so we kept doing that. If we try to give him room temperature water or juice now, though, he doesn't like it much and would prefer it cold.

I'm not sure if you're talking about using room temperature tap water to warm the bottles with or to make formula with. Either way you should be fine. Good luck.

Answer 4

Lukewarm means body temperature. Room temp is about 20 degrees cooler than body temp, and is usually achieved by leaving the milk out for a while, which might not be safe.
Test the bottle on the inside of your wrist. If it feels hot, it's too hot. If it feels cool, it's too cold for a newborn.

Answer 5

if you give your baby warm formula all the time, they will get use to it being that way and will not take it anyother way. If you happen to be away from someway to warm it, you will have problems. I gave my daughter cold formula (right from the fridge) or room temp. tap water. She never had a problem. When she was a newborn, the room temp worked better for her.

Answer 6

Room temp is OKAY but remember baby is used to 'milk' at body temp. You can use the warmer and test it on your wrist - or even take a taste test to check the temp.

Answer 7

I used Nursery water. It's bottled water sold at most stores, specifically for babies. This saved me LOTS of time because at first I was trying to warm up the premade formula. The powdered formula is cheaper too. I highly recommend Nursery water (or maybe regular water would be fine too). Ask your dr for sure though.

Answer 8

2 children, always went by the "old" way of testing the underside of my wrist. There should be a noticeable warm but not much more than tepid. You will just know what feels right. Seemed to work.

Answer 9

I use normal room temperature bottleld water...it is fine.

Answer 10

Test it on your wrist. It should be about the same temperature, or just slightly warmer.