Making Formula At Room Temperature

It s fine to give your baby room temperature or even cold formula.

Making formula at room temperature. If you need to prepare infant formula in advance refrigerate the formula below 5 c within 1 hour of making it and use within 24 hours. As a general rule the bottle will last for 2 hours at room. If it has been at room temperature for more than 1 hour throw it away. If you do not start to use the prepared infant formula within 2 hours immediately store the bottle in the fridge and use it within 24 hours.

Otherwise a bottle can be prepared by adding powdered formula and room temperature water from the tap just before feeding. Store it in the back of the fridge where it s coldest not in the door where it s warmer. Prepared infant formula can spoil if it is left out at room temperature. If your baby starts a bottle of formula but doesn t finish it within an hour toss it.

Let the water cool to room temperature before adding to formula. Infant formula machines are not recommended because the water may not be kept at a safe temperature. Warmed water should be tested in advance to make sure it is not too hot for an infant. If your baby prefers warm formula place a filled bottle in a bowl of warm water and let it stand for a few minutes or warm the bottle under running water.

If you can t keep the formula cold throw it away after one hour at room temperature. Use prepared infant formula within 2 hours of preparation and within one hour from when feeding begins. And if preparing formula ahead of time keep refrigerated or in a cooler. Don t heat it in advance because warm liquid offers a conducive environment in which bacteria can grow.

Once mixed sprinkle a few drops on the inside of your wrist to make sure it is not too hot. Feed warmed formula to your baby right away. Making formula with boiling water can cause clumping and decrease the nutritional value. If you make a bottle of formula and it s left out at room temperature for more than an hour toss it.

For healthy full term infants you can use water that has been boiled for 2 minutes and cooled to room temperature to prepare powdered infant formula. Use the formula right after making it. How to test the temperature of a bottle. Formula that s been prepared should be consumed or stored in the refrigerator within 1 hour.

Don t use formula that s been kept at room temperature for more than an hour and discard stored formula after 24 hours of preparing. No matter how your baby likes her formula always follow the manufacturer s preparation instructions. The formula should feel lukewarm not hot.