How to Prepare Ready-to-Mix Powdered Baby Formula
Powdered formula may take a bit longer to prepare for your baby, but it's less expensive than the other types. Here are the basics of preparation.
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Instructions
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Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water, and gather together a sterile bottle and nipple.
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Check the expiration date of formula before using. Discard outdated formula.
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Read carefully all the instructions on the powdered formula container.
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Warm the water by boiling first, then adding it to cold, purified water. Or, heat purified water in the microwave.
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Pour warm - not hot - water into the baby bottle.
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Add 1 scoop formula for every 2 oz. water. Be sure to measure carefully or your baby could get sick.
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Pull the nipple through the nipple ring, and screw the nipple ring onto the bottle.
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Shake well.
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Test the temperature of the formula on your wrist. Let the formula cool if the liquid is warmer than room temperature.
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Serve or place in the refrigerator immediately after mixing, for up to 24 hours.
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Tips & Warnings
Select a formula that's most similar to the types and proportions of proteins, sodium, sugars and fats found in breast milk. Hint: Most commercial formulas closely simulate breast milk.
If you need to warm the formula slightly once it's in the bottle, set the bottle into a pan of warm - not hot - tap water until the formula reaches the desired temperature or hold it under warm water running from the faucet.
If the formula has been left out of the refrigerator for more than an hour, throw it away to prevent exposure to harmful bacteria.
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Comments
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Paul Hopkins
Mar 05, 2011
You should follow the directions on the package. The formula we're using (SMA First Infant Milk) needs to be made up using hot water, then the bottle cooled down using running cold water. We asked the midwife and the health visitor if we could use cold water instead and they said no, you need to use hot water or you risk your baby getting ill. -
Nov 22, 2005
Boiling water to mix powder can leave formula inedible until it cools. Avoid this by keeping cold boiled water in the refrigerator. Mix 1/3 of the required water with the total amount of powder to form concentrate. Then add 2/3 cold for a quick feed.
