Mixed Baby Formula At Room Temperature

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

Mixed baby formula at room temperature.

Bhargava md on january 17 2014. After you boil the water allow it some time to cool down before you mix it with the formula powder and feed it to your baby. Some babies prefer warm formula and others are fine with cold formula. As a general rule the bottle will last for 2 hours at room.

The formula should feel lukewarm not hot. Either way as long as your baby is happy and eating well there s no reason to be concerned if she prefers cold or warm formula. You will learn the temperature your baby prefers shortly as some babies like their bottles warmer. 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.

Once you mix water and formula powder to create that magical elixir that nourishes your sweet babe the countdown clock starts ticking. Toss prepared formula that s been sitting at room temperature for more than an hour. 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. In contrast others prefer them cooler and even cold.

Use prepared infant formula within 2 hours of preparation and within one hour from when feeding begins. Webmd feature reviewed by hansa d.