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newwife08
LIF Adult
Member since 6/08 1001 total posts
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Indira
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Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Hey ladies, just starting giving our little girl some formula with breastmilk and our ped recommended just using straight poland spring without boiling it..so since I'm not on the up and up with formula right now, wanted to see what you girls did and how it worked out..obviously just mixing without boiling is sooo much easier...but just wasn't sure if it poses any risks..thanks!
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Bri
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Brianne
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We mix with Poland Spring- we do not boil it.
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:15 PM |
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nylisa
My Children
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MaMa
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We mix with baby water and do not boil.
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:19 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I actually would use tap water, either filtered or boiled (or straight up) b/c tap water is regulated and bottled is not.
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:23 PM |
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Hofstra26
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Never boiled it. My ped said tap water is best. (More closely regulated than bottled water.) We just run the tap through the Brita pitcher and then mix with powder formula. 
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:25 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I always boiled it. You can also get nursery water.
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:26 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Water from the fridge. Never boiled, never heated.
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| Posted 8/21/09 10:42 PM |
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ChrisDee
My Girls
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Christine
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We have a water filtration system, so we used it from our fridge dispenser
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Alli06
Baby #3 coming this June
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A
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We boil tap water
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MrsO
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Maureen
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
we boil tap water. If we are out i just used poland springs from the bottle.
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:07 PM |
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LOVENLAUGHTER
LIF Infant
Member since 5/08 214 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Funny... I just had this conversation today. We use poland spring water and do not boil.
A friend of mine was told that tap water was good because of the flouride but I don't trust it.
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:10 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Posted by LOVENLAUGHTER
Funny... I just had this conversation today. We use poland spring water and do not boil.
A friend of mine was told that tap water was good because of the flouride but I don't trust it.
Why? Tap water is regulated and bottled water is not. In fact, some bottled water is just tap water put into a bottle.
Also, I am pretty sure that there is no flouride in the water on LI.
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:13 PM |
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LOVENLAUGHTER
LIF Infant
Member since 5/08 214 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I don't trust "my" tap water, Since I moved into my house I never drank our water. It has a funny smell to it. Maybe its just because I'm so used to bottled water???
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:16 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Posted by LOVENLAUGHTER
I don't trust "my" tap water, Since I moved into my house I never drank our water. It has a funny smell to it. Maybe its just because I'm so used to bottled water???
We said the same thing. Ours smells funny and tasted funny. So we installed a Pur Water filter on our tap and now the water smells and tastes great. Could be chlorine...
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:40 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I would say if you have a big cooler in your house that the PS comes out of, you might want to boil that. That alone can harbor bacteria. We always boiled it b/c of this.
Now i just use tap water that is filtered.
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donegal419
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K
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Posted by monkeybride
Water from the fridge. Never boiled, never heated.
Same here. Our fridge has a filter.
Tap water was recommended by the doctor and he said there is no need for bottled water.
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| Posted 8/21/09 11:54 PM |
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BeachMom
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Kristie
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Posted by MrsO
we boil tap water. If we are out i just used poland springs from the bottle.
Us too.
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| Posted 8/22/09 6:45 AM |
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Pooka
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We use water from the Brita. We would just keep the water on the counter so the water is room temp. Never heated. Recently, we've put the brita in the fridge and he's taken a cold bottle. temp never seemed to both him. Never boiled water before.
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| Posted 8/22/09 7:20 AM |
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DmarieK
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
Never boiled it...used it straight out of the bottle.
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SweetTooth
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Lauren
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We just use water straight from the tap. Tap water is extremely regulated and LI has some of the best water in the country.
Bottled water has no regulations. Not to mention how much garbage you will create using a bottle of water every time you make formula.
If you are concerned, I'd get a brita pitcher and use that.
Message edited 8/22/2009 8:19:32 AM.
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PRETTYPINK
LIF Toddler
Member since 7/06 393 total posts
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A
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I always boiled it. It became such a routine. Every evening I would boil the water for the bottles and make myself a cup of tea :)
On the go I used bottled.
Message edited 8/22/2009 8:46:00 AM.
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MrsRbk
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Michelle
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I fill a brita pitcher and leave it on the counter so I have room temp water all day. I do not boil it
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Danamz
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We use filtered tap, boiled. If I'm out I'll use poland sping
Message edited 8/22/2009 12:06:52 PM.
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Candy Girl
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Member since 11/07 6349 total posts
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erin
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
We use the Brita.
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Kelly04
LIF Adolescent
Member since 8/05 841 total posts
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Kelly
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Re: Formula and water?? To boil or not to boil...
I boiled filtered tap water...let it cool then filled a bunch of bottles. When I needed to give DD a bottle i just scooped in the formula and shook the bottle. This worked out great in the middle of the night...or when we were out running around. I just got her used to room tep formula and i never had to worry about warming the bottle.
Message edited 8/22/2009 2:44:05 PM.
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