Mixed Baby Formula At Room Temperature

Bhargava md on january 17 2014.

Mixed baby formula at room temperature.

Some babies prefer warm formula and others are fine with cold formula. 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. In contrast others prefer them cooler and even cold. The temperature of the formula at which you feed your baby will often be determined by your baby s preferences.

Use prepared infant formula within 2 hours of preparation and within one hour from when feeding begins. 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. Toss prepared formula that s been sitting at room temperature for more than an hour. Throw away formula your baby didn t finish.

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. As a general rule the bottle will last for 2 hours at room. It s fine to give your baby room temperature or even cold formula. The formula should feel lukewarm not hot.

Webmd feature reviewed by hansa d. You will learn the temperature your baby prefers shortly as some babies like their bottles warmer.