Powdered formula

Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with powdered
formula?

Hubby figures it's to kill bacteria--he is still concerned about minerals so
right now we run the water through the Brita filter, then boil it. But when
I was asking advice about travelling with the kidlets, some responders were
saying we could/should travel with bottled water for mixing. My
understanding is that bottled water isn't regulated--there is more certainty
about your tap water than anything bought from a store.

Marie
Chris and Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational :-)
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2

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"Marie" wrote:

Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with powdered
formula?

Hubby figures it's to kill bacteria--he is still concerned about minerals so
right now we run the water through the Brita filter, then boil it. But when
I was asking advice about travelling with the kidlets, some responders were
saying we could/should travel with bottled water for mixing. My
understanding is that bottled water isn't regulated--there is more certainty
about your tap water than anything bought from a store.

Marie
Chris and Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational :-)
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2



It may depend upon where you are; when I was visiting my parents when
my kids were small, we used bottled water because they had a private
well, and while they had it tested annually, we didn't want to take any
risks. My mom always suggested bottled water when traveling because she
was of the opinion that kids can have their bodies thrown out of whack
by the mineral content and such of unfamiliar water -- but I have no
idea if that's actually true.

meh
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

"Marie" wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with powdered
formula?

Hubby figures it's to kill bacteria--

I thought so too.

he is still concerned about minerals so
right now we run the water through the Brita filter, then boil it.

Hhmm, don't know if you need to do both. No harm it though.

But when
I was asking advice about travelling with the kidlets, some responders
were
saying we could/should travel with bottled water for mixing. My
understanding is that bottled water isn't regulated--there is more
certainty
about your tap water than anything bought from a store.

Marie
Chris and Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational :-)
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2


I thought using bottled water when you're out/traveling was for convenience.
And that you know it's clean.

Well at six months, you don't need to boil the water anyway, unless you know
you have bacteria in the water. Always run the water on cold for a few
minutes to make sure there is no lead deposits, other than that you don't
need to do anything special to it anymore. Bottled water is also okay at
this point for the boys. )
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

Marie wrote in message
ble.rogers.com...
Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with powdered
formula?

Hubby figures it's to kill bacteria--he is still concerned about minerals
so
right now we run the water through the Brita filter, then boil it. But
when
I was asking advice about travelling with the kidlets, some responders
were
saying we could/should travel with bottled water for mixing. My
understanding is that bottled water isn't regulated--there is more
certainty
about your tap water than anything bought from a store.

Marie
Chris and Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational :-)
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2

Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with powdered
formula?


I know here our water is yukky.. .We dont drink much out of our taps. . Our
cold water tap is pretty ok most of the time and sometimes we drink it ,
but our hot water tap if water is left sitting for 10 or 20 mins it turns
white and murky.


Hubby figures it's to kill bacteria--he is still concerned about minerals
so
right now we run the water through the Brita filter, then boil it. But
when
I was asking advice about travelling with the kidlets, some responders
were
saying we could/should travel with bottled water for mixing.

I know when we visited friends interstate to SD and QL from our house our
kids get constapated. (sp?) (which in turn upset tummys usually happen and
they go of food also)

My
understanding is that bottled water isn't regulated--there is more
certainty
about your tap water than anything bought from a store.


Tap water can vary more then bottled water. Tap water can be hard water,
soft water, bore water, well water, rain water , and have varied things in
it. where as bottle water might vary slightly but will still have a similer
content.

All the times we went away if any of our kids were under the age of 1 we
just automaticly carried our own water or bought bottled whilest out. I
guess this happened when we first to South A with a little baby... Almost a
hoilday of hell until we realised it was the water..bought bottled water and
hoilday was much better.... no more screaming baby with tummy pains !

Nic

Marie
Chris and Alex--born 04/23/03 at 31wks gestational :-)
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2

On Wed, 08 Oct 2003 15:44:00 GMT, "Marie" wrote:

Why exactly are we told to boil the water before we mix it with
powdered formula?

That's no longer the advice given, at least not here (Detroit,
Michigan). We were told that boiling was unnecessary as long as the
water is of known quality.

We have a faucet-mounted filter, which we use for all drinking water for
the family, but it's largely to improve the taste.