https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:29:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-180877 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:02:45 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 180877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@woodentulip: I wrote a thread about this. Check out the answers here : <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-do-you-stop-sterilizing</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-180269 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:02:05 +0000 woodentulip 180269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Along those same lines--how long have people sterilized bottles for? I am getting l.a.z.y..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-180160 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:42:07 +0000 loveisstrange 180160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just use tap water and then nuke it for 30 seconds in the microwave. LO prefers her bottles warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-180141 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 02:27:39 +0000 looch 180141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I boiled for as long as I sterilized, so 8 months. Again, it was routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179813 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:54:19 +0000 MsMini 179813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am just wondering why you would use bottled over tap water? When you compare testing of the 2 bottled water often has far more bacterial colonies than tap. I would think in most instances tap would be safer (as long as isn't well water or the like). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179741 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:34:27 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 179741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use the bottled "baby" water </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179696 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:00:37 +0000 lavender 179696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use our brita filtered water or bottled water when we feed lo formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179685 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:54:27 +0000 Sweet T 179685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use nursery water or some off brand of the same thing and we also use our Brita pitcher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179653 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:30:21 +0000 Honeybee 179653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've never boiled water for DD or DS's bottles; we just use straight tap water, not even a filter! Our water is really good, though; it's basically well water with the minimum amounts of chlorine required by law. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179597 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:49:16 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: if she hasn't been fussy I think it's okay. Every child digestive system is different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179583 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:41:38 +0000 Nskillet 179583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow! DH turned his nose up at the thought of bottled water she has been getting tap water in her formula!!! Is this bad? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179487 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:47:21 +0000 skibobrown 179487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were using filtered water early on, but then I read that sterilized water is better. We're lazy, so rather than boiling, I just buy big jugs of special bottled formula water at the store. I really do think this step is overkill though. As long as you have good tap water and a brita filter, I think you're just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179477 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:44:47 +0000 MsMamaBear 179477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still do at 9 months. I'll stop when she's not on formula anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179460 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:39:28 +0000 MamaG 179460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never boiled water. We don't use filtered water on a regular basis either. We have good quality tap water (results are published annually by our water department). </p> <p>LO doesn't require a warm bottle, she will take it better than cold. But if she's screaming and impatient, she gets it cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179450 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:35:49 +0000 heffalump 179450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: I guess. If you're really worried about it you could get a brita filter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179449 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:35:45 +0000 chopsuey 179449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used brita water and bottled water when I used to supplement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179444 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:34:13 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Well, I always drink our tap water. We don't buy bottled water or have filtered water either. So technically I should be okay?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179443 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:52 +0000 Andrea 179443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha. I guess I am an over-sterlizer. I always boiled the water. I didn't stop until we went to whole milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179442 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:50 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: I think distilled water is not even good for babies because it doesn't have minerals in it.</p> <p>What about just getting a Brita or Pur filter pitcher for the fridge? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179441 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:36 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: Well you know what... I'm like you!!! I'm trying to find ways to avoid all this stuff. ha!</p> <p>Maybe just buying a filter to put on my faucet might do the trick, though it's a little tricky (as in not sure the filter would fit) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179440 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:22 +0000 heffalump 179440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink: I think it just depends on how good your tap water is. I've read that as long as you have good tap water, you don't have to worry about boiling it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179438 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:32:34 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: ya we didn't have filtered water, so that's why I boiled it. At one point I purchased distilled water in a huge bottle... but it's just a waste of money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179437 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:32:25 +0000 Mrs. Train 179437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just used bottled or filtered </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179435 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:32:01 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh, you are going to think I am the biggest slacker. We use regular filtered tap water to make our bottles and we don't heat the water up at all. Our baby is so easy because she'll take any nipple, any temperature of formula, and any formula, though we mostly use Earth's Best.</p> <p>I guess I'm not winning mom of the year, but it is easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179432 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:30:39 +0000 heffalump 179432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use the filtered water from the fridge. We wash and then fill the bottles after she goes to bed, so by morning it's room temp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/formula-feed-babies-how-long-did-you-use-cooled-down-boiled-water#post-179430 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:29:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 179430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is kinda attached to my sterilizing question. I gave both formula and breastmilk to Mavrick the first 4 months. </p> <p>That being said, for those 4 months, I would boil water, let it cool and use that to make the formula bottles. At what point can you simply use tap water? Or is that a no-no.</p> <p>I'm not feeding formula to Sienna (yet?) but just curious. </p>