boiling bottled water???

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I had a meeting at the wic office today and my baby is 1month 4 days old and the nutritionist said I need to boil the bottled water because it kills the bacteria in formula for the first two months...I hadn't heard this before, I always thought it was the bacteria in the water they were concerned about. Do most people boil their babies bottled water???

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I use straight tap water. No boiling.

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I never did. We just used filtered water from the fridge dispenser. I didn't sterilize her bottles either. Unless your baby was a preemie or has other health concerns, I think you can get by without.

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When you open a cannister of powdered formula it's being exposed to bacteria. My pediatrician also said to boil the water. But we use liquid formula that's already made up. I don't get WIC so I buy and use what I want; not what's given to me. I have several sample canisters of formula that I won't be using as I can't be bothered to be boiling water all the time.

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That person sounds like she's living in the 40's. Bad information.

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No you don't.

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I never heard that but I use the gallon baby water! The only thing I boil is the bottle to sanitize them before use!!!!

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I boil the tap water that's what I've always known and been told

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I've never boiled any water.

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I have also heard that the water needs to be heated to above 70*c to kill bacteria in powdered formula.. not to steralize the water as most people believe.

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I never used bottled water. I used filtered water from our Brita and never boiled it.

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