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2008. Mount Sinai Hospital would like to acknowledge the team at Hamilton Public Health Services, Hamilton Health Sciences Center and St. Joseph’s Healthcare (Hamilton) for sharing the pictures and information about formula feeding your baby. 44 Feeding My Baby
Formula Feeding Tips • Keep formula cold until the baby is ready to feed, unless you are using ready-to-feed formula. If you are out of the house for less than 4 hours, formula can be carried safely at room temperature. For longer trips, use a cooler or insulated bag. Do not take warmed formula. • Most babies like their formula warm. Warm the formula just before feeding. The easiest method is to place the bottle in warm tap water for about 5 minutes. Formula should feel cool to touch (about the same temperature as your body), not hot. For travelling, it is easy to carry a plastic container and use warm tap water to warm the bottle. You can also carry warm water in a thermos. • Avoid the use of a microwave oven for warming bottles of formula. This may cause uneven heating, which could burn your baby’s mouth and feeding passages. If you do use a microwave, please follow the following recommendations: • Take nipple off bottle • Use plastic bottles (glass bottles may crack or explode) • Always heat 4 ounces or more at a time • Only heat refrigerated formula • Always stand the bottle up during heating • Heat 4 ounce bottles for 30 seconds or less; heat 8 ounce bottles for 45 seconds or less • Replace nipple, and invert bottle 10 times to make sure there are not any formula hot spots • Always test formula – place several drops on your tongue or on top of your hand • Formula should be cool to the touch – formula warm to the touch is greater than body temperature and may be too hot to drink. Copyright © 2008 Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto 45 Feeding My Baby
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