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Similac - difference between powder and liquid?
Switching to formula (recent).
1. Similac Advance Infant Formula with Iron (powder, sample 8oz can) 2. Similac Advance Infant Formula with Iron (liquid, sample 2 fl oz, for institutional use, provided to me by the hospital) #2 looks darker and smells better (to me). My 8 month old likes #2 but hates #1. Ross Pediatrics (or someone else who knows), what is the difference between the two? |
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Similac - difference between powder and liquid?
The ready, liquid formulas are usually darker (look like a light
capuccino or late) compared to the poweder ones (milky white). I had to give my baby both breast milk and formula and my suggestion is: If your baby is 8months old and teething, the best avenue to pursue is powder formula with bioled milk. Liquid formula is basically similar to the powder formula and is very convenient (though expensive) but lacks one important element - flouride. It is recommended that you give your baby fluoride from tap water or other supplments, preferrably starting before 6 months, because the fluoride in the tap water is very important for healthy teeth, preventing cavities etc.I gave my baby liquid, bottled formula at first and switched to powder with boiled tap water a little after 4months upon recommedation of my doctor and insights I got from my own research. In many places, like northern California, municipal water has good amount of flouride in it. On Oct 4, 9:46 am, "M" wrote: Switching to formula (recent). 1. Similac Advance Infant Formula with Iron (powder, sample 8oz can) 2. Similac Advance Infant Formula with Iron (liquid, sample 2 fl oz, for institutional use, provided to me by the hospital) #2 looks darker and smells better (to me). My 8 month old likes #2 but hates #1. Ross Pediatrics (or someone else who knows), what is the difference between the two? |
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Similac - difference between powder and liquid?
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my suggestion is: If your baby is 8months old and teething, the best avenue to pursue is powder formula with boiled tap water However, there is no need to boil the water in most places. You can give your baby tap water in a cup during meals beginning at 6 months, so why not make formula with it? (I don't have any experience with formula.) -Patty, mom of 1+2 |
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Similac - difference between powder and liquid?
However, there is no need to boil the water in most places. You can give
your baby tap water in a cup during meals beginning at 6 months, so why not make formula with it? (I don't have any experience with formula.) Patty, drinking fresh water from the tap is a whole different ball game than making formula with it, water from the tap has a very small number of bacteria in it, which is fine just to drink, but when you mix it with formula powder, it then provides a place for the bacteria to breed, which quickly tips it over to not being fine, particularly as the powder itself is not entirely free of bacteria. So formula needs to be made with boiled water that has not been left to cool for too long. In an emergency it can be made with bottled water, but there needs to be caution as this can provide too much of some minerals, ready mixed is a better emergency back up. Cheers Anne |
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Similac - difference between powder and liquid?
"Anne Rogers" wrote in message ... However, there is no need to boil the water in most places. You can give your baby tap water in a cup during meals beginning at 6 months, so why not make formula with it? (I don't have any experience with formula.) Patty, drinking fresh water from the tap is a whole different ball game than making formula with it, water from the tap has a very small number of bacteria in it, which is fine just to drink, but when you mix it with formula powder, it then provides a place for the bacteria to breed, which quickly tips it over to not being fine, particularly as the powder itself is not entirely free of bacteria. So formula needs to be made with boiled water that has not been left to cool for too long. In an emergency it can be made with bottled water, but there needs to be caution as this can provide too much of some minerals, ready mixed is a better emergency back up. Cheers Anne The rule of thumb I've read is that you *should* boil the water until the baby is 6 months old, and that's only because while city water *should* be safe, it can become contaminated without notice and a young baby may not be able to fight off the bacteria. That is, city tap water for younger than 6 months should be fine most of the time, but when it's not, it's more dangerous than for an older baby. Once the baby is 6 months, you don't need to boil the water prior to making formula, just use the cold water from the tap and heat up prior to mixing. To be honest, I use warm water from the tap most of the time, but I'm pretty confident I don't have lead pipes in my home or from the town supply. HOWEVER, I do agree that using non-boiled tap water does increase the bacteria risk over that of boiled water. I make up bottles on an as needed basis (no batches) and discard all unused formula immediately. Since we combination feed, I don't use a set amount of formula per day so I couldn't predict how much we'd use. If I were going to make a batch of formula to use throughout the day, I'd probably boil first, keep it refrigerated, and use that day. HTH, Amy |
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