Formula Mixing

What ever you want to use is alright. But if you want to use bottled water go for it.

M.,
If you live in the city, I think tap water is better than bottled because it has floride. And it's a good thing, because formula alone is so expensive! I would buy bottled water if you will be traveling (my daughter had a reaction to my mother-in-law's h2o in CO). But buying a filter for your faucet might ease some of your fears. Congrats on your new little one, and Happy Holidays!
S.

I used city tap water when my girls were infants and they are now 21 and 17, so one can assume that city water is okay for the most part. Ask your doctor if you are worried about the chemicals and whatnot that cities put in the water. I, myself, perfer the well water. It tastes far better than bottled water.

If you live in town then use the tap water because it has the extra flouride that you can't get in bottled water. I have been using regular tap water ever since i finished breatfeeding and started formula....we have never had any problems with it! Hope this helps

My baby's MD said that tap water is ok to use as long as it is not well water.

I use tap water, but I also live in Ames and we have really good water. I would say it depends on your water, when I lived in Des Moines I hated the water and I used to buy myself bottled water, so if I still lived there I would probably use bottled for my baby too. Go with you gut.

i used tap water with both mine, and only bottled when at my inlaws in the country and wasn't sure of their water system.
i think your dr will say tap is fine. but it all depends on your child. some children handle things better than others. some have tummy issues that others don't. and tap compared to botttle may or may not even have any effect.. but we may 'think' it does..haha..
by the way,, i have a friend named rocky too.. very funny, i that his real name or a nick name?
it's my friends real name and his dads too..
T.

lets try this again i got bumped off this page . i think bottle water is better than the harsh tap water that u an i drink and i use to boil my tap water and let it cool to room temp before giving it to them and i would put it in a milk jug and cater it with us cause i wasnt sure on peoples water. that s my advice have a good one

I used both. I used tap when I lived in Vegas, switched to bottled when I was staying with my mom (she doesn't have flouridated water). I got the "nursery water" from walmart. I still get fouridated bottled water for my step-kid's lunches, but now that I've moved (my water's flouridated) I use tap again. My son is healthy and is currently having his first cold at 14 months. I also switched back and forth between breast and bottle (supplementing), with no probs. I guess the point is to do what you feel most comfortable with and don't worry about what other people push on you. You are the Mama afterall.

Both my kids used formula mixed with tap water. Our water filtration systems are pretty good now-a-days. and if you have a water softener even better. having to worry about keeping bottle water with you along with everything else, to me seems like a bother. There were times that we had to fill it out of a drinking fountain somewhere we were out at, because that either all that was around or the snack bar only sold bottles for 4.25/ea. that's a pretty expensive bottle for something that's going to go through them.

With my five children, I used the bottled baby water until they were almost a year, mainly because it had added flouride in it. Then I switched to tap and it's fine as well.

When I had my first child i gave him bottled water thinking that it would be better than tap water and it ended up ruining his teeth!! He had 5 teeth caped before he was 2 because there wasnt floride in bottled water. so if you want to use bottled water make shure its for babies.

I also used tap water with all of my kids. I bought a water filter for the kitchen sink with my youngest, but can't honestly tell you if it made a difference. But maybe to appease both you and your husband, you could put one on your faucet and then at least you will have the peace of mind knowing that the ickies are being filtered out of the water, and your husband will be satisfied because you are using the tap. It is the best of both. Good luck!

I always used tap water and it was just fine. I had a friend that used bottled water and he said that they started using bottled but that they found out that tap was fine but if they start with bottled to stay with bottled. So I believe that you should stay with whatever you started with but I tap water is perfectly ok.

My doctor told me that if I mixed up formula to always use bottled--tap water has nitrates and all sorts of stuff in it that are fine for adults, but not good for lil' ones! Just passing on what I was told!

If you live in an area that has well water, use bottled water. Otherwise tap water is fine. I used tap water for my son and he is perfectly healthy. We never had any digestive problems and he grew like a horse, always off the charts for height and weight. He has only had 1 cold in the 16 months since he was born, which only amounted to a few sniffles for a few days. Our water is safe and clean (as is most tap water around the country, with the exception of well water) and is perfectly fine for babies. If for some reason you still feel uncomfortable, you can buy a filtration piece that fits on your tap. But really, your baby will be fine with regular old tap water. Especially when you consider that most "bottled water" is just tap water run through a filter like one you can buy for your tap. I hope this helps! Oh, and Congratulations on your new baby! :)

M.

Tap water is fine. The bottle water does not contain fluroide for the baby like tap will. Yes, you can buy bottle water with added fluroide, but why pay out more for something that is paid for with your bills anyway.

Ask your ped if you are that concern.

Good Luck!

I never used anything but tap water to mix my formula. Only once when we were traveling and my son didn't like the water. That's the only time I used bottled water. If you are corncerned about it check with your dr.

I gave all my kids tap water buying bottle is expensive and just stupid. Are you going to carry a gallon with you everywhere you go

Depending on where you live, tap water should be perfectly fine. If you live in the big city, then no worries, but if your in the country, find out if you are on well water or town water and how it is treated. Yes, talking to your doctor is good too. My baby is formula fed and does just fine on city water. My 2 yr old couldnt handle the city water so I had to buy it. She out grew it. Good Luck!!

I used tap straight from the start, I called the city where I live and asked them if it was safe. That is what I suggest that you do so you dont have any worries :)
Hope this helps and Happy Holidays!

I have a 3 year old son I never breastfed and I never even used bottled water is all I ever used was tapped water and he was just fine he has perfectly healthy teeth I see no concern in using tap was all depending where you live but one thing about tap water too it has all the vitamins in it the child needs too well water and bottle water doesn't have that good luck and I have to say wow I thought I was one of the very few with big babies my son was 9pds 6oz 21 and a half inches long :-)