When do you stop boiling the water for a baby?

Wow, times must have changed, because when I started my kids on formula, I never boiled the water. I wasn't told I needed to, our water was floridated, and checked by the health department at the well regularly, so I guess it was never an issue. I never heard of having to do this unless the child had certain allergies or health problems. Maybe that is the reason more babies have such health problems these days...... all the baby "how to" books, "parenting" books, and stuff that are making people paranoid. "Don't let your child have ....." Honnestly I think people are making raising babies more complicated than it really is. Just my thoughts, but I'd say unless you have reason to believe your water is contaminated and you are on a boil order from the health department, you don't need to boil the water.

hi there! I started giving my son water that's not boiled when he reached one year and six months but still, we drink distilled water at home.

No, he will be fine with unboiled tap water now. Parents usually boil the water, and the bottle to sterilize it for the first 2-3 months, because the body is so new and susceptible to germs. Since your child is a little older, you no longer need to do these things because his body is a little stronger. Also you want the child to get some of these germs in his body. As weird as that sounds, you want the child to build up a resistance to these germs, and the only way to do so is to introduce them to his body so he can build up antibodies to them. The only thing I would be careful of is using the hot water to make a bottle. Hot water sits in the pipes, and boils some of the sediments out of them if you happen to have old pipes. These are minerals that a child that age doesn't necessarily need. So if you want the bottle to be warm, make it with cold water, then set the bottle in a pot of boiling water to warm it up. Make sure you check the temperature of the milk on your wrist before you give it to him.

I had a 2 yr. old baby and she still drinking milk formula. I did not try to give her a boiled water for a milk formula I rather use a purified water my friend told my that the mineral content of water is gone when you boil them so she tell me to use purified water. Some of bacteria where not killed in boiling alone they may still be there so be careful in feeding your baby.

Never ever make milk when water is not boiled. Always boil water for at least 10 minutes then you can put it in the bottle according to the measurement you like. Also, never ever use bottles which were not boiled because once it is infected, the baby's throat will be infected and she gets fever, diarhea. Another tip, use bottled water because it has no chlorine..Distilled water is good choice. Take it from me, I am a mama of 6 kids who are all grown-ups now 16-29 age range. Last but not the least, every after use, if still not empty, always cover the bottle/nipple. And don't let him drink stale milk.

you must always boil the water for a formula feed. never use unboiled tap water. never reboil the water either. you can use cows milk in cooking from seven or eight months but don't use as babies main drink until 12 months old. after a year you don't have to use formula you can use cows milk.