do i have to boil infant formula?
373915
No, you do not have to boil infant formula.  As long as your tap water has not been found contaminated.  In fact, my son is now 2 and the entire time he drank formula, I actually put hot tap water into the bottle directly.  I let the water run for about a minute before putting it in the bottle so that any deposits from the pipes would flush out.  That way he got the benefit of fluoride in the water and he didn't get burned from uneven microwave zaps!
880798
welld oint this can be tricky without proper sterile procedure... however it is not impossible...\n\n\nget a sleeve of plastic or glass petri dishes\n\nmix up a mixture of Malt Extract And Agar... and put it in a sealable vessle that can be pressure cooked or boiled at a high temperature...\n\nIn a clean environment after boiling or pressure cooking for about 15-25 minutes, \n\ntake the vessle and pour your agar plates...\n\ntake the dishes and let them cool in a very clean environment\n\nonce cool....\n\ntake a qtip and swab the inside of your mouth really well\n\nopen each plate and swab the surface with the qtip\n\nrepeat for each plate\n\nincubate the plates at room temperature for about 3 days or so\n\nyou should see some growth\n\nor you can do it this way\n\nhttp://www.science-projects.com/NAplates.htm\n\nwww . Science-Projects . com \n\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nMaking Nutrient Agar ("NA") Plates\n \n| Site's Table of Contents | Site's Index |\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThere are several ways to make NA plates, all depending on what you have to start with. The well equipped person has clean and sterile empty petri plates, and a bottle of NA powder sitting on the shelf. That person needs only to follow the directions on the bottle. As it is the purpose of this website to assist those who, being mostly young students, have neither NA powder nor even petri plates. What are they to do? Here's what! \n\nPETRI PLATES FROM SCRATCH\n(click this to find ready-made plates) \n\nFirst, you must find something that simulates a petri plate. Rather shallow glass custard cups covered by a double thickness of aluminum foil works well. \n\nSecond, you must have the nutrient agar to put in them. What might you use as a alternative to the commercially available microbiological stuff? The answer is canned beef or chicken broth (supermarket) and agar (health foods store; sometimes called "agar agar"). \n\nThird, you must sterilize these things in appropriate combinations. Included in the following steps will be the way to use a pressure cooker. There is NO substitute for a pressure cooker or autoclave, which is an automated pressure cooker. Boiling is not a sterilizing condition. Boiling doesn't work! The only commonly employed sterilizing conditions are wet heat at 120°c (250°F) for 20 minutes (pressure cooker), or dry heat in excess of 190°c (375°F) or more for an hour or more (oven). \n\n\nMeasure and record the amount of water that half-fills a custard cup. \nDetermine the number of plates (custard cups) you will need to use, and from that the amount of medium you need to make to half-fill all the cups. \nEmpty a can of fatfree beef or chicken broth into a large measuring cup and dilute, if necessary, with water as per the instructions on the side of the can. Mix. Discard the excess beyond what you need for your cups. Pour this into a sauce pan. \nAdd 1 level teaspoon of agar per 2/3 cup of broth. Stir the required amount of agar into the COLD broth in the sauce pan. \nTurn on the heat, and with constant and continuous stirring and/or swirling bring just to a boil. Keep swirling, and then adding small amounts of heat, and do this until all the granules of agar are dissolved. Agar solutions burn very easily - just like making gravy (in which you have added another polysaccharide as a thickening agent). An alternative way to do it is to place the broth/agar mix into a glass bowl and place it in a microwave oven. But do this cautiously as the mix will suddenly foam up. So be ready to shut off the energy at any moment. Give the dissolving solution a swirl, and microwave a bit longer. Swirl and energize repeatedly until all the granules are dissolved.§ \nDistribute the hot medium among the cups you need. \nPlate pieces of double-thick aluminum foil over the cups so that at leas
633073
If you can have a doctor put in writing that giving infant formula is harming your child......... and the diaper rash cream being used inappropriately will cause some type of damage then passing a psych eval wont matter..... the strawberry soda I am sure isn't good for any infant but if you have no proof sorry to say its your word against his....\n If he truly has a mental flaw then a trained professional will see through any act he may have......that is what they are paid to do
51277
what do you mean, what are the ways?  you boil it, all the germs and organisms die because it's HOT, and it's sterilized.  voila!  is there something to your question that i'm missing?
710219
I think you just need the macaroni, cheese (which is in the package), milk, and boiling water.  There should be instructions to guide you through the process.
200637
NOOO!!!  working out does not make your milk unsafe for your baby.  It may make the milk have a different taste for the child because of the lactic acid that may make its way into your milk supply but your baby being only 4 weeks old may not be bothered by the taste difference.  If the baby seems to not want to nurse after you have worked out then he/she may be noticing a taste difference. You may want to try nursing before you work out and make sure you drink alot of water to help flush your system of the lactic acids.  If you need more information try this site www.lalecheleague.org
551765
MILK BOILS OVER BE CAUSE WHEN IT APPROACHES THE BOILING POINT, IT FORMS A FILM WHICH DOES NOT LET STEAM ESCAPE. THE STEAM WILL FIND ITS OWN WAY.
986106
I have a huge tin of carnation hot chocolate. I heat up the milk, stir in the hot chocolate, add a mint chocolate stick, and marshmallows and top off with whipped cream when the marshmallows melt in. Possibly some sprinkles if my son is having one with me!
928217
He is putting everyone at risk of food poisioning. Reheating food more then once is not good. You lose the nutrients in the food and some bacteria are not easily killed while others developed during the reheating especially when reheating it at a wrong temperature. The food would taste awful when reheated several times, it'll be overcooked! \n\nLeft over milk, especially milk that contian traces of saliva should be thrown out immidiately. If your husband finds it a waste then he can finish baby's milk. Baby's are vulnerable to food poisioning. Why take the risk of dealing with a sick baby?
168739
Definitely. For several reasons. One, you save energy. The boiling temperature of any liquid remains the same no matter how much heat you put into it. (A pressure cooker's case is different.) The added heat simply turns the liquid into gas (steam). And, second, the more energy you put in there, the more violent the evaporation becomes. You don't want your soup frothing out of the pan or your food to burn. So follow your mother and keep it at low.
561093
My son is 10 moths old and I'm still nursing him.  I love the bond between us.  I don't plan to take it from him any time soon. My sis has a 2 year old and weemed her at 2 on her b-day.  The more you nurse them the more the protection lasts.  I never gave my son a bottle.  Now he eats solid foods and and drinks water out of a sippy cup.  I nurse him when he wants and to go to sleep.  Just let time take it's course.  She'll let yo know when she's ready to weem.
152958
Make sure the water is not contaminated. If in doubt, boil it for 10 minutes and then air it before drinking it, or add 1 drop of chlorine per litre and let stand for an hour, if you suspect salmonella. If the water is pure and safe, it's the best thing you can drink.
1021787
Let the baby determine the amount. Pay attention to your baby's signals of being hungry or full. A baby who is getting enough might slow down, stop, or turn away from the bottle.  As long as the baby is gaining weight properly, I would not be worried.\n\nThe American Academy of Pediatrics, provides a general guideline and suggests that "on average", your baby should take in about 2 1/2 ounces of formula a day for every pound of body weight.
906191
well, first, think of what you want to do. some simple ideas would be to squeeze toothpaste out the tube, pour milk into a glass, or cause some sort of a chemical reaction. just use your imagination. it dosen't have to be complex. just reasonable. good luck!
892657
Well in order to kill all the bacteria and germs in milk, it's pasteurised, thus making it more safe to consume by us. \n\nThey basically boil the milk at a high temperature (over 70 degrees) in order to do so.  \n\n(is that the answer you were looking for?? LOL)
638742
Cow's milk is not meant for human babies. It's meant for calves. Human milk is best for your baby. If you feed him cow's milk too early, he could develop allergies and stomach problems. If you can't breastfeed, use baby formula instead.\n\nTo soothe teething pain, give the baby a pain reliever meant specifically for babies. Ask your pharmacist to recommend something. They know a lot about various medications, even if they are not prescriptions. Also allow him to chew on something hard, like a teething ring. The pain is temporary, but babies don't know that.
240544
Absolutely, yes.  PURIFIED water can become super-heated in the microwave -- that is, above boiling temperature but not actually boiling.  Tap water has minute particle in it that will facilitate the normal boiling process. Purified water does not, or it doesn't have enough.  When the surface is broken with a fork or spoon, for example, the built-up heat energy (that should have been causing the water to boil) will then pop causing the water to explode out of the container.