Baby Formula Do's and Don'ts

Do’s

• Prepare the formula according to the manufacturer's guidelines
• Contact your doctor or local WIC office for an equivalent to your baby’s formula if you can’t find your normal brand
• Use safe, clean water
• Always measure the water first and then add the powder.
• If the formula is not being fed immediately, refrigerate it right away, keep refrigerated until feeding, and use within 24 hours.
• Discard any formula left in the bottle after your infant has finished a feeding.

Don’ts

• Do not give infants younger than 12 months cows or goats milk
• Do not dilute the formula to make it go farther. This will lead to malnutrition from underfeeding.
• Do not make homemade baby formula. This will not provide your infant with certain necessary nutrients and is a possible risk of contamination and to food-borne illness.
• Do not buy formula online that comes from outside the United States. This formula could be counterfeit