Why use cooled boiled water

Use freshly boiled drinking water from the tap to make up a feed. Do not use artificially softened water or water that has been boiled before. Leave the water to cool in the kettle for no more than 30 minutes. Then it will stay at a temperature of at least 70C.

Water at this temperature will kill any harmful bacteria. Remember to let the feed cool before you give it to your baby. Or you can hold the bottle with the lid on under cold water from the tap. Bottled water is not recommended for making up feeds, as it's not sterile and may contain too much salt sodium or sulphate. Find out more about bottle feeding and answers to common questions about formula feeds. Page last reviewed: 24 September Next review due: 24 September How to make up baby formula.

In places with a clean water supply that meets Australian standards, hot water urns like hydroboils are also safe to use for preparing formula. Let the water cool down to a safe temperature — lukewarm or around room temperature. This will take about 30 minutes. You can put cooled, boiled water in sterilised bottles and store them sealed with a ring and cap in the fridge until needed. You should use these bottles within 24 hours.

Before making up baby formula, make sure to check the expiry date on the formula tin. Throw away any opened tins of formula after one month. Never add extra formula powder to a bottle.

Infant formula should always be the same strength. The safest way to transport formula is to take cooled, boiled water and the powdered formula in separate containers. But if you need to transport bottles of formula already mixed with water, make sure the formula is icy cold when you leave the house.

Carry it in a thermal baby bottle pack or a cool bag with ice packs. You can put the bottle of formula back in the fridge if it has been in the bottle pack or cool bag for less than two hours.

Water at this temperature will kill any harmful bacteria. Remember to let the feed cool before you give it to your baby. A: The Boil Water Advisory has been recommended as a precaution.

If you drank the water before hearing of the advisory, your risk of becoming ill is low. Anyone experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis, such as diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, with or without fever, should seek medical attention. Boiling water can only remove solids and bacteria, meaning it will not remove harmful substances such as chlorine and lead from tap water.

Furthermore, boiling tap water with lead actually concentrates this contaminant making it more dangerous than if left alone.

It is not doing something that lands you in the hospital and could potentially scar you for life and even kill you. And your friends need to understand simple science: very hot liquids can scald you, badly damaging your skin and other body tissues. Otherwise, you need to get new friends. Boil 0.