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@cantgetright Definitely, I have no concerns on water quality. I wish they would make it simple and one of the many agencies would just say you start to compromise the nutritional content of the powder at X degrees water temp. But here we are ... lol. 🤦‍♀️

@dobichlan18 Just wanted to clarify I’m not concerned about water quality, since we use distilled water. I’m asking because of the Cronobacter risk.

@allison18 No problem! It’s funny how much information is out there for breastfeeding, but it’s so sparse for formula feeding.

@writergirlrs I didn’t either, but then I saw another post or comment (can’t remember) about it and did some investigating. Cronobacter is super rare, but if it’s something we can easily prevent I’m down. I just don’t want it to come at the cost of getting the right nutrition. So I have no clue...

@mpierce Good point about nothing being sterile ... lol. I’m definitely not concerned about water quality. I guess I’m wondering does heating to 158°F really denature protein or vitamins? It’s really no skin off my back to press a button on an electric kettle, but I don’t want to compromise her...

@jamesoke Gotcha, thank you! Not sure if it makes a difference, but LO will take cold formula straight from the refrigerator and I’m too lazy to start warming the bottles. 😂

What temperature water do you mix with your powdered formula? We just switched from RTF and the recommendations are all over the place. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends heating water to 158 degrees Fahrenheit (70°C), adding formula powder and cooling it...