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