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