Ask Our Expert - Formula Temperature

November 08, 2009

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Dear Ms. Silva, Our newborn is six weeks old. He is on formula. One concerned grandmother says to warm the formula to room temperature before giving it to the baby, the other grandmother says it's not necessary to warm the bottle, that it's OK to give it to the baby right out of the refrigerator. Who's right? — Perplexed

ANSWER	March 8, 2001


Dear Perplexed, I think the best way to keep the peace is to say that both grandmothers are right. Babies can either be given formula cold from the refrigerator or warmed to room temperature. Some babies are quite adaptable and will drink the formula any way it's presented while other babies will get used to one temperature and prefer to stick to that. — by Mary Silva, M.S., R.D.

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