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Infants (under 1 year of age) who are not breastfed need a suitable breastmilk substitute, such as infant formula. From 6 months onwards, older infants need other foods (such as meat, dairy, vegetables and fruit) in addition to breastmilk or infant formula for their healthy growth and survival.

Don't Make Homemade Formula Homemade infant formula recipes have not been evaluated by the FDA and may lack nutrients vital to an infant's growth. It is important for parents and caregivers to remember that infant formula can be the sole source of nutrition for infants and is strictly regulated by the FDA.

Infant formula: 7 steps to prepare it safely Check the expiration date. Look for an expiration or "use by" date on the formula container. ... Wash your hands. ... Prepare your bottle. ... Add water to concentrated liquid or powdered formula. ... Measure the formula. ... Warm the formula, if needed. ... Know when to throw or store.

Powdered infant formula is not sterile. If your baby is less than 2 months old, was born prematurely, or has a weakened immune system it is especially important to use ready-to-feed infant formula in any emergency.

How should you titrate from a RTF to a powder formula? There are no strict guidelines, but one approach is to swap out one RTF feed each day in exchange for a powder formula feed, until all feeds given are from powder formula.

If you are starting your child on formula because you are not producing enough breast milk, you can switch to bottle-feeding or a supplemental nursing system. Start by nursing and then give your child the pumped milk. After that, you can use the formula to make up for the difference.

When your baby is first born, you'll most likely need to give them ready-made formula, since it's the most sterile. You can start giving your baby powdered formula once they're 2 months old.