FFing and Boiled Water Qs.
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Topic: FFing and Boiled Water Qs.
Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Subject: FFing and Boiled Water Qs.
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 8:33pm
| at what age is it ohk to not have to worry about boiling water for FF? 3 months when you dont really have to worry about sterilising/boiling bottles n teats etc? |
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Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 8:47pm
I've heard you no longer have to boil water at 3 months if you're on a town supply, otherwise it's 18 months. I'll probably keep boiling until at least 4, just because even *I* don't like the taste of tap water so why would he  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:10pm
| cool thats what i thought. but yeah i dont like the taste either lol. we thinking bout getting on of those big 5L bottles of spring water and using that, then when it runs out, fil it with boiled water since ill be drinking it too.... |
Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:16pm
Kahlia, you could always try filling up bottles at the Speights tap too, that's just plain spring water I think. Or come out to Port Chalmers, our tap water tastes great! 
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Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 9:17pm
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good excuse for a visit if i ever heard one lol.
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 12 May 2010 at 10:10pm
| I still boil the water and sterilise the teats...just not the bottles. More out of habit than anything else though!! I just fill up a second jug with boiled water and use that through the day. |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 7:40am
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Found this that might be helpful - page 5 talks about water.
http://www.healthed.govt.nz/uploads/docs/HE1306.pdf - FF info |
Posted By: MyLilSquishy
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 9:26am
| ooooh thanks Kellz |
Posted By: Helen1
Date Posted: 13 May 2010 at 7:54pm
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We still use boiled water and I sterilise the bottles. The sterilisation is really because I figure that if I miss any milk residue on washing the bottles then they are still okay and safe. The boiled water is just that I leave boied water in the jug and it's just as easy to use that. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 14 May 2010 at 4:44am
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They recommend 6 months for boiled water now. 18 months if tank or bore water. And 3 months for sterilizing. ------------- 
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Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 14 May 2010 at 10:43am
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We still sterilize bottles/teats, but use tap water. Which sounds pretty silly when I think about it.
We use dummies, and as I think we should sterilize those I just do the bottles/teats at the same time. Started using tap water about 7 mths. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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