If you are planing on bottle feeding your new born or you already are bottle feeding your infant it is important that you handle the bottles correctly to avoid your baby from being unhealthy. You should want to do anything you can to keep your baby healthy. Keep your baby's bottles clean and stored in the fridge to prevent any harmful bacteria or germs that could cause stomach problems.

Wash all bottles, nipples, and bottle caps in warm water with a mild soap, or in the dishwasher. When you have washed the bottles rinse then and out them in boiling water for five minutes prior to filling them with formula or breast milk.

Prior to mixing the baby's formula you should boil the water that you will be using and let it cool. When the water is boiled it takes most of the additives out that could ham your baby. Which is similar to mixes sometimes. Use a bottle only one time then clean it again using the same process.

If you need to take any formula out with your baby, be sure that it is drank by your baby within an hour if it is mixed or if it is breast milk. Obviously, this has nothing to do with bottles typically. Another great option if you are formula feeding your baby is to use powered formula and take the boiled water separately this will let you mix the formula when it is needed.

Opened formula doesn't keep for very long. Amy formula that is mixed and not used within a twenty four hour period should be thrown away. Ready use formula that is opened is good for 48 hour after it has been opened, just like bottles usually. Powered formula is good for one month after it has been opened. Any formula that is not used in the bottle that your baby has drank out of should be thrown out so germs will not multiply.