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What Kind Of Water Is Best For Mixing Formula Milk?

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2015

Question: Hi doctor ,

May I know what kind of water is best for mixing with formula and drinking water for babies? Purified ? Mineral? Distilled ? Etc. And if u recommended one do explain the reason. I heard distiller water is the best ? Is it true if not why?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
any drinking water is good enough

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for posting in health care magic

Any kind of water which is drinkable is good for making the formula. Purified, distilled, mineral, all will do for the purpose.

In case of distilled water there are some distilled water available in market for industrial use, you may get confused regarding the distilled water. So it's better to avoid distilled water.

Any water which does not contain harmful germs is considered good for drinking and also to prepare formula. Purification can be done by boiling or any of the purification system available in the market ( like Eureka , XXXXXXX etc)

thank you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E

Follow up: Dr. Sabyasachi Das (47 minutes later)

As I have many choices of bottled water .. Can u recommend between mineral? Purified? Or distilled? Which will be ur best advise and why? Thank you in advance

Answered by Dr. Sabyasachi Das (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
any

Detailed Answer:
Any of them will be good. Just avoid distilled water.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta