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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so confused by this thread. Is this specifically a question on how to use recalled formula?? The CDC guidelines make no mention of boiling water and say tap water is generally fine. I was instructed to use distilled water for my full term baby upon discharge from the hospital. I still use it and only avoid tap to avoid any fluoride.  https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/downloads/prepare-store-powered-infant-formula-508.pdf[/quote]

If you read it closely it also says: If your baby is younger than 3 months old, was born prematurely, or has a
weakened immune system, you may want to take extra precautions when preparing infant formula.
Visit https://www.cdc.gov/cronobacter/infection-and-infants.html to learn more

Note the you [b]MAY [/b] want to.   Not you "should" etc.  Only 2-4 infections/year are reported to the CDC it is a rare risk much more rare than burns due to boiling water infants...   In any case I used filtered tap to prepare formula when my baby was less than 3 months and she was fine.  Really depends on resources and risk avoidance.  I would be more risk avoidant if she was a preemie or had immune system or other health issues.  [/quote]

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