How am I supposed to make baby formula since you re not supposed to use fluoridated water for infants under six months of age?
(Back to Top) It s always best to talk to your baby s doctor about your child s health care but most pediatricians recommend using bottled or distilled water to make infant formula. Additionally, since fluoride concentration in breast milk is very low, there is also no evidence that breast feeding while drinking fluoridated water presents any problem whatsoever to the nursing infant. In fact, breastfeeding women who drink fluoridated water have children with less fluorosis than children who were formula fed. Standard references state there are no contraindications to either pregnancy or breastfeeding while drinking water in the concentration found in community fluoridated water sources. Additionally, the only side effect of taking in too much fluoride in first three years of life is an increase of non injurious and seldom cosmetically visible dental fluorosis.
