Natural Infant Formula Recipe

Baby and bottle

A natural infant formula recipe is one option for new moms who are struggling with milk production or whose milk production has waned. Homemade formulas may be more easily tolerated by an infant's digestive system compared to commercial formulas, when breast milk is not available. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies drink breast milk or formula, not cow's milk, in the first year of life. For the first four to six months, a baby's sole nutrition will come in liquid form. The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and other health agencies have concerns about the nutritional value of homemade formulas. Parents and health advocates are also concerned about dangerous chemicals sometimes found in commercially available formulas. Parents and their pediatricians need to weigh the benefits of homemade formulas vs. commercial formulas when breast milk is not available...continues below

Resource

• Substitute Formulas for Breast Milk
• FAQs on Homemade Baby Formula

Warnings

• Avoid natural infant formula recipes containing fish oil, almond milk or soy milk if allergies to those substances are present in your family.
• Adjust the ingredients if the formula is making baby vomit. Start with a different base (rice, soy, goat's milk) or remove any nutritional yeast if you added some.
• Do not freeze homemade formula.

Ingredients

• 1 cup Brown rice
• Colander
• 10 cups Water
• Cheesecloth
• Large pan
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 of a 1,000 IU Beta-carotene capsule
• 1 tsp. Coconut oil
• 1 drop Wheat germ oil
• 200 mcg. Liquid folic acid
• Medicine dropper
• 1/8 tsp. Powdered ginger
• 1/8 tsp. Fine sea salt

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Skill

• 4

Tips

• Rice milk may be purchased or made at home.
• At four to six months, depending on the baby's development, rice cereal and vegetables may be introduced in addition to natural baby formula.
• If the pediatrician recommends adding iron to the formula at five months, include a drop of molasses.
• Blend the formula with a blender before serving if the ingredients are separating.