u/Gingerbredmum

4th time formula feeding mom but first time using kendamil. My lo is 9 weeks old and we just weaned from bf and he’s doing well on kendamil so far. I’ve been mixing the formula in bottles cause I thought it was like all the other powder formula but the bubbles annoy me so I figured I’d do the pitcher method. *Now* I know it says to boil water to sterilize the formula for the pitcher method but I did the pitcher method with my other 3 (using similac and Enfamil) without boiling the water and I don’t remember the can saying you needed to so I just poured distilled water in the pitcher, mixed in the formula, and put it in the fridge for 24 hours. I thought no powder formula is sterile, so is kendamil at a more increased risk for bacteria over the US brands? Does anyone just use distilled water and no boiling for the pitcher method? I’m confused how you can heat up the formula with the boiled water for sterilizing and then refrigerate it for the day and then reheating that same formula in a warmer for bottles without it introducing more bacteria. 10 years ago when I had my first my pediatrician said I didn’t need to sterilize anything after the first 8 weeks. Someone please explain it to me 😫