Similac

Small, convenient packet is designed for easy mixing.
• For fortifying preterm human milk; has the full range of essential vitamins and minerals.
• Commercially sterile and meets the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) recommendation to use liquid for NICU feedings.
• Packet is simple to open.
• Low iron level provides flexibility to add iron as needed.
• Halal.
• Kosher; made with dairy ingredients.

Safety Precautions

• Add only to human milk - do not add water.
• Unless directed by a physician, this formula is not intended for feeding low-birth weight infants after achieving a body weight of 3600 g (approximately 8 lbs)
• This product is nutritionally incomplete by itself and is designed to be added to human breast milk.
• Additional iron may be necessary.
• Tolerance to enteral feedings should be confirmed by offering small volumes of unfortified human milk.
• Once enteral feeding is well established, Similac Human Milk Fortifier Concentrated Liquid can be added to human milk.
• Follow directions as specified on carton. Improper dilution may be harmful.
• Never use a microwave oven to warm feedings. Serious burns can result.

Immediate Use

• Pour desired quantity of human milk into sterile feeding container.
• Product separation is normal. Massage contents until uniform.
• To open packet, tear top off completely along perforation.
• Add contents to human milk and shake until mixed well. Once bottle feeding begins, use within one hour or discard.

When Stored

• Divide unused fortified human milk into individual bottles or syringes. Refrigerate and use within 24 hours.
• After refrigeration, warm to room temperature. Settling may occur; shake for 10 seconds or until mixed well. Feed promptly.
• For syringes, allow 5 mL headspace for mixing. Feed vertically, tip down.