Underfeeding Baby
This is rare in bottlefed babies. Your baby should be fed on demand and not at set times; demands may vary from day to day. If your child consistently seems fretful after he drains each bottle, he may well e hungry. Offer him an extra 2 fluid [...]
Reduce Baby Night Feedings
At first your baby won’t be able to sleep for more than two or four hours at a time without waking with hunger. Once he reaches a weight about 11 pounds (5 kilograms), try to stretch the time between feedings until you are getting about six [...]
How to Make Baby Formula
Equipment The equipment should be rinsed with hot water and drained before use.
Bottles and lids
Plastic knife
Measuring spoon from formula package
Funnel
Nipples and rings
Caps
Measuring cup
Measuring Using the measuring scoop provided with [...]
The Flow of Milk
The hole in the nipple should allow the milk to flow in a steady stream of several drops per second when the bottle is inverted.
If the hole is too large, your baby will get too much too fast and splutter; if it is too small, your baby will [...]
Baby Milk Formula
Using a ready-made formula is more straightforward than mixing your own, but strict rules of hygiene should still be observed.
Before opening the can, scrub the top, paying particular attention to the cutting edge
Use a very clean can opener [...]
Baby Formulas
A variety of baby formulas are available, all carefully formulated to make them as close as possible to breast milk: in fact, formula has added vitamin D and iron, levels of which are quite low in breast milk.
Most formulas are based [...]
Cleaning Baby Bottles
Cleaning the bottles Use a bottle brush and warm soapy water to remove all traces of milk from the bottles. Rinse them.
Cleaning the nipples Rinse the nipples thoroughly. Remove all traces of milk by rubbing them with salt.
Soaking the equipment [...]