Bottle Feeding Tips
Bottlefeeding is straightforward, but you will need to make sure that your baby can swallow properly, and that he is not taking in air with the milk.
Never leave your baby with the bottle propped up on a pillow or cushion; it can be [...]
Bottle Feeding Routine
Bottlefed babies tend to be fed less frequently than breastfed ones. This is because formula takes longer to digest and contains slightly more protein, and therefore delays hunger longer. A four-hourly regimen of six feedings a day seems to [...]
Warming Baby Bottles
Some mothers like to warm the bottle, though it will be perfectly all right if it has simply been brought to room temperature. Many babies like their bottles cold. Don’t warm the bottle in a microwave; that may create “hot spots” in the [...]
Bottle Feeding Baby
Giving the bottle Gently stroke your baby’s nearest cheek to elicit her sucking reflex. Insert the nipple carefully into her mouth. If you push the nipple too far back she may gag on it.
Feeding Make feeding times as pleasant as possible [...]
Baby Bottle Feeding
Make yourself comfortable and support your arms well. Hold your baby half-sitting with her head in the crook of your elbow and her back along your forearm; this will allow her to swallow safely and easily. Keep your face close to hers and talk [...]
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 [...]