Baby Bottle Feeding Guide

Wake your baby to feed him or her if he or she sleeps longer than 4 to 5 hours.

Baby bottle feeding guide.

Isome doctors recommend that you introduce new foods one at a time. Bottle feeding should be interactive with the caregiver holding both the bottle and the infant. Whiskers begin to grow around the mouth. When your baby is a newborn their stomach is very small.

Wait two or three days if possible before offering another new food. Your baby will feed 7 to 9 times per 24 hours. Be guided by your baby. Try feeding with a 1cc syringe.

If he is sucking hard after the milk is over he could be hungry so offer an ounce or two more. Propping a bottle has been linked to an increased risk of ear infections and tooth decay. Feedings take place 6 to 8 times in 24 hours. It is intended to be used as a teaching aid when health professionals are explaining how to make up feeds as safely as possible to parents who have chosen to bottle feed.

Start with 4 or 5 ounce bottles. He or she will probably want to drink every 3 to 4 hours. They need frequent feedings with small amounts of milk. Formula feeding should be in response to the infant s needs and not based on a predetermined schedule.

1 to 3 months. Published by the department of health and the baby friendly initiative this leaflet provides families and health professionals with key information about bottle feeding. Never leave your baby alone to feed with a propped up bottle as they may choke on the milk. Formula feed every 2 1 2 hours.

Feed them when they seem hungry and don t worry if they don t finish the bottle. Parents may also find our guide to infant formula and responsive bottle feeding useful. Babies up to 2 months old will drink about 2 to 4 ounces at each feeding. The number of bottles and nipples you ll need depends on whether you ll be mostly bottle feeding or mostly breastfeeding.

Formula feed every 2 hours during the day. When baby bottle feeding you need to go by your baby s cues. If the baby refuses the bottle after half the feed do not insist on finishing wait for an hour and offer the milk again. Your baby will feed around 6 times a day.

As a general rule babies need approximately 2 5 ounces of formula per day for every pound they weigh. Some want to feed more often that others and some want more milk. Don t leave your baby alone. Throw away any unused formula or breast milk after you have finished bottle feeding your baby.

If you re bottle feeding your baby you can use stored breast milk formula or a combination of the two. Possums usually do not suckle well but may lap from the end of the syringe. You may eliminate another night feeding. Just follow your baby s lead.

All babies are different. The fur begins to grow on the neck and back.