Starting Bottle Feeding

Your baby’s bottle, nipples and the equipment used to prepare the milk need scrupulous attention to prevent a build-up of bacteria. The amount of equipment you buy depends on which type of formula you use and on how you organize your sterilizing.... Read more

Food And Growth

New babies need as much breast milk or properly made formula as they willingly drink and the offer of some cooled boiled water a couple of times each day. They do not need anything else until they are at least three months old. Once the birthweight has... Read more

Burping, Bubbling, Or Bringing Up Air

There is always air in your baby’s stomach. He swallows some while crying or just breathing as well as when he feeds. If you feed with the baby in a fairly upright position, the heavier milk will find its way to the bottom of the stomach and the... Read more

Bottle Feeding Basics

If you are formula feeding your baby before one year of age, a commercially prepared formula is recommended. Evaporated milk formulas are not as well suited to your baby’s nutritional needs. Whole, 2 percent, 1 percent, skim, and goat’s milk... Read more

Bottle Feeding

. . . but a baby can revel in bottle-feeding too. We have no real alternative to the breast-fed baby’s colostrum, so while the bottle-fed baby may start life with one or two drinks of sugared water, formula will be offered by the second day. This... Read more