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How to Bottle Feed Safely
A baby bottle is a bottle with a nipple to drink directly from. When a mother does not breastfeed then it can be used.
Instructions to handling the baby bottles
1. Clean your hands before going to prepare your baby's bottle.
2. Wash the bottle and nipples, caps in the dish washer, and then sterilize them in water for five minutes.
3. Never put the bottles into the microwave. Because the milk getting very hot.
4. After filling the bottle with breast milk or formula milk you can put it into the refrigerator until you feeding.
5. After freezing the bottle, place the bottle in warm water.
6. Then shake the bottle and test the temperature of the bottle.
Temperature of the Bottle
Before you feed your baby you will need to have the bottle of breast milk or formula at the temperature your baby prefers. This can even be room temperature. It is important that you do not microwave bottles, no matter what is in them, as this will cause hot spots that can burn your baby, even though you may have tested the liquid.
You will need to use either a store bought bottle warmer for your car or home or use the old fashioned, but super effective water method. To use the water method simply take a large cup or bowl and run hot tap water into it. Place the bottle into the water and reduce the flow of water to a trickle so that the bottle is quickly brought to a comfortable temperature.
Before you feed the baby any fluid that has been warmed, check the fluid by placing some on your forearm. It is also important to note that not all babies need warm fluids. Your baby will let you know what temperature s/he likes.
Positioning Your Baby
Hold the baby on your lap with their head in the crook of your arm. Hold your baby at a slightly upright position to eat. Be sure to switch sides, as you would with breastfeeding to provide them with adequate stimulation of both sides of their brain.
To stay comfortable, you may wish to use a pillow or two to help you hold your arm up. This will help prevent you from having a stiff neck or sore upper back while feeding your baby.
Safety Tips for Breast feeding
1. Place conveyed breast milk in the refrigerator and quote the date the bottle before you place into the refrigerator.
2. If the refrigerator has separate door, you can store the breast milk up to 3 months, if it has inside door you can store it up to 2 weeks.
3. If the temperature of the refrigerator is between 32F to 39F, you can store up to 8 days.
4. Make sure that you should smell or taste the milk before giving to your baby whether it is ok or not.
5. After taking out the milk from the refrigerator keep the breast milk in hot water and shake the bottle and test the temperature of the bottle.
Safety Tips for Bottle Feeding
1. Firstly, contact your baby doctor to recommend the brand of milk powder.
2. Clean your hands before going to prepare your baby's bottle.
3. Wash the bottle and nipples, caps in the dish washer, and then sterilize them in water for five minutes.
4. Follow the instructions listed in the milk powder package and mix the powder with Luke warm water and check the temperature before giving.
5. Do not keep the milk powder in the refrigerator.
6. Use the spoon comes with the package, because different brands come with different sizes of spoons.
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