Wake your baby to feed him or her if he or she sleeps longer than 4 to 5 hours.
Baby bottle feeding guide.
Formula feed every 2 hours during the day.
Wait two or three days if possible before offering another new food.
The number of bottles and nipples you ll need depends on whether you ll be mostly bottle feeding or mostly breastfeeding.
Isome doctors recommend that you introduce new foods one at a time.
Formula feed every 2 1 2 hours.
Start with 4 or 5 ounce bottles.
Your baby will feed 7 to 9 times per 24 hours.
Formula feeding should be in response to the infant s needs and not based on a predetermined schedule.
Some want to feed more often that others and some want more milk.
Propping a bottle has been linked to an increased risk of ear infections and tooth decay.
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.
Be guided by your baby.
Parents may also find our guide to infant formula and responsive bottle feeding useful.
Whiskers begin to grow around the mouth.
Bottle feeding should be interactive with the caregiver holding both the bottle and the infant.
All babies are different.
The fur begins to grow on the neck and back.
1 to 3 months.
Just follow your baby s lead.
You may eliminate another night feeding.
Throw away any unused formula or breast milk after you have finished bottle feeding your baby.
Your baby will feed around 6 times a day.
He or she will probably want to drink every 3 to 4 hours.
If you re mostly bottle feeding you ll probably want eight to ten bottles and if you re mostly breastfeeding three or four should be enough.
Babies up to 2 months old will drink about 2 to 4 ounces at each feeding.
They need frequent feedings with small amounts of milk.
If he is sucking hard after the milk is over he could be hungry so offer an ounce or two more.
Published by the department of health and the baby friendly initiative this leaflet provides families and health professionals with key information about bottle feeding.
If you re bottle feeding your baby you can use stored breast milk formula or a combination of the two.
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.
Don t leave your baby alone.
Wait three days if your baby or family has a history of allergies it s also a good idea to write down the foods your baby samples.
Amount of formula or breast milk your baby should drink.
When your baby is a newborn their stomach is very small.
Never leave your baby alone to feed with a propped up bottle as they may choke on the milk.
Feed them when they seem hungry and don t worry if they don t finish the bottle.
Try feeding with a 1cc syringe.
