Training Baby To Bottle Feed

When bottle feeding keep the teat full of milk otherwise your baby will take in air.

Training baby to bottle feed.

Gently insert the teat into. Use a bottle nipple similar to her pacifier. Support their head so they can breathe and swallow comfortably. If you do decide to offer a breastfeed instead dr kerry advises waiting a few minutes for baby to calm down to avoid an association between refusing the bottle and receiving a breastfeed reward.

Instead of lying down baby should be almost in a seated position with his head on your chest or. Brush the teat against your baby s lips and when your they open their mouth wide let them draw in the teat. Forcing a bottle feed when your baby is upset can cause negative associations to the bottle which can easily be avoided. Don t use honey.

Keep the teat full. Use fast flow teats once you re confident your baby can suck at the pace required and isn t being overwhelmed with the speed of the milk. Try having someone other than you feed her try lots of different nipples mam bottles worked for me but adiri were pretty good too try different positions lying on the sofa bouncy seat etc try feeding her before she gets too hungry try both formula and pumped breastmilk different temperatures of the milk. Generally you should start with slow flow for newborn babies until they get used to bottle feeding then switch to a medium flow.

Hold your baby close in a semi upright position so you can see their face and reassure them by looking into their eyes. Best bottle feeding positions hold baby upright. How to bottle feed your baby feed your baby when they show signs of being hungry. Hold your baby fairly upright for bottle feeds.

If she sucks on a latex pacifier use a latex bottle nipple rather than a. Look out for cues moving head and mouth around sucking on. If your baby is having a hard time try these techniques. Tip the bottle horizontal with only a slight tilt just enough to ensure the teat is filled with milk and not air.

Always give your baby plenty of time to feed. When your baby tastes it she may start sucking to get more.