Bottle feeding your baby

Bottlefeeding While doctors attest that breast feeding is the best and healthiest method of feeding a baby, many parents opt to bottle feed instead. Baby formula has expanded a lot over the years to include all the nutrients that babies need. The only thing, really, that a bottle fed baby lacks is the benefit of the mother’s immune system. While the bonding time isn’t quite as strong for bottle fed babies, they get to share that time with dad as much as mom, and this can have its own benefits. So, if you aren’t able to breast feed or you simply don’t have the desire, unless your baby is born premature, he will likely turn out to be a perfectly healthy baby regardless of whether or not he breast fed.

If you do choose to bottle feed your baby, it is important to know that not all nipples, bottles, or formulas will work for your baby. Every baby is different, and bottles are available in a wide variety, as are formulas. Some nipples and bottles allow more air to escape than others, and some formulas do not sit well on baby’s tummy. This means that bottle feeding is really a trial and error experience, and you should pay close attention to whether or not your baby spits up a lot, or seems to have stomach pain a lot. If either of these are the case, you may want to switch bottles and talk to your pediatrician about switching formulas, as well.

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