1 to 3 months.
Baby bottle feeding guide.
Don t leave your baby alone.
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.
When your baby is a newborn their stomach is very small.
You may eliminate another night feeding.
Amount of formula or breast milk your baby should drink.
Parents may also find our guide to infant formula and responsive bottle feeding useful.
Babies up to 2 months old will drink about 2 to 4 ounces at each feeding.
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.
Published by the department of health and the baby friendly initiative this leaflet provides families and health professionals with key information about bottle feeding.
Just follow your baby s lead.
Formula feeding should be in response to the infant s needs and not based on a predetermined schedule.
If he is sucking hard after the milk is over he could be hungry so offer an ounce or two more.
Formula feed every 2 hours during the day.
Feedings take place 6 to 8 times in 24 hours.
Your baby will feed 7 to 9 times per 24 hours.
Some want to feed more often that others and some want more milk.
If the baby refuses the bottle after half the feed do not insist on finishing wait for an hour and offer the milk again.
Wake your baby to feed him or her if he or she sleeps longer than 4 to 5 hours.
Be guided by your baby.
Bottle feeding should be interactive with the caregiver holding both the bottle and the infant.
Your baby will feed around 6 times a day.
The number of bottles and nipples you ll need depends on whether you ll be mostly bottle feeding or mostly breastfeeding.
The fur begins to grow on the neck and back.
Try feeding with a 1cc syringe.
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.
Wait two or three days if possible before offering another new food.
Throw away any unused formula or breast milk after you have finished bottle feeding your baby.
Isome doctors recommend that you introduce new foods one at a time.
Feed them when they seem hungry and don t worry if they don t finish the bottle.
Whiskers begin to grow around the mouth.
Never leave your baby alone to feed with a propped up bottle as they may choke on the milk.
Propping a bottle has been linked to an increased risk of ear infections and tooth decay.
Formula feed every 2 1 2 hours.
He or she will probably want to drink every 3 to 4 hours.
When baby bottle feeding you need to go by your baby s cues.
They need frequent feedings with small amounts of milk.
Possums usually do not suckle well but may lap from the end of the syringe.
Start with 4 or 5 ounce bottles.
