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Question: Baby crying during feeding
Q: “My daughter is 10 weeks old and cries half way through each feed. She becomes very distressed and is very hard to calm down. She has being doing this for five weeks. My health visitor put her on soya milk which helped for a couple of weeks but the problem has now started again. She…
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Introducing a bottle for feeding
Feeding from a bottle uses a different technique to feeding from the breast, and you may find that your baby takes a little time to get used to it. In fact, some babies seem to be determined that they will never get used to it, and moving to mixed feeding can become a distressing and worrying event. If…
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Are baby bottles toxic? : Bisphenol A
Each year approximately 720, 000 babies are born in the UK, and by 6 weeks old more than three quarters are completely bottle fed, while many more have at least one feed a day from a bottle. However, just how safe is your baby’s bottle? Recent claims suggest that a potentially toxic substance in plastic, known as Bisphenol A, or…
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Making up a formula bottle
Follow the instructions on the formula milk tin carefully. The ratio of powder to water has been carefully calculated to give optimum nutrition. Because powdered infant and follow-on formulas are not sterile they can contain harmful bacteria. So it is important touse hot water, at 70C, to make up the bottles (use fresh tap water to fill the kettle,…
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Pros and cons of Bottle feeding
We look at the pros and cons of bottle feeding PROS The responsibility for feeds can be evenly divided between yourself and your partner. This is particularly useful when you are back at work Sharing the feeding can also mean that fathers enjoy a close bond with babies from the time that they are born, although of…
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Sterilising bottles
It is important to sterilise all feeding equipment regularly. Bottles should be cleaned and sterilised after each feed. This will reduce chances of any bacteria passing to your baby through contaminated bottles. Take bottle and teat apart and rinse them out Wash them in hot water with a weak detergent solution Use a brush to ensure that…
Making up a bottle : formula milk
Follow the instructions on the formula milk tin carefully. The ratio of powder to water has been carefully calculated to give optimum nutrition. Because powdered infant and follow-on formulas are not sterile they can contain harmful bacteria. So it is important touse hot water, at 70C, to make up the bottles (use fresh tap water to fill the…
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New mums scared of breastfeeding in public
New mums across Britain are terrified at the thought of breastfeeding in public, according to a new survey. In fact, 38 per cent of doting mothers can be found hiding in public lavatories – preferring to feed there than face disapproving glares from strangers. A fifth of mums are so worried about other people’s opinions…
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Feeding your baby when travelling
When you are travelling you will need consider a variety of food and feeding related products to help you. Highchairs There are several styles of travelling highchair: A folding highchair which is compact enough to go into the car boot A fabric harness design chair cover which fits onto almost any dining chair, very lightweight A clip-on fabric…
Bottles for bottle feeding
For full-time bottle feeding you’ll need six to eight 250ml bottles. Bottles are usually sold with teats, although these can also be bought separately You’ll find that bottles come in a surprising variety of designs. Standard bottles can be used with several types of teat, and come in 60ml, 125ml and 250ml sizes and may be sold in…
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