Baby Feeding
A concern for any new mother is baby feeding. There are a myriad of baby feeding questions that need to be answered before your little one arrives, or begins to bottle feed. How hot should the baby feeding bottles be? How much baby feeding formula to water should I use? What if my baby doesn’t like the bottle or the taste of the formula and what other baby feeding products do I need to get? First of all, take a deep breath and relax. We’ll try to answer as many of your baby feeding questions here as we can.
Many new parents ask if they need a specialized baby feeding seat to make sure that the baby doesn’t choke on the liquid. Actually you can lay your baby flat on his or her back and they should be fine. As for not liking the formula, that is fairly uncommon. Most babies will take to the formula almost immediately and a fair number will have no problems at all switching from breastfeeding to the bottle, and in fact may prefer the bottle, perhaps because it takes less work to get the liquid from the bottle.
As for how warm the bottle should be, it’s should be lukewarm. If you make the formula too cold then the formula won’t dissolve properly, but don’t make it hot enough to burn your baby’s mouth. At first, if you are unsure you can squirt some of the prepared formula onto your skin and see how hot it is, but eventually you’ll get used to making bottles (you’ll be making thousands of them!) that you’ll be able to tell right away by holding the bottle if it is too hot or not.
As for older children who are transitioning from the baby feeding bottles and formula to other types of food there are baby feeding dishes that you can invest in, such as durable plastic utensils and plates and bowls. Of course, one thing you’ll definitely want a few of is sippie cups (unless you really like cleaning juice messes of course). Baby feeding isn’t as hard as it sounds and after a few times, no matter what stage your baby is, you will be an old pro.
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