While you breast feed avoid spicy foods, alcohol and certain medicines. Sometimes breast feeding can also be exhausting and occasionally painful.

If you are using bottles, you know how much baby is getting. You don't have to do all your feeds yourself. Your baby's father can experience the pleasure of feeding. This improves the father - child relationship and also prevents feelings of jealousy You can bottle feed anywhere without embarrassments in the public. Bottle feeding is not tiring. But there are some disadvantages for bottle feeding. If you decide to bottle feed your baby, it is important that you choose the correct type of milk for your baby's age. Making up feed is easy once you get to know how to do it. Full instructions are always given on the container of the milk powder and it is important that you follow them because preparing the feed is important for your baby's health. You must also make sure that your work surfaces and hands are clean. One of the useful tips when bottle feeding is to plan ahead and choose bottles with wide necks. It is better to feed your baby according to his demand- feed him as much or as little as he wants. You can use the weight and age guidelines on can or carton as an approximate guide , but don't worry if the baby wants more or less, because babies appetites vary just like adults do.
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IMPORTANT POINTS

* Don't be tempted to add anything extra because the baby milk has been specially balanced to provide the mix when made up as recommended on the can or carton

* Once a can or carton is opened, the contents must be used within four weeks .

* Never leave your baby alone during feeding.

* Sterilise your babies bottles and teats as this helps to fight bugs which your babies body is not able to fight.

* After making a feed use immediately or put it in the fridge and ...

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