Feeding Guide for a Baby
Providing for your baby’s nourishment is more than just a dietary issue. It also has something to do with comfort and nurturing. A multitude of first-time parents have, in fact, turned to various “my first baby” books, guides and new baby products for some advice on feeding their babies. Apart from being an excellent way to increase parent-and-baby bonding time, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to just talk to your little bundle of joy.
Since it is your first-time to care for your baby, you definitely need not only to you must not only establish routines for the new baby but also to get hold of all the useful feeding tips you can muster. For starters, take a crack at learning some of the basics of feeding your newborn.
Bottle Feeding
If you choose to feed your newborn with bottled milk, make sure that you prepare everything you need in advance. Just not so far ahead, though, because feeding your little one with spoiled milk is definitely a big “no-no” in parenting.
Remember to have the bottled formula or breast milk at the temperature your baby can tolerate. This can range from lukewarm to room temperature. It is also important to avoid using the microwave for heating the milk up. Doing so will produce hotspots that can injure your baby even if you’ve already checked the liquid’s temperature.
When feeding time comes, hold your baby on your lap while supporting his or her head in the bend of your arm. Try to switch sides from time to time, as you would when breastfeeding, so as to supply ample stimulation on both hemispheres of the brain.
Place the bottle nipple into the baby’s mouth as soon as he or she turns to root. See to it that the nipple is filled with milk as the baby has a tendency to gulp down too much air from a half-filled nipple. To terminate a feeding session, simply remove the bottle from your baby’s mouth.
When giving solids to your little one, make sure that your food serving suggetions are not hot and not to big in size. Because at the end of the day your baby is what really counts. And you know your baby appreciates all the care you give him. He shows it with that irresistable, sweet toothless smile.
Written by algrani on February 4th, 2010 with
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