How to Bottle Feed With Love
When you have your baby, you choose to either breast or bottle feed. Although breastfeeding has many nutritional benefits, it is not the way every mother wants to feed her baby, or is able to feed her baby. If you have chosen to bottle feed your baby, you can still mimic the bonding experience of breastfeeding and make it enjoyable for both you and your baby. You can bottle feed with love. Here are some basic ways.
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When bottle feeding your baby, it is important to make eye-to-eye contact. Not only is this beneficial for the bonding experience, but it is associated with optimal brain development. This simple technique can foster immense attachment to your newborn.
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Hold your baby skin to skin, if possible. Simply unbuttoning your shirt and holding your baby belly to belly will encourage closeness. If you are out in public and feel uncomfortable, you can use a shawl or blanket to cover up with. Your partner can also do this technique with baby and encourage bonding.
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Always remain in contact with your baby and be aware of when he is done feeding. Watch his cues, such as pulling away or fussing, as if you were breastfeeding.
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Take your time and enjoy feeding your baby; don't rush your baby through any of his feedings. Instead, talk to him, stroke his face and hold him close as you feed him. Make it an enjoyable time together.
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Feel confident about your decision to bottle feed. Breastfeeding is not always the best decision for every parent. Medical circumstances, religious beliefs or work schedules can inhibit breastfeeding. Bottle fed babies can thrive well with the appropriate care from their mothers. Stay loving and continue to pass on those loving emotions to your baby through feeding her.
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Tips & Warnings
Never prop up your baby's bottle. Propping the bottle up is not only dangerous and can cause choking, but it also detaches you from the experience.
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nonnieyrissa
Jun 02, 2010
I breastfed and bottle fed my children and this is great advice. The funny thing is we announced the pregnancy of my first biological son at our families 4th of July celebration only to find out we were not alone. My Mother(fathers second wife who raised me after my mother died when I was very young) was also pregnant finally! She thought she had went through her change and surprise! She hadn't completely. I was 21 and she was 41. We delivered Tristiano and Delia only a few weeks apart and at the time she had planned to bottle as she works for the Senate and would be going back to work when Delia was about 2 months old, she ended up waiting almost 6 months and the setting a flex schedule of 3 days in the office/2 to 3 at home with quite a bit of office pump breaks after she was asked if she wanted to just try nursing Delia after her birth. Prior to that she had not understood my... -
raysolution
Jun 02, 2010
yah, some babies just need extra, there is nothing wrong with giving the bottle. your advice is very sweet. 5*
