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when your baby is bottle-feeding it's
important to control the flow of breast
milk or formula coming out of the bottle
so they can feed at a comfortable pace
paste bottle feeding is a technique that
allows your baby to drink more slowly
and take breaks helping to prevent over
feeding and choking this video will show
you how use bottles that have a wide
based slow flow nipple hold your baby in
an upright position supporting their
head and neck with your hand touch your
baby's upper lip with the bottle nipple
to encourage your baby to open their
mouth wide let your baby pull the nipple
into their mouth you don't want to force
it the nipple should not be full of milk
when feeding hold the bottle
horizontally so that the nipple is
partially full this slows the flow of
milk allowing your baby to drink at
their own pace count your babies sucks
and swallows if your baby doesn't take a
breath every 3 to 5 sucks remove the
bottle and take a few seconds rest so
your baby can breathe never prop a
bottle in your baby's mouth this is
dangerous and can cause choking and over
feeding when feeding your baby watch for
signs of over feeding or choking these
include swallowing quickly without
taking a breath milk spilling out of
their mouth flaring nostrils or their
eyes opening widely stiffening of arms
and legs or lips turning blue
immediately remove the bottle if your
baby shows any of these signs babies
always swallow air while feeding burping
your baby helps release that air if your
baby is getting cranky pulling or
bending their legs arching their back or
pulling away from the bottle they may
need to be burped look for signs that
your baby is full and finished feeding
these can include pressing their lips
together letting go of the nipple
turning their head to the side no longer
sucking and falling asleep
leftover milk must be thrown out after
your baby has finished feeding harmful
bacteria can develop even after a short
while paste bottle feeding may take some
time to learn but will come with
practice have fun getting to know your
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