Making formula for your baby seems like a pretty simple job because everything has the recipe ready. Not where! A lot of moms have made, are and will make some mistakes when making baby formula! Are you like that?
If you are still wondering, you should choose a pacifier and a bottle for your baby according to your baby's age
1 / Select nipples
If you are wondering what kind of nipple to choose for your baby, your best bet is based on your age. Most manufacturers today have divided categories based on the age of the baby. After about 2-3 months of use, mothers should change nipples for children.
There are two types of knobs: rubber and silicon. Compared to silicone knobs, rubber knobs are softer but smelly and prone to deformation. So, if the baby has a habit of biting the nipples when breastfeeding, mothers should choose a silicon nipple for the baby.
2 / Bottle of milk
For babies under 1 year old, mothers should not let babies use glass bottles because they are quite heavy for babies and are at risk of breaking. If you choose a plastic bottle, you must pay special attention to the words "BPA free" on the packaging.
Each baby has a different diet. Therefore, mothers should also pay attention to this when choosing a bottle for their baby . If the baby suckles a little, the mother chooses a bottle that is too big, the outside air will overflow into the bottle and make the baby gasp and indigestible.
If you see an old bottle with scratches or cracks, you should replace it with a new bottle to ensure hygiene for your baby.
3 / Clean the bottle
Should boil the bottle and the teat 5 minutes before use, If more careful, you can use the steamer to sterilize bottles.
“Beginning Lessons” on how to choose a bottle of milk. Bottles, sterilization facilities and clean water are indispensable parts when you feed your baby using formula. The following notes when choosing a bottle will help mothers prepare safe milk rations for babies
4 / Warm up milk
Ideally, you should feed your baby as soon as you make formula. If you can't feed your baby right away, you can store the milk in the refrigerator. Absolutely do not heat milk in the microwave, as this can burn the mouth and lose vitamins in the milk.
To warm the bottle, mothers should pour a little hot water into a glass (contain enough bottles), then let the bottle warm up for about 5 minutes. Before breastfeeding, you should check the temperature by dripping a little milk on the wrist.
Preparing milk is more convenient for the mother, but not good for the baby!
5 / Mistakes that mothers often make when breastfeeding
- Mix milk with too cold or too hot water: If the temperature is too high, some nutrients in milk such as lysine, folic acid, vitamin B are easily lost. Conversely, if the water is too cold, the milk will not dissolve completely. Water for baby formula must not be below 70 degrees C.
- Not mixing the correct dosage instructions on the package: With the thought that mixing thicker milk will help children absorb more nutrients, many mothers intentionally mix thicker milk than the manufacturer's instructions. In fact, before launching the market, the manufacturer has studied quite carefully about the osmotic concentration as well as the balance ratio between the ingredients for the most easily absorbed baby. Therefore, if you mix condensed milk, your baby will find it difficult or impossible to digest the nutrients in it.
Choosing breastmilk according to ingredients Breast milk is best for a baby's development. However, when conditions do not allow, many mothers have to rely on help from formula milk. And at this time, many mothers feel "dizzy" when looking at the table of nutritional ingredients printed on the milk box. MarryBaby will share some composition comparisons ...
- Prepare milk: Mixing milk for the next use can save mothers a lot of time, but not good for the baby at all. Milk is a great environment to "feed" bacteria. After mixing 2 hours, the number of bacteria in milk will increase more than 200 times.
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