Eating tips for bottle-feeding mums
Bottle-feeding mums need fewer calories than breastfeeding mums. Nursing mums need an extra 2500 kilojoules a day to produce milk, whereas bottle feeding mums do not have any extra energy requirements. The key to healthy eating for bottle-feeding ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - nutrition
Infant formula is a good alternative when breast milk is not available. Some formulas have special nutrients added to make them like breast milk. Infant formula or breast milk should be the main source of milk for all babies less than 12 months ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding with formula
Bottle feeding your baby with infant formula will require bottles with caps and teats, formula and sterilising equipment. Infant formula is an alternative choice to breast milk. If your equipment is cleaned well and the formula is prepared ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - safety issues
Bottle-feeding equipment can harbour bacteria if not properly handled, cleaned and sterilised. Other potential hazards include incorrectly preparing artificial formula and overheating the milk. If you are not breastfeeding your baby, you need to ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding with expressed breast milk
Bottle-feeding with breast milk is common and safe if done properly. Breast milk can be expressed by hand, or with a manual or electric breast pump. Breast milk must be collected and stored correctly to prevent the risk of bacterial growth. It is ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - other milk drinks
Cows' milk that comes straight from the farm and is not treated at a milk factory should be boiled for toddlers and young children. Milk that is sold in shops and has been treated has been both pasteurised and homogenised. This means it has been ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - additions to baby formulas
The makers of baby formulas are always trying to make the formulas as close to breast milk as they can. Recently some formula makers have added long-chain polyunsaturated (LCP) fatty acids and some have added beta-carotene and probiotics. These ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - preparing bottles and formula
We know that breastfeeding is the normal way to feed babies but babies also do well if they need to be bottle fed. . Propping a bottle for the baby to feed by himself is also not safe. [... more]
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Bottle feeding - water and other drinks
There has been some confusion about when to boil water and other drinks for babies and when to sterilise equipment. There does not appear to be any relevant research for Australian conditions. The following information is recommended as the most ... [... more]
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Bottle feeding - soy infant formulas
Soy infant formulas are infant formulas based on soy milk. Like other infant formulas they are specially prepared to meet the food needs of babies. Where a baby is unable to have cow's milk because of cow's milk allergy or lactose intolerance soy ... [... more]
Child & Youth Health |
Eating tips for breastfeeding mums
Breastfeeding mums need more kilojoules than bottle feeding mums - an extra 2500 kilojoules (that's 600 calories) per day, in fact! Producing milk uses up a lot of energy - which explains why nursing mums often lose the fat built up during ... [... more]
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Dental care - preventing infant tooth decay
Babies and toddlers need care for their teeth and gums. Dental caries (tooth decay) can occur in babies. Breastfeeding can protect teeth. Bottle feeding should be monitored. Babies and toddlers should not drink juices or soft drinks. Babies and ... [... more]
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