Your baby is the best
indicator of when to feed—when your baby wakes and
seems hungry. Feeding patterns develop usually in the
first month...but a bottle-fed baby usually want to eat
every three to five hours. In the first day of life your
baby may only take one-ounce in twenty-four hours
similar to a breastfed baby, but each day after babies
usually take between one-half to two ounces of formula a
feeding and will feed for 15 to 30 minutes. Let your
baby decide how often and how much. Throw away any
unused formula—bacteria will breed in the left-overs.
Similar to breastfed
babies they like their milk warm, but will take it cold.
If you're warming the formula it is recommended to stand
the bottle in warm water for five to ten minutes. Test
the temperature of the formula on the inside of your
wrist before giving it to the baby. Heating it in the
microwave may heat unevenly and parts of the milk may be
too hot and burn your baby's mouth.
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