Does the child receive too little or too much artificial mixture?

Signs that your child is getting too little of a mixture:

• lag in weight gain;

• decrease in the amount of urine;

• sagging wrinkled skin of the child;

• constant crying.

Signs that your child receives too much of the mixture in each feeding:

• the baby has a lot of regurgitation or

begins vomiting immediately after feeding;

• paroxysmal pain in the abdomen( the child pulls the legs to the strained stomach) immediately after feeding;

• The child is gaining weight too fast.

If these signs of overfeeding occur, offer the baby a smaller amount of the mixture more often, let the baby one or two times regurgitate during feeding and from time to time give the bottle just with water and not with the mixture.

giving her a lazy habit of capturing the nipple. The most simple to use is the standard nipple with a wide base, which the child is most easily tightly wrap around the lips.

If you are feeding your baby solely from a bottle, just experiment with different types of nipples to find out which is best for your-

Three types of nipples( from left to right):

pull-out, standard spherical,

orthodontic.

th child. If a child gets both a bottle and a breast, use a pacifier with a wide base.

Before the first use, boil the artificial nipples for five minutes to partially get rid of the rubber taste, and also to sterilize them. To prevent the child from choking on the nipple, carefully follow the precautions indicated by the manufacturer on the package. If a nip appears on the nipple or it bursts, discard it. Some nipples are available with different hole sizes for different types of fluids and children of different ages. The opening in the nipple should be large enough to let one drop of liquid flow out of it every second when you hold the full bottle upside down and do not shake it. Large nipples with larger holes for older children are also available.

Accessories. For preparation of mixtures, the following items should be kept:

• tongs or two large spoons;

• opener knife, or can opener( for opening metal cans with mixtures);

• Bottle brush;

• large saucepan( with lid) for sterilization;

• clean towels.

Sterilization

The dishwasher with a water temperature of at least 82 ° C will sterilize the bottles and all accessories adequately. Or try the following sterilization process.(Sterilize at once six bottles or a day's supply.)

• After rinsing thoroughly rinse the bottle and pacifier in running warm water and leave on a clean towel near the sink ready for the next sterilization.

• Flush all accessories in hot soapy water, rinse thoroughly with hot water and remove milk powder with a brush to clean the bottles.

• Place a towel on the bottom of a large saucepan. Immerse into the water open bottles, nipples and other accessories( put the bottles on one side so that they fill with water) and boil for ten minutes under the lid. Allow to cool to room temperature under the lid. Take the bottles and nipples with tongs or spoons and put the bottles with their necks down on a clean towel next to the nipples and lids. Allow to dry.