Bottle Feeding:10 hygiene tips to prevent your child getting sick

Only breastfeeding till 6 months and for 2 years with other foods will help your child’s development and a strong immunity system.

But you may need to bottle feed your baby for various reasons. In this cases, you need to follow mentioned 10 rules to feed your baby in order to protect them from various types of diseases.

1. Cleanliness: You must clean baby’s feeding bottle, nipple and spoon with boiled water. Because the Rotavirus, which is responsible for diarrhea and vomiting in children can spread through unclean-feeder and nipple.

2. Follow the Accurate and convenient method: Feed your baby in their convenient position. You can use pillow or cushion to make them comfortable.

3. Be Careful While Feeding: You need to give break and let them burp while feeding. Otherwise, they will feel uncomfortable and can try to vomit.

4. Be Patient: Don’t lose hope if your baby doesn't want to be feed through the bottle. Be patient and try, your baby will be habituated with time.

5. Be Careful to Boil the Milk: You must have to check the warmness of milk before feeding the baby. You can use warm or cold water in a pot put the bottle for some time to get the perfect temperature.

6. Use Separate Brush: Use different brushes to clean the feeder and nipple and cover the nipple after cleaning and drying.

7. The process of Cleaning: Boiling the feeding bottle twice a day can keep it germ-free. But before boiling you must clean the bottle with liquid or powder soap or bottle cleaner and brush. After cleaning properly put the lid on it.

8. Use Multiple Feeder & Follow the Instruction: You can use multiple bottles to feed your baby at different times. By this, you can have enough time to clean them properly. Change the nipple every 3 or 4 months and feeder every year.

You must have to follow the instruction provided with the milk container and use the right measurement of water and milk. Otherwise, your baby may suffer from dehydration or upset stomach.

9. Keep the Brushes Clean: You have to keep clean the cleaning brushes as well as the bottle. After cleaning, dry them and put in a box to avoid insects.

10. While Buying Feeder: You should always buy feeder of a renowned company with an expired date. You can also choose them with pictures which will make your baby interested in food.

You may have to bottle feed your baby for various reason but never try this without the strong one. Because there are no other alternatives of breastfeeding for baby's health.

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