Bottle-fed infants · Feeding & nutrition · 4 MIN LESSON

Bottle feeds with pauses.

Hold your baby, follow their cues, and avoid propped bottles.

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Responsive bottle feeding: pauses, fullness and holding your baby

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Hold your baby for the feed. Angle the bottle rather than holding it straight upright, and allow pauses.

Stop when fullness cues appear. Do not prop a bottle, leave it in the mouth, or put a baby to bed with one.

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