What is the best bottle feeding technique?
A. Make time for your baby’s bottle, get comfortable and establish close contact with your baby during and after the feed. • Encourage your baby to open their mouth wide by touching the teat of the bottle to their lips. • As they open their mouth, gently introduce the teat making sure their tongue is down. • Your baby’s lips should be around the wide part of the teat at the bottom. • Tilt the bottle so that the teat is always full of milk. This will prevent your baby swallowing air as they feed. • Your baby will naturally release the bottle when they need a break or fall asleep. • Allow your baby to decide when they have had enough. Do not encourage them to finish the whole bottle as they may prefer to take less milk at some feeds.
