{"id":1689,"date":"2023-08-17T06:38:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T06:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=1689"},"modified":"2023-08-21T05:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:51:36","slug":"infant-feeding-0-4-months","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=1689","title":{"rendered":"Infant feeding 0-4 months"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1689\" class=\"elementor elementor-1689\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e543c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"6e543c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806bf84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"806bf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infant Feeding - 0 - 4 months<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd7d13 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5cd7d13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grid_columns_grid&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:3,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;grid_rows_grid&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;grid_rows_grid_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;,&quot;grid_outline&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;grid_columns_grid_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;grid_columns_grid_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;grid_rows_grid_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;fr&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64250a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f64250a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ideal food<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8798405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8798405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Feeding Pattern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3bebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e3bebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial Pattern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a691354 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a691354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69f01b elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d69f01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Breast Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction to bottle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Night Feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-968d075 elementor-align-center elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"968d075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Modification to the formula<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Sterilisation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intervals of feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#sec7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Technique of feeding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sec8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contraindications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a734c1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a734c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec1\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827b8e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"827b8e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d8773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77d8773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IDEAL FOOD<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04532a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04532a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Breast milk is the ideal food for your baby. The baby till 4-5 months of age requires no other food. You may have heard of women who didn\u2019t seem to have enough milk or who had other serious problems in nursing. This mostly happens because the mothers don\u2019t really understand breastfeeding. This is not surprising since most of us don\u2019t have a chance to learn about breastfeeding. Indian mothers secrete 450-600 ml of milk daily with 1.2gm protein content. The energy value is 70 Kcals per 100ml.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1da856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1da856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advantages of breastfeeding:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fbecb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09fbecb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Safe, hygienic, cheap and available to infant at correct temperature.<\/li><li>Fully meets the nutritional requirements of the infant in the first few months of life.<\/li><li>Contains antimicrobial factors such as macrophages, lymphocytes, secretory IgA, anti-streptococcal factor, lysozyme and lactoferrin that provide protection against diarrhoeal diseases, necrotising enterocolitis respiratory infections in first months of life.<\/li><li>Easily digested and utilized by both normal and premature babies.<\/li><li>Promotes bonding between mother and infant.<\/li><li>Helps development of jaws and teeth of baby due to suckling.<\/li><li>Protects babies from tendency to obesity.<\/li><li>Prevents malnutrition and reduces infant deaths.<\/li><li>Natural family planning by prolonging period of infertility<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb016d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ddb016d\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b2f36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"f9b2f36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b65ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b65ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Breast feeding<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130dfd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130dfd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stomach capacity has never been given much importance while telling a mother how to feed her baby. This results in mothers either force feeding or getting unnecessarily worried about baby not taking enough.<\/p><p>Stomach capacity(0 \u2013 4 months): 30 \u2013 86 ml (6-14 tsp.)<\/p><p>No top feeding \/ Supplementary foods at all as:<\/p><ul><li>Breast milk alone can supply all requirements<\/li><li>Solids given close to breast feed can reduce the absorption of nutrients from milk<\/li><li>Ability to move food and chew does not develop before 3 &#8211; 4 months<\/li><li>Poor head control and cannot hold neck up for swallowing<\/li><li>Food digestion is poor as stomach is small (30 &#8211; 86 ml)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f1a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82f1a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foods:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2458ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2458ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The current recommendations <\/b>are to exclusively breastfeed your baby until around 6 months of age- this means that they do not require any substitute milks, water, juices, or foods until around 6 months when you would continue to breastfeed your baby alongside the introduction of complementary foods, for up to 2 years or beyond if it suits both mother and child.<\/p><p>Some may start weaning at 4 months of age<\/p><p>Simplifying it \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd till six months breast milk as the only source of milk; no milk from out provided mother has enough lactation<\/p><p>Breast fed babies will often continue having night feeds for more months- not all, but many will and this is completely normal. Some babies may not give up breast feed at night for 2-3 yrs. When breast milk is regularly consumed the rate of milk production remains what the baby needs to grow; so moms need not worry about \u00ef\u00bf\u00bdis the baby getting enough?\u00ef\u00bf\u00bd.<\/p><p>Because all our babies and breasts are unique, the pattern of milk consumption and frequency or duration of feeds are never the same between mother\/child pairs.<\/p><p>Some babies would very much still need night feeding after 3 months from a nutritional perspective, and since one of the several advantages of breast-feeding is that promotes bonding between mother and infant. Infant learns to depend on\/ enjoy the comfort \/ calming effect the period of breast-feeding provides; many babies would require the closeness of their mother in the nights for many months, which again is totally normal.<\/p><p>If you have a query and you are a registered user, click here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e414c4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e414c4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec3\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56cda60 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"56cda60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bb15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62bb15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARTIFICIAL FEEDING<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7695b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7695b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0bad92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0bad92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Though no milk can be a real substitute for mother\u2019s milk, sometimes it is needed to give artificial feeding to the baby even in the first few months of life.<\/p><p>Circumstances under which artificial feedings maybe essential are:<\/p><ul><li>Breast milk has completely stopped or is insufficient to the child.<\/li><li>Mother is suffering from any serious illness, fever or infection.<\/li><li>Another pregnancy intervenes during lactation<\/li><li>If the child is too weak to nurse or cannot because of harelip or cleft palate.<\/li><li>Mother is not available to feed the child.<\/li><\/ul><p>Factors like lack of suitable information, disinterest, inappropriate health practices may lead to mothers milk being unnecessarily substituted with a milk formula in the early months of life. This should be avoided and the help of a qualified person should be sought before attempting to switch from exclusive breastfeeding to artificial feeding. Also, see common problems during first weeks of breastfeeding<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7809ca6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7809ca6\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec4\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0133bc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0133bc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645a412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"645a412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modification of the formula<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee3877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ee3877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cow\u2019s milk is diluted to provide a concentration of protein similar to that of human milk. And also reduces tension and leads to the formation of a softer, more flocculant curd that can be more easily digested by the infant\u2019s enzymes. The dilution of milk has the advantage of creating a calcium concentration more nearly to human milk but reduces caloric concentration. Sucrose can be added to increase the calories.<\/p><p>During the first two weeks about 15g. sugar is added to the day\u2019s formula. Thereafter, 30 g. is sufficient. Sugar is discontinued at the time the baby is taking appreciable amounts of other foods.<\/p><p>Liquid: At two months the infants takes about 120 ml of formula. This is increased about 30 ml. each month until the infant is taking a maximum of 240 ml. at approximately 6 months of age.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d125949 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d125949\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec5\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c5292 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a0c5292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cec0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cec0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sterilization<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e4673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37e4673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The steps of sterilization are,<\/p><ol><li>Pour measured amount of milk into thoroughly washed bottle.<\/li><li>Put nipple on the bottle and test the flow of the milk<\/li><li>Cover loosely with nipple cover.<\/li><li>Place bottle in a container and add water to halfway level of bottle<\/li><li>Cover it, bring water to boiling, and maintain boiling for 15 &#8211; 20 minutes.<\/li><li>Remove bottle as soon as they can be handled, and cool slightly.<\/li><li>Store in refrigerator.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ab808 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"04ab808\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec6\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef026f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9ef026f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83ee8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c83ee8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Intervals of feeding<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a69e5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a69e5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Formula \u2013 fed babies should not, as a rule be fed at less than 3 hour intervals since the cow\u2019s milk remains for a longer time in the stomach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8516194 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"8516194\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec7\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572dcaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"572dcaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268bbfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"268bbfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technique of feeding<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db7361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7db7361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The feeding is usually warmed to body temperature or can be fed cold. As with breast feeding the baby should be held in a semireclining position. The hole in the nipple should not be large or too small. The nipple should be filled with fluid and not air. The baby should not be expected to finish the entire amount of formula in the bottle at each feeding. Proprietary formulas are available in dry form. Specified quantity of water is added to make up the volume.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e8c6ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"5e8c6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sec8\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55498e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"55498e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7efbd0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7efbd0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contraindications<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82aa50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a82aa50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Growth failure due to repeated infections or over diluting the formula, infantile obesity, iron deficiency anaemia, hypernatremia, neonatal hypocalcaemia, amino acidaemais in premature infants and acrodermatitis and enteropathica have all been reported. There is a higher prevalence of allergic disorders, infective morbidity, emotional instability and sudden death syndrome in bottle fed than breast fed infants.<\/p><p>If you have a query and you are a registered user, click here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infant Feeding &#8211; 0 &#8211; 4 months Ideal food Feeding Pattern Artificial Pattern Click here Breast Feeding Introduction to bottle Night Feeding Introduction Modification to the formula Sterilisation Intervals of feeding Technique of feeding Contraindications IDEAL FOOD Breast milk is the ideal food for your baby. The baby till 4-5 months of age requires no &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/?page_id=1689\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Infant feeding 0-4 months<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1689","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1689","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1689"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1689\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1728,"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1689\/revisions\/1728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/growingwell.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}