Bottle Feeding

Follow the links below to find information about bottle feeding, including feeding expressed breast milk and infant formula.

Reviewed January 2009

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Title:   Bottle feeding - nutrition
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   If breast milk is not available, then infant formula is a suitable alternative. Formulas are generally based on cows milk that has been modified to make it more suitable for babies. Breast milk or infant formula should be the main source of milk for all babies less than 12 months of age.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Advisory Panel on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula (APMAIF) was established to monitor compliance with and advise the Government on the Marketing in Australia of Infant Formula: Manufacturers and Importers (MAIF) Agreement.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - all about infant formula
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   We know that breastfeeding is the normal way to feed babies. If your baby is not breastfeeding the only other safe milks to give to a baby are infant formulas.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Feeding problems
Publisher:   The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Description:   Feeding problems are a common source of irritability and crying in young babies as well as concern in their parents. Such problems may include a reluctance to feed, constant hungry crying, and swallowing too much air, leading to regurgitation. There may also be special problems for mothers who are breast-feeding.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Breastfeeding - weaning from the breast
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Sooner or later every breastfed baby needs to be weaned, but when this happens is up to you and your baby - or toddler.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - making up formula
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   While breastfeeding is the normal way to feed babies, if your baby is not breastfeeding the only other safe milks to give to a baby are infant formulas. Babies who are formula fedwill still grow well and be healthy.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - cleaning and sterilising bottles and equipment
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   If your baby is not breastfeeding, the only other safe milks to give to a babyare infant formulas. Formulas are modified milks that are made to be as close as possible to breastmilk, but there are still a lot of extras in breastmilk that cannot be put into formulas.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - drinks for babies
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   When can I stop using formula and change to cow's milk as my baby's main milk drink? Use formula as your baby's main drink until 12 months of age. After this age, you may offer full cream cow's milk from a cup.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - soy infant formulas
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Soy infant formulas are infant formulas based on soy milk. Like other infant formulas they are specially prepared to meet babies' food needs.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding - feeding your baby with formula
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   If your baby is not breastfeeding the only other safe milks to give to a baby are infant formulas. Formulas are modified milks that are made to be as close as possible to breastmilk, but there are still a lot of extras in breastmilk that cannot be put into formulas.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Twins
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Once you have found out that you are expecting twins it can very exciting. It can also be scary as you think about how you will manage two babies at once.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Cleft palate and cleft lip
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A cleft is a birth defect caused by the failure of the mouth parts to fuse or join up during early foetal development. The cause is unknown, although genetic factors play a role in a small proportion of cases. Surgery can repair most clefts so that appearance and speech develop normally.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   A caregivers guide to the breastfed baby
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   There may be times when breastfeeding mothers need or want to leave their breastfed babies with a caregiver. Information is given for the caregiver of a breastfed baby, so she/he can better understand how to care for the baby and the expressed breastmilk (EBM) left for the baby's use.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   Bottle feeding with expressed breast milk
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bottle-feeding with breast milk is common and safe if done properly. Breast milk can be expressed by hand, or with a manual or electric breast pump. Breast milk must be collected and stored correctly to prevent the risk of bacterial growth.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm infants start milk feeds by tube and as they mature they are able to manage sucking feeds. The number of sucking feeds each day are gradually increased as the baby matures. For women who choose to breast feed their preterm infant it is not alway...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Bottle feeding - safety issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bottle-feeding equipment can harbour bacteria if not properly handled, cleaned and sterilised. Other potential hazards include incorrectly preparing artificial formula and overheating the milk.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Baby nutrition: in a nutshell
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   This in-a-nutshell guide to nutrition explains that breastmilk is the other nourishment a baby needs until six months, and for that point, she can be slowly introduced to solids.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Dental care - preventing infant tooth decay
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Babies and toddlers need care for their teeth and gums. Dental caries (tooth decay) can occur in babies. Breastfeeding can protect teeth. Bottle feeding should be monitored. Babies and toddlers should not drink juices or soft drinks. Babies and toddlers should have their teeth brushed when their first tooth appears.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Bottle feeding with formula
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Bottle feeding your baby with infant formula will require bottles with caps and teats, formula and sterilising equipment. Infant formula is an alternative choice to breast milk. If your equipment is cleaned well and the formula is prepared correctly, your baby should be healthy.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   How to bottle-feed
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   Equipment for bottle-feeding, sterilisation and disinfecting, boiling, chemicals and steaming are explained; also how to make up formula, prepare the bottle; safety tips, giving the bottle, and expressing and storing breastmilk.
Date:   Nov 2007
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