Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know

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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
Formula Feeding:
What You Need to Know
Leeds, Grenville
& Lanark District
HEALTH
UNIT
Make an informed decision about feeding your baby
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Breastfeeding matters to your baby’s health because it:
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Risks of formula feeding
Formula fed infants are at greater risk of:
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Mothers who do not breastfed are at greater risk of:
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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
‘˜˜œ’—ȱŠȱ˜›–ž•Šȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ Ř
ŽĴ’—ȱ›ŽŠ¢ȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ 4
›Ž™Š›’—ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ Ŝ
Water for formula ȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŗŗ
˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ ’••ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŽŠǵȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŗŘ
ŠŽȱœ˜›ŠŽȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŗŜ
Š›–’—ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŗŝ
How to feed formula ȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŗŞ
Vitamin & mineral supplements ȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŘŘ
žœœ¢ȱ‹Š‹’ŽœȱǻŒ˜•’ŒǼȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŘŚ
ž›™’—ȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŘŜ
™’Ĵ’—ȱž™ȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ Řŝ
’‘ȱŽŽœȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ ŘŞ
ŽŽ‘’—ȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ 30
Frequently asked questions ȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ řŗ
‘Ž›Žȱ˜ȱŽȱ–˜›Žȱ’—˜›–Š’˜—ȱȱǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯǯ řŞ
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If a baby is not breastfed, infant formula should be
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ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŽȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ‘’œȱ ’••ȱ™›˜Ÿ’ŽȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ
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For updated information on infant formula
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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
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Choosing a formula
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Š—ȱ™›˜Ž’—ȱ‘Šȱ‘Ž¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽǯȱ
‘Ž—ȱ¢˜žȱŒ‘˜˜œŽȱŠȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ›¢ȱ˜ȱŠŸ˜’ȱ
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Regular formula
Š›ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ˜›–ž•ŠǯȱȱŽž•Š›ȱ’—Š—ȱ
˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›Žȱ–ŠŽȱ ’‘ȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱǻ¢™Žȱ˜ȱœžŠ›Ǽȱ
Š—ȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱǻ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ™›˜Ž’—Ǽǯȱ˜œȱ’—Š—œȱ
ž—Ž›ȱŗŘȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱŠŽȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ‹›ŽŠœŽȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ’ŸŽ—ȱŠȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ‹ŠœŽȱ˜›–ž•Šǯ
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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Specialty formulas
—•¢ȱžœŽȱ ‘Ž—ȱŠȱ™‘¢œ’Œ’Š—ȱ‘Šœȱ’Š—˜œŽȱ’—˜•Ž›Š—ŒŽȱ
˜ȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ™›˜Ž’—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯ
˜¢ȱ˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›Žȱ–ŠŽȱ ’‘ȱœ˜¢ȱ™›˜Ž’—ȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱ
›ŽŽǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ˜›ȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ ‘˜ȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ˜•Ž›ŠŽȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱ˜›ȱ
–’•”ȱ™›˜Ž’—œǯȱ
•Ž–Ž—Š•ȱ˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›ŽȱŠ•œ˜ȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱ›ŽŽȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ–ŠŽȱ
’‘ȱ‘¢›˜œ¢•ŠŽȱ™›˜Ž’—œǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱŠ›ŽȱŽŠœ¢ȱ˜ȱ’Žœȱ˜›ȱ
’—Š—œȱ ’‘ȱŠ••Ž›’Žœǯȱȱ¢˜žȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱŠ–’•¢ȱ‘’œ˜›¢ȱ˜ȱ˜˜ȱ
Š••Ž›’Žœǰȱ¢˜ž›ȱ™‘¢œ’Œ’Š—ȱ–Š¢ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—ȱ‘Šȱ¢˜žȱœŠ›ȱ
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ěȱ ’‘ȱŠȱœ˜¢ȱ˜›ȱŽ•Ž–Ž—Š•ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ
—˜ȱ‹›ŽŠœŽǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
ŠŒ˜œŽȱ›ŽŽȱ˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›Žȱ–ŠŽȱ ’‘˜žȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱ‹žȱ˜ȱ
‘ŠŸŽȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ™›˜Ž’—œǯȱ—Š—œȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱžœžŠ••¢ȱ‹˜›—ȱ
’‘ȱŠȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȱ’—˜•Ž›Š—ŒŽǰȱœ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›ŽȱžœžŠ••¢ȱ
—˜ȱ—ŽŽŽǯ
‘Ž›ȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ‘’Œ”Ž—Žǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ’œȱ
‘˜ž‘ȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ‘Ž•™ž•ȱ˜›ȱ’—Š—œȱ ’‘ȱ›ŽĚž¡ǯȱȱ™ŽŒ’Š•’£Žȱ
˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ™›Ž–Šž›Žȱ‹Š‹’ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŠ•œ˜ȱŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Žǯ
What about iron?
‘Ž›ŽȱŠ›Žȱ ˜ȱ¢™Žœȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱȮȱ›Žž•Š›ȱŠ—ȱ’›˜—Ȭ
˜›’ꮍǯȱȱ›Žž•Š›ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ’œȱ—˜ȱȃ’›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȄȱ
œ’••ȱ‘Šœȱ’›˜—ǰȱ“žœȱ—˜ȱŠœȱ–žŒ‘ȱŠœȱ‘Žȱ¢™Žȱ‘Šȱ’œȱ
•Š‹Ž••Žȱȃ’›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȄȱ˜›ȱȃŠŽȱ’›˜—ǯȄȱȱȱ—ȱŽ—Ž›Š•ǰȱ
’ȱ’œȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—Žȱ‘Šȱ’—Š—œȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ‹›ŽŠœŽȱ
›ŽŒŽ’ŸŽȱŠ—ȱ’›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȱ˜›–ž•ŠǯȱȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ
™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ’ȱ¢˜žȱ‘’—”ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ˜•Ž›Š’—ȱŠ—ȱ’›˜—Ȭ
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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
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ŽĴ’—ȱ›ŽŠ¢ȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Š
‘Ž›ŽȱŠ›Žȱ‘›ŽŽȱ’쎛Ž—ȱ¢™Žœȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ••ȱ‘›ŽŽȱ˜ěŽ›ȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–ŽȱŒŠ•˜›’ŽœǰȱŸ’Š–’—œȱǭȱ–’—Ž›Š•œǯ
Ȋȱ ’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱǻ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ–’¡ȱ ’‘ȱœŽ›’•Žȱ ŠŽ›Ǽȱ
Š›–ž•ȱ˜ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’ȱ¢˜žȱ˜›Žȱ˜ȱ’•žŽȱ’Ƿȱ’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ
Ž—œȱž™ȱŒ˜œ’—ȱŠ‹˜žȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–ŽȱŠœȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜—ŒŽȱ’ȱ’œȱ’•žŽǯȱ
Ȋȱ ŽŠ¢Ȭ˜ȬŽŽȱǻ—˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Š’˜—ȱ›Žšž’›ŽǼ
Ȋȱ ˜ Ž›ȱǻ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ–’¡ȱ ’‘ȱœŽ›’•Žȱ ŠŽ›Ǽȱȱ
Powdered formula IS NOT STERILEǯȱȱ—Š—œȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›Žȱ™›Ž–Šž›ŽȱǻŠ—ȱž—Ž›ȱŘȱ–˜—‘œȱŒ˜››ŽŒŽȱŠŽǼǰȱ•˜ ȱ
‹’›‘ Ž’‘ȱǻŠ—ȱž—Ž›ȱŘȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱŠŽǼǰȱ˜›ȱ’––ž—˜Œ˜–™›˜–’œŽȱŠ›ŽȱŠȱ‘’‘Žœȱ›’œ”ȱ›˜–ȱŽĴ’—ȱœ’Œ”ȱ›˜–ȱ—˜—Ȭ
œŽ›’•Žȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ‘ŽœŽȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ—˜ȱ‹ŽȱŽȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱž—•Žœœȱœ™ŽŒ’ęŒŠ••¢ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—Žȱ
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Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
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›ŽœŽŠ›Œ‘ȱ˜ȱœž™™˜›ȱŠ—ȱŠŽȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ’ȱ’œȱœŠŽȱ˜ȱœ˜™ȱ
’œ’—ŽŒ’—ȱŽšž’™–Ž—ǯȱȱ‘Ž›Ž˜›ŽǰȱŒ˜—’—žŽȱ˜ȱ˜ȱœ˜ȱ
Šœȱ•˜—ȱŠœȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱ‹Ž’—ȱŽǯȱȱ—˜ȱ‹Ž’—ȱžœŽȱ›’‘ȱ
Š Š¢ǰȱŽšž’™–Ž—ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱŒ˜ŸŽ›ŽȱŠ—ȱœ˜›Žȱ’—ȱŠȱ
Œ•ŽŠ—ȱ™•ŠŒŽȱ˜ȱŽŒ›ŽŠœŽȱ‘ŽȱŒ‘Š—ŒŽȱ˜›ȱ›ŽŒ˜—Š–’—Š’˜—ǯȱ
‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ŽȱŠœœŽ–‹•Žȱœ˜ȱŠœȱ˜ȱ‘Ž•™ȱ™›ŽŸŽ—ȱ
›ŽŒ˜—Š–’—Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’—œ’Žǯȱȱžœ’—ȱŠȱŒ˜––Ž›Œ’Š•ȱ
œŽ›’•’£Ž›ǰȱ˜••˜ ȱ–Š—žŠŒž›Ž›Ȃœȱ’—œ›žŒ’˜—œǯȱȱ
˜–Žȱ
’œ‘ Šœ‘Ž›œȱ–Š¢ȱ—˜ȱœŽ›’•’£ŽȱŽšž’™–Ž—ǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Š™Žȱǭȱ›Ž™›’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›˜—˜ȱž‹•’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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Preparing formula
Ȋȱ ’™Žȱ‘Žȱ˜™ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ—ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱ˜™Ž—’—ȱ
˜ȱŽȱ›’ȱ˜ȱŠ—¢ȱžœȱ˜›ȱ’›ȱ‘Šȱ–’‘ȱŽȱ–’¡Žȱ
’—ȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’—œ’Žȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ—ȱ’œȱ˜™Ž—Žǯ
Ȋȱ ‘ŽŒ”ȱ‘ŽȱŽ¡™’›¢ȱŠŽȱǻœ’Žȱ˜›ȱ‹˜Ĵ˜–ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ—Ǽǯ
Ȋȱ ˜ȱ—˜ȱžœŽȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ—ȱ’ȱ’ȱ’œȱŽ—Žǯȱ’›ȱ–Š¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ
˜ĴŽ—ȱ’—ȱŠ—ȱŠ••˜ Žȱ‹ŠŒŽ›’Šȱ˜ȱ›˜ ǯ›¢ȱ
›Žž›—’—ȱ’ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ˜›Žǯ
Ȋȱ ŠŒ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šœȱ’œȱ˜ —ȱ’—œ›žŒ’˜—œǰȱœ˜ȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ
Šœœž–Žȱ¢˜žȱ”—˜ ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜››ŽŒȱŠ–˜ž—œǯ
Ȋȱ ŽŠœž›ŽȱŒŠ›Žž••¢ǯ
Ȋȱ —•¢ȱ‘ŽȱœŒ˜˜™ȱ‘ŠȱŒŠ–Žȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱ™ŠŒ”ŠŽȱ˜ȱ
˜›–ž•Šȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱžœŽȱǻœŒ˜˜™ȱœ’£ŽȱŒŠ—ȱŸŠ›¢ȱ
Š–˜—ȱŒŠ—œȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•ŠǼǯ
Ȋȱ Boil water for at least 2 minutes after it reaches a
“rolling” boil.ȱȱ‘’œȱ ’••ȱsterilizeȱ‘Žȱ ŠŽ›ǯ
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For Infants Who Are Full Term
X Formulas to use
Ƞ ›ŽŠ¢Ȭ˜ȬŽŽǰȱ
Ƞ •’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽǰȱor
Ƞ ™˜ Ž›Žȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ
ŠŽ›DZ
˜’•Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱ‘Šȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱŒ˜˜•Žȱ˜ȱ›˜˜–ȱ˜›ȱ
‹˜¢ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›ŽȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ŽȱžœŽȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ•’šž’ȱ
Œ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ˜›ȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱ
It is best to use formula immediately after
™›Ž™Š›Š’˜—ǯȱ›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱœ˜›Žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
›’Žǰȱ‹žȱ˜›ȱ—˜ȱ•˜—Ž›ȱ‘Š—ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œǯȱȱ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
For Infants Who Are:
Ȋȱ›ŽȬŽ›–ȱǭȱž—Ž›ȱŘȱ–˜—‘œȱŒ˜››ŽŒŽȱŠŽȱȊȱ˜ ȱ‹’›‘Ȭ Ž’‘ȱǭȱž—Ž›ȱŘȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱŠŽȱȊȱ––ž—˜Œ˜–™›˜–’œŽȱ
X Formulas to use:
Ƞ ›ŽŠ¢Ȭ˜ȬŽŽȱor
Ƞ •’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽ
˜’•Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱ‘Šȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱŒ˜˜•Žȱ˜ȱ›˜˜–ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›ŽȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ŽȱžœŽȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ˜›–ž•Šǯ
˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—Žȱ‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ’ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱœŽ›’•ŽȱŠ—ȱ›’œ”ȱ˜ȱ’—ŽŒ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ‘’‘Ž›ǯ
If the use of powdered infant formula is the onlyȱ˜™’˜—DZȱȱ
Ȋȱ ›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ ’‘’—ȱřŖȱ–’—žŽœȱ˜ȱ‹˜’•’—ȱ‘Žȱ ŠŽ›ǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ‘ŽŒ”ȱŽŽ’—ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ‹¢ȱœ‘Š”’—ȱŠȱŽ ȱ›˜™œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜—˜ȱ‘Žȱ’—œ’Žȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ ›’œǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ȱœ˜›’—ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ•ŠŽ›ȱžœŽǰȱ™žȱ’ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›’Žȱ›’‘ȱŠ Š¢ȱŠ—ȱœ˜›Žȱ˜›ȱ—˜ȱ•˜—Ž›ȱ‘Š—ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œ
˜–Žȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ——˜ȱ‹Žȱ™›Ž™Š›ŽȱŠœȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱ‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ˜ȱ‘ŽŠȬœŽ—œ’’ŸŽȱ’—›Ž’Ž—œǰȱœžŒ‘ȱŠœȱ‘ž–Š—ȱ
–’•”ȱ˜›’ꎛœȱ˜›ȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ˜›ȱœ™ŽŒ’Š•ȱ–Ž’ŒŠ•ȱ™ž›™˜œŽœǯȱ˜—œž•ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ǯȱ
‘Ž—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ™›ŽŽ›–ȱ˜›ȱ•˜ ȱ‹’›‘ Ž’‘ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱž›—œȱŘȱ–˜—‘œȱŒ˜››ŽŒŽȱŠŽǰȱŒ˜—œž•ȱ¢˜žȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ
about which formula to use.
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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Š™Žȱǭȱ›Ž™›’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›˜—˜ȱž‹•’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘
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ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Š™Žȱǭȱ›Ž™›’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›˜—˜ȱž‹•’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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Š™Žȱǭȱ›Ž™›’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›˜—˜ȱž‹•’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘
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ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Water for formula
Water that is OK to use for making formula:
Ȋȱ Municipal tap water
Ȋȱ Well water
ȱžœ’—ȱ Ž••ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜ȱ–Š”Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ‹Žȱ
œž›Žȱ˜ȱŽœȱ’ȱ˜›ȱ‹ŠŒŽ›’Šǰȱ—’›ŠŽœǰȱŠ—ȱ̞˜›’ŽȱŠȱ
•ŽŠœȱŘȱ’–Žœȱ™Ž›ȱ¢ŽŠ›ǯ
Ȋȱ ˜Ĵ•Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱȬ
Žȱœž›Žȱ˜ȱŒ‘ŽŒ”ȱœ˜’ž–ȱŒ˜—Ž—ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ•Š‹Ž•ȱŠ—ȱ
–Š”Žȱœž›Žȱ’ȱ’œȱ•Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱŘŖȱ–Ȧǯ
˜—Žȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ¢™Žœȱ˜ȱ ŠŽ›ȱŠ›ŽȱœŽ›’•Žǯȱȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ
—˜ȱ›ŽœŽŠ›Œ‘ȱ˜ȱœž™™˜›ȱŠ—ȱŠŽȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ’ȱ’œȱœŠŽȱ˜ȱ
œ˜™ȱ‹˜’•’—ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜›ȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ™›Ž™Š›Š’˜—ǯȱȱ
‘Ž›Ž˜›Žǰȱ ŠŽ›ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱœŽ›’•’£Žȱ˜›ȱŠœȱ•˜—ȱŠœȱ’ȱ’œȱ
žœŽȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ—˜ȱ–ŠĴŽ›ȱ ‘Šȱ‘ŽȱŠŽȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
‹Š‹¢ǯ
ŠŽ›ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ŽȱœŽ›’•’£ŽȱŠ—ȱœ˜›ŽȱŠȱ›˜˜–ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ
˜›ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œȱ’—ȱŠȱœŽŠ•ŽȱŠ—ȱœŽ›’•ŽȱŒ˜—Š’—Ž›ǰȱ˜›ȱ˜›ȱŘȬřȱ
Š¢œȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›’Žȱ’—ȱŠȱœŽŠ•ŽȱœŽ›’•ŽȱŒ˜—Š’—Ž›ǯȱȱȱ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
‘Žȱ˜••˜ ’—ȱ¢™Žœȱ˜ȱ ŠŽ›ȱŽ—Ž›Š••¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ
–’—Ž›Š•œȱ›Ž–˜ŸŽǯȱȱ‘ŽȱœŠŽ¢ȱ˜ȱžœ’—ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ
waters for making formula is not known.
Ȋȱ Distilled
Ȋȱ Ž’˜—’£Ž
Ȋȱ Demineralised
Ȋȱ ž›’ꮍ
Ȋȱ ŽŸŽ›œŽȱ˜œ–˜œ’œȱ
Ȋȱ Softened
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How much will baby eat?
˜žȱ”—˜ ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŽĴ’—ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ’ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ›Žž•Š›ȱ‹˜ Ž•ȱ–˜ŸŽ–Ž—œǰȱ Žȱ’Š™Ž›œǰȱŠ—ȱ’ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›ŽȱŠ’—’—ȱ
Ž’‘ǯȱ˜ Ž•ȱ–˜ŸŽ–Ž—œȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱœ˜ȱŠ—ȱ›Žž•Š›ȱǻŽŸŽ›¢ȱŗȬŘȱŠ¢œǼǯȱȱ‘Ž›Žȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱŜȱ‘ŽŠŸ¢ȱǭȱ Žȱȱȱ
’Š™Ž›œȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŠ¢ȱǻŠŽ›ȱ‘ŽȱŜthȱŠ¢ȱ˜ȱ•’ŽǼǰȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱž›’—Žȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ•’‘ȱ¢Ž••˜ ȱ˜›ȱŒ˜•˜›•Žœœǯ
Signs your baby is hungry
Signs your baby is full
Ȋȱ ’››’—ǰȱ–˜Ÿ’—ȱŠ›–œ
Ȋȱ ˜ž‘ȱ˜™Ž—’—ǰȱ¢Š —’—ǰȱ˜›ȱ•’Œ”’—
Ȋȱ Š—ȱ˜ȱ–˜ž‘ȱ–˜ŸŽ–Ž—œȱǻŽǯǯǰȱ
œžŒ”’—ȱ˜—ȱ‘’œȱꗐŽ›œȱ˜›ȱꜝǼ
Ȋȱ ž›—’—ȱ‘ŽŠȱœ’Žȱ˜ȱœ’Žǰȱ›˜˜’—
Ȋȱ žŒ”’—ǰȱŒ˜˜’—ǰȱœ’‘’—ȱœ˜ž—œ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
›¢’—ȱ–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ˜—Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ•Šœȱœ’—œȱ‘Šȱ
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ‘ž—›¢ǯ
Crying, biting the nipple, kicking,
or becoming fussy are later signs of
being full.
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žŒ”’—ȱœ•˜ œȱ˜ —ȱ˜›ȱœ˜™œ
Žœȱ˜ȱ˜ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Ž
ž›—œȱ‘’œȱ‘ŽŠȱŠ Š¢
Seals his lips
Falls asleep
Pulls away from nipple
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Size of Baby’s Stomach
From about řȱŠ¢œȱ˜ȱŝȱŠ¢œȱ˜ȱŠŽ,
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱ›˜ œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
œ’£Žȱ˜ȱŠȱ Š•—žȱŠ—ȱ‘˜•œȱŠ‹˜žȱ
ŘŘȬŘŝȱ–•ȱǻśȱŽŠœ™˜˜—œǼǯȱȱ
ȱŠ‹˜žȱ1 week old,
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱ
›˜ œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ’£Žȱ˜ȱŠ—ȱ
ŽȱŠ—ȱ‘˜•œȱŠ‹˜žȱȱ
ŜŖȱ–•ȱǻŗŘȱŽŠœ™˜˜—œǼǯ
ȱŠ‹˜žȱŗȬřȱŠ¢œȱ˜ȱŠŽ,
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱ’œȱ
˜—•¢ȱ‘Žȱœ’£Žȱ˜ȱŒ‘Ž››¢ȱ
and holds about
śȬŝȱ–•ȱǻŗȱŽŠœ™˜˜—Ǽǯ
Actual sizes
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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’›‘ȱ˜ȱŠ¢ȱ‘›ŽŽȱȬȱ
¡™ŽŒȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜DZ
Ȋȱ Feed very often
Ȋȱ Š”Žȱœ–Š••ȱŠ–˜ž—œȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱȮȱ
ƙȱ˜ȱŘȱ˜£ȱŠȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŽŽ’—
Ȋȱ Š”Žȱ•Š›Ž›ȱŠ–˜ž—œȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŠ¢
Š¢ȱ˜ž›ȱ˜ȱ˜—Žȱ–˜—‘ȱȬȱ
¡™ŽŒȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜DZ
Ȋȱ ŽŽȱŜȬŗŖȱ’–ŽœȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œ
Ȋȱ œžŠ••¢ȱŠ”ŽȱŗȬřȱ˜£ǯȱŠȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŽŽ’—
Ȋȱ Š”Žȱ–˜›Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŠȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŽŽ’—ȱ
Šœȱ‘Ž¢ȱŽȱ˜•Ž›
Ȋȱ ‘˜ ȱ¢˜žȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ‘ž—›¢ȱŠ—ȱž••
Ȋȱ Š’—ȱ Ž’‘ȱ Ž••
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Ž›ȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ–˜—‘ȱȬȱ
¡™ŽŒȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜DZ
Ȋȱ ŽŽȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱřȬŚȱ‘˜ž›œ
ȱ¢˜žȱœ’••ȱꗍȱ’ȱŒ˜—žœ’—ȱ˜ȱ”—˜ ȱ’ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ
ŽĴ’—ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ•˜˜”ȱŠȱ‘Žȱ•ŠœȱŒ˜•ž–—ȱ˜ȱ
‘ŽȱŠ‹•Žȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ˜••˜ ’—ȱ™ŠŽǰȱȃ–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›ŽȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŠ¢ȄǯȱȱœŽȱ‘’œȱŠœȱŠȱž’Žȱ˜ȱ”—˜ ȱ
’ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŠ”’—ȱ’—ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜ȱŽ—œž›Žȱ
˜˜ȱ—ž›’’˜—ǯȱ
žœȱ–Š”ŽȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜ȱ•Šœȱ˜—ŽȱŠ¢ǯȱȱ
Use any formula you make
within 24 hours.
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
How Much Infant Formula To Prepare
Age
Ǜȱ˜ȱŽŽ’—œȱ’—ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œ
™™›˜¡’–ŠŽȱŠ–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ™Ž›ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Ž
Birth
ȱ•ŽŠœȱŜȱȬȱŗŖ
’›‘ȱ˜ȱŠ¢ȱřȱȬȱŠ‹¢ȱ ’••ȱ—ŽŽDZ
›ŽšžŽ—ȱŽŽ’—œȱ
ƙȱ˜ȱŘȱ˜£ȱŠȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŽŽ’—ȱ
ȱ•Š›Ž›ȱŠ–˜ž—œȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŠ¢
Řȱ ŽŽ”œȱȮȱŗȱ–˜—‘
ȱ•ŽŠœȱŜȱȬȱŗŖ
ŘȬŚȱ˜£ȱǻŜŖȬŗŘŖȱ–•Ǽ
ŗȬŘȱȱ–˜—‘œ
ŜȱȬȱŞ
ŘȬŚȱ˜£ȱǻŜŖȬŗŘŖȱ–•Ǽ
řȬśȱ–˜—‘œ
śȱȬȱŝ
śȬŜȱ˜£ȱǻŗśŖȬŗŞŖȱ–•Ǽ
ŜȬŞȱ–˜—‘œ
ŚȱȬȱś
ŜȬŞȱ˜£ȱǻŗŞŖȬŘŚŖȱ–•Ǽ
şȬŗŗȱ–˜—‘œ
řȱȬȱŚ
ŜȬŞȱ˜£ȱǻŗŞŖȬŘŚŖȱ–•ǼȘ
ŗŘȱ–˜—‘œƸ
ŖȱȬȱř
Ŝȱ˜£ȱǻŗŞŖȱ–•ǼȘ
ȘȱŠ›ȱ˜ȱ‘’œȱŠ–˜ž—ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ‘˜–˜ȱǻřǯŘśƖȱ–’•”ȱŠǼȱ–’•”ȱ’ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŽŠ’—ȱ›˜–ȱŠ••ȱ˜ž›ȱ˜˜ȱ›˜ž™œȱŠ’•¢ǯ
••˜ ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȂœȱŠ™™Ž’Žȱ˜ȱž’Žȱ‘˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ¢˜žȱ˜ěŽ›ǯȱŠ‹’Žœȱ”—˜ ȱ‘˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ˜ȱ›’—”ǯȱ˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ–Š¢ȱ
˜ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›œȱŠ—ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ›’—”ȱ–˜›Žǯȱ‘’œȱ’œȱ—˜ȱŠȱœ’—ȱ˜ȱ’—›˜žŒŽȱœ˜•’ȱ˜˜œǯȱ—ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱŠ¢œǰȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ
–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ•Žœœȱ‘ž—›¢ǯȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ™›Žœœž›Žȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱꗒœ‘ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žǯȱȱ“žœȱ‘˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ¢˜žȱ–Š”ŽȱŠ—ȱ‘˜ ȱ
˜Ž—ȱ¢˜žȱŽŽȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ‘ž—Ž›ȱŠ—ȱž••—ŽœœȱŒžŽœǯȱ
Š‹’ŽœȱŽ—ȱ˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›ȱŠ›˜ž—ȱŘȬřȱ ŽŽ”œǰȱŜȱ ŽŽ”œǰȱřȱ–˜—‘œǰȱŠ—ȱŜȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱŠŽǯȱȱŠ‹’ŽœȱŽȱ‘ž—›¢ȱ–˜›Žȱ
˜Ž—ȱž›’—ȱŠȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›ǯȱȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ’ŸŽȱœ˜•’ȱ˜˜ȱ˜›ȱ’—Š—ȱŒŽ›ŽŠ•ȱž›’—ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›œ.
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
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ŠŽȱœ˜›ŠŽȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
Ȋȱ œŽȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ ’‘’—ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œǯ
Ȋȱ ˜ȱ—˜ȱ•ŽŠŸŽȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
Ȋȱ
refrigerator for more than 2 hours.ȱȱ—ŒŽȱ¢˜žȂŸŽȱ
œŠ›ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱŒ‘’•ǰȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ
žœŽȱ ’‘’—ȱŘȱ‘˜ž›œǯȱ‘›˜ ȱ˜žȱŠ—¢ȱ•Ž˜ŸŽ›œǯ
™Ž—ŽȱŒŠ—œȱ˜ȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Š should be kept
Œ˜ŸŽ›Žȱ ’‘ȱ‘Žȱ•’ȱŠ—ȱžœŽȱ ’‘’—ȱ˜—Žȱ–˜—‘ǯ
‘Ž—ȱŠȱŒŠ—ȱ˜ȱ›ŽŠ¢Ȭ˜ȬŽŽ or •’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽ
’œȱ˜™Ž—ŽǰȱŠ—¢ȱ•Ž˜ŸŽ›ȱŒ˜—Ž—œȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ™˜ž›Žȱ
’—˜ȱŠȱ•ŠœœȱŒ˜—Š’—Ž›ȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱ‹Ž’—ȱ™žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ǰȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ˜™Ž—ȱŒŠ—ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ’‘•¢ȱ
Œ˜ŸŽ›ŽȱŠ—ȱ™žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ǯȱȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ”Ž™ȱŒ˜ŸŽ›Žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ȱŠ—ȱžœŽȱ
’‘’—ȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œȱ˜ȱ˜™Ž—’—ȱ‘Žȱ˜›’’—Š•ȱŒ˜—Š’—Ž›ǯ
Do not freezeȱŠ—¢ȱ”’—ȱ˜ȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱ›ŽŽ£’—ȱ
ŠěŽŒœȱ‘ŽȱšžŠ•’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠǰȱŠ—ȱ’ȱ ’••ȱ
™›˜‹Š‹•¢ȱœŽ™Š›ŠŽȱŠŽ›ȱ‘Š ’—ǯ
ŽŽ™ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ–Š’—ȱ™Š›ȱ
˜ȱ‘Žȱ›’Žȱǻ—˜ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›’Žȱ˜˜›Ǽǯȱ‘Žȱ–Š’—ȱ™Š›ȱ
˜ȱ‘Žȱ›’Žȱ”ŽŽ™œȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒ˜•Ž›ǯ
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ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Š›–’—ȱŠȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ‹˜Ĵ•Ž
Š›–ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’—ȱŠȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ Š›–Ž›ȱ˜›ȱ‹¢ȱ™•ŠŒ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ’—ȱŠȱŒ˜—Š’—Ž›ȱ˜ȱ Š›–ȱ ŠŽ›ȱfor no more than 15 minutes.
ǻŠ›–’—ȱ ˜›ȱ Šȱ •˜—Ž›ȱ ’–Žȱ –ŽŠ—œȱ ‘Šȱ ‘Žȱ ˜›–ž•Šȱ ’••ȱ œŠ¢ȱ Šȱ Šȱ
Ž–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ ‘Šȱ ŒŠ—ȱ ŒŠžœŽȱ ›˜ ‘ȱ ˜ȱ ‘Š›–ž•ȱ ‹ŠŒŽ›’ŠǯǼȱ ˜›–ž•Šȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱ—ŽŸŽ›ȱ‹Žȱ Š›–Žȱž™ȱ–˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱ˜—ŒŽǯȱ—ŒŽȱ’ȱ’œȱ Š›–Žȱ’ȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱ—˜ȱ‹Žȱ›Ž›’Ž›ŠŽȱ˜›ȱ›ŽȬžœŽǰȱŽŸŽ—ȱ’ȱ‘Žȱ’—Š—ȱ’ȱ—˜ȱ›’—”ȱ
Š—¢ȱ˜ȱ’ǯ
Žœȱ ‘Žȱ Ž–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ ‹¢ȱ ™žĴ’—ȱ Šȱ Ž ȱ ›˜™œȱ ˜—ȱ ¢˜ž›ȱ ›’œǯȱ ‘Žȱ
formula should feel a bit warm, notȱ‘˜ǯ
Do notȱžœŽȱŠȱ–’Œ›˜ ŠŸŽȱ˜ȱ‘ŽŠȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ
‘Žȱ –’Œ›˜ ŠŸŽȱ ‘ŽŠœȱ ‘Žȱ ˜›–ž•Šȱ ž—ŽŸŽ—•¢ǰȱ œ˜ȱ ŽŸŽ—ȱ ’ȱ ‘Žȱ ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ
ŽŽ•œȱŒ˜˜•ȱŠ—ȱ¢˜žȱȃœ‘Š”ŽȄȱ’ǰȱ‘Ž›Žȱ–Š¢ȱœ’••ȱ‹Žȱȃ‘˜ȱœ™˜œȄȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
˜›–ž•Šȱ‘ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ž›—ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ–˜ž‘ǯȱȱ•Šœ’Œȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŠ—ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ•’—Ž›œȱ
ŒŠ—ȱ‹›ŽŠ”˜ —ȱ˜›ȱ–Ž•ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ–’Œ›˜ ŠŸŽǰȱŒŠžœ’—ȱŒ‘Ž–’ŒŠ•œȱ˜ȱ•ŽŠ”ȱ
’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
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˜ ȱ˜ȱŽŽȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
Ȋȱ • Š¢œȱ‘˜•ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ‘Ž—ȱŽŽ’—ȱ‘’–ǯȱȱ
˜•ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ ’‘ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘Š—ǯȱȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ™›˜™ȱ
‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ‹•Š—”Žȱ˜›ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ˜‹“ŽŒǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ˜•ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ’‘ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‘ŽŠȱŠȱ‹’ȱ‘’‘Ž›ȱ‘Š—ȱ
‘Žȱ›Žœȱ˜ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‹˜¢ǯ
Ȋȱ ˜ȱ—˜ȱ•Š¢ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ —ȱ ‘’•Žȱ›’—”’—ȱŠȱ
‹˜Ĵ•Žǯȱȱ’•”ȱ˜›ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ–Š¢ȱœ•’™ȱ’—˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
‹Š‹¢ȂœȱŠ’› Š¢ȱŒŠžœ’—ȱ‘’–ȱ˜ȱŒ‘˜”Žǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ Žȱœž›Žȱ‘Žȱ‘˜•Žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•Žȱ’œȱ‘Žȱ›’‘ȱœ’£ŽȱȮȱ
‘Ž—ȱ¢˜žȱ‘˜•ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱž™œ’Žȱ˜ —ǰȱŠ‹˜žȱ
˜—Žȱ›˜™ȱ™Ž›ȱœŽŒ˜—ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱŒ˜–Žȱ˜žǯ
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Ȋȱ ˜•ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽȱŠȱŠȱœ•’‘ȱŠ—•Žȱœ˜ȱ‘Šȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•Žȱ’œȱ
Š• Š¢œȱž••ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ˜ȱŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱ˜™Ž—ȱ‘’œȱ–˜ž‘ǰȱ›¢ȱŽ—•¢ȱ
œ›˜”’—ȱ‘’œȱŒ‘ŽŽ”ȱ—ŽŠ›ȱ‘’œȱ•’™œȱ ’‘ȱ¢˜ž›ȱꗐŽ›ǯȱȱȱ
ŽŸŽ›ȱ˜›ŒŽȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•Žȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ–˜ž‘ǯ
Ȋȱ ˜ž—Ž›ȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ—ŽŽȱ›ŽšžŽ—ȱ‹ž›™’—ǯȱž›™ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
‹Š‹¢ȱŽ—•¢ȱ‘Š•ȱ Š¢ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ‘ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱŠ—ȱŠȱ
‘ŽȱŽ—ǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‘Šœȱ‘ŠȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘’œȱ
œžŒ”’—ȱœ•˜ œȱ˜ —ǰȱ‘Žȱž›—œȱ‘’œȱ‘ŽŠȱŠ Š¢ǰȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ
Š••œȱŠœ•ŽŽ™ǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱž••ǰȱœ˜™ȱ‘ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱ
ŽŸŽ—ȱ’ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱœ’••ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ•Žȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽǯȱȱŽȱ
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŽŒ’Žȱ‘˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ Š—ȱ˜ȱŽŠǯ
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Ȋȱ ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŠ••œȱŠœ•ŽŽ™ȱ ‘’•Žȱꗒœ‘’—ȱŠȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žǰȱ
”ŽŽ™ȱ‘’–ȱž™›’‘ȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱœ‘˜ž•Ž›ȱ˜›ȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
Œ‘Žœȱ˜›ȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱŗŖȱ–’—žŽœǯȱȱ‘’œȱŠ••˜ œȱŠ—¢ȱ–’•”ȱ
˜›ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱœ’••ȱ’—ȱ‘’œȱ–˜ž‘ȱ˜ȱŽȱœŠŽ•¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
œ˜–ŠŒ‘ǯ
Ȋȱ ‘›˜ ȱŠ Š¢ȱ•Žȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ’œȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žǯȱ
‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȂœȱœŠ•’ŸŠȱ ’••ȱ˜ȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
‹˜Ĵ•ŽǰȱŠ—ȱ’ȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ‹ŠŒŽ›’Šȱ˜ȱ›˜ ȱŠœȱ Ž••ȱŠœȱ
œŠ›ȱ˜ȱ‹›ŽŠ”ȱ˜ —ȱ‘ŽȱœžŠ›ȱŠ—ȱœŠ›Œ‘Žœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ
˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ‘›˜ ȱŠ Š¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ
‘Žȱ›’Žȱ˜›ȱ ˜ȱ‘˜ž›œǯ
Ȋȱ ‘›˜ ȱŠ Š¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱ›’—”ȱ
within two hoursǯȱ˜›–ž•Šȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ—˜ȱ‹Žȱ›ŽȬ
Š›–Žȱž›’—ȱŠȱŽŽǯ
Ȋȱ ŽŸŽ›ȱ™žȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žǯȱȱ‘Žȱ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ™˜˜•ȱ’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ–˜ž‘ȱŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ
‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȂœȱŽŽ‘ȱ˜ȱŽŒŠ¢ǯȱ
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Š™Žȱǭȱ›Ž™›’—Žȱ ’‘ȱ™Ž›–’œœ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›˜—˜ȱž‹•’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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’Š–’—ȱǭȱ–’—Ž›Š•ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—œȱ
ŽŠ•‘¢ȱž••ȬŽ›–ȱ’—Š—œȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›ŽȱŽȱŠ—¢ȱ’›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȱ
’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŽ—Ž›Š••¢ȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ›Žšž’›ŽȱŠȱŸ’Š–’—ȱŠ—ȱ
–’—Ž›Š•ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—ǯ
ȱ¢˜žȱ’ŸŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱŒ‘’•ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—œǰȱ–Š”Žȱœž›Žȱ‘Šȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
˜Œ˜›ȱ”—˜ œȱŠ‹˜žȱ’ǯȱŠ›Žž••¢ȱ˜••˜ ȱ‘Žȱ’›ŽŒ’˜—œȱ
˜—ȱ‘Žȱ•Š‹Ž•ǯȱ˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ˜ȱŠ—¢ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱ˜›ȱ–’—Ž›Š•ȱ
œž™™•Ž–Ž—ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ‘Š›–ž•ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ǯ
Iron
If your baby was full term and is healthy, they likely
˜ȱ—˜ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱŠ”ŽȱŠ—ȱ’›˜—ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—ǯȱȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
˜Œ˜›ȱꛜǯȱ›˜—ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—œȱŒŠ—ȱ‹ŽȱŸŽ›¢ȱŠ—Ž›˜žœȱ’ȱ
˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ’œȱŠ”Ž—ǯȱ
•ž˜›’Žȱ
ȱ’œȱœžŽœŽȱ‘ŠȱŠ–’•’Žœȱ ’‘ȱ’—Š—œȱŠ—ȱ¢˜ž—ȱ
Œ‘’•›Ž—ȱ ‘˜ȱžœŽȱ Ž••ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ‘Ž’›ȱ ŠŽ›ȱŽœŽȱ˜›ȱ
̞˜›’ŽȱŒ˜—Ž—ǯ
Ž˜›ŽȱŒ˜—œ’Ž›’—ȱ‘ŽȱžœŽȱ˜ȱ̞˜›’Žȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—œȱ˜›ȱ
›’—œŽœǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱŽ—’œȱ˜›ȱ˜Œ˜›ǯȱȱŠ••ȱ‘Žȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ
—’ȱ˜›ȱ–˜›Žȱ’—˜›–Š’˜—ǯ
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Vitamin D
ŸŽ›¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ—ŽŽœȱŚŖŖȱȱ˜ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱȱŽŠŒ‘ȱŠ¢ǯȱ
˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱȱ
Šȱ˜›–ž•ŠȬŽȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŽœȱŽ™Ž—œȱ˜—ȱ‘˜ ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Ž¢ȱ›’—”ǯ
ȱŠ—ȱ’—Š—ȱ›’—”œǯǯǯ
’ŸŽȱ‘’œȱ–žŒ‘ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱȱŠ’•¢
Žœœȱ‘Š—ȱśŖŖȱ–ȱǻŗŜȱ˜£Ǽȱ
400 IU
Ž ŽŽ—ȱśŖŖȬŗŖŖŖȱ–ȱǻŗŜȬřŘȱ˜£Ǽȱ ŘŖŖȱȱǻ˜›ȱŚŖŖȱȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱŘȱŠ¢œǼ
ŗŖŖŖȱ–ȱ˜›ȱ–˜›ŽȱǻřŘȱ˜£Ǽȱ
No additional vitamin D needed
˜˜ȱ˜ž›ŒŽœȱ˜ȱ’Š–’—ȱ
˜˜
–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱ˜˜
–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱ
’•”ȱ
ŗȱŒž™ȱǻŞȱ˜£Ǽ
ŗŖŖȱ
˜¢ȱ–’•”ȱǻ˜›’ꮍǼ
ŗȱŒž™ȱǻŞȱ˜£Ǽ
ŗŖŖȱ
Š•–˜—ȱǻŒŠ——ŽǼ
ƙȱŒŠ—ȱǻřŝȱ›Š–œǼ
304 IU
ž—ŠȱǻŒŠ——Žǰȱ•’‘Ǽ
ƙȱŒŠ—ȱǻřŝȱ›Š–œǼ
ŘŖȱ
ȱ¢˜•”
ȱŗȱ
Řśȱ
›Š—Žȱ“ž’ŒŽȱǻ˜›’ꮍǼ
ƙȱŒž™ȱǻŚȱ˜£Ǽ
ŘŘȱ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
’Š–’—ȱȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—œȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱœ˜™™Žȱ
Š›˜ž—ȱŗȱ¢ŽŠ›ȱ˜ȱŠŽȱ˜—ŒŽȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ
Š›ŽȱŽĴ’—ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱȱ›˜–ȱ
‘˜–˜Ž—’£ŽȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱŠ—ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ˜˜œǯȱ
‘’œȱŠ™™•’Žœȱ˜ȱ–˜œȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ
–Š›”Žȱ‘ŠȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠ‹˜žȱŚŖȱȱŸ’Š–’—ȱ
ȱ™Ž›ȱŗŖŖȱ–•ȱ’•žŽȱ
ǻ˜›ȱŜŖȱȱ™Ž›ȱŗŖŖȱ
”ŒŠ•Ǽǯȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŒ˜—Š’—œȱŠȱ
‘’‘Ž›ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›Š’˜—ȱ
of vitamin D than
this, speak to a
‘ŽŠ•‘ŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ
about vitamin D
œž™™•Ž–Ž—Š’˜—ǯȱ
Babies should not
Žȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱŗŖŖŖȱȱ˜ȱŸ’Š–’—ȱȱ™Ž›ȱŠ¢ȱ
›˜–ȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—ȱŠ—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒ˜–‹’—Žǯ
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Fussy Babies (colic)
••ȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ‘ŠŸŽȱžœœ¢ȱ’–Žœǰȱœ˜–Ž’–Žœȱž›’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ¢ǰȱ
ŽŸŽ—’—ǰȱ˜›ȱ—’‘ǯȱȱȃŒ˜•’Œ”¢Ȅȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŒ›’Žœȱ˜›ȱœŒ›ŽŠ–œȱ˜›ȱ
‘˜ž›œȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱŠ¢ǯȱ
¡™Ž›œȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱœž›ŽȱŠ‹˜žȱ‘ŽȱŒŠžœŽȱ˜ȱŒ˜•’Œǯȱ‘Ž›ŽȱŠ›Žȱ
–Š—¢ȱ‘Ž˜›’ŽœȱŠ—ȱ–¢‘œǯȱȱ¢˜žȱŠ›ŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽ›—ŽȱŠ‹˜žȱ
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȂœȱŒ›¢’—ǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜Œ˜›ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ™ž‹•’Œȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ
—ž›œŽǯȱ‘Ž¢ȱŒŠ—ȱ™›˜Ÿ’Žȱœ˜–ŽȱŠŸ’ŒŽȱ˜—ȱŒ˜™’—ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ
Œ˜•’Œ”¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱ
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Ž›ŽȱŠ›ŽȱŠȱŽ ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ‘’—œȱ¢˜žȱ–Š¢ȱ Š—ȱ˜ȱ›¢DZȱ
Ȋȱ Š”ŽȱŠȱ•ŠŽȱŠŽ›—˜˜—ȱ—Š™ȱ ’‘ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱ
Ȋȱ ’ŸŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŠȱ Š›–ȱ‹Š‘ǯȱ˜žȱ–Š¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ
’ŸŽȱ¢˜ž›œŽ•ȱŠȱ‹˜˜œǯȱ
Ȋȱ ›¢ȱ‘ŽȱŠŽȬ˜•ȱ›ŽŠ–Ž—ȱ˜ȱ Š•”’—ȱ˜›ȱ
›˜Œ”’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱ˜ȱŠ”Žȱœ˜–Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ•˜Šȱ
˜ěȱ¢˜ž›ȱ’›ŽȱŠ›–œǰȱžœŽȱŠȱ›˜—ȱŒŠ››’Ž›ǯȱ‘Žȱ
Œ˜–‹’—Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‹˜¢ȱŒ˜—ŠŒǰȱœ Š•’—ȱŠ—ȱ
–˜’˜—ȱ˜Ž—ȱ™žœȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ˜ȱœ•ŽŽ™ǯȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ
˜››¢ȱŠ‹˜žȱ™’Œ”’—ȱž™ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜˜ȱ˜Ž—ǯȱ
˜žȱ ’••ȱ—˜ȱœ™˜’•ȱŠȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹¢ȱŒ˜–˜›’—ȱ‘’–Ȧ
‘Ž›ǯȱ
Ȋȱ Š”Žȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›ȱŠȱŒŠ›ȱ›’Žȱ’—ȱ‘’œȦ‘Ž›ȱŒŠ›ȱ
œŽŠǯȱŽ—ǰȱ‘Žȱ–˜’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ›ȱ™žœȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ
˜ȱœ•ŽŽ™ǯȱ
˜ȱŽŠ•ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱŽ ȱ–’—žŽœȱ˜ȱœŒ›ŽŠ–’—ȱŠȱ‘Žȱ
‹Ž’——’—ǰȱ‹žȱ˜Ž—ȱŠȱ‹Š‘ȱ‹›’—œȱ›Ž•’Žȱ˜ȱŠȱ
Œ˜•’Œ”¢ȱ’—Š—ǯȱ
Ȋȱ ȱ
ȱȱǰȱ—˜ȱ–ŠĴŽ›ȱ‘˜ ȱ
›žœ›ŠŽȱ¢˜žȱ‹ŽŒ˜–Žǯȱœ”ȱœ˜–Ž˜—Žȱ˜ȱŒ˜–Žȱ
Š—ȱ’ŸŽȱ¢˜žȱŠȱ‹›ŽŠ”ǯȱ‘Š”’—ȱŠȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ
œŽ›’˜žœȱ’—“ž›¢ȱŠ—ȱ–Š¢ȱ‹ŽȱŠŠ•ǯȱ
Ȋȱ œ”ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜Œ˜›ȱ˜›ȱ™‘Š›–ŠŒ’œȱŠ‹˜žȱ˜ŸŽ›Ȭ‘ŽȬ
Œ˜ž—Ž›ȱ›Ž–Ž’Žœȱ˜›ȱŒ˜•’Œȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱžœ’—ȱ‘Ž–ǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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Burping
˜–Žȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ‹ž›™ȱŽŠœ’•¢ǰȱ˜‘Ž›œȱ˜ȱ—˜ǯȱ›¢ȱ˜ȱ‹ž›™ȱ
¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜—ŒŽȱž›’—ȱŠȱŽŽ’—ȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž—ȱŠŠ’—ȱŠȱ
‘ŽȱŽ—ȱ˜ȱŠȱŽŽ’—ǯȱ•œ˜ǰȱ‹ž›™ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘ŽȦ
œ‘ŽȱœŽŽ–œȱž—Œ˜–˜›Š‹•Žȱ˜›ȱ’ȱ‘ŽȦœ‘ŽȱŠ••œȱŠœ•ŽŽ™ȱ
˜˜ȱœ˜˜—ǯȱ’›ȱ’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ™Š’—ǯȱ
ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‘Šœȱ’ĜŒž•¢ȱ‹ž›™’—ǰȱ›¢ȱŒ‘Š—’—ȱ
‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱ˜ȱ›Š’œŽȱ‘ŽȱŠ’›ȱ‹ž‹‹•Žȱ’—ȱ‘’œȦ‘Ž›ȱ
œ˜–ŠŒ‘ǯ
Ž›ŽȱŠ›Žȱ‘›ŽŽȱ Š¢œȱ˜ȱ‹ž›™ȱ‹Š‹’ŽœDZȱ
ŗǯȱ ˜•ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŠȱ¢˜ž›ȱœ‘˜ž•Ž›ȱŠ—ȱŽ—•¢ȱ™Šȱ˜›ȱ›ž‹ȱ
‘Žȱ–’•Žȱ˜ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‹ŠŒ”ǯȱ
Řǯȱ ’ȱ ’‘ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’—ȱŠȱœ’Ĵ’—ȱ™˜œ’’˜—ȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ•Š™ǯȱžȱ
˜—Žȱ‘Š—ȱž—Ž›ȱ‘Ž’›ȱŒ‘’—ȱŠ—ȱ‘Žȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ˜—ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ
‹ŠŒ”DzȱŽ—•¢ȱ™Šȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‹ŠŒ”ǯȱ
řǯȱ •ŠŒŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜—ȱ‘Ž’›ȱž––¢ȱ˜—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ•Š™ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ
Ž ȱœŽŒ˜—œǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ‹›’—ȱ‘Ž–ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱœ‘˜ž•Ž›ȱŠ—ȱ
Ž—•¢ȱ™Šȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‹ŠŒ”ǯȱ
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™’Ĵ’—ȱ™ȱ
Š‹’Žœȱ˜Ž—ȱœ™’ȱž™ȱœ–Š••ȱŠ–˜ž—œȱ˜ȱ–’•”ȱž›’—ȱ‘Žȱ
ꛜȱŚȬŜȱ–˜—‘œǰȱŽœ™ŽŒ’Š••¢ȱ ‘’•Žȱ‹ž›™’—ǯȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ
œ™’œȱž™ȱŠȱ•˜ǰȱ’ȱ–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ‹ŽŒŠžœŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ›’—”’—ȱ
˜˜ȱŠœȱ˜›ȱ˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ǰȱœ Š••˜ ’—ȱŠ’›ȱ ‘’•ŽȱœžŒ”’—ȱ˜›ȱ
‘ŠŸ’—ȱ˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ȱŠŒ’Ÿ’¢ȱŠŽ›ȱŽŽ’—ǯȱ
ŽŽ™ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱž™›’‘ȱ˜›ȱŗŖȱ–’—žŽœȱŠŽ›ȱŽŽ’—ȱ˜ȱ
›ŽžŒŽȱ‘ŽȱŠ–˜ž—ȱ˜ȱœ™’Ĵ’—ȱž™ǯ
ȱ¢˜žȱŠ›Žȱ ˜››’ŽǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜Œ˜›ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ™ž‹•’Œȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ
—ž›œŽǯȱ
ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜›ŒŽž••¢ȱŸ˜–’’—ȱŠ—ȱ’ȱŒ˜—’—žŽœȱ ’‘ȱ
ŽŸŽ›¢ȱŽŽ’—ǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜Œ˜›ǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
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’‘ȱŽŽœȱ(not sleeping through the night)
ȱ’œȱ—˜›–Š•ȱŠ—ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘¢ȱ˜›ȱ¢˜ž—ȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ˜ȱ Š”Žȱ
ž™ȱž›’—ȱ‘Žȱ—’‘ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱ˜—ŽȱŽŽ’—ǰȱŠ—ȱ
–Š¢‹Žȱ–˜›Žǯȱ‘Ž’›ȱœ–Š••ȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘œȱŒŠ——˜ȱ‘˜•ȱ
Ž—˜ž‘ȱ–’•”ȱ˜ȱ•Šœȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ‘Žȱ—’‘ȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ
Žȱ‘ž—›¢ǯȱ
›ŽšžŽ—ȱŽŽ’—œȱŠȱ—’‘ȱ‘Ž•™ȱ˜ȱ™›ŽŸŽ—ȱ
žŽ—ȱ—Š—ȱŽŠ‘ȱ¢—›˜–ŽȱǻǼǯȱŠ‹’Žœȱ
–Š¢ȱ Š”Žȱ˜›ȱ—’‘ȱŽŽ’—œȱ ‘Ž‘Ž›ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ
Š›ŽȱŽȱ‹›ŽŠœ–’•”ȱ˜›ȱ˜›–ž•ŠǯȱŸŽ›¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ
’쎛Ž—ǯȱ
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Usually, when baby is several months old, they
Š›ŽȱŠ‹•Žȱ˜ȱ˜ȱ ’‘˜žȱŠȱŽŽ’—ȱ˜›ȱśȱ˜ȱŜȱ‘˜ž›œȱŠȱ
—’‘ǯȱ‘’œȱ’œȱ›žŽȱŽ¡ŒŽ™ȱ ‘Ž—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜’—ȱ
‘›˜ž‘ȱŠȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›ȱ˜›ȱ’œȱŽŽ‘’—ǯȱ
ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜’—ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱŠȱ›˜ ‘ȱœ™ž›ǰȱ‘Ž¢ȱ
may wake up more often, even if they have been
œ•ŽŽ™’—ȱ Ž••ȱž—’•ȱ‘Šȱ™˜’—ǯȱȱ’œȱ’–™˜›Š—ȱ˜ȱ
˜ěŽ›ȱŠȱŽŽ’—ȱŠȱ‘ŽœŽȱ’–Žœǯȱȱ–ŽŠ—œȱ‘Šȱ‘Žȱ
baby needs more formula, not that they need to
‘ŠŸŽȱœ˜•’ȱ˜˜œȱ’—›˜žŒŽȱœ˜˜—Ž›ǯȱ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
‘Ž—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ›ŽŠ¢ǰȱ‘Ž¢ȱ ’••ȱ‹Ž’—ȱ˜ȱœ•ŽŽ™ȱ
•˜—Ž›ȱŠŠ’—ǯȱŸŽ›¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜Žœȱ‘’œȱŠȱŠȱ’쎛Ž—ȱŠŽǯȱ
쎛’—ȱ’—Š—ȱŒŽ›ŽŠ•ȱŠȱ‹Žȱ’–ŽȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱ›˜–ȱŠȱ
œ™˜˜—ȱ˜›ȱ’—ȱŠȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ–’¡Žȱ ’‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱnot the
solution to get baby to sleep through the night.
‘’œȱ–Š¢ȱŠŒžŠ••¢ȱ–Š”Žȱ‘Žȱœ•ŽŽ™’—ȱœ’žŠ’˜—ȱ
˜›œŽȱ’ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ›ŽŠ¢ȱ˜›ȱœ˜•’ȱ˜˜œǯȱȱ¢˜žȱ˜ȱ
‘’œȱŠ—ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱœŠ›œȱ˜ȱœ•ŽŽ™ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ‘Žȱ—’‘ǰȱ’ȱ
’œȱŒ˜’—Œ’Ž—ŒŽǯȱŠ‹’Žœȱ ’••ȱœ•ŽŽ™ȱ‘›˜ž‘ȱ‘Žȱ—’‘ȱ
‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›ŽȱŽŸŽ•˜™–Ž—Š••¢ȱ›ŽŠ¢ǯȱ
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Teething
ŽŽ‘’—ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ™Š’—ž•ǯȱ
ŽȱŒ‘ŽŽ”œǰȱ›˜˜•’—ȱ
and irritability are all
normal symptoms of
ŽŽ‘’—ǯ
ȱœ•’‘ȱŽŸŽ›ȱ–Š¢ȱŠ•œ˜ȱ‹ŽȱŠœœ˜Œ’ŠŽȱ ’‘ȱŽŽ‘’—ǰȱ
‹žȱŠȱ‘’‘ȱŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’Š››‘ŽŠȱŠ—ȱŸ˜–’’—ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ—˜›–Š•ȱ
œ¢–™˜–œȱ˜ȱŽŽ‘’—ǯȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ǯ
œŽȱŠȱꗐŽ›ȱŒ˜ǰȱŠȱŒ˜˜•ǰȱœ˜•’ȱ›ž‹‹Ž›ǰȱŽŽ‘’—ȱ›’—ǰȱ˜›ȱŠȱ
Œ•ŽŠ—ǰȱŒ˜˜•ǰȱŠ–™ȱ Šœ‘Œ•˜‘ȱ˜›ȱ¢˜ž›ȱŒ‘’•ȱ˜ȱŒ‘Ž ȱ˜—ȱ
‘Ž—ȱŽŽ‘’—ǯȱŽŽ‘’—ȱ‹’œŒž’œȱŒ˜—Š’—’—ȱœžŠ›ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ
›ŽŒ˜––Ž—Žǯ
œŽȱ˜ȱŠȱ™Š’—ȱ›Ž•’ŽŸŽ›ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—Žȱ‹¢ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ
™›˜Žœœ’˜—Š•ȱ–Š¢ȱ‹ŽȱžœŽǰȱ‹žȱ
ȱȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ
Š—Ž›˜žœȱŠ—ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ›ŽŒ˜––Ž—ŽǯȱŽŽ‘’—ȱŽ•œȱŒŠ—ȱ
ŠŒŒ’Ž—Š••¢ȱ—ž–‹ȱ‘ŽȱŠ›ŽŠœȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ–˜ž‘ȱŠ—ȱ‘›˜Šȱ‘Šȱ
Œ˜ž•ȱ™›ŽŸŽ—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȂœȱŠȱ›ŽĚŽ¡ȱ›˜–ȱ ˜›”’—ǯ
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›ŽšžŽ—•¢ȱŠœ”ŽȱšžŽœ’˜—œ
How much will formula feeding cost?
˜›–ž•ŠȱŽŽ’—ȱ’œȱŽ¡™Ž—œ’ŸŽǯȱȱ
‘ŽȱŒ˜œȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ’••ȱŽ™Ž—ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ
Š–˜ž—ȱŠ—ȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ›’—”œǯȱȱ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŽŽ’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱǻ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ
˜›ȱ™˜ Ž›ŽǼȱ ’••ȱŒ˜œȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱǞŗŖŖȱ™Ž›ȱ–˜—‘ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ
‹Šœ’ŒǰȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ‹ŠœŽȱ˜›–ž•Šȱǻ›ŽŠ¢Ȭ˜ȬŽŽȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
ŒŠ—ȱŒ˜œȱřȱ’–Žœȱ‘’œȱŠ–˜ž—Ǽǯȱȱȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱ
˜•Ž›ŠŽȱŠȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”Ȭ‹ŠœŽȱ•˜ Ž›ȬŒ˜œȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŠ—ȱŠȱ
œ™ŽŒ’Š•¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱ—ŽŽŽȱǻœ˜¢ǰȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽȬ›ŽŽǰȱ‘¢™˜Ȭ
Š••Ž›Ž—’ŒǼǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜œȱ ’••ȱ‹Žȱ–˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱ‘’œǯ
‘’œȱ–ŽŠ—œȱ‘Šȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜œȱ˜ȱŽŽ’—ȱŠȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ
‘ŽȱꛜȱŜȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱ•’ŽȱŠ•˜—Žȱ ’‘ȱ‹ŽȱŠȱ•ŽŠœȱǞŜŖŖǯȱȱ
‘’œȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱ’—Œ•žŽȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜œȱ˜ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœǰȱ—’™™•ŽœǰȱŠ—ȱ
Œ•ŽŠ—’—ȱ’Ž–œȱ—ŽŽŽȱ˜›ȱŽŽ’—ȱ’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ
’••ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ›Ž™•ŠŒŽȱŠœȱ‘Ž¢ȱ ŽŠ›ȱ˜žȱȱ ’‘ȱžœŽǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
What are some signs that a feeding might not be
going well?
›Žœœȱ ‘’•Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽȱŽŽ’— may be shown by some of
‘ŽœŽȱœ’—œȱȮȱ›¢ȱœ˜™™’—ȱ‘ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱŠ—ȱœŠ›’—ȱŠŠ’—ǰȱ
˜›ȱŽŽȱŠȱŠȱ•ŠŽ›ȱ’–Žǯ
Ȋȱ Š••˜ ’—ȱšž’Œ”•¢ȱ ’‘˜žȱŠ”’—ȱŠȱ‹›ŽŠ‘ȱŠŽ›ȱ
ŽŠŒ‘ȱœ Š••˜ Ȋȱ Š”’—ȱœšžŽŠ”’—ȱ—˜’œŽœ
Ȋȱ ž•™’—ǰȱŒ‘˜”’—
Ȋȱ Š’œ’—ȱ‘Š—œȱ˜ Š›ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ ’‘ȱ˜™Ž—ȱ‘Š—œȱ˜›ȱ
ꜝœ
Ȋȱ ›ŽŠ‘’—ȱŠœȱ˜›ȱ ˜›”’—ȱ‘Š›ȱ˜ȱŒŠŒ‘ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ‹›ŽŠ‘
Ȋȱ ’•”ȱ•ŽŠ”’—ȱ˜žȱ‘Žȱœ’Žȱ˜ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ–˜ž‘
Ȋȱ šž’›–’—ȱ˜›ȱœ›ž•’—ȱ˜ȱ‹ŽȱŒ˜–˜›Š‹•Ž
Ȋȱ žœ‘’—ȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•Žȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ‘Ž’›ȱ–˜ž‘
Ȋȱ ™Ž—’—ȱŽ¢Žœȱ ’Ž•¢ȱŠœȱ’ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ•˜˜”ȱŠ•Š›–Ž
Ȋȱ ›˜ —’—ȱ˜›ȱŒ›¢’—
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‘Šȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱœ‘˜ž•ȱȱžœŽǵ
˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŒ˜–Žȱ’—ȱ’쎛Ž—ȱœ‘Š™ŽœǰȱœžŒ‘ȱŠœȱœ›Š’‘ȱ˜›ȱ
Š—•Žȱǻ‘Šȱ•Žœȱ•ŽœœȱŠ’›ȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•ŽǼǯȱȱ•œ˜ǰȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŒŠ—ȱ
‹Žȱ–ŠŽȱ˜ȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱ™•Šœ’Œȱ˜›ȱ•Šœœǯȱȱ•Šœ’Œȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ
‹›ŽŠ”ǰȱ‹žȱ‘Ž¢ȱ˜ȱ‹›ŽŠ”ȱ˜ —ȱœ˜ȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ›Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ
‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱœ‘˜ ȱœ’—œȱ˜ȱŠ–ŠŽȱœžŒ‘ȱŠœȱ’œŒ˜•˜›Š’˜—ȱ
Š—ȱŒ›ŠŒ”œǯȱȱ•Šœ’Œȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ–Š¢ȱŒ˜—Š’—ȱŠȱ
Œ‘Ž–’ŒŠ•ȱŒŠ••Žȱ‹’œ™‘Ž—˜•ȬȱǻǼȱ‘Šȱ–Š¢ȱ•ŽŠŒ‘ȱ›˜–ȱ
™˜•¢ŒŠ›‹˜—ŠŽȱ™•Šœ’Œȱ’—˜ȱ‹›ŽŠœȱ–’•”ȱ˜›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱȱ
Š”Žȱœž›Žȱ‘ŠȱŠ—¢ȱ™•Šœ’Œȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ¢˜žȱžœŽȱŠ›ŽȱȬ
›ŽŽȱ˜›ȱžœŽȱ•Šœœȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœǯ
˜ ȱ˜Ž—ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱȱŒ‘Š—Žȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŠ—ȱ—’™™•Žœǵ
•Šœ’Œȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŠ—ȱ—’™™•Žœȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ›Ž™•ŠŒŽȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ
œ‘˜ ȱ‘Žȱ˜••˜ ’—ȱœ’—œȱ˜ȱ‹›ŽŠ”Ȭ˜ —DZ
Ȋȱ ˜•˜›ȱŒ‘Š—Ž
Ȋȱ ‘’——’—ȱȬȱŽœȱ‘’œȱ‹¢ȱ™ž••’—ȱ‘Š›ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•Žǯȱȱȱ
’ȱ‹˜ž—ŒŽœȱ‹ŠŒ”ȱ˜ȱ’œȱ˜›’’—Š•ȱœ‘Š™Žǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ’ȱ’œȱǯȱȱ
ȱ—˜ǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ’ȱ—ŽŽœȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ‘›˜ —ȱ˜žȱŠ—ȱ›Ž™•ŠŒŽǯ
Ȋȱ ’Œ”¢ȱŽŽ•ȱ ‘Ž—ȱ›¢
Ȋȱ ›ŠŒ”œȱǭȱŽŠ›œ
Ȋȱ ˜•ŽȱŽœȱ•Š›Ž›ȱǻ˜›–ž•Šȱ›’™œȱ˜žȱŸŽ›¢ȱŠœǰȱ˜›ȱ
™˜ž›œȱ˜žȱ’—ȱŠȱœ›ŽŠ–Ǽ
‘Šȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ—’™™•Žȱœ‘˜ž•ȱȱžœŽǵ
’™™•ŽœȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ–ŠŽȱ˜ȱŠȱ—ž–‹Ž›ȱ˜ȱ–ŠŽ›’Š•œȱǻœ’•’Œ˜—Žǰȱ
•ŠŽ¡ǰȱ˜›ȱ›ž‹‹Ž›ǼȱŠ—ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ’쎛Ž—ȱœ‘Š™Žœȱǻ›Š’’˜—Š•ǰȱ
˜›‘˜˜—’Œǰȱ˜›ȱ̊Ȭ˜™™ŽǼǯȱȱ’™™•ŽœȱŠ›ŽȱŠ•œ˜ȱŠŸŠ’•Š‹•Žȱ
’—ȱŠȱ›Š—Žȱ˜ȱœ’£ŽœȱŠ—ȱ̘ Ȭœ™ŽŽœǯȱȱŽŒŠžœŽȱ¢˜žȱŒŠ——˜ȱ
”—˜ ȱ‹Ž˜›Ž‘Š—ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ—’™™•Žȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ’••ȱ™›ŽŽ›ǰȱ
‹ž¢ȱ˜—Žȱ˜ȱŠȱŽ ȱ’쎛Ž—ȱ¢™ŽœȱŠ—ȱ›¢ȱ‘Ž–ȱ˜žǯȱȱ—ŒŽȱ
¢˜žȱꐞ›Žȱ˜žȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ—’™™•Žȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ™›ŽŽ›œǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ‹ž¢ȱ
Ž—˜ž‘ȱ˜ȱ•ŠœȱŠȱŽ ȱ–˜—‘œǯ
˜ ȱ˜Ž—ȱ¢˜žȱŒ‘Š—Žȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ—’™™•ŽœȱŽ™Ž—œȱ˜—ȱ
what they are made of, how often they are used, and how
˜Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›ŽȱœŽ›’•’£ŽǯȱȱŽ™•ŠŒŽȱ‘Žȱ—’™™•ŽœȱŠœȱœ˜˜—ȱŠœȱ
Š—¢ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽȱŠ‹˜ŸŽȱœ’—œȱ˜ȱŠ–ŠŽȱŠ›Žȱ—˜’ŒŽǯ
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ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
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œŽ›’•’£Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŠ—ȱ˜›–ž•Šǵ
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œŠ–Žȱ’–Žǯȱȱ•‘˜ž‘ȱ’ȱ’œȱž—•’”Ž•¢ȱ‘Šȱ‘ŽœŽȱž—’œȱ ’••ȱ
ŒŠžœŽȱŠ—¢ȱ—ž›’Ž—ȱ•˜œœŽœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽŠ’—ȱŠȱ
Šȱ‘’‘ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žǰȱ‘ŽȱŠ‹’•’¢ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱž—’œȱ˜ȱŽ—œž›Žȱ
œŽ›’•’£Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ–Š¢ȱŽ™Ž—ȱ˜—ȱŠȱŽ ȱ‘’—œǯȱȱ
•‘˜ž‘ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ–ŠŒ‘’—Žœȱ–Š¢ȱ›ŽŠŒ‘ȱ‘ŽȱŠ™™›˜™›’ŠŽȱ
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‘Ž—ȱ‘Žȱ–ŠŒ‘’—Žȱ’œȱ–ŠŽǰȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱ’–Žȱ‘Ž¢ȱ–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ•Žœœȱ
ŽěŽŒ’ŸŽǯȱȱœȱ Ž••ǰȱž—•Žœœȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱŠȱ’–ŽȮŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ
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‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ›Ž–Š’—œȱŠȱŠȱ‘’‘ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱŽ–™Ž›Šž›Žȱ˜›ȱ
•˜—ȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ˜ȱŽ—œž›Žȱ‘Šȱ’ȱ ’••ȱ‹ŽȱœŽ›’•Žǯȱȱ
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œŽ™ȱ˜ȱœŽ›’•’£’—ȱ‘Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ˜—Žȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱžœ’—ȱ
Š—ȱŽ•ŽŒ›’Œȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽȦ˜›–ž•ŠȱœŽ›’•’£Ž›ǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
Š—ȱȱŒ•ŽŠ—ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱǭȱ—’™™•Žœȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ’œ‘ Šœ‘Ž›ǵ
ȱ’œ‘ Šœ‘Ž›ȱ ’••ȱ—˜ȱœŽ›’•’£Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽœȱŠ—ȱ—’™™•Žœǯȱȱȱ
’œ‘ Šœ‘Ž›ȱŠ•œ˜ȱ–Š¢ȱ—˜ȱŽȱ‘Žȱ›Žœ’žŽȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜žȱ
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œŽȱ‹˜Ĵ•ŽȱŠ—ȱ—’™™•Žȱ‹›žœ‘Žœȱ’—ȱ‘˜ȱœ˜Š™¢ȱ ŠŽ›ȱ’—ȱ˜›Ž›ȱ
˜ȱŽ—œž›Žȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ™›˜™Ž›•¢ȱŒ•ŽŠ—Žǯ
‘˜ž•ȱȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ˜›ȱ’—ȱŠȱ“žǵ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ™›Ž™Š›ŽȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱ’—ȱŠȱ•Š›ŽȱœŽ›’•’£Žȱ“žȱ
˜›ȱ’—ȱ’—’Ÿ’žŠ•ȱœŽ›’•’£Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœǯȱȱ’‘Ž›ȱ Š¢ǰȱ–Š”Žȱ
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–ŠŒ‘ȱ™›Ž™Š›Š’˜—ȱ’—œ›žŒ’˜—œǰȱŠ—ȱ–Š”Žȱ“žœȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ
˜›–ž•Šȱ˜ȱ•ŠœȱŘŚȱ‘˜ž›œǯȱȱȱ¢˜žȱ–Š”Žȱ–˜›Žȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱ‘Žȱ
ꛜȱ‹ŠŒ‘ȱ’œȱ˜—Žǰȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ–’¡ȱ—Ž •¢ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
’‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šȱ’œȱŠ•›ŽŠ¢ȱŠȱŠ¢ȱ˜•ȱȮȱ”ŽŽ™ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ‹ŠŒ‘ȱ
œŽ™Š›ŠŽǰȱŠ—ȱ•Š‹Ž•ȱœ˜ȱ‘Šȱ’ȱ’œȱŒ•ŽŠ›ȱ ‘Ž—ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ˜›ȱ
Œ˜—Š’—Ž›ȱž••ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ–ŠŽǯ
Formula Feeding: What You Need to Know
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‘Šȱ’ȱȱ˜—Ȃȱ–’¡ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒ˜››ŽŒ•¢ǵ
—Ž›Ȭ’•ž’˜—ȱǻžœ’—ȱ˜˜ȱ•’Ĵ•Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜›ȱ˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ
˜›–ž•Šȱ™˜ Ž›ȱ˜›ȱ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽǼȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ
™›˜‹•Ž–œȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ǰȱ’—Œ•ž’—DZ
Ȋȱ ˜–’’—
Ȋȱ Diarrhea
Ȋȱ —ĚŠ––Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’—Žœ’—Žœ
Ȋȱ ›Žœœȱ˜—ȱ”’—Ž¢œȱŠ—ȱ˜ŸŽ›Š••ȱ’Žœ’ŸŽȱœ¢œŽ–
ŸŽ›Ȭ’•ž’˜—ȱǻžœ’—ȱ˜˜ȱ–žŒ‘ȱ ŠŽ›ǼȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱ
™›˜‹•Ž–œȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ǰȱ’—Œ•ž’—DZ
Ȋȱ Low nutrient intake
Ȋȱ ŠŽ›ȱ’—˜¡’ŒŠ’˜—ȱȮȱŒŠ—ȱ•ŽŠȱ˜ȱœŽ’£ž›Žœǰȱ
‘¢™˜‘Ž›–’ŠǰȱŽ•ŽŒ›˜•¢Žȱ’–‹Š•Š—ŒŽǰȱŠ—ȱŽŠ‘
ȱŽ’‘Ž›ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ‘Š™™Ž—œȱ˜›ȱ˜—ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱ‹¢ȱ–’œŠ”Žǰȱ
‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ’••ȱ—˜ȱ•’”Ž•¢ȱœžěŽ›ȱ•˜—ȱŽ›–ȱ—ŽŠ’ŸŽȱŽěŽŒœǯȱȱ
žȱ’ȱ’ȱ‘Š™™Ž—œȱ–˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱ˜—ŒŽǰȱŠ—ȱ˜ŸŽ›ȱŠȱ™Ž›’˜ȱ˜ȱ
’–Žǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŒŠ—ȱŽȱŸŽ›¢ȱœ’Œ”ǯȱȱŽȱœž›Žȱ˜ȱ˜••˜ ȱ
‘Žȱ’›ŽŒ’˜—œȱ˜›ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ™›Ž™Š›Š’˜—ȱveryȱŒŠ›Žž••¢ǯ
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˜ȱȱ—ŽŽȱ›’™Žȱ ŠŽ›ȱ˜›ȱ–Ž’Œ’—Žȱ˜›ȱŠœǵ
Š‹’Žœȱ™›˜žŒŽȱŠœǯȱȱȱ’œȱ—˜›–Š•ȱ˜›ȱŠȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠœȱ
ŒŠžœŽȱ‹¢ȱŽ¡›ŠȱŠ’›ȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ’Žœ’ŸŽȱœ¢œŽ–ǯȱȱ˜ȱ‘Ž•™ȱ
›ŽžŒŽȱŠœDZ
Ȋȱ ŽŽȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱŠȱ‘Žȱꛜȱœ’—œȱ˜ȱ‘ž—Ž›ǰȱœ˜ȱ‘Šȱ
‘Ž¢ȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱŽŽȱ˜˜ȱšž’Œ”•¢ȱŠ—ȱœžŒ”ȱ’—ȱŠȱ•˜ȱ˜ȱ
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Ȋȱ ••˜ ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱœ™Ž—ȱ’–Žȱ˜—ȱ‘’œȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱ˜ȱ‘Ž•™ȱ
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Ȋȱ ˜ŸŽȱ‹Š‹¢Ȃœȱ•Žœȱ’—ȱŠȱ‹’Œ¢Œ•Žȱ–˜’˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Ž•™ȱ–˜ŸŽȱ
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Ȋȱ ˜žȱ˜ȱ—˜ȱ—ŽŒŽœœŠ›’•¢ȱ—ŽŽȱ–Ž’Œ’—Žȱ’ȱ¢˜žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ
‘ŠœȱŠœǯȱȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱŠȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ’ȱ¢˜žȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ
›’Žȱ‘ŽœŽȱœžŽœ’˜—œȱŠ—ȱœ’••ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŒ˜—ŒŽ›—œȱ
Š‹˜žȱ¢˜ž›ȱŒ‘’•ȂœȱŠœǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
ђюљѡѕȱћіѡ
˜ ȱ˜ȱȱ”—˜ ȱ’ȱ–¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŒ˜—œ’™ŠŽȱŠ—ȱ
‘ŠȱŒŠ—ȱȱ˜ȱŠ‹˜žȱ’ǵ
Š‹’Žœȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŽȱŽ—Ž›Š••¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱ‹˜ Ž•ȱ
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ꛜȱŽ ȱ ŽŽ”œȱ˜ȱ•’Žǯȱȱ
˜ ŽŸŽ›ǰȱ’ȱ’œȱŠ•œ˜ȱŒ˜––˜—ȱ˜›ȱ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŽȱ‹Š‹’Žœȱ ‘˜ȱŠ›ŽȱŠȱ‹’ȱ˜•Ž›ȱǻ—˜ȱ—Ž ‹˜›—Ǽȱ
˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱ‹˜ Ž•ȱ–˜ŸŽ–Ž—ȱŽŸŽ›¢ȱŗȬŘȱŠ¢œǯȱȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
Žȱ‹Š‹’ŽœȂȱœ˜˜•ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ•’‘ȱŒ˜•˜›Žǰȱꛖȱ‹žȱ—˜ȱ
‘Š›ǰȱŠ—ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱŒ˜—œ’œŽ—Œ¢ȱœ’–’•Š›ȱ˜ȱ™ŽŠ—žȱ‹žĴŽ›ǯȱȱ
ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŽȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ–Š¢ȱ›ž—ȱ˜›ȱŒ›¢ȱ ‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠȱ
‹˜ Ž•ȱ–˜ŸŽ–Ž—ǰȱ‹žȱŠœȱ•˜—ȱŠœȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜—œ’œŽ—Œ¢ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ
œ˜˜•ȱ’œȱ—˜›–Š•ǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱŒ˜—œ’™ŠŽǯ
ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‘Šœȱ›žŽȱŒ˜—œ’™Š’˜—ǰȱ‘Ž¢ȱ ’••ȱ‹Žȱ‘ŠŸ’—ȱ
Šȱ’ĜŒž•ȱ’–Žȱ™Šœœ’—ȱœ–Š••ǰȱ‘Š›ǰȱ›¢ȱœ˜˜•œȱ‘Šȱ•˜˜”ȱ
•’”ŽȱŠȱȃ™Ž‹‹•ŽǯȄȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ™Šœœ’—ȱȃ™Ž‹‹•ŽȄȱ•’”Žȱ
œ˜˜•œǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ǯ
’••ȱ–¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹ŽȱŒ˜—œ’™ŠŽȱ˜—ȱ’›˜—ȱ˜›’ꮍȱ˜›–ž•Šǵ
›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȱ˜›–ž•ŠœȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ•’”Ž•¢ȱ˜ȱŒŠžœŽȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ
Œ˜—œ’™ŠŽǯȱȱŠŒ‘ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜•Ž›ŠŽœȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’쎛Ž—•¢ǰȱ
‘Ž‘Ž›ȱ’ȱ’œȱ’›˜—Ȭ˜›’ꮍȱ˜›ȱ—˜ǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‹ŽŒ˜–Žœȱ
Œ˜—œ’™ŠŽȱ˜—ȱŠȱ˜›–ž•ŠǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ
™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ǯȱ
¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱœŽŽ–œȱžœœ¢ǰȱœ‘˜ž•ȱȱœ ’Œ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šœǵ
—ŒŽȱ¢˜žȱŒ‘˜˜œŽȱŠȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱœ’Œ”ȱ ’‘ȱ’ǯȱ ’Œ‘’—ȱ
˜›–ž•Šœȱ˜˜ȱ˜Ž—ȱŒŠ—ȱŒŠžœŽȱœ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱž™œŽȱŠ—ȱŒ‘Š—Žœȱ
’—ȱ‹˜ Ž•ȱ‘Š‹’œȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱȱȱ¢˜žȱŽŽ•ȱ¢˜žȱ—ŽŽȱ˜ȱ
œ ’Œ‘ȱ˜›–ž•ŠœǰȱŠ•”ȱ˜ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱꛜǯȱȱ
ȱ¢˜žȱ˜ȱœ ’Œ‘ȱ˜›–ž•Šœǰȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ—ŽŽœȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱœ˜•Ž•¢ȱ
on the new formula for at least one full week in order to
”—˜ ȱ‘˜ ȱ Ž••ȱ‘Žȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜’—ȱ˜ȱ˜•Ž›ŠŽȱ’ǯ
‘Ž—ȱŒŠ—ȱȱœ˜™ȱ Š›–’—ȱŠȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žǵ
Š›–’—ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱ˜—Žȱ˜ȱ–Š”Žȱ’ȱ–˜›Žȱ
ŠŒŒŽ™Š‹•Žȱ˜ȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ˜ —ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ ’••ȱ›’—”ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
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Š›–’—ȱ‘Žȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žȱ˜›ȱ•ŽŠŸ’—ȱ’ȱŒ˜˜•ȱ˜Žœȱ—˜ȱŠěŽŒȱ‘Žȱ
—ž›’’˜—Š•ȱŒ˜—Ž—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
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œȱ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ–˜›ŽȱŽ¡™Ž—œ’ŸŽȱ
than powdered formula?
˜ȱ—ŽŒŽœœŠ›’•¢ǯȱȱ•‘˜ž‘ȱ’ȱ’œȱ–˜›ŽȱŽ¡™Ž—œ’ŸŽȱŠȱ‘Žȱ
’–Žȱ˜ȱ‹ž¢ȱŠȱŒŠœŽȱ˜ȱ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱŸŽ›œžœȱŠȱŒŠ—ȱ˜ȱ
™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ‘Žȱ˜ŸŽ›Š••ȱŒ˜œȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’•žŽȱ•’šž’ȱ
Œ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱŠ—ȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ ˜›”œȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ
Š•–˜œȱ‘ŽȱœŠ–ŽȱǻŽ™Ž—’—ȱ˜—ȱ‹›Š—ȱŠ—ȱ¢™ŽǼǰȱŠ—ȱ
œ˜–Ž’–Žœȱ‘Žȱ•’šž’ȱŒ˜—ŒŽ—›ŠŽȱ ˜›”œȱ˜žȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ•Žœœȱ
Ž¡™Ž—œ’ŸŽǯȱȱ
ȱȱŠ–ȱ™Š›’Š••¢ȱ‹›ŽŠœŽŽ’—ȱŠ—ȱ˜ěŽ›’—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŠœȱŠȱ
supplement, what is the best formula to use?
ȱ¢˜žȱŠ›Žȱ™Š›’Š••¢ȱ‹›ŽŠœŽŽ’—ȱŠ—ȱ˜ěŽ›’—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŠœȱ
Šȱœž™™•Ž–Ž—ǰȱŠ—ȱ’ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‘Šœȱ—˜ȱ˜˜ȱŠ••Ž›’Žœȱ˜›ȱ
’—˜•Ž›Š—ŒŽœǰȱ‘Ž—ȱŠȱ›Žž•Š›ȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ‹ŠœŽȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ
‹ŽȱžœŽǯȱȱȱœ™ŽŒ’Š•¢ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱ˜—•¢ȱ—ŽŽŽȱ’ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ
Š—ȱ’—˜•Ž›Š—ŒŽȱ˜›ȱŠ••Ž›¢ȱ˜ȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ–’•”ȱ™›˜Ž’—ȱ˜›ȱ•ŠŒ˜œŽǯȱȱ
Š•”ȱ˜ȱŠȱ™ž‹•’Œȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱ—ž›œŽȱ˜›ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ
about whether your baby needs to be supplemented with
˜›–ž•ŠǯȱŽŠȱȃŽĴ’—ȱ›ŽŠ¢ȱ˜ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȄȱ˜—ȱ
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What about DHA?
˜–Žȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ‘ŠŸŽȱŠŽȱŠĴ¢ȱŠŒ’œȱ‘Šȱ–’‘ȱ‹Žȱ
•Š‹Ž••Žȱȃ˜–ŽŠȬřȄǰȱȃ
Ȅǰȱ˜›ȱȃǯȄȱȱ‘ŽœŽȱ˜Ž—ȱ
Œ˜œȱ–˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱ˜‘Ž›ȱ˜›–ž•ŠœǰȱŠ—ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ”—˜ —ȱ
‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŠŸŠ—ŠŽȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ ‘Ž—ȱŒ˜–™Š›Žȱ˜ȱ
Šȱ›Žž•Š›ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱȱ’œȱž™ȱ˜ȱ¢˜žȱŠœȱŠȱ™Š›Ž—ȱ ‘Ž‘Ž›ȱ
¢˜žȱ Š—ȱ˜ȱ’ŸŽȱ‘’œȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱ—˜ǯ
What are “follow up formulas”?
ȃ˜••˜ Ȭž™Ȅȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ˜›ȱȃœŽŒ˜—ȱœŠŽȄȱ˜›–ž•Šœȱ
Ž—Ž›Š••¢ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱ–˜›ŽȱŒŠ•Œ’ž–ȱŠ—ȱ’›˜—ȱ‘Š—ȱ›Žž•Š›ȱ
’—Š—ȱ˜›–ž•ŠǯȱȱŽ›ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱŜȱ–˜—‘œȱ˜ȱŠŽǰȱ‘Žȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱ‹ŽȱŠ‹•Žȱ˜ȱŽȱŽ—˜ž‘ȱ˜ȱ‘ŽœŽȱ—ž›’Ž—œȱ›˜–ȱ
‘Žȱœ˜•’ȱ˜˜œȱ‘Žȱ’œȱŽŠ’—ǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜’—ȱ Ž••ȱ
˜—ȱȃœŠ›Ž›Ȅȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ’ȱ’œȱȱ˜ȱ”ŽŽ™ȱžœ’—ȱ‘Šȱ˜—Žȱ
‘›˜ž‘˜žȱ‘Žȱꛜȱ¢ŽŠ›ǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱŽŠ’—ȱ
Ž••ǰȱ¢˜žȱ–’‘ȱŠœ”ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‘ŽŠ•‘ȱŒŠ›Žȱ™›˜Ÿ’Ž›ȱ’ȱ¢˜žȱ
œ‘˜ž•ȱŒ‘Š—Žȱ˜ȱŠȱ˜••˜ Ȭž™ȱ¢™Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱȱ’œȱž™ȱ˜ȱ
¢˜žȱŠœȱŠȱ™Š›Ž—ȱ ‘Ž‘Ž›ȱ¢˜žȱ’ŸŽȱ‘’œȱ¢™Žȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ
˜›ȱ—˜ǯ
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˜ ȱ˜ȱȱ”—˜ ȱ’ȱ–¢ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ‘Šœȱ‘ŠȱŠ—ȱŠ••Ž›’Œȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—ȱ
to the formula?
Babies who have a parent, brother, or sister with any
¢™Žȱ˜ȱ˜˜ȱ˜›ȱŽ—Ÿ’›˜—–Ž—Š•ȱŠ••Ž›¢ȱŠ›Žȱ–˜œȱŠȱ›’œ”ȱ
˜ȱ‘ŠŸ’—ȱŠ—ȱŠ••Ž›’Œȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱ
’—œȱ˜ȱŠ—ȱŠ••Ž›’Œȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—ȱ’—Œ•žŽDZ
Ȋȱ ˜–ŠŒ‘ȱŒ›Š–™œ
Ȋȱ Nausea
Ȋȱ ˜–’’—
Ȋȱ Blood in stool
Ȋȱ Hives or rash
Ȋȱ Ž••’—ȱ˜ȱŽ¢ŽœǰȱŠŒŽǰȱ•’™œǰȱ˜—žŽǰȱ‘Š—œǰȱ˜›ȱŽŽ
Ȋȱ ’ĜŒž•¢ȱ‹›ŽŠ‘’—ǰȱ ‘ŽŽ£’—ǰȱŒ˜ž‘’—ǰȱ˜›ȱ
runny nose
Ȋȱ ‘˜Œ”ȱ˜›ȱŒ˜–™•ŽŽȱŒ˜••Š™œŽȱǻŠ—Š™‘¢•Š¡’œǼ
ȱ˜—Žȱ˜›ȱ‹˜‘ȱ™Š›Ž—œȱ˜›ȱŠȱœ’‹•’—ȱ‘ŠœȱŠ—¢ȱŠ••Ž›’ŽœǰȱŠ—ȱ
’ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŽǰȱ¢˜žȱŒŠ—ȱœ’••ȱ›¢ȱŠȱŒ˜ Ȃœȱ
–’•”ȱ‹ŠœŽȱ˜›–ž•Šǯȱȱȱ¢˜ž›ȱ‹Š‹¢ȱ’œȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŽȱŠ—ȱ
‘ŠŸ’—ȱŠ••Ž›’Œȱ›ŽŠŒ’˜—œȱŠœȱ’Š—˜œŽȱ‹¢ȱŠȱ˜Œ˜›ǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ
Šȱ‘¢™˜Š••Ž›Ž—’Œȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ–Š¢ȱ‹Žȱ—ŽŽŽǯ
ђђёѠǰȱџђћѣіљљђȱӕȱюћюџјȱіѠѡџіѐѡȱ
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‘Šȱ’ȱȱŠ–ȱ˜’—ȱŠ Š¢ȱ›˜–ȱ‘˜–Žǵ
Ȋȱ ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ ’••ȱ—˜ȱ‹ŽȱŒ˜—œž–Žȱ ’‘’—ȱ ˜ȱ‘˜ž›œȱ
˜ȱ‹Ž’—ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žǰȱ’ȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ›Ž›’Ž›ŠŽȱž—’•ȱ
Œ˜•ȱ‹Ž˜›Žȱ‹Ž’—ȱ›Š—œ™˜›Žǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ ›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŠ—ȱ™•ŠŒŽȱ’—ȱ‘Žȱ›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ǯȱȱ
‘Ž—ȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ’œȱŒ˜•ǰȱ›Ž–˜ŸŽȱ›˜–ȱ‘Žȱ
›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ȱŠ—ȱ›Š—œ™˜›ȱ’––Ž’ŠŽ•¢ȱ˜ȱ’œȱ
Žœ’—Š’˜—ǯȱȱ‘Žȱ˜›–ž•ŠȱŒŠ—ȱ‘Ž—ȱ‹Žȱœ˜›Žȱ’—ȱŠȱ
›Ž›’Ž›Š˜›ȱŠȱ‘ŽȱŽœ’—Š’˜—ȱŠ—ȱžœŽȱ ’‘’—ȱŘŚȱ
‘˜ž›œȱ›˜–ȱ ‘Ž—ȱ’ȱ Šœȱꛜȱ™›Ž™Š›Žǰȱ˜›ȱ’ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹Žȱ
Š›–Žȱž™ȱŠ—ȱŽȱ˜ȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱȱ
Ȋȱ If the journey time takes more than 30 minutes,
‘ŽȱŒ˜•ȱ˜›–ž•Šȱœ‘˜ž•ȱ‹Žȱ›Š—œ™˜›Žȱž—Ž›ȱ
›Ž›’Ž›Š’˜—ȱ˜›ȱ’—ȱŠȱŒ˜˜•Ž›ȱ˜›ȱ‘Ž›–Š•ȱ•ž—Œ‘ȱ‹Šȱ
’‘ȱŠ—ȱ’ŒŽȱ™ŠŒ”ǯȱȱȱ’œȱ’–™˜›Š—ȱ˜ȱ”ŽŽ™ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ
˜›–ž•ŠȱŒ˜•ȱž—’•ȱ’ȱ’œȱ’–Žȱ˜›ȱŽŽ’—ȱ’ȱ˜ȱ‹Š‹¢ǯȱȱ
ȱ’œȱ—˜ȱœŠŽȱ˜ȱŒŠ››¢ȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šȱ‹˜Ĵ•Žœȱ˜žȱ
˜ȱ‘Žȱ‘˜–Žȱ’ȱ‘Ž¢ȱŠ›Žȱ—˜ȱ”Ž™ȱŒ˜•ǯ
Ȋȱ ȱžœ’—ȱ™˜ Ž›Žȱ˜›–ž•Šǰȱ”ŽŽ™ȱ‘Žȱ›¢ȱ™˜ Ž›ȱ
Š—ȱ ŠŽ›ȱœŽ™Š›ŠŽȱ˜ȱ™›ŽŸŽ—ȱ‘Žȱ›˜ ‘ȱ˜ȱ
Ž›–œǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ–’¡ȱ˜Ž‘Ž›ȱ“žœȱ‹Ž˜›ŽȱŽŽ’—ȱ¢˜ž›ȱ
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ŽŽœǰȱ›Ž—Ÿ’••ŽȱǭȱŠ—Š›”ȱ’œ›’Œȱ
ŽŠ•‘ȱ—’
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