Infant Formula Feeding FAQs
Why should you use sterile water?
Infants under 6 months of age are particularly vulnerable to infection as their immune systems are still being developed. When preparing baby formula, it is important that you thoroughly wash and sterilise all bottles, teats and other equipment in preparing your...
Is your baby getting the right amount of formula?
Trying to work out if your baby is getting the right amount and not too little and not too much is a common issue with formula-fed babies! Overfeeding in babies can cause several problems as well as underfeeding so regular feedings are important for infants. It’s...
How to transition from breast to bottle feeding
For whatever reason it may be, whether it be a busy schedule, career options or drying up. Thankfully, mother’s have two options when changing from breast milk to infant formula: Complementary bottle feeding – Whereby you accompany breast milk with the occasional...
Ways you can bond and connect with your baby
Bonding with your baby naturally occurs almost immediately for a breastfeeding or bottle-feeding mother. It is also one of the most joyous aspects of infant care. If both you and your partner cradle your infant frequently, your beautiful baby will soon realise that...
Breast is best – the many benefits of breast feeding
The benefits of breast milk are limitless for both mother and baby. As an amazing gift from Mother Nature, breast milk naturally meets your baby’s dietary requirements for rapid growth and development. Providing milk when your baby needs it and at exactly the right...
Its as easy as 1, 2, 3 – what you need for easy bottle feeding
Although breast milk is the best feeding choice for babies, infant formula is fortified with nutritionally adequate ingredients. If you make the choice to bottle feed your infant, there are just three essential things that you need: Baby bottles, your Natalplex...
Colic – what is it, does your baby have it
Does your baby cry about the same time each day? Nothing you offer provides comfort? This may be because your baby is suffering from colic. Colic can be defined as persistent crying more than three hours a day, three days a week and more than three weeks in a healthy,...
What you can do about constipation in babies
Infant constipation, aside from many other causes, can often start when a baby is removed from breast milk and introduced into formula. Constipation which infants suffer from is not necessarily the lack of daily bowel movements but rather, the passage of dry and hard...
Guidelines on using infant formula for your baby
If you plan to use formula, here are some guidelines which are not meant to replace your health professional’s advice. Benefits of Breast Milk Breast milk gives babies all the nutrients they need for the first 6 months of life and helps protect them from infection and...