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FEEDING YOUR BABY

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:01 pm
by msoto
HI MFARRA. I'M FROM VENEZUELA AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SPECIAL BOTTLES HERE. SO AT FIRST FEED MY BABY WITH A SYRINGE. MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM AT 45 DEGREES SO MILK WILL GO DOWN HIS THROAT. THEN, WE USE A REGULAR BOTTLE AND OPEN A BIGGER HOLE IN THE CENTER, AND FEED HIM NORMALLY. THIS WAY THE MILK WILL GO DOWN AND ALL YOUR BABY HAS TO DO IS SWALLOW. IT WILL BE HARD AT FIRST BUT HE WILL GET USED TO IT. REGRDING THE GAS PROBLEMS, I SOMETIMES SEAT HIM AND RUB HIS BACK AND THIS HELPS HIM. HOPE THIS INFO IS GOOD FOR YOU AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU'RE LITTLE ONE

PostPosted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 4:56 pm
by mfarra
thank you so much> but one more question should h squeeze the bottle to help him?

FEEDING YOUR BABY

PostPosted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:28 pm
by msoto
HI MFARRA. BECAUSE I HAD THE REGULAR BOTTLES AND THEY ARE HARD, WE SQUEEZE THE NIPPLE. HOWEVER IF YOU OPEN THE HOLE BIG ENOUGH YOU DON'T NEED TO SQUEEZE IT. AT FIRST WE OPENED THE HOLE WITH A SMALL SCISSOR AND THE BABY JUST SWALLOW. NOW MY BABY IS 1MONTH OLD AND HE CAN SUCK A LITTLE SO WE OPENED A SMALLER HOLE AND SQUEEZE THE NIPPE TO HELP HIM GET HIS MILK. HOPE THIS HELPS YOUR BABY!