How to choose a feeding bottle for a newborn baby?

Newborn supplies need special attention, and the quality and hygiene must be guaranteed, because the newborn's physique is still relatively weak, and some newborns do not eat breast milk, so they must use bottles. Therefore, when choosing newborn bottles, you must follow the following methods to choose, otherwise bacteria and other substances will endanger the baby's health. Let's take a look at what we should do.

It is a very common thing for babies to drink milk from bottles, but if you think that your baby can always drink milk from bottles, you are wrong. Parenting experts remind that babies should be weaned from bottles at the right time to avoid various problems with their teeth.

Pediatricians recommend that bottles should be completely eliminated around the age of one, and should never be used again by eighteen months. At twelve months, the baby will be used to drinking milk and water from a cup and eating food with a spoon or hands, and will have better control at fifteen months. Just like weaning off breast milk, weaning off the bottle also needs to be done gradually and not too hastily. It is normal for a two-year-old baby to like sucking from a bottle. But you should know that if the baby is between 18 months and 2 years old

If you continue to use a bottle, two problems may easily occur:

1. Tooth decay. If your baby sleeps with a pacifier in his mouth, the unswallowed formula will remain in his mouth. The sugar in the formula can cause tooth decay, and the American Academy of Pediatrics believes that this practice also increases your baby's risk of ear infections. If your baby lies down while drinking milk, the milk may flow down his mouth into his Eustachian tube, forming stagnation and causing infection. Therefore, be sure to remove the bottle before your baby falls asleep. It is best for children of this age to drink some boiled water after drinking formula milk to dilute the milk in their mouths.

2. Malocclusion. If babies over two years old continue to use bottles, it will cause deformation of the upper gums and palate, leading to malocclusion and buck teeth. If your toddler is still using a bottle, it is best to go to the hospital to check for changes in his teeth. If there are any problems with his teeth, it is best to stop using the bottle as soon as possible. Generally speaking, most babies have the motor skills to drink from a cup by the time they are about 9 months old, and by the time the baby is about 13 to 14 months old, it is time to fully transition from a bottle to a cup. The longer your baby uses a bottle, the more dependent he or she will become.

If you want your baby to use a cup sooner, prepare a cup that can meet his sucking needs. Bottles are the most difficult to wean babies off of at night. One way to wean babies off of bottles during naps or at night is to add water to the bottle. In addition, there are some other ways to help your baby wean:

1. Let your baby practice drinking water with a training cup, but you must be prepared for his mouth to leak and spill water. In fact, this will also make him feel fun. After a few weeks, your baby should learn how to

So drank it. Then, before you know it, he'll be willing to drink anything he can from a cup.

2. When your baby is transitioning from formula to whole milk, give him milk from a cup only. That way, when he's weaned off formula, he can also be weaned off the bottle.

3. Don’t wait until your child is 2 years old to start weaning from the bottle. It is relatively easy to wean babies from bottles when they are between 12 and 18 months old, as the habit of drinking from bottles has not yet been formed.

4. Don’t let your baby drink from the bottle while walking. Not only does this stain your floor, it's also bad for your teeth and it's a bad habit that's hard to break.

When choosing a bottle for a newborn, we must pay attention to the size of the nipple. It is best if it is about the same size as our nipple so that the baby can adapt quickly. According to the above requirements, we also need to pay attention to the quality of the bottle. Hygiene and safety are the most important. We must do a good job of checking, otherwise it will be too late if some accidents cause harm to the baby.