Not
breastfeeding? reduce your baby’s risk of infection.
breastfeeding? reduce your baby’s risk of infection.
- Powdered
formula is a favorite go-to option for moms who can’t or who choose not to
breastfeed, but it increases your baby’s risk of infection due to outside
bacteria. - Keep your
infant healthy with these feeding tips: - Wash your
hands with soap and water. - Clean work
surfaces, such as countertops and sinks. - Clean
bottles in a dishwasher with hot water and a heated drying cycle, or scrub
bottles in hot soapy water and then sterilize them. - Keep
powdered formula lids and scoops clean (be careful about what they touch). - Close
containers of infant formula or bottled water as soon as possible. - Use boiling
water to make powdered formula – it is not sterile, as is. - Be sure to
allow the formula to cool to a comfortable temperature before feeding – test it
by shaking a few drops onto your wrist. - Shake,
rather than stir, formula in the bottle. - Formula
storage is just as important as sterilization and preparation. - Use formula
within two hours of preparation. If the baby doesn’t finish the entire bottle,
discard of the rest. - If you don’t
plan on using the prepared formula right away, refrigerate it immediately and
use it within 24 hours. - When in
doubt, throw it out. - The majority
of Women, Infant & Children (WIC) program moms start out breastfeeding
their babies. Numbers tend to decrease as time goes on and only 15 percent of
mothers report exclusively breastfeeding for six months. - The number
one reason WIC moms say they stop breastfeeding is due to the fact that they
think they provide poor quality or poor quantity of milk. - WIC offers
breastfeeding information and support. Call 248-6900 for more info.