Chart For Feeding Infants And Toddlers Page 2
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5How to store and handle breast milk...
Bottle-feeding an infant...
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Wash your hands well with soap and water before
Most grandparents raising grandchildren full time
feeding.
will not have the opportunity to feed breast milk.
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Gently and slowly calm and position the infant
However, many grandparents will have access to
for feeding.
expressed breast milk for their grandchildren and need
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Cradle the baby in your arms holding him or her
to know how to keep it safe.
partially upright. The baby’s head should be a little
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Breast milk should be stored in the freezer or
higher than the rest of his/her body. This prevents
refrigerator as soon as it is collected.
milk from backing up into the inner ear and also
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Bottles of breast milk should be labeled with the
prevents choking.
baby’s name and the date and time the breast milk
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Hold the bottle during feeding. Do not prop the
was collected. Do not use unlabeled bottles that
bottle. Propping bottles can cause choking and suf-
have been accidentally accepted.
focation, ear infections, tooth decay and deprive the
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Store the breast milk in hard plastic bottles.
baby of important human contact.
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Fill the bottles with the amount of breast milk the
Feed in a smooth and continuous fashion,
baby usually drinks at one feeding.
following the baby’s lead on when to feed, how long
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Do not save and reuse breast milk left over from
to feed and how much to feed. Avoid disrupting the
bottles.
feeding with unnecessary burping, wiping, juggling
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Carry bottles of fresh or frozen breast milk to the
and arranging.
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facility in a cooler with an ice pack to keep the milk
Make sure that if you hold the bottle upside down,
at a cold temperature.
falling drops from the nipple hole follow each other
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To prevent spoiling, do not allow bottles of breast
closely but do not make a stream.
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milk to stand at room temperature.
Do not allow a baby to carry a bottle around.
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Use refrigerated bottles of fresh breast milk within
Babies who carry a bottle around can develop
48 hours from the time they were collected.
cavities, may drink too much liquid and may share
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Breast milk can be stored in a freezer for up to
their bottles with other babies.
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3 months from the date it was collected.
Do not offer the bottle in bed at nap or sleep time.
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Allowing babies to sleep with bottle can lead to
Rotate frozen breast milk, using the oldest milk first.
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choking, ear infections, cavities and problems
Thaw frozen breast milk in the refrigerator or hold it
with speech.
under cold running water. Do not thaw it at room
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Wait for the baby to stop drinking before burping.
temperature, on a stove or in a microwave.
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Do not be surprised if the baby does not burp.
Once thawed, do not refreeze breast milk.
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For babies who prefer a warm bottle, hold the
To make it easier to identify a possible food allergy or
bottle under warm running water. Do not warm it
intolerance when introducing new foods, it is
in the microwave.
recommended to:
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Shake the bottle of breast milk before the feeding.
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Introduce new foods one at a time.
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Introduce foods gradually (wait at least 1 week
between each new food).
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Introduce a small amount (about 1 to 2 teaspoons)
of a new food at first.
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Use single-ingredient foods at first to easily see how
the baby reacts to each new food.
A baby having an allergic reaction to his or her food
may have one of these symptoms:
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diarrhea
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vomiting
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coughing and wheezing
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congestion or stuffiness
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ear infection
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stomach pain
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hives
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