The never evers of bottle feeding

Things you should NEVER EVER do when feeding your baby 

• Never ever dilute formula to slow down your babies weight gain 
• Never ever concentrate formula to make your baby gain weight faster, unless directed by a pediatric health care professional 
• Never ever mix food with formula or breast milk and put in your babies bottle unless directed by your pediatric provider
• Never ever enlarge holes in bottle just to make formula flow faster (your baby could choke) 
• Never ever allow your baby to take bottle to bed 
• Never ever give water to infants under 6 months (babies can dehydrate on water) 
• Never ever reuse formula left at room temperature longer than 2 hours or left refrigerated longer than 8 hours 
• Never ever combine old and fresh formula in the same bottle 
• Never ever put juice, soda, tea, or anything other than formula or water in a bottle

Adapted from Nurturing with Nutrition by Dr. Melanie Bezarte and Lucille Beseler, RDN