The never evers of bottle feeding
Don't dilute, concentrate, or mix
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Is co-author of Nurturing with Nutrition and a former president of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics representing over 100,000 Nutrition professionals, while also active as a clinical dietitian in South Florida.
Article in collaboration with:
Melanie Bazarte, PhD
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
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