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Bottle-Feeding - Formula, Bottles & Accessories
If you have decided that bottle feeding is the best option for you and your baby, you likely have lots of questions about the right products to use. How do you choose the right formula? Which bottles should you use? And wh...

Should Babies Have Water?
Q. When should you give a baby water to drink? My nephew's pediatrician told him and his girlfriend not to give their one month old daughter water. Is this advice correct? And if so, why? Also, they were told to feed her only ever...

Gastroesophageal Reflux
Q My 3 month old baby girl has had problems since birth. She has constantly screamed in pain for most of the day, hardly sleeping. At first, the doctor said it was a formula problem, then colic, then constipation. Finally, I got f...



Bottles, Bottles and More Bottles
In preparation for the arrival of my first child, I could not decide if I would breast-feed, bottle-feed, or provide a combination of both methods. During my pregnancy, I indulged myself in books on both subjects, took classes in ...

Preparing and Storing Baby Formula
Both milk and soy formulas are available in powder, liquid concentrate, or ready-to-feed forms. The choice should depend on whatever the parents find convenient and can afford. Whatever form is chosen, proper preparation and refr...

When Formula Is Necessary
There are very few medical reasons why a mother shouldn't breastfeed, according to Lawrence. Most common illnesses, such as colds, flu, skin infections, or diarrhea, cannot be passed through breast milk. In fact, if a mother ...

Choosing the Best Formula
If the mother cannot or chooses not to breast-feed, normal, full-term infants should get a conventional cow's-milk-based formula, according to John N. Udall Jr., M.D., chief of nutrition and gastroenterology at Children's Hospital...