Sterilize and have strict hygienic conditions when you are preparing the bottle for the baby.

That your baby enjoys good health depends largely on feeding during pregnancy. Find detailed nutrition information that you should carry during this important stage.

In case you opt for the bottle, it is important to know that during the first year of your baby’s life you can not use any other type of milk other than the infant formula or breast milk, that is, the pouch milks are discarded , Freshly milked, cow, goat or any other source.

Sterilization

The person who prepares the food for your baby should wash their hands well and wash the utensils very well, avoiding residues because they are breeding ground for bacteria. Subsequently, it is placed in the container where it is to be sterilized, either in a pot with boiling water or in sterilization equipment.

You should discard the remains of formula prepared and always sterilize the bottles, without using any kind of chemicals in this process.

Problems with the bottle

• Poor sterilization: can cause serious infections to the baby.
• Inadequate preparation: the bottle should be prepared according to the instructions provided by the formulas in its packaging, because not all are prepared in the same way. It is important to keep in mind the instructions when changing the formulation. A more watery formula (not respecting concentration, using fewer measures and more water) will malnutrite, while a more concentrated formula (more measures in the same amount of water) will constrict, fatten and can damage the kidney.
• Give more shots than necessary: it can cause the baby to gain weight; In addition, generate damages in your kidneys by excess of proteins.
• The baby’s sucking reflex can make the mother think that she is hungry and can generate overfeeding.

Call the doctor

It is important to go to the doctor when your baby does not receive any food, or when you vomit or regurgitate whenever you feed him, that is, when he rejects the food.

You must go to the emergency department immediately if your baby can not handle the amount of food and it goes to the lung (bronchospasm), which can cause it to become pale, purple, cold or twisted eyes.