Have you heard of paced bottle feeding?

I want you to have this tool in your toolbox because it can help in various situations.

Breastfed babies who feed at a bottle sometimes have difficulty transitioning back to the breast once the bottle is introduced. Not all breast/bottle babies experience this, but it does happen.

A lot of this is due to the speed and ease of drinking from a bottle. When they have to go back to the breast—it seems more difficult for them and they may seem uninterested.

Paced bottle feeding allows bottle feeding to be slower, which can mimic feeding at the breast. By tilting the bottle, you are assuring they are still hungry and looking for their feeding cues (sucking).

This method can allow bottle fed babies to be in control of their volume and allows them time to pause while they feed.

Because of this, it can also help in babies who have spit up or colic. With paced bottle feeding, the baby is more upright (which helps with spit-up) and due to the pausing technique; it can also reduce over-feeding which can lead to more spit-up.

Do you need to do paced-bottle feeding? Not necessarily.

But I love it as a technique to consider as it can help to regulate volume, reduce gas, and reduce spit-up whether its breastmilk or formula in the bottle.

The New Mom’s Survival Guide has an entire newborn feeding module that includes breast feeding, formula feeding, combo feeding, and a full explanation on various bottle-feeding techniques, including paced bottle-feeding. Visit https://pedsdoctalk.com/nmsg/step/sales/
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