I Breastfeed for a week I am quitting I bought some formula emfamil infant am I suppose to warm it up?? how often do I feed her? do I wake her if she's been asleep for more than 2 hrs??
You can use warm water to make the bottle. People say not to but I would warm mine in the microwave for a few seconds and shake it really good to distribute the heated milk evenly in the bottle. You feed every three hours with formula because it doesn't digest as easily as breast milk and the baby stays fuller longer because of that.
It doesn't have to be hot. Your goal is to take the chill off the water. Cool tap water can sometimes cause baby chest pains from gulping fast. It depends on your baby though. Some like a mild warm bottle and some don't. My second daughter didn't care either way.
I have always used room temp water so they didn't get use to it being warm incase we r n the car or out at a store an I wuld have no way of warming it .
Awwww Im sorry you are having a hard time but trust me it gets better. My lil boy is 3 weeks and I had cracked and bloody nipples too. I bought some nipple shields and now we feed without a problem. It is overwhelming but very much worth it. Lanolin cream really helps with the nipples too. Good luck!
Warming the bottle makes it more enjoyable to the baby and is easier on their stomach but room temp is fine if your out. But don't give it to baby cold! I'm going to use nursery water and warm it up on the stove because the microwave has radiation and I don't wana take a chance.
@myheartzx3 I flip back and forth using the shield and not using it.. he latches well without it but sometimes he's frustrated (it takes him a minute to get on well) so I'll use the shield. He does well with both.
Formula feed every 2-3 hours and yes wake them up if they are a week or two old to eat eventually you will know when it's ok to let them sleep through I use nursery water and it does ot have to be warmed up if you don't want to I warm them up when I can but not always I do at night though to help my son sleep better but when I'm on the go he gets room temp bottles...you know how your baby will eat so adjust and increase accordingly my son hated the nipple shield because of the flow.
I would try and breast feed a lil longer I had the same thing with my son hurt so much I used the nipples creme and after a week it was much better my son is now three months old and hasn't happened again. Wish you luck
Mine hurt so bad. They would gush blood and loterally had several cracks all around! I used nipple cream helped me so much. I use a nipple shield tho. My nipples are short. lol just dont give up. Im having problems breast feeding now my baby is almost 6 weeks n im drying up makes me so sad.
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I'm going to use nursery water and warm it up on the stove because the microwave has radiation and I don't wana take a chance.