Cons: Pricier than other types of steriliser, the inside of the unit can get hot enough to burn your hands. Microwave steam sterilisers After 6 months, once weaning is established, we recommend giving your baby about 1 pint (500-600ml) per day. Aptamil® Follow On Milk is formulated to help meet the increased nutritional needs of infants from 6 to 12 months. This information is given as a guide only. Consult your healthcare professional if you require more advice. Get out two cold cabbage leaves. Place each one like a bra cup on top of your bare breasts and then secure the bra. The leaves should cover your entire breast, from the center of your chest to beneath your armpits. If any of this area is exposed, get another cabbage leaf and cover it up.

Cons: Less versatile, take up more space (you may not be able to fit as many bottles in a steriliser). Anti-colic bottles Give the medicine at about the same time(s) each day so that this becomes part of your child’s daily routine, which will help you to remember. How much should I give? Tablets should be swallowed with a drink of water, milk or juice. Tell your child not to chew the tablet. Approx. age: Up to 2 weeks, Approx. weight: 3.5kg, 7 3/4lb, No. of tabs per feed (1 tab = 4.6g): 3, Quantity of water per feed: 90ml, 3fl. oz, No. of feeds per 24 hours: 6Disposable baby bottles These aren't so much disposable bottles as disposable sterilised bags that fit into a bottle. They can be convenient for use when you're on the go.

Danone is producing the new tab format at its formula milk production facility in Wexford, Ireland, through a manufacturing partnership with Japanese food manufacture, Meiji, which grant's Danone use of Meiji’s patented tab production technology. Do not be put off feeding an older baby and a newborn (tandem nursing). The more milk your babies take, the more your breasts produce, so it's possible to feed more than 1 baby. Taking some medicines Babies given the meningitis B vaccinations at 8 weeks and 16 weeks are likely to develop a high temperature within 24 hours. Because of this you can give babies from 2 months 3 doses of paracetamol (more than the usual recommended 2 doses).

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Powder: Tear off the top of the sachet and without touching the tabs, add the correct number to the water. Adding too many or too few tabs could make your baby ill. Approx. age: 4-8 weeks; Approx. weight: 4.7kg, 10 1/2lb; Single feed: 150ml, 5fl oz; No. of feeds per 24 hours: 5 Peppermint essential oil has been used traditionally for decreasing milk supply. Peppermint tea is a very weak form of peppermint and only large amounts (quarts) would be expected to decrease milk supply. Some women have successfully used the strong peppermint candies (for example, Altoids® Curiously Strong Peppermints) for decreasing milk supply (a few per day aren't likely to affect supply, though).