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Formula FeedingAka: Bottle Feeding

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  1. See Also
    1. Infant Feeding
    2. Breast Feeding
    3. Preterm Feeding Schedules
  2. Management: Formula Amounts (Human Milk needs no supplementation)
    1. Week one: 1-2 ounces every 2-3 hours (150 kcal/kg/day) in term infant
    2. Age 0-1 months 18-24 ounces/day
    3. Age 1-2 months 22-28 ounces/day
    4. Age 2-3 months 25-32 ounces/day
    5. Age 3-4 months 28-32 ounces/day
    6. Age 4-5 months 27-39 ounces/day
    7. Age 5-6 months 27-45 ounces/day
  3. Management: Feeding Timing
    1. Normal frequency: 6 or more feedings per day
    2. Normal feeding time per bottle: 20-30 minutes
    3. Short feeding time: <15 minutes
      1. Consider purchasing nipple with smaller holes
    4. Long feeding time: >35 minutes
      1. Consider increasing nipple hole size
  4. Management: Formula Preparation
    1. Heating formula
      1. Formula only needs to be room temperature
      2. Mix formula after heating, test against parent's skin
    2. Use formula immediately after preparation
      1. Discard any unused formula in bottle
  5. Management: Sanitation of bottles
    1. Carefully wash all bottles and nipples before use
    2. Use only hot, soapy water (no need to sterilize)

Bottle feeding (C0006042)

Definition (MSH)Use of nursing bottles for feeding. Applies to humans and animals.
ConceptsTherapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061)
EnglishBottle feeding, Bottle feeding of patient, Bottle Feedings, Bottlefeeding, Bottlefeedings
Spanishalimentación del paciente con biberón, alimentación del paciente con mamadera, alimentacion del paciente con biberon, alimentacion del paciente con mamadera
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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