<h1>Bottle feeding</h1>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">These tips will help you keep your baby safe whether you are feeding expressed breast milk or formula milk via a bottle.</span>
<h2>Preparing bottles</h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Bottles and teats need to be <b>thoroughly cleaned and sterilised</b> in order to kill any harmful bacteria. Formula milk powder is not sterile. Follow the instructions on your chosen steriliser regarding this. Formula milk should be made up in line with the packet instructions, always read the label carefully.</span>
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<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/20/formula-feeding-advice/">Formula feeding advice</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/20/how-to-bottle-feed-your-baby/">How to bottle feed your baby</a>

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<a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/bottle-feeding-resources/guide-to-bottle-feeding/">Guide to bottle feeding</a>

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Bottle feeding

 <h1>Breastfeeding</h1>
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<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/value-of-breastfeeding/">Value of breastfeeding</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/696/">When to breastfeed</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/signs-of-good-feeding-needing-support/">Signs of good feeding/Needing support</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/699/">Help with feeding your baby</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/709/">Expressing milk</a>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Explore these related links for feeding resources and videos in other languages.</span>
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<a href="https://globalhealthmedia.org/videos/breastfeeding/">Global Health Media, Breastfeeding videos in English and other languages</a>

<a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/foreign-language-resources/">UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, Foreign language resources</a>

<a href="https://www.laleche.org.uk/diabetes-and-breastfeeding/">Diabetes and breastfeeding - La Leche League GB</a>

<a href="https://www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/feeding/tips-for-dads-and-partners/how-can-dads-and-partners-support-breastfeeding" type="nct" >How can dads and partners support breastfeeding?</a>
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Breastfeeding

<h1>Feeding your baby</h1>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">You will be supported in the maternity unit and at home by midwives and maternity support workers however you choose to feed your baby.</span>
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<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/18/breastfeeding/">Breastfeeding</a>

<a href="https://admin.mumandbaby.uk/2018/08/20/bottle-feeding/">Bottle feeding</a>

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<a href="https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/baby-friendly-resources/relationship-building-resources/responsive-feeding-infosheet/" style="font-size: 1rem;">UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, Responsive feeding infosheet</a>

<a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/newborn-twins-and-multiples/feeding-twins-and-multiples/">Feeding twins and multiples</a>

<a href="https://www.laleche.org.uk/twins/">Twins and more - La Leche League GB</a>

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