Newborn Cup Feeding
Cup feeding is a safe alternative feeding method that is used for many reasons including: Babies are born prematurely as young as 29 weeks. Babies are temporarily unable to breastfeed due to separation from their mother. Babies have medical conditions like cleft palates, tongue tie or weak sucking muscles. Babies refuse the breast. Mother takes a break from breastfeeding for any reason. Baby needs supplemented and families want to avoid using bottles Cup feeding does not require a lot of equipment and cups can be cleaned and sterilized easier than bottles. Before feeding, make sure your baby is in a quiet, awake and alert state. Hold baby upright so they dont choke on the milk as they drink. Never have baby on their back while feeding. If theyre moving around a lot or their hands are you in the way, consider swaddling or wrapping their arms in a blanket, but not too tightly. The best way to describe cup drinking is for baby to slurp, sip, or lap the milk up,
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