Breastfeeding - Introducing a Bottle

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Eve wasn't able to get any "Eve Time" with her first child because young Elise was dependent on breastfeeding and would not take a bottle.

Eve's bit of parenting advice is to get your newborn baby used to a bottle early on.

In most situations human breast milk is the best source of nourishment for human infants, which prevents disease, promotes health and can reduce possible health care costs (exceptions include situations where the mother is taking certain drugs or is infected with tuberculosis or HIV).

Experts disagree about how long to breastfeed to gain the greatest benefit, and about the risks of using artificial formulas. In both developing and developed countries, artificial feeding is associated with more deaths from diarrhoea in infants.

The World Health Organization recommends a minimum of two years of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life.

The Australian Breastfeeding Association quotes "Breastmilk contains all the nutrients your baby needs for at least the first six months of his life and continues to be the most important part of his diet throughout the first year, supplying half or more of his nutrients till his first birthday and up to one third to his second birthday".