While breastfeeding is best for your baby is doesn't suit everyone. Formula milk has been specially designed to mimic breastmilk and is available in either ready-to-use cartons or powder form that you mix with water. To help make bottlefeeding a

and liquid are properly mixed. Make up feeds as your baby needs them - don't store them in the fridge for later.Q I'm bottle-feeding my baby, but he vomits more than my friend's breastfed baby. Why is this?A Prima Baby's health visitor Dawn Kelly says: 'All

Whether you're using formula or expressing breast milk to give in a bottle, finding the right model for your baby can be trial and error. Our forum users voted these bottles their top six - read on to see why...Which bottle for your baby?

Breastfeeding is often cited as the most natural thing in the world, but sadly, the reality for many new mums is that this couldn't be further from the truth. Despite NHS guidelines stating that most women, with the right support, should be able to breastfeed, half of all new mum...

Nutritionist Caroline says...Fussiness about feeding is common at this age. If your son senses that you are anxious it will only make matters worse, so try to stay calm and never force-feed your baby.At this age, formula-fed babies need about one pint of formula milk a day. Some ...

If you have a young baby, your health visitor will be strongly advising you to feed him milk exclusively for the first six months. This has been the recommendation of the Department of Health since 2003, who deemed it the healthiest start for babies. But now a leading paediatrici...

What's in formula milk?Formula milk is cow's milk that is modified to closely resemble breastmilk, with added vitamins and minerals. It is suitable for babies up to one year old.What is milk for 'hungrier' babies and how is it different from normal formula?This modified formula m...

Feeding with both breast and bottle allows your little one to get all the immunity of breastmilk, while you gain a little independence. It also gives dads a chance to be more involved. If you mix-feed from the start, make the transition as soon as breastfeeding is established and...

formula As an incentive to encourage breastfeeding most maternity units no longer provide bottle-feeding equipment, so if you are intending to bottle-feed you must take your own. Check with your own delivery suite beforehand.Car seat For the journey home

, if you're going to express milk for feeding later onBottlefeedingEssentials6-8 bottles, plus teats with various flow rates and coversSteriliserBottle brush and tongs6 bibsInsulated bottle carrierNursing pillowOptional extrasBottle warmerGlider chair