Whether youre offering formula or pumped milk, paced bottle-feeding can help.

Heres how to do it and how your baby (and you) can benefit.

What is paced bottle-feeding?

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That gives your baby more control over the pace of her meal and how much she wants to eat.

Paced feeding lessens the flow of milk and allows for babies to take breaks in between sips.

Paced feeding is pretty straightforward and easy to get the hang of.

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But chances are itll only take a few sessions for you and your little one to learn the ropes.

Heres how to do it.

If the nipple releases roughly one drop of liquid per second, its a good fit for paced feeding.

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But do stick with smaller bottles, especially early on.

Newborns will rarely take in more than 4 ounces in a single feeding.

), so theres no need to encourage her to polish off a big bottle.

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And if she does drain her bottle and clamor for more?

you could always offer a refill.

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