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It will help you bottle feed your baby responsively and as safely as possible. If you need more information about feeding your baby, speak to your midwife, health visitor or GP.  \n2  \nWhat infant formula should I choose?  \nUse a first infant formula throughout the first year. It doesn’t matter which brand you choose as they are all very similar.  \nTalk to your midwife or health visitor if you have any concerns.  \nHow long do I need to use first infant formula for?  \nStick to a first infant formula throughout the first year. Only breastmilk or formula milk should be given as a drink to babies under 12 months of age. When your baby is six months old, it’s okay when cooking and preparing foods to use small amounts of pasteurised whole cows’ milk.  \nWhen your baby is one year old, they will be getting more of their energy, vitaminsand minerals from food, and then full fat cows’ milk can be their main milk drink. There is no need for follow-on formula.  \nWhat you need for formula feeding  \nYou need to make sure you clean and sterilise all equipment to prevent your baby from getting infections and stomach upsets. You’ll need:  \nBottles with teats and bottle covers  \nSterilising equipment (such as a cold-water steriliser, microwave or steam steriliser)  \nBottle brush and teat brush  \nFormula milk powder or ready-to-feed liquid formula  \nHow to sterilise feeding equipment  \nThe following instructions apply to all feeding equipment you use for your baby, whether you are using expressed breastmilk or first infant formula.  \n1. First, wash your hands well with soap and water.  \n2. Clean the work surfaces with hot, soapy water.  \n3. Check that the bottle and teat are not damaged, then clean the bottle and teat in hot, soapy water using a clean bottle brush – a dishwasher will clean the bottle feeding equipment but won’t sterilise it.  \n4. Rinse all your equipment in clean, cold running water before sterilising.  \nHow to make up a feed  \nUse fresh water from the cold tap to fill your kettle every time you make up formula. Do not use water that has been previously boiled or artificially softened water. Bottled water is not recommended to make up a feed as it is not sterile and may contain too much salt (sodium) or sulphate.  \n1. Fill the kettle with at least  \n1 litre of fresh tap water from the cold tap (don’t use water that has been boiled before) .  \n3. Clean and disinfect the surface you are going to use. It’s really important that you wash your hands to stop bacteria spreading.  \n2. Boil the water. Then leave the water to cool in the kettle for no more than 30 minutes so that it remains at a temperature of at least 70oC.  \n4. If you are using a cold-water steriliser, shake off any excess solution from the bottle and the teat, or rinse the bottle with cooled boiled water from the kettle (not the tap) .  \n5. Keep the teat and cap on the upturned lid of the steriliser. Avoid putting them on the work surface.  \n6. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions and pour the correct amount of water into the bottle first. Double check that the water level is correct.  \n7. Loosely fill the supplied scoop with the formula and level it off using either the flat edge of a clean, dry knife or the leveller provided. 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