Bottle-feeding
Although many mothers are returning to breast-feeding, some just do not like it. Whatever the reason, whether you are shy, or whether you feel that modern living is not suited to such an elemental practice, if you do not sincerely want to breast-feed there is no need to force yourself.
If you have decided to bottle–feed from birth, do try to give your baby the benefit of the colostrums from your breasts for the first two or three days. In addition give him warm (body temperature) boiled water from the bottle, not made-up milk. Start him on milk on the third day. Offer a new baby about 1-2 fl oz/ 28-56 ml at a time, increasing this gradually until he is taking the full amount for his weight. Some larger babies may take up to 4 fl oz/ 112 ml each time right from the beginning. Throw away any milk that is left after each feeding.