Bottle Feeding

Calleigh tried holding her bottle when she was 3 months old. Heehee! It was too heavy for her but atleast she gets the idea. ^^ During her 6th month, she suddenly decided to stop holding her bottle. When she's finally got good at it, she decided that she didn't really want to do it after all. hay naku!

But she needs to hold her bottle! She's turning 10 months na! So we need to practice Calleigh. ^^

Good girl honey

Feeding times may slow down, let your baby hold her bottle once she starts grabbing for it. The weight will build strength and there is a built-in reward for successfully moving the bottle the way it needs to be moved to get at the contents. During the first year of your child’s life, you can help her develop the fine motor skills that she will need for writing, drawing, speaking, and tying shoes.  What muscles will your baby be developing when you work with her on fine motor skills? The small muscles you and she will be working on are in the palms of her hands, her fingers and surrounding her mouth and eyes. These muscles are what she uses to grasp and manipulate objects, speak, and develop hand-eye coordination.

Okay Calleigh time for you to hold your bottle. ^^ lets see...

Naks! galing ni Calleigh ah! She holds her bottle only for a few seconds then ayaw na niya ulit. ^^ heehee! No worries, she'll get used to it!

"The only way to tell if your baby can hold his own bottle is to hand him one and watch what happens. If he has the motor skills to put the bottle in his mouth and to take it out when he's full, you can offer him one every now and then."