Caroline Cloutier

372 Feeding your child Feeding your baby How to burp your baby Here’s how to burp your baby: • Hold your baby in an upright position against your shoulder or sit him down on your lap. [...] The medical team will encourage you to express your milk to give to your baby. [...] Milk also changes over the course of a feeding The thick, yellowish milk that comes in the first few days and according to the time of day. [...] The colour and smell of breast milk can vary • From one mother to the next • According to the mother’s diet • Depending on the baby’s age • Depending on whether the milk was expressed at the beginning or the end of a feeding Expressed breast milk separates after a while and the cream floats to the surface. [...] 404 Feeding your child Milk Second step Depending on the type of formula Concentrated liquid Powder Ready-to-serve Note: Follow the manufacturer’s directions to the letter regarding the quantities of powdered formula and water to use.