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Pregnancy Podcast

Complete Guide to Bottle Feeding

Pregnancy Podcast

Vanessa Merten

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.5970 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

This episode is your complete guide to bottle feeding. Learn how bottle sizes and nipple flows work and how to choose the right bottles for your baby. Explore safe ways to warm milk and simple and effective routines for cleaning and sterilizing. Get practical tips to make feeding easier, reduce gas and spit-up, and avoid common pitfalls. Plus, if you are still breastfeeding, learn how you can introduce a bottle without disrupting your breastfeeding relationship.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You are listening to the pregnancy podcast with Vanessa Merton.

0:10.7

Hello, thank you for tuning into the pregnancy podcast.

0:15.7

Today's episode is your complete guide to bottle feeding.

0:19.8

Learn how bottle sizes and nipple flows work and how to choose the right bottles for your baby.

0:25.6

We'll talk about safe ways to prepare a bottle and simple and effective routines for cleaning and sterilizing.

0:33.0

Plus, get practical tips to make bottle feeding easier by reducing gas and spit up and avoiding common pitfalls.

0:41.4

Plus, if you are still breastfeeding, learn how you can introduce a bottle without disrupting your breastfeeding relationship.

0:49.4

You can see the full article and all of the resources for this episode at Pregnancypodcast.com

0:59.0

slash bottle. One of my favorite things about doing this podcast is that I get to go down all the

1:06.9

rabbit holes, do all the research and all the hard work, and make it easier for you

1:11.9

to get the information that you need to make informed decisions. If you're looking for information

1:17.9

on any topic regarding pregnancy or planning for your birth, there is an episode of the

1:23.9

pregnancy podcast with everything you're looking for.

1:30.7

Become a pregnancy podcast premium member.

1:34.0

Not only will you get every single episode ad-free, but you get access to hundreds of episodes exclusively available to premium members.

1:41.1

Check out pregnancy podcast premium atancypodcast.com slash premium. Save 20% on

1:51.7

select products from VTech with the code VT Podcast 20. VTK offers a wide range of baby monitors,

2:00.6

and they are the number one baby monitor brand

2:03.2

in North America. Millions of families trust VTech to deliver crystal clear HD video,

2:10.1

reliable performance, strong night vision, and convenient smartphone access.

2:15.4

The VTech Smart HD Plus is for families who want flexibility and peace of mind

2:20.5

at home and on the go. It has high-deaf video on a 5.5 inch parent unit and your smartphone with no

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