Follow these steps
- Observe infant become too fatigued to finish bottle.
- During next bottle feeding, watch for signs that infant is beginning to become fatigued (slowing down intake, turning head away from bottle, suckling without taking in any liquid).
- Tip bottle down or to side to break the seal.
- Allow infant to continue to suckle, without taking liquid in.
- Count to 3.
- Tip bottle back to neutral position to allow infant to create a seal around nipple and continue to feed.
- Allow infant to feed again until signs of fatigue are observed.
- Repeat the cycle.
