Feeding your new born babies is most important decisions within few days of his/her life. There are no hard and fast rules of new born babies eating habits but there eating habits develop gradually when they come to older age. For new born babies, nothing but breast milk or formula milk is best. Mainly breast milk is perfect for new born babies and formula milk is given to babies if there is something problem in their digestive system with breast milk. However some mothers choose bottle milk for their babies for personal choice or other medical reasons. What do you think what can be eating habits of new born babies? Don’t you consider that providing them bottle or breast milk is only aspect regarding new born babies eating habits and you have to provide them with milk just whenever they are hungry?


So here we will discuss breast milk and bottle milk rather than eating habits of new born babies that is of no concern. First four to six months of baby’ life depends on breast milk purified from any supplementation or formula. Benefits of breast milk are:

  • Enrich with minerals and vitamins that baby requires
  • Keeps babies away from allergies later in their lives.
  • Breast milk contains enzyme and antibodies that keeps the immune system of babies functioning well.
  • Breast milk is ideal food source for new born babies that meet with all their physical and other needs.
  • Breast milk is easy to digest for babies.

If we talk about feeding schedule for new born babies, you have to feed your baby every two to three hours. It also depends on the hunger of baby as when he/she needs. Feeding schedule vary baby to baby. Breast feeding is not possible in certain situations and in such cases; you can provide your babies with bottle milk or formula milk.