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Choosing how you feed your baby is a really important decision. If you want to consider formula feeding your baby, ask your midwife or other maternity carer for information to help you make an informed choice. Ask about the risks and benefits. If you are not breastfeeding, an age-appropriate formula is the only acceptable alternative until your baby is 12 months old.

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Just give it a wee bang to make sure it is well filled and pop that into the ... excellent. Now cover the formula and put it out of the way.

Key messages in other languages

He whakaritenga nui te whiriwhiri me pēhea tō whāngai i tō pēpi!

Mēnā e whakaaro ana koe ki te whāngai i tō pēpi ki te paura miraka, me pātai koe ki tō tapuhi whakawhānau, tētahi atu kaitaurima pēpi mō ngā mōhiohio hei āwhina i a koe kia mārama ai koe.

Mēnā kāore koe i te whāngai i tō pēpi ki te waiū, ko te paura miraka e tika ana mō te pakeke o tō pēpi anake te kai tika mā tō pēpi kia eke rā anō tōna pakeke ki te 12 marama.

Mahuiga lahi e fifiliaga he puhala ke fagai aki e muke haau.

Ka manako a koe ke fakaaoga e huhu palu ke fagai aki e muke haau ti hūhū age ke he fifine fakafanau poke ha tagata leveki he faahi fakafanau ke lagomatai a koe ke fifili fakatonu ai.

Ka nakai fakahuhu e koe haau a muke, ti lata ni ke fagai aki e huhu palu kua lata tonu mo e haana a tau moui, ato tu e 12 mahina he fanau ai.

O le filifiliga i le fafagaina o lau pepe o se fa‘ai‘uga tāua tele!

Afai e te mana‘o ia fafagaina lau pepe i susu pauta mo pepe, fesili i lau foma‘i fa‘atosaga po o se isi o lo o feagai ma le va‘aiga o fafine failelele mo ni fa‘amatalaga e fesoasoani ai ia te oe ma lau fa‘ai‘uga.

Afai e le o susu lau pepe ia te oe, o lo o i ai ni susu apasusu fa‘atulagaina e tusa ai ma le matua o lau pepe e pau lea o le susu e fa‘atagaina se‘ia o‘o i le 12 masina le matua o lau pepe.  

Ko tau filifiliga e fai pe fakahuhu vēhea tau pepe e tāua lahi lele!

Kāfai koe e mafaufau ke fakahuhu tau pepe i te formula, fehili ki tau fakatōhaga (midwife) pe ko iētahi tino faigāluega i te falefailele mō ni fakamatalaga ke fehoahoani atu ke fai hau filifiliga lelei.

Kāfai koe e hē mafaufau ke fakahuhu i te huāhuhu o te mātua, ko he apa huhu formula e fetaui mō te matua ko te tahi auala oioti tēnā e mafai ke fakahuhu ai tau pepe ke kātoa te 12 mahina te matua.

Ko e fili ko ia ki he founga fafanga ma‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ko ha faitu‘utu‘uni mātu‘aki mahu‘inga ia!

Kapau ‘oku´ ke fie fakakaukau ke fafanga hu‘akau pēpē ‘a ho‘o pēpee´, kole ange ki ho‘o mā‘uli´ pe tokotaha faifā‘ele´ ke ‘oatu ha fakamatala ke tokoni ke fai‘aki ha‘o faitu‘utu‘uni ‘i he funga ‘o ho‘o ‘osi ‘ilo‘ilopau ki ai.

Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ke fakahuhu, ko e founga kehe pē ‘e taha ‘oku fe‘unga ma‘a ho‘o pēpee´ ko ha hu‘akau pēpē ‘oku fe‘unga mo hono ta‘u motu‘a´ kae‘oua kuo´ ne māhina 12.

Te tuanga puapinga maata ko te iki i taau ravenga no te angai‘anga i taau pepe!

Me ka anoano ake koe i te angai i taau pepe ki te ū tangata tei kāiro ia ki te ū puakatoro, e ui koe ki toou vaine akaanau tamariki, me kore ra, ki tetai tangata angaanga akaanau tamariki no te au tuatua akakitekite no teia, ei tauturu ia koe i te iki‘anga i tei tau kia rave koe.

Me kare koe e angai ū tangata ra i taau pepe, ko te turanga ua no tona uki o te ū tei kairo‘ia ki te ū puakatoro, tei tau kia angai koe iaia e tae ua atu taau pepe ki te 12 marama.

选择如何喂养婴儿的确是一个重要决定!

如果您要考虑用配方奶喂养您的婴儿,请向您的助产士或其他孕产妇护理人员咨询,以帮助您了解情况做出选择。

如果您不用母乳喂养,那么在您的婴儿满12个月之前,唯一可以接受的替代办法就是适合宝宝年龄的婴儿配方奶。

選擇如何哺育您的寶寶是一個非常重要的決定!

如果您想要為寶寶哺育配方奶,應向助產士或其他產婦照護者詢問相關資訊,以幫助您做充分知情的選擇。

如果您不是以母乳哺育,您就必須在寶寶滿12個月大之前,選擇適合其年齡的配方奶粉。

수유를 모유로 할 것인지, 분유로 할 것인지 선택하는 일은 정말 중요한 결정입니다!

분유 수유를 고려할 경우 담당 조산원이나 기타 분만관리자(maternity carer)에게 문의하시면 현명한 선택을 하는 데 도움이 되는 정보를 얻을 수 있습니다.

아기에게 모유를 먹이지 않을 생각이면 아기가 생후 12개월이 될 때까지 월령에 맞는 분유를 먹이는 것이 유일한 대안입니다.

Key messages

Choosing how you feed your baby is a really important decision!

If you want to consider formula feeding your baby, ask your midwife or other maternity carer for information to help you make an informed choice.

If you are not breastfeeding, an age-appropriate formula is the only acceptable alternative until your baby is 12 months old.

PlunketLine offers parenting advice, including advice about feeding your baby.

Check KidsHealth's formula feeding section

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