Getting started:    
Proper hygiene is always important. Always wash your hands before feeding. Then hold your baby in a comfortable position close to you with babies head a little higher than the body. Touch the bottle nipple to the baby's lips to prompt baby to open their mouth. Quickly insert the bottle nipple and tilt the bottle so the nipple is always full of milk. Alternate holding the baby in your left and right arms to encourage balanced eye muscle development. Always hold your baby for feedings and don't prop the bottle, as mentioned earlier your baby not only needs the nutrients from milk but also closeness and bonding with you. Don't save a partially used bottle for the next feeding. Once mixed formula or milk cool and or mixed with your baby's saliva, the formula will spoil.

Preparing bottles:
Although sterilizing bottles is no longer necessary, it is important to provide clean bottles, nipples and collars. Thoroughly wash, rinse and dry bottles and nipples before filling them. Also, check the nipple before feeding simply by holding the bottle upside down.
 
The milk should slowly drip out. If the milk flows out in a stream, it will flow too quickly for your baby and the nipple should be discarded. If the milk does not drip, try forcing hot water through the nipple to remove any clogs, or loosening the bottle cap slightly.

Bottle temperature:
Room temperature is fine for formula feeding, although you may want to warm a chilled bottle before feeding. For greatest safety and nutritional value, do not use the microwave to warm a bottle, but instead place the bottle in a pan of warm water.

Burping:
Baby will swallow some air during feedings. Gently burp once during and also after each feeding. Some babies burp easily, others need coaxing, and some may not burp at all. Burp by rubbing or patting softly on the baby's back with the baby on your shoulder or lap.

Spitting up:
Spitting up is normal, especially when baby burps. If baby vomits large amounts often or vomits forcefully after feeding, call your doctor.

Sleeping babies:
It's best to wait until your baby stirs on her own before trying to wake her for feeding. Gentle techniques to wake a sleeping baby include unwrapping her, talking to her, changing her diaper, massaging her, or tickling her feet. Wait until she opens her eyes and is alert before feeding her.