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• Step 1: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before preparing formula.
• Step 2: Pour the desired amount of warm water into the bottle first and then add powder. Check out our labels for the precise amount of each needed.
• Step 3: Put the cap on the bottle and shake well.

• Always store powder at room temperature.
• After opening the container, keep tightly covered with a lid and store in a cool, dry area.
• Do not freeze powder and avoid exposure to excessive heat.
• Protect from heat, light and moisture.

• Always consult with your doctor before transitioning your child’s food.
• If your baby is already used to feeding from a bottle, gradually transition to formula by following a schedule along these lines as recommended by your pediatrician:
  • Day 1-2: Feed your baby 25% formula and 75% breast milk
  • Day 3-4: Feed your baby 50% formula and 50% breast milk
  • Day 5-6: Feed your baby 75% formula and 25% breast milk
  • Day 7: Fully transition to formula
• If your baby is not already accustomed to a bottle, it’s important to incorporate formula with breast milk throughout your transition schedule. Consider feeding your baby first with breast milk from a bottle until they are accustomed to it. After your toddler is comfortable bottle feeding, begin the formula transition schedule above.

• Massive developmental leaps happen during your child’s first few years of life. Allowing them to safely explore food under careful supervision can help them not only develop a healthy relationship with nourishment, but can support the development of fine-motor skills and other critical life functions.
• We recommend allowing your toddler to self-feed safe, pediatrician approved foods following the schedule created between your family and your physician.
• In addition to the introduction of solid foods, we recommend allowing your child to consume Bêne Baby Toddler Formula in a bottle, sippy cup or child-sized cup to support drinking skill development. Use the utensils recommended by your pediatrician as is appropriate for your child’s developmental progress.

• Sensory building is imperative during a child’s first few years of life, as it helps drastically with brain development. We recommend a few of the activities below to aid your toddler’s growth:
  • Let your child use regular home items as sensory toys, such as spoons, spatulas, straws, etc.
  • Allow your child to play with play dough, as it’s a great way to increase their crafting skills.
  • Consider creating sensory bottles for your child to hold and play with. Always closely supervise children who are self-feeding.
• Hand-eye coordination is important to develop while young. A few ideas for improving this are:
  • Placing objects of interest within close reach and allowing your toddler to access them on their own.
  • Shaking or rattling toys.
  • Play with toys that make noise.
  • Build towers for babies to knock down.

• Easy-to-digest proteins – Goat milk proteins found in our formula are easy to digest because they produce softer curds in the stomach compared to cow milk.
  • The lower levels of alpha-S-1-casein protein in goat milk, compared with cow milk, provides hypoallergenic qualities. And, goat milk is high in the beneficial alpha-S-2-casein protein.
• Natural sugars – Natural sugars promote weight management, unlike corn syrup and corn syrup solids which may lead to adverse long-term health outcomes when consumed regularly.
• Fats – Goat milk contains smaller fat molecules than cow milk. The abundant medium chain triglycerides play an important role in development, absorption and digestion.
• DHA and ARA – Naturally occurring in breast milk, these mimicked fatty acids promote brain and eye development in babies.

Vitamins and supplements – Vitamins and supplements such as vitamin K (important for our circulatory system), vitamin D (important for bone growth), vitamin B12 (supports neurological functions) and iron (important for oxygen flow throughout the body) are important elements that should be included in formulas.