This can increase your baby's risk of choking, ear infections, and tooth decay. Your baby may also eat more than he or she needs. Do not put your baby to bed with a bottle. Milk can pool around the baby's teeth and this can cause tooth decay.
Bottle-Feeding: Disadvantages for Babies
* Feeding frequency. Babies who take infant formula usually want to feed less often than babies who are breastfeeding.
* Bowel movements. Infant formula causes formed, brown stools that have a noticeable odor. Breast milk causes loose, yellow stools that have less odor.
Why bottle feeding is not recommended?