12/17/2025
Videos like this are circulating around social media again 🫠! 🗣️NEVER DO THIS
DONT ENLARGE THE NI***ES ON BOTTLES.
DONT ADD ANYTHING OTHER THAN LIQUID TO A BOTTLE BECAUSE ITS A CHOKING HAZARD. ⚠️
DOING THIS INCREASES YOUR BABYS RISK OF SIDS!
Bottles are meant to be mixed with water and shaken up, baby food is meant to be given to babies as a solid food, in small increments, to prevent choking.
There is also a lot of scientific evidence to suggest parents may want to think twice before giving their baby rice cereal. Studies have proven that there’s actually no nutritional value to the “food,” and a 2016 study determined that babies who ate the cereal had higher levels of arsenic in their urine.
Additionally, formula need to be made using very specific measurements and so it’s not ideal to alter the proportions of milk/water in a baby’s bottle.
Breastmilk is exactly what your baby needs. Nothing needs to be added to it.