Feeding Infants: Homemade baby food
Want to insure your baby is getting nutritious food without preservatives and other additives? Why not prepare it yourself?
Some parents prepare and freeze baby food meals weekly. Others puree food items from the family meal for their babies. Either way, many parents appreciate the opportunity to provide their babies with healthy, tasty food.
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Feeding your baby
One of the most enjoyable, and sometimes most challenging, responsibilities of new parents is feeding your baby. Follow these 10 guidelines and you can be confident you are helping your child get a great start in life.
- Breastfeeding is ideal in most cases for at least the first six months and encouraged for the first year and beyond, if mutually desired by mother and child. It increases bonding,...
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The Doctor is In: When your toddler is a picky eater
As a pediatrician, I am frequently asked what to do about toddlers who are picky eaters. Picky eating is very common. Most children go through a phase of picky eating and some will remain finicky. So, what’s a parent supposed to do about it?
In general, it’s a parent’s job to decide what and when your child should eat; your child gets to decide if and how much to eat. That means you schedule...
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Feeding Infants: Make your own baby food
Making your own baby food is a wholesome alternative to purchasing processed foods. While processed baby foods are not necessarily unhealthy for your baby, homemade foods eliminate additives and preservatives, as well as added sugar and salt, found in processed foods.
You can easily prepare meals that are nutritious and customized to baby’s needs and desires, providing an enjoyable experience...
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The Doctor is In: Coping with infant reflux
All babies spit up, especially in the first few months of life. In medical terminology, it is called “gastroesophageal reflux” or just “reflux” for short. Reflux occurs when the stomach’s contents come up above the muscle in the stomach into the esophageous.
Many parents, especially new parents, worry when their babies spit up. They often ask, How much is normal? What can we do to reduce...
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Just Ask: Will eating certain foods give my nursing baby gas?
by Deanne Lawson, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Maybe, but it may not be what you think. There is a lot of myth about what foods make babies gassy. Broccoli and onions are often suspected as culprits. Some women are afraid they’ll need to give up caffeine and chocolate. The fact is that most mothers can eat any food without causing fussiness in their babies.
Babies, like all people, pass gas. It is a natural...
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Feeding Infants: Do infants need water?
Infants should not be given water until after they are nine months old. Breastmilk is 85% water, so a mom needn’t worry that her baby is not getting enough liquids. Drinking water can cause a baby’s sodium level to drop. If a baby is throwing up and there is danger of dehydration, then the baby may have Pedialyte.
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The Doctor is In: Introducing solids
Introducing solid foods to your infant is an exciting moment of early parenting. It represents an important milestone in your child’s development and makes for lots of funny photos for the memory book. Here are a few answers to parents’ most common questions about introducing solids.
Q: When should I introduce solids?
A: Breastmilk is the Number One nutrient for infants during their first year,...
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