Baby Feeding Amount
Breast milk is the most nutritious feed for a baby and is recommended till the baby is at least three to six months old. Breast milk not only contains a healthy and suitable balance of the various nutrients needed for proper development of the baby but also has the ability to boost a [...]
Baby Feeding tips
The first and most important thing to understand about formula feeding an infant is that it is not the optimal method that is advised by doctors of feeding a child. Formula feeding is therefore something that should be done only when there the alternative of breastfeeding a child is not an option. The [...]
Milk intake during weaning
Weaning is a significant process in which mother’s milk is substituted with external food. Mother’s milk, though rich in nutrients and antibodies (which strengthen the immune system of the baby), lacks certain nutrients. As such, weaning introduces eternal food to the diet of a baby, thereby supplementing nutrients in the baby’s diet.
Weaning [...]
How to start weaning
Weaning is a process of introducing external food to babies, thereby reducing their dependence on mother’s milk. Weaning may start as early as three months, or somewhere between four to six months. The length of the weaning period depends on various factors like a mother’s need to go to work and the [...]
First foods for weaning
Weaning is a process in which babies are introduced to external food, thereby reducing their dependence on mothers’ milk. Weaning can be initiated when the baby is four to six months old.
Weaning is a significant process as it helps provide all the nutrients which are not provided by mothers’ milk to the [...]
Deciding whether your baby is ready to start solid foods
An appropriate diet is one of the major factors that helps you settle your baby better, and helps in normal growth and development of the baby. A baby is fed on mother’s milk in the early months, but as the baby grows, you start to wean [...]
Family Foods During Weaning
Once babies reach nine months of age, they are ready to be given chopped or mashed versions of the meals that the rest of the family is eating. After introducing the baby to solid foods, you must offer him soft mashed pieces of food so that his chewing technique starts developing. This [...]
Finger Foods During Weaning
At around seven to nine months of age, babies can be introduced to textured foods. Some mothers take the baby led weaning approach and offer finger foods to the baby right from the start, while others opt for the puree stage. Getting used to solids and textures requires practice and babies usually [...]
Other Drinks During Weaning
Babies require an adequate intake of fluid for their proper health. Breast fed babies obtain their fluid and other nutritional requirements from breast milk itself and as such do not need to be given water or other fluids. Once weaning begins, they will begin to consume smaller amounts of breast milk, and [...]
Introducing Other Foods for your Newborn Baby
Newborn babies require only breast milk or baby formula for their nutritional needs. However, after 4 to 6 months, they become ready for other foods as well, as they begin to develop the skills for the consumption of solid foods. When a baby is ready to start eating solid [...]