VEGETARIAN WEANING
Penny was nervous about not giving Oona a really balanced diet with enough protein, vitamins B¹² and D, calcium, and iron, even though she knows many vegetarian foods are fortified with extra B¹² and protein. I told her that growing baby [...]
SPOONFEEDING
Giving the food Sit your baby in an upright position halfway through her feeding. Scoop up some food on a small spoon and insert it gently between her lips. Don’t push the spoon in too far or your baby may gag. She may take a month or so [...]
GIVING THE FIRST SOLIDS
Have a small amount of prepared food on hand and then settle in your normal position to feed the baby. Although your baby is ready for the calories solids provide, she will still prefer what she knows is satisfying – milk or formula. Start [...]
EXAMPLES OF WEANING STAGES
Feedings
1 st week of weaning
3 rd week of weaning
1st
Breast or bottle feeding.
Breast or bottle feeding.
2nd
Half breast or bottle feeding. Try one or two teaspoons of puree or cereal, then give remainder of feeding.
Half breast [...]
WHEN TO WEAN
As your baby grows, she’ll need to drink more and more milk or formula to maintain this growth. But your baby’s stomach can only hold a certain amount of milk at each feeding; eventually, she will reach a point when she’s drinking to [...]
INTRODUCING SOLIDS
During your baby’s first year there will be a time when you will have to start to wean her onto solid foods, although not before she’s four months, and possibly quite a bit later that that. Before this, your baby’s digestive tract is [...]