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Breast feeding or Infant feeding has become the most concerned for every mother who has just delivered a new born baby. The more concerned she will be if she is a working woman. She will have to manage all the previous duties including this new responsibility of feeding her baby. But how will she know as to how much feed and for how long is needed?

This is the only reason why I am here to help you in your new experience. Lets move to the point:

In general, breast milk is best for feeding babies at least for the first six to nine months, and this is very essential for the growth of your baby. The breast milk also comes in sterile containers at the right temperature, as this a good option. But there are some women who cannot afford to devote so much time to breast feed their babies, so carefully prepared bottle feeds provide a good alternative for them.

But if you can afford it then please, go ahead with it, as this will prove as a blessing for the health of your baby throughout his life. Now, i think it would be better for you to know the benefits of breast feeding or infant feeding. So, here they are:

Benefits for the baby:

babies who get breast feed from their mothers, are less prone to infections less weight problems they get less allergies or maybe no allergies at all less coeliac disease less heart disease in later life less dental decay
Benefit for the mother:

1. you won’t have to suffer the dreadful breast cancer, or the chances are the minimum

How many times should you breast feed your baby?

For the first month, you should feed your baby ten times a day, thereby reducing in the succeeding months. Milk supply depends on frequent sucking, not on some “inherent” factor in the mother’s breast. Engorgement is due to infrequent feeds or maybe due to a rigid schedule.

When to feed your baby?

The right time for you to feed your baby is:

whenever he/she cries when your breasts feel full whenever “you feel like it” after every four hours
Warning:

Some mothers remain in the illusion, that if their baby is sleeping without feed for long periods, then he/she might be already contented, but this is not the truth my dear lady. Doing this way, you are underfeeding your innocent baby, and this can lead to severe undernourishment.

But there are few babies under three months, who manage on less than five feeds a day.

By: Navneet Brar

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Whether you’re a breastfeeding mother or you formula-feed your baby, it seems like all he does at first is eat. Before you can even answer the question, “Do I shower or eat now that the baby’s full for five minutes?” he’s ready to eat again. Since babies don’t eat three squares a day, feeding your baby when he’s hungry is the norm. But how do you know what to feed this voracious little creature?

Birth to Four Months

Babies get all the nutrition and water they need from infant formula or breast milk at this age. Formula fed babies generally need 2.5 ounces of formula per pound of their body weight in a twenty-four hour period.

Breastfeeding is trickier to measure, since you cannot see how much your baby is consuming. So long as he has five or six wet disposable diapers a day, you can hear him swallowing while nursing, and he’s gaining sufficient weight, all is probably just fine. Another sign to check is whether your breasts are noticeably softer and feel empty after feeding. You can always have your pediatrician check your baby’s weight if you’re unsure.

If you’re bottle feeding your baby, be sure you’ve thoroughly cleaned the bottles, nipples, and rings. Never prop a baby’s bottle up and leave him with it. Until your baby can hold a bottle himself, always hold the bottle for him, making sure to take frequent burp breaks. Letting your baby go to bed with a bottle is bad for his dental health, so be sure he’s all done eating before falling asleep.

If your baby has a dry mouth, sunken eyes, or doesn’t produce tears, he may be dehydrated, and needs more formula or breast milk. Your baby will tell you if he’s still hungry; his rooting reflex will let you know that he’s looking for additional food.

Introducing Solids

Your baby watches you and your family eat, and he will start to exhibit interest in what the rest of the family is doing at mealtime. Once he’s holding his head up, sitting in a high chair, making chewing faces, and no longer pushes food out of his mouth, he’s ready to try solids.

Although these first foods are called solids, they’re anything but. Prepared or homemade baby food is a puree that requires no chewing. Fruits and vegetables, starting with a teaspoon a day, increasing gradually, or iron-fortified cereals are the usual starter foods.

Be sure to have your camera handy to catch these first feeding moments: your baby will have more food on him than in his mouth, but he’ll quickly get the hang of the spoon, and before you know it, he’ll be impatiently grabbing it from you, wanting more.

If you introduce new foods one at a time, you’ll be able to watch for signs of food allergies. Keep track of what you feed your baby and note any unusual reactions.

When using jarred baby food, don’t feed the baby straight from the jar unless you plan to use the entire jar in one meal. Digestive juices from your baby’s saliva, transferred on the spoon to the jar, will start to “digest” the leftover food.

Table Foods

Babies who can make a chewing motion, pick up items with their thumb and forefinger, and put everything in their mouths are ready for table food – that is, what the rest of the household is eating. Dry cereal is a great starter table food, as are rice puffs, small amounts of protein (tofu, egg yolks), mashed beans, bits of toast, and small chunks of non-citrus fruits.

Needless to say, the bites you feed your baby must be small enough for him to chew safely. Off-limit foods include honey, citrus fruits, peanuts, and peanut butter.

As your baby gets more teeth, he’s ready for more foods. Your pediatrician probably has some easy-to-follow guidelines. Soft pasteurized cheeses, pastas, and yogurt are all good choices. So long as your baby doesn’t have any food allergies, try experimenting to see what he likes. Enjoy watching your baby experience new textures and tastes; this is all part of his getting to know what he likes and dislikes. You can set the stage now for many future enjoyable mealtimes.

By: Katie Franklin

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Babies are adorable little angels yet can become troublesome come their feeding time. Yes, oftentimes, baby feeding can be a tedious responsibility especially if you are not equipped with the right techniques. You might find yourself wanting to cry your heart out because your baby is left unfed but the kitchen seemed like a combat zone with splats of baby food all over. Well, you too can play that game with your baby. Here are top tips to win your baby over:

• Prepare food she will not be able to refuse. This is your chance to prepare healthy and yummy baby foods. For a keen mother, determining which taste is most craved by your baby is no problem at all. Since they are in the stage of starting to find which taste they most like, you should introduce to them the different healthy tastes. The frequency of a particular taste you feed them, the more likely for them to be familiar and so they are inclined to love it. However, make sure that they are not fed with a limited food type also otherwise your baby might grow tired of the same repeated taste.

• Incorporate play with feeding time. Motherhood can be a test of creativity and ingenuity. How you deliver your baby food for your baby could be pretty fun not just for you but for your baby as well. Babies love music and story-telling. Entice them with antics like mime playing or hand puppets when you feed them. This is best for babies who are extremely hard to feed. With your creative delivery of feeding, you are sure to catch your baby’s attention.

• Note what tickles her fancy. Make a journal of what your baby fancies most be it the kind of food or the way you fed him or her. This should give you a clear view of your baby’s eating attitude.

• Be armed with the right tools. Anyone who gets into a “battlefield” could win it with the right armaments. Mothers who intend to prepare home-made baby food to cater their baby’s particular need should have at least these following tools: Steamer; Electric blender; Metal mesh strainer for the elimination of food lumps; Ice cube trays for storage of baby food in the right serving; Freezer bags and a marker (be sure to mark your baby foods with dates prepared to spare your baby from eating spoiled food). These should be ample enough to cover your basic needs in making that healthy and well-loved baby food.

Baby feeding need not be complicated anymore. With just a few moments of preparing and a system that works well with your baby’s particularity, you are sure to make feeding time with your baby a breeze. Be on top of your game when it comes to your parenting roles and responsibilities by arming yourself with the right technique!

By: Peter E Thompson

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