HOW TO FEED A BABY

Nutrition Tips for Your Baby 

Objectives of breastfeeding:

Feeding your baby is a great opportunity to bond with your child. Try to enjoy every meal. During the first few months, you should feed your child's milk or infant formula as these are the best nutrition for the baby. Do not give him any solid food in the first few months.

Make sure that feeding is enjoyable for you and Choose a comfortable place to sit and relax with your baby while you feed your baby. Make sure you are holding your baby bottle-fed baby resting in your arms. Power is a time to keep and enjoy your baby and the power interactions should be enjoyable.

Mothers who breastfeed may want to take a cup of water in their hand and a pillow on their lap to facilitate positioning and quench the thirst that often occurs when you start breastfeeding. Babies often feed on, and this is normal. Remember that breastfeeding is comfort as well as food, so feeding is often good for the resolution of a child who has already supplied. It is hard to overfeed a breastfed baby.

Here are some tips on child feeding:

Positioning:

If you are bottle-fed, hold the baby and talk to him or her. Do not place the baby and do not support the bottle in its place. Babies need to be lifted and cuddled during feeding and should never be propped up with a bottle.

Breastfed babies can be kept in the uterus or in the "American football position", with the baby's legs next to them, perhaps on a pillow. Many nursing mothers, such as bed-feeding with baby, rolled towards you.

Burping:

Your child will probably swallow a little 'air while feeding. This can cause him or her to spit or become annoying, so it is important to burp the baby after every meal. Burping your baby, sitting or holding the baby against your chest or shoulder, and patting your back. All children, whether maternal or baby, are different. It will, over time, learn to recognize the needs of the child. Breastfed babies, less often, but sometimes they need burping.

How do I know if my baby is eating enough?

If your child is bathing a lot of diapers with dilute urine, then your child is probably getting enough to eat. Regular checkups will help you determine if your baby is getting enough because a weight will be checked at each visit.

If your child does not increase the correct weight, it is likely that the milk given to the child will have to be increased. This will be the increase in the amount or frequency of formula feeding or in infants: to increase frequency and length or breastfeeding. The more you breastfeed, the more milk you will produce. Breastfed children often feed every 2 to 2 and a half hours in the first few weeks. If given the formula for breastfed babies it will actually decrease milk production. If you have any concerns, consult your doctor so that the child does not run the risk of becoming dehydrated.

As your baby grows, you may have some concerns about what to eat at certain stages of life. Each child develops differently, so consult your pediatrician before starting your child on solid foods.

When can I give my baby solid foods?

Solid foods are usually introduced into a child's diet of four to five months, depending on what your child's doctor says. If you start your baby in solid foods too soon, there is a greater chance of developing a food allergy, and the child can not grow too.

When it's time to start with solids

Give your child solid food at the same time for a couple of days to help determine if he or she is allergic to any food.

Start your baby in iron-fortified infant cereal, and then normally starting to add some fruits, vegetable and meats.

starting giving your baby a less amounts of food . and  Start with a simple teaspoon and build from there.

Prepare foods like mashed potatoes, applesauce, carrots, bananas, peaches. It is always the best way to give your child a variety of foods so that he or she gets the right nutrients.

What foods should I avoid giving my baby?

Until the child is 1 year old, it is best to avoid certain foods. Some of these foods are: honey, eggs, nuts, seafood, normal cow's milk, and food with seeds.