Easy way to Feed Your Baby Solid Foods
When one looks down into a stroller or crib and sees a new
bundle of joy, pressure to be the best possible parent emerges. There is no
greater responsibility as a parent than to provide the best nutrition possible
for a newborn baby. We now know that childhood nutrition influences every
aspect of the baby's health and life well into adulthood. From your baby's
intelligence to your baby's physical appearance, what you feed your baby can
influence your baby's development. The amount of protein you incorporate into
your child's diet may even have an impact on your child's height. However, it
is not always instinctive to know what to feed your baby. Let us consider some
useful tips on feeding your baby!
The importance of
breast milk
Leading childhood medical experts and nutritional research
institutions all unanimously agree that human breast milk is the best food
choice for your baby’s brain and musculoskeletal development. New mothers are
encouraged to feed their babies exclusively with breastmilk for the first
six-months of the child's life.
You don't have to be afraid of feeding your baby in public.
For modesty purposes, keep a blanket in the baby's stroller to cover any
exposed flesh. You may also want to buy clothes that have buttoned or zippered
flaps to provide easy access to the breast. This will make you feel more
comfortable when breastfeeding. Breast milk is a virtual smorgasbord of
beneficial nutrients your baby's tiny, growing body needs. it provides calcium
and iron in an easily digestible form.
Your baby's bones will need the calcium and iron to grow
tall and strong. Breast milk provides a powerful blend of protein, fat,
carbohydrates, amino acids and vitamins necessary for the child's development.
The mother also passes on immunity to various diseases via feeding her baby
through breast milk. This immunity is passed on via leukocytes in the breast
milk. No other milk or formula on the market can mimic the disease prevention
of live leukocytes when feeding your baby.
Tips for Feeding Your
Baby as a working mom
One does not have to be a stay-at-home mother to feed the
baby with breastmilk. Working moms can still provide adequate nutrition. If the
mother can't be with her baby to physically feed him or her, there are several
breast milk pumps available to pump milk from the mother's breast into sterile
bottles. The bottles can be refrigerated and then heated to a temperature close
to the temperature of breast milk straight from the breast. A nanny, father or
a caregiver can then feed the baby, with the bottle, while the new mom is away.
Many women struggle with breastfeeding; however, there are a growing number of
professional lactation experts available to lessen these problems for women. If
a mother cannot produce milk, qualifying mothers are banding together to
establish veritable “milk banks,” so every parent can feed a baby breast milk
and give the child the best nutritional foundation possible.
In addition to providing your baby with a superior
nutritional start, breastfeeding a newborn baby is an authentic and natural way
for the mother to bond with her child. The benefits of breastmilk stretch far
into the baby's future. Feeding your baby on breast milk reduces the baby's
chance of developing Type II Diabetes later in life. There are also health
benefits for the mother from quicker shedding of dreaded baby weight to a lower
risk of ovarian cancer later in her life.
Tips for Feeding Your
Baby Post-Breast Milk
Feeding the baby gets much more complicated when it is time
to wean the child off of breast milk. Baby-led weaning occurs when your baby
develops a preference for solid food and loses interest in the breast. This can
happen early or late in your baby's infancy. There is no standard cut-off age
for breastfeeding and many mothers are now choosing to breastfeed much later
than their mothers and grandmothers.
Opposed to baby-led weaning, mother-led weaning is a bit
trickier. Although it is more challenging, tips for feeding your baby during
this stage of your baby's development present viable options for you. The
mother should not just stop breastfeeding, but instead, she should opt to
gradually decrease the amount of time spent breastfeeding over several weeks or
months. This prevents overstressing the baby. Some babies will refuse to eat
solid food if weaned too abruptly.
Tips for Feeding Your
Baby Solid Foods
When a child is at least one-year-old or, he or she can
start consuming cow's milk. Incorporating five drops of breast milk or cow's
milk with one teaspoon of single-grain, iron-fortified cereal is an age-old way
to introduce babies to eating solid food. If feeding the baby this mixture of
breast milk and cereal is successful, the mother may start introducing pureed
fruits and vegetables into the baby's diet.
Experts advise new mothers not to overload the baby’s palate
with feeding him or her lots of new choices all at once. Instead, introduce the
baby to one new food at a time. That way the baby's preferences with various
fruits and vegetables will emerge. One will ascertain the baby's likes and
dislikes and better know what to feed the baby in the future when he or she is
strolling around the local park hungry for a quick, healthy snack.
Convenient, Healthy
Choices
One of the key tips for feeding your baby is fostering your
baby's love for fruits and vegetables. A healthy relationship with fruits and
vegetables will benefit the child far beyond his or her formative years. Fruits
and veggies are powerhouses of antioxidants and essential vitamins. They are a
quick snack that can be easily transported in a stroller or diaper bag.
Fruits and vegetables should be organic when possible. There
are various certifications when grocery-shopping to be on the lookout for, so
you can make sure you are feeding your baby organic fruits and vegetables. One
should also look for fruits and vegetables that are not genetically-modified or
“non-GMO."A new parent will need to thoroughly research all the
appropriate labeling to make sure he or she is feeding the baby the best
possible produce free or pesticides, chemicals and not subjected to genetic
modification.
The toddler years are some of the most challenging in terms
of feeding the child. The baby has the capability to enjoy more solid foods
such as graham crackers. Solid, dry cereal is also a quick and eas'glr choice popular
with moms and strolling-babies alike. Finger-foods like graham crackers are
another go-to choose while strolling around feeding your baby on-the-go in his
or her stroller. Many moms choose to keep bananas and apples in the zippered
part of the baby's stroller. These pieces of fruit last longer and spoil much
later than more exposed fruits such as peaches and strawberries.
Ready-made foods like cheerios are also convenient choices
for trips to the park or taking the baby in the stroller while the mom goes for
a much-needed walk or run. It is best to avoid the convenience of kid’s meals available
at the local fast-food franchise as these meals are nutritional rubbish.
Tips for Feeding Your
Baby Fun Food
If your toddler likes to play with a kid’s meal toy from a
popular fast food restaurant, opt to purchase the toy separately and give your
baby the healthy snack you brought from home instead of the fast food. This
way, the child associates the fun toy with healthy food and not the
grease-laden fast foods.
Another one of the most crucial tips for feeding your baby
is to try to keep the food fun. Toddlers love to put new shapes and textures in
their mouths and explore food with all five senses. Encourage this by bringing several
containers of foods with varying smells, textures, and tastes.
Following these suggestions and tips to feed your baby will
keep your baby happy in his or her stroller. Not only that, your baby will grow
and developer faster and better.
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