Self Feeding: Infant
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What Do I Feed Her?
Asked by C.J. from Charlotte
on August 20, 2007
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Hello. My only child is turning 1 in a couple of weeks and I'm totally panicing about taking her off the bottle. I don't think actually taking her off is going to be a...
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- Hi C.. I can relate to your anxiety. My daughter didn't get her first tooth until after I weaned her. Fortunately I had a trusting doctor to talk to and he assured ...
- My littlest one just turned 1 and she has 5 teeth also. I found chef boyardee meals in the little 1 serving buckets. Emma loves the chicken, rice and veggies, also the...
- Hi there! The food you give your daughter doesn't need to depend on the teeth she has, but the motor control she has instead. My son is 10 months and has two teeth...
Am I over Feeding??
Asked by H.C. from Birmingham
on January 13, 2007
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My 6 wks old daughter is eating about 4oz. every 3 hours, but sometime after a feeding she looks like she is still hungry, I would try give her another 1oz., then she ...
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- http://health.yahoo.com/topic/parenting/feeding/article/healthwise/tp16804 This is a link w/ a chart on how much to feed at what age. Remember its only a guideline a...
- Maybe she isn't still hungry after the 4 oz and thats why she spits it up.. Maybe she needs to burp (again).. Or does she usually fall asleep on the last ounce?? It mi...
- I know my daughter did the same thing. At 6 weeks old she was taking 4 ounces every 3 hours. I would make sure before you give her that other ounce that she doesn't ne...
What Do You Do When Feeding Your Baby?
Asked by R.D. from Austin
on March 19, 2008
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I was just wondering what you do while nursing or bottle feeding your baby. My daughter is currently 3-1/2 months old. Things I do when she's nursing are, sing, read m...
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- I used to talk on the phone because that was the only time she was quiet! Always have a bottle of water beside you too to stay hydrated. Good for u for nursing!
- Well,I am no longer breast feeding my children. They are all in school now. But when I did, I had to learn that this was as much my time with baby as it was with me....
- Wow, I remember those times of nursing as wonderful, restful times. I just tried to enjoy watcing my little infant. Sometimes would nap or sing to my baby. My advic...
Feeding!
Asked by L.K. from Portland
on April 27, 2007
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Hi all! My little one is now 7 months old and he eats three times a day with a snack in between meals. I feed him half a jar of baby food twice a day and cereal in th...
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- L., When my boys were young like your Chandler, I had to adjust their food & formula amounts. Once they consumed the full 8oz bottle, I had to adjust their food intak...
- hi there babies will eat into there full... you might want to increase the portions at meal time...as long as they are willing to eat it with out forcing it then it...
- Finger foods - My kids loved Gerber's wagon wheels and fruit/veggie puffs. Plus, you can buy the Baby Safe Feeder (at Babies R Us) and put pretty much anything in it (...
Question for Moms Who Feed Infant Formula at NIGHT
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on January 16, 2011
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Please, no breastfeeding lectures. I am forced to formula feed my infant due to having to be on anti-psych medications for my severe post partum depression, that is un...
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- its normal, if he doesn't seem bothered I wouldn't worry about it. Sometimes if I watched a baby that got a little gassy with the powder, I would always make sure to ...
- Use premixed formula instead of mixing it at night.
- The bubbles are normal and as long as you burp him he'll be fine. I've fed hundreds of infants as a NICU nurse and this is not unusual for bubbles to form. Please don...
Feeding
Asked by D.L. from Kansas City
on October 30, 2008
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I am just curious on feeding. I have a 2 1/2 week old daughter and she seems like she is still hungry after 2 oz of formula at what point can I increase her formula t...
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- I'm sure plenty of people told you to give her what she wants. My girls all ate 8 ounces before we even left the hospital. It won't hurt her to have whatever she is ...
- If I were you I would try adding only a half ounce at a time- that way you don't have to deal with a big amount of spit up...she may want 4 oz or even 6 but her little...
- I would say go ahead and add one ounce onto what you are giving her see how she does, and keep adding on as you feel she needs you dont want to starve like the previou...
Feeding
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on February 18, 2008
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I have a 3 1/2 Month old girl. When is it the righ time to start feeding your child more solid foods other than cereal and juice? Right now she eats a 6oz. bottle of f...
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- I agree with S.'s advice on solids and cradle cap. Although with my son, I did end up using a very small amt of dandruff shampoo (neutrogena t-gel) and that cleared i...
- i'd wait at least 6 months. the earlier you introduce foods/juices, the more likely they will develop allergies to those foods as well as allergies in general. cradl...
- All the advice written out there say to wait till they are 4 to 6 months to introduce food. So I waited till he was a little over 5 months cause I got tired of nursing...
Feeding an Infant
Asked by M.A. from Rochester
on August 14, 2011
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How much are you feeding your 3 or 4 month old? I am breastfeeding but she gets bottles of breast milk during the day while I'm working. Just wondering how much other ...
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- My son is 4.5 mos... at 3-4 mos he was taking 4-6 oz bottles each feeding (occasionally even 8 oz). He is a BIG boy (19 lbs), and is now regularly taking 8 oz per fee...
- My not so little guy will be 4 months on the 27th and he drinks 4 oz every hour and half to two hours. He does this all day long until about midnight and he will wake ...
- My second son never took more than a 3 oz bottle (breastmilk) at daycare. He did 2-3 of these in a 9 hour day, nursing right before drop off and as soon as we walked ...
When Should My Toddler Feed Himself
Asked by K.F. from Los Angeles
on June 7, 2010
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My son will be 2 next week, he can use a fork and spoon pretty well, but I can't get him to sit there and feed himself more than few bites. If I sit there and feed him...
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- He'll let you feed him as long as you are willing, but this should stop now. If he can do it, let him do it. Make a smaller meal to avoid wasting. If he's hungry, h...
- HI KF, Laurie is right about trusting your instincts. If he's overtired and you feel like you need to feed him to help him, that's always fine But if you think he ...
- It does depend on the child , he probably has realised that you will end up feeding him so he is being a little lazy. My youngest (2 yrs old) , would not let me feed h...
My Son Won't Feed Himself
Asked by A.M. from Santa Barbara
on November 13, 2008
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Hi mamas. My son Tristan just turned 1 year old last week, and has a quirk about feeding himself. He will only feed himself cheerios, puffs, or crackers. He totally...
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- Yes, I agree with S.H. Just give it time ;) My daughter will be 2 in February and although she does feed herself (since she was about 12 months), she STILL refuses t...
- Does he use a spoon or a spork? Let him hold one while you feed him so he can get used to holding one in his hand and then dip some yogurt on the end of it to help hi...
- I wouldn't worry at a year. It takes different motor coordination to use a spoon than it does to just pick up something and plop it in his mouth. My daughter used to g...
