Question 1

when to start babies on baby food?

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Around 6 months: Short answer: when an infant has enough upper body control to indicate hunger and satiety, has doubled his birth weight, & can push the food from the spoon to his throat.However, the american academy of pediatrics recommends breastfeeding as the sole source of nutrition till about 6 months & continuing till 12 months. See "nutrition:what every parent needs to know" on www.Aap.Org.

Question 2

when should babies stop eating baby food?

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No fixed age: You can transition the child, after six months of age, to regular food as the child tolerates it. Eating baby food will not adversely affect the child's health.

Question 3

when should babies start eating baby food?

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4-6 months: Most babies will do fine with breast fe eding or bottle feeding alone for six months. But some seem hungrier and you can introduce solids as early as 4-5 months.

Question 4

when are you able to feed baby food to babies?

Accepted Answer

Delay until 6mo: Solid foods were once used to make up for deficiencies in home made milk formula used in the 50's to 80's.A return to breast FDG & modern formulas changed the value of solids from nutrition, to a pathway to teach baby to eat & transition to table foods.Waiting until 6m allows baby to sit & participate in a feeding, much as the will when older.Start with a few tablespoons as a paste.

Question 5

when should babies eat baby food if bottle fed?

Accepted Answer

Not necessary early: During the 50's & 60's when moms made their own cow milk based formula, it was important to feed solids to make up for the deficiencies of cow milk.Today the breast or commercial formula fed babies need no solids the first year. We have a  need to teach them the different skills needed to feed solids & most are ready @ 6m when they start sitting with assistance. This is a good time to start.

Question 6

what age do you start feeding babies baby food?

Accepted Answer

At 4 to 6 months old: It's best to wait until your baby isn't filled up enough with breast milk or formula at each feeding. When it's time, start with a brown rice baby cereal (more nutrients and fiber than white flour), mix it with a little water, breast milk, or formula, and give it by spoon, not in the bottle. Gradually increase the number and volume of solids as your baby's doctor recommends.

Question 7

how to know when do babies start eating baby food?

Accepted Answer

Baby food: Babies generally will start eating between 4 and six months of age who are meeting appropriate developmental milestones. Here's a great resource: http://www.Healthychildren.Org/english/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/pages/switching-to-solid-foods.Aspx.

Question 8

i bought rowse honey to sweeten my 4 months baby food, i just found honey to be dangerous 4 infant, its been 1 week of use, wat shld i do, im worried?

Accepted Answer

The issue: Honey can contain botulism spores. In the immature gut of a baby these can hatch into botulism germs &amp; form a toxin that paralyzes their muscles. The most worrisome would be those that control breathing. Infant botulism can come on quietly, but if you monitor your baby with feeds &amp; these proceed vigorously the baby is likely fine. If feeding falls off, movement becomes less, etc take it to be seen

Question 9

can an infant rely strictly on breastfeeding? and what month should i introduce baby food?

Accepted Answer

More or less: Breast milk alone is adequate nutrition for an infants first year. Some add a vitamin for additional assurance. Solids are unnecessary, but a worthy addition to begin the skills needed to transition the kid to table foods.  It is reasonable to delay solids until the kid can sit up with good posture &amp; approach or withdraw from offered foods. This is six to seven months in most.

Question 10

what age is safe to feed baby food?

Accepted Answer

No magic age: I generally recommend beginning foods at 4 months.  Some doctors recommend six months or later.  Some parents begin earlier than 4 months without ill effects, and some hold off  and breast feed for an entire year  (which is pretty remarkable).    You should ask your pediatrician his/her opinion.

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