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Better Ways to Feed Your Baby
What tips and tricks help you introduce healthy foods to your baby's diet. Learn techniques for feeding that work for infants and...
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Milk Mysteries: What's in Your Glass?
The milk aisle is packed with options. Which is best for you? WebMD has got the lowdown on 15 varieties of dairy, soy, nut, and...
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Get the Facts About Bottle Feeding and Infant Formula
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Quick Tips to Feed a Picky Eater With Pictures
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7 Signs It's Time To Wean Your Baby from Breast or Bottle Feeding
When is it time to wean your baby from the breast or bottle to solid foods? Learn how and when to wean your child from breastmilk to formula, and from formula to solid food.
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How Do I Know if Something Is Wrong With My Baby?
Here are 15 warning signs that may indicate something is wrong with your baby and that they need medical attention.
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Is It Bad to Feed Baby Food at 4 Months?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until your child is at least 6 months old to introduce solid foods into their diet. Some doctors and organizations still recommend starting your child on solids between 4-6 months of age.
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Infant Formulas
Though human milk is the preferred feeding for infants, parents may consider formula feeding if there is an inadequate supply of breast milk, the baby sucks inefficiently, the parents want to monitor how much the baby is receiving, or the mother is taking medications that are unsafe for the baby and may be passed through the breast milk.
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Breastfeeding: Common Breastfeeding Challenges
Breastfeeding an infant can cause common challenges both for the mother an infant. Some challenges include sore nipples, low milk supply, oversupply of milk, engorgement, plugged ducts, breast infection, fungal infections, nursing strike, inverted, flat, or very large nipples, breastfeeding a baby with health problems, and breastfeeding in special situations. Tips and helpful information can inform mothers how to manage and handles these challenges while continuing to breastfeed her baby.
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What Are Some Mistakes Parents Should Try to Avoid When Feeding Toddlers?
Most toddlers who are picky eaters have a normal appetite and exhibit age-appropriate growth patterns. Mistakes parents should try to avoid when feeding toddlers include watching TV at mealtimes, offering unhealthy snacks as a reward, feeding too many sugary foods, forcing the child to eat, serving portion sizes that are too big and other mistakes.
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How Long Can I Breastfeed My Baby?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months. It is even fine to breastfeed your baby until they are 2 years old if this works for you and your infant.
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Prevention & Wellness
- Abbott Infant Formula Plant Closed Again After Flooding
- Abbott Baby Formula Plant Tied to Shortage Reopens
- Amid Shortage, More Infant Formula to Arrive in US Next Week
- Why Home-Made Baby Formula Is a Bad Idea
- Expert Tips to Help Parents With Baby Formula Shortage
- More Shipments of Baby Formula Heading to Store Shelves Soon
- Abbott to Re-Open Baby Formula Plant on June 4
- Emergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
- Closed Baby Formula Plant May Reopen by Next Week
- Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
- Defense Act Invoked to Boost Infant Formula Supply
- As Baby Formula Shortage Continues, Experts Offer Guidance to Frantic Parents
- FDA Expands Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers, Moves to Reopen Abbott Plant
- FDA Moves to Ease Nationwide Shortage of Baby Formula
- U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens
- Significant Shortages of Baby Formula Seen in U.S.
- What You Need to Know About the Infant Formula Recall
- Should You Wake a Sleeping Baby to Feed?
- How Long Should You Pump for Breast Milk?
- Do I Need to Burp My Baby After Breastfeeding?
- How Do You Help a Newborn with Gas?
- How Long Can Breast Milk Sit Out Before It Needs to Be Refrigerated?
- Is Soy Milk OK for Toddlers?
- Infants: Child Development
- Which Bottle Is Best for a Newborn Baby?
- What Baby Food Should I Introduce First?
- How Can We Solve Feeding Problems?
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