Monday, April 9, 2012

5 Tips for Baby Starting to Take Foods

Tip #1 :- Breast milk is the best food for babies. Mothers should make an effort to breastfeed for the first 6 months of their babies' life.

Tip #2 :- Your baby grows the fastest during the first year and doubles his/her weight at 6 months and again at 12 months the baby will triple his/her weight again!

Tip #3 :- Baby's iron needs increase up to 15 times after 6 months, so the idea is to give the baby iron fortified cereal and iron rich foods.

Tip #4 :- Complementary feeding can start from 4-6 months old babies. Starting later is fine as sometimes starting too early can cause food allergies.

Tip #5 :- You can check whether baby is ready for foods by his/her ability to sit up with support, steady his neck and is hungry even after milk.