Vitamin D Drops for Breastfed Babies?
Vitamin D is essential in supporting babies’ immune system and bone development. Breast milk provides great nutrients for babies, and mother’s diet and exposure for sunlight directly influence the production of Vitamin D in her breast milk. Newborns usually stores sufficient Vitamin D in her body if the mother takes good care of herself during pregnancy, such as getting good [...]
The Best First Foods for Baby
The nutritional needs of babies are very different from adults. Babies need a lot of fat and calories to boost their rapid growth especially in their first year. No matter what is on your baby’s menu, jar food or homemade baby food, the texture of your baby’s first foods should be super easy to digest, super smooth and unlikely to [...]
Categories: Baby Food Tags: baby nutrition, home made
Home-Made Baby Rice Cereal
Rice cereal is normally the first human food you introduce to your baby because rice is easy to digest and rarely cause allergic reactions. You can use any type of rice that are available in the supermarket, such as long grain rice like basmati, brown rice or jasmine rice. For baby between four to six months, short grain white rice [...]
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Introducing Solids to Four to Six Months Old Baby
Before we start this topic, always remember solid food cannot completely replace breast milk or formula for baby under one year of age. Proper amount of breast milk or formula are essential for the growth of your baby in the first year. At this stage, having solid food is a tasting adventure for your baby. Just like adults, your little [...]
Solid Food for Baby under Six Months
Introducing solid food to your baby requires a lot of your patience, but it is always a very fun and happy process. Solids can be introduced as earlier as four months of age. There is no rush to give her solids under six months of age. However, if your baby does not have any digestive or development problems; if she [...]
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