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And of course, it is also the time to give your\u003Cbr>baby the nutrition he or she needs to grow and be healthy.\u003Cbr>Birth to 4 months\u003Cbr>• Breast milk is the best food for babies. After\u003Cbr>all, it is specially made just for your baby!\u003Cbr>• Your baby only needs breast milk or iron-fortified formula. He or she should not be given cow’s milk, goat’s milk, soy milk, juice or water.\u003Cbr>• Whether breastfeeding or formula feeding, your baby should have eight or more feedings each day.\u003Cbr>• Most newborns will eat about every two to four hours. If your baby has been fed within one hour and begins to cry, he or she may not be hungry. Try changing your baby’s diaper, burping or putting him or her down to sleep.\u003Cbr>• Your baby is eating enough if he or she is having six or more wet diapers each day.\u003Cbr>• Never put babies to bed with a bottle. This can lead to tooth decay. | • When your baby has eaten enough, he or she may:\u003Cbr>✓ Smile and let go\u003Cbr>✓ Fall asleep\u003Cbr>✓ Bite the nipple\u003Cbr>✓ Pucker his or her lips\u003Cbr>✓ Pull away from the nipple\u003Cbr>✓ Close his or her lips tightly if you try to put the nipple back in\u003Cbr>• Ask your pediatrician if your baby needs to be supplemented with vitamins or minerals.\u003Cbr>Healthy, term infants generally do not require additional vitamin and iron\u003Cbr>supplementation before 2 months of age.\u003Cbr>✓ By 1 week of life, exclusively breastfed infants should receive a vitamin D supplement of 400 IU per day.\u003Cbr>✓ The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that an iron supplement be started at 4 months for exclusively breastfed babies and continued until iron fortified solid foods are introduced.\u003Cbr>✓ At 6 months of age, iron-containing complementary foods should be offered to all babies.\u003Cbr>✓ Standard term formula with iron will meet the needs of the formula fed infant. The AAP recommends never using low iron formulas.\u003Cbr>|\n\nFeeding Your Baby Birth to 1 Year Texas Children’s Hospital  \n\n| • Adding solid foods to a bottle is not necessary unless medically indicated. Eating solid foods can cause babies to take less breast milk or formula. Breast milk or formula has more nutrients. If your baby cannot or will not eat from a spoon, he or she is not ready for solid food.\u003Cbr>4 months and beyond\u003Cbr>The AAP recommends that solid foods be introduced at 4 to 6 months of age. If your baby was born premature (less than 37 weeks at birth), you should wait until he or she is 4 to 6 months corrected age before introducing solid foods.\u003Cbr>| Choking caution\u003Cbr>The following items have caused choking in very young children including:\u003Cbr>Nuts\u003Cbr>Gum Popcorn Marshmallows Peanut butter Carrots\u003Cbr>Hard candies Hot dogs or sausages Ice cubes\u003Cbr>Olives Grapes\u003Cbr>Chunks of fruit\u003Cbr>It is important to remember that every baby is different. The table on the next page is a guideline to help you feed your baby when he or she is developmentally ready to eat solid foods. Your baby is probably ready for solids if he or she:\u003Cbr>✓ has good head control\u003Cbr>✓ can sit up without support\u003Cbr>✓ does not thrust his or her tongue out when fed\u003Cbr>Don’t worry if your baby eats more or less than suggested in the table. Your baby knows how much to eat, so trust him or her to guide you. Never force a baby to finish a bottle or clean a plate of food. This makes mealtimes stressful and can cause a baby to become a picky eater.\u003Cbr>|\n| --- | --- |\n\nCaring forYour Child’s Health [www.texaschildrens.org](www.texaschildrens.org)  \nFeeding Your Baby Birth to 1 Year Texas Children’s Hospital  \n\n| Feeding Guidelines, Birth to 1 Year |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Food\u003Cbr>Group | Foods | Daily\u003Cbr>Servings | Suggested\u003Cbr>Serving Size | Feeding Tips |\n| \u003Cbr>| Milk | Breast Milk or | On demand |  | • Nu","cbCaije2iK2cvvq0","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaije2iK2cvvq0","pdf",150691,"English","# Feeding Your Baby Birth to 1 Year\n## Birth to 4 months\n## 4 months and beyond\n## Choking caution\n## Feeding guidelines by food group","[{\"question\":\"Should breast milk or formula be the only food from birth to 4 months?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. Breast milk is the best food for babies, and babies should have breast milk or iron-fortified formula only. Cow’s milk, goat’s milk, soy milk, juice, or water should not be given in this stage.\"},{\"question\":\"When should solids be introduced and what if the baby was premature?\",\"answer\":\"Solid foods are generally recommended at 4 to 6 months. If the baby was born premature (less than 37 weeks), solids should wait until 4 to 6 months corrected age.\"},{\"question\":\"What choking hazards should be avoided for very young children?\",\"answer\":\"Avoid items listed as choking hazards, including nuts, gum, popcorn, marshmallows, peanut butter, carrots, hard candies, hot dogs or sausages, ice cubes, olives, grapes, and fruit chunks.\"}]","Feeding Your Baby Birth to 1 Year - Texas Children’s Hospital | PDF"]