Healthy Baby

Biting is a common problem for parents of some babies and or toddlers.  In Biting: Part One we'll look at: What makes babies bite?, and  What you can do to change the behaviour?

Parenting is not about control.  It is about communication and listening to your instincts.  It is about owning what you know.

Now that we’ve discussed what to expect when introducing solids. Let’s talk about what foods to introduce and what foods you should avoid.

Around five months of age you need to introduce solids to supplement breast or formula feeds. Initially, feeding your bub solids is all about tasting food, not about how much they eat. Let's talk about what to expect when introducing solids.

In most cases formula fed babies do not need feeding more frequently than 3 hourly.  The exception to this rule is babies fed with NAN H.A. 1 formula.  Let's talk about baby formula and quantities.
 

Let’s talk about demand feeding for breast fed bubs and some bad feeding practises to avoid.
 

Managing your little one comes down to reading the baby, not watching the clock or following a book to the letter.  When it comes to routine, my experience tells me, flexible is best.  Let's talk routine.
 

An over tired baby can be difficult to get to sleep, keep asleep and to feed.  Let me talk about sleep patterns, settling and feeding of over tired babies.