baby feeding patterns…

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feeding patterns, babies, baby feeding patterns refer, time schedule, giving a baby food, bottle, breast feedings, breast milk is digested more rapidly than cow's milk formula, breast-fed babies, require feeding every 2-3 hours, feeding, develop into a pattern, a pattern should not be forced on the breast-fed baby, important that the breasts be emptied regularly, prevent engorgement, suppression, the milk-secreting cells, formula-fed babies, require feeding, every 3-4 hours, baby is kept well hydrated, she has at least 5 wet diapers a day, regardless, the method choose to feed baby, whole cow's milk should not be given, baby is one year old, babies under age 1 year have a difficult time digesting cow's milk, not feed babies younger than 4 months old any solid food, not have the ability to digest it, between ages 6, 12 months, begin introducing solid foods, most of baby's calories, still coming from breast milk, formula, foods should only be introduced one at a time, allows to observe, allergic reactions, new foods should also only be given, child is hungry, at 6 months, health care provider recommends, begin pureed, strained, finely mashed foods, between 6 and 7 months, begin crackers, vegetables, fruit, between 9, 12 months, commercially prepared junior foods, chopped table foods, more information on age-appropriate foods see, diet, age, breastfeeding, formulas.