By 8 months, solid food is a regular part of your baby's routine. She's probably having two or three solid feeds each day, and she's tasted quite a variety of fruits and vegetables! Now, she's ready to start eating small amounts of meat and dairy products. Cereal Recipes Infant cereal will still be one of the primary foods your 8 month old eats each day. You can purchase ready-made, powdered cereals at the grocery store, but you can also make your own (for a lot less money!) Visit our Baby
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9 Signs Your Baby Is Ready To Start Solids
When it comes to feeding a baby solids, one of the most common questions parents ask is, “How do I know my baby’s ready to start solid foods?” He might seem hungrier than usual, but does that mean he’s ready? She may have good head and neck control, but is that a sign that she can start eating solids? We tackle the question of when to start in our How To Know When to Start Your Baby on Solids post, but we thought it might be helpful to review. Below are nine common signs that’ll help you know
How Teething May Affect Your Baby’s Appetite for Solid Foods
In a perfect world, everything related to feeding your baby solid foods would be...well...perfect. You’d have all the best products and tools to make feeding a cinch. Your baby would fall in love with every single vegetable you offered her. Meals would be lots of fun and no (or at least low) mess. We can dream, right? Feeding may be that perfect some of the time, but then life happens. Your little one gets sick and refuses to eat. Your baby food maker suddenly breaks. Baby decides
5 Reasons Why Parents Should Buy Organic Products for Their Family
Becoming a parent is one of life’s greatest blessings, but don’t be fooled into thinking that the road ahead is all sunshine and rainbows. Between being a truly careful and caring parent, to deciding on the healthiest products for your developing child, all the way to spending sleepless nights trying to put your baby back to sleep, the life of a parent can get pretty difficult at times. But it’s all worth the effort. A big question for new parents is whether or not they should go organic in
Elimination Communication + Good Baby Sleep: My 7 Biggest Tips
by Andrea Olson of Go Diaper Free After years and years of teaching elimination communication (or EC) to parents with little babies, one of the biggest challenges they face is balancing EC with good baby sleep. In a recent survey of our Go Diaper Free community, one-third of parents said that Nighttime EC was their biggest challenge. Many new parents who practice EC will wonder: Should I practice elimination communication at night? How will EC affect my baby’s sleep? Will it harm
Are White Noise Machines Safe for Babies?
Parents have a lot to worry about when it comes to things that might be bad for their baby, and now we might have to add white noise machines to the list. Before you go and throw yours away though, bear in mind that this study – like any other study – is limited as far what it can claim goes. White noise machines are great for parents and kids. Many parents swear by them and their effectiveness at helping kids to get to sleep. Even just the sound of an oscillating fan can work wonders. All
8 Most Common Baby First Foods
When it comes to starting your baby on solids, a question parents ask themselves (aside from how and when to start) is, “What foods should I start with?” After all, your baby hasn’t tasted anything but breastmilk or formula up to this point; whatever foods you offer first are going to have a big impact! There are a few rules when it comes to what foods you should feed your baby first. Avoid any allergenic foods (like milk, eggs, tomatoes, nut butters, etc.) Think about textures, too; whatever
Baby Food Recipes: 7 Months
By 7 months, your baby's becoming used to eating solids. You may notice that mealtime is getting a little neater, as your baby figure out how to slurp food from his spoon, and how to keep it in his mouth (instead of spitting it all over you!) By 7 months, your baby is also ready to start experiencing a wider variety of foods. Cereal Recipes Infant cereal will still be one of the primary foods your 7 month old eats each day. You can purchase ready-made, powdered cereals at the grocery store,
How To Make Homemade Baby Food: Proteins
Once your baby’s gotten used to eating fruits and vegetables, it’s time to start thinking about adding proteins into her diet. Keep in mind that for the first year of your baby’s life, breastmilk and/or formula will be her main source of protein. But starting around 7 months, you can begin adding in other protein sources, too. Proteins are a key part of your baby’s diet, since they’ll help him grow and develop properly. And introducing protein into your baby’s diet will help him experience