 Newborns need to eat as much as they want and as often as they want.  In the first few weeks of life that may be up to 6-8 times or more in 24 hours.  A newborn’s stomach can only hold a small amount  At 12 pounds the baby can sleep through the night and will not need a feeding.

 True or False: It is alright to feed a baby cow's milk before they are one year old?  FALSE!  The milk is hard to digest and has minerals their kidneys cannot process.  Never heat a bottle in the microwave because it can create hot spots.  Throw away left over formula because disease causing bacteria can grow quickly in leftover formula.

 Burp the baby twice!  Once during the feeding and once when the feeding is over.  Allows baby to expel any swallowed along with the liquid

 Around the age of 6 months you can introduce solid foods.  First start with either rice cereal or oatmeal  Dilute it with breast milk or formula to make it runny.  Introduce a food for about 4 days then start a new food. This lets you know if the baby has any food allergies  Never put cereal in a bottle!

 Next introduce baby foods.  1 st vegetables  2 nd meats  3 rd fruits  4 th desserts

 At eight or 10 months when they can sit by themselves they can start eating with their fingers.