tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127234002967022059.post5093057648193915643..comments2023-06-15T11:24:29.299-04:00Comments on Outside Looking In...: A day off and two firsts...Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00404145458729417637noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7127234002967022059.post-32314162063597215292009-11-12T14:23:16.721-05:002009-11-12T14:23:16.721-05:00SOOO cute!!!
The academy recommends exclusive br...SOOO cute!!!<br /><br /><br />The academy recommends exclusive breast feeding up to 6 months for two reasons. One, the baby's tongue will push out anything more solid than liquid to avoid choking. Two, you get more calories from milk than from the small amount of food that they will eat. HOWEVER! If the baby is interested (reaching for your spoon/fork/food and watching intently while you eat) then "playing" with food is fine. The main concern is switching from breastmilk/formula to ONLY solids. If the solids aren't the main calorie intake then experimenting is fine. They also recommend starting with veggies (after cereal) and not fruits so that baby doesn't expect the food to always be sweet... We had LOOOONG conversations with our doc because Tyler was interested at 4 months but really his body was only 2 months and blah blah blah. (Hope that helps or at least puts your mind at ease a little).Tyler's Story...https://www.blogger.com/profile/05459050093327912184noreply@blogger.com