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Breastfeeding helps establish good eating habits right from the start. If a mother listens to her baby and feeds on cue, the child learns to regulate his or her own eating habits (and does not overeat just to finish off the last bit of artificial milk in a baby bottle). The baby gets exposed to […]
My two-year-old has some sort of virus. I’ll spare you the graphic details and simply say that this is one of those times when I’m so glad to be breastfeeding. When solid food doesn’t appeal to her, breast milk still does. Breast milk actually helps her feel better and settles her tummy when she cannot […]
Breastfeeding 1-2-3 is honored to be a part of today’s Healthy and Fit Family Carnival (scroll down past the “sticky” top post to see the carnival entry) hosted at The Porch Light. Click on the carnival link for access to ten great articles on nutrition, eating together as a family, playing the pounds away, and […]
Putting a nutritious home-cooked meal on the table at night poses a challenge for any mother. If you have a baby who happens to have a fussy period in the late afternoons, you face an even greater challenge. That’s why I was so thrilled to read about the concept of once-a-month cooking (OAMC) last year. […]
I recorded last Friday’s episode of the Dr. Phil show with great anticipation and even a little bit of trepidation. I was very curious to hear what the Sears family of pediatricians — Dr. Bill, Dr. Bob and Dr. Jim — and nurse Martha had to say and how they would interact with Dr. Phil. […]
Well-child visits with the pediatrician almost always begin with taking the baby’s weight, height and head circumference measurements. The health care professional then plots those numbers on a growth chart and shows you where your child is on the chart, how your child’s growth is progressing, and whether the numbers fall in a higher or […]
As we approach the end of the year, top 10 lists are popping up all over the place. I’m happy to jump right on that bandwagon with my own list of the posts that have been the most popular on Breastfeeding 1-2-3 in 2006:
1. The “nutrition” posts: Nursing moms want to know whether they can […]
The clear majority of voters said their baby’s first solid food was rice cereal or other grain cereal. Second place was banana, followed by a tie between avocado and sweet potato. The final results:
If your baby has not started on solid food yet, you might enjoy reading about Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods: When, […]
Five years ago, I thought I ate healthfully. Then I got pregnant and I started paying more attention to the foods I ate and how they affected the fetus. I redoubled my efforts to eat a well-balanced and varied diet of foods, and I investigated organic fruits, vegetables, dairy and meats. I made small changes, […]
Your six-month-old baby has learned how to sit up on his own. He likes to chew on everything in sight, and his tongue-thrust reflex has gone away to the point that it no longer automatically makes him push solids out of his mouth with his tongue. He looks longingly at the food on your plate, […]
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