The type of food you first introduce is of the utmost importance. A good rule of thumb is to start with a hypoallergenic cereal such as rice or barley cereal with added breast milk, formula or water. Give your baby one to two teaspoons on a rubber tipped spoon to start. Begin with just a small amount on the spoon itself. Follow the cereal with some formula or breast milk to aid in digestion. Remember, this will be a very foreign feeling for your baby, so do not be surprised if s/he spits it out and does not eat that much. Like any other newly learned skill, babies need practice with eating foods. Keep on feeding your child once a day at a time that is convenient for you and when you feel your baby is hungriest, increasing the amount of food every week or so. Continue…
Here is a segment from the CBC featuring one of UC Baby’s clients that broadcasted her ultrasound screening to her husband who was serving in Afghanistan. A real heart warming story that truly shows the magic of 3D/4D Ultrasound (click to view).
Every growing child requires a variety of top quality nutritional choices to ensure healthy growth and development. This is why it is so important for every parent and caretaker to become educated on the best super foods to feed a growing little tot.
What are super foods? They are nutritionally superior foods that are filled to the brim with the essential vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals (plant nutrients that fight off disease) and fats necessary for a strong immune system and healthy muscle, bone and brain development. Continue…
Get a Baby’s Perspective of Life in their World with “Just Ask Baby”.
New parents might often wonder… what’s making my baby upset when nothing I do stops them from crying? Or why it’s so hard to understand what children want when they are tiny infants? New parents need all the knowledge and information they can get to make their parenting job a little easier. Continue…
After almost 19 months of not having one, I finally got it and it came with a vengeance.
It made me think about all the physical and emotional changes we women endure in our lives.
First you go through puberty, feeling and looking awkward, adjusting to growing boobies along with the teasing from the boys, hair growing from funny places, and having your “friend” visit every month. Once you’re over the excitement of becoming a woman, the truth sinks in. Continue…
By Rishma Lalani,
Owner of Itsabelly LLC, www.itsa-belly.com, Baby Concierge & Planning Services for New and Expectant Parents
Congratulations – you’re having a baby! Learning about your new arrival brings an onset of many emotions from the initial excitement and happiness to anxiety and confusion as the time gets closer to bring baby home.
Amidst all the planning and preparation here are a few helpful hints to keep in mind: Continue…
Breast milk is nature’s way of providing the best nutrition to a new born. The American Academy of Paediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding to babies for the first six months after birth. There are a number of reasons why mothers should breastfeed their babies, some more important than others. Here are 10 important reasons which should encourage non-breastfeeding moms to start breastfeeding their baby right away. Continue…
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February 24, 2010
