Food To be Given for Babies till 1 year

Suggested Ages and Growth Clues for Adding New Foods
Age Growth clues for adding foods Foods to introduce

Birth to 4 months Baby can:
Breast milk *
• Suck and swallow liquid. or
• Push tongue out. Iron-fortified infant formula

4 to 6 months Baby can:
Baby cereal
• Sit with support. First:
• Hold head steady. • Rice, then oatmeal or barley.
• Take food off spoon with mouth • Feed cereal from a spoon.
and swallow it easily. Later:
• Fruit juice with vitamin C.
• Use a small cup to give juice.

6 to 8 months Baby can:
First:
• Grab and hold onto things. • Strained, pureed, or mashed
• Sit without support. cooked vegetables.
• Begin to chew. • Strained or mashed soft fruits.
Soft fruits do not have to be cooked.
Later:
• Strained meat; cooked, mashed
dry beans; cooked, finely chopped
chicken; cooked,boned fish.

8 to 10 months Baby can:
• Mixed baby cereal may be introduced.
• Take a bite of food. • Cooked, mashed egg yolks.
• Pick up small pieces and feed self. • Cottage cheese and yogurt.
• Use a cup with help. Finger foods:
• Toast squares or crackers.
• Small pieces of cooked vegetables
and peeled, soft fruits.
• Small pieces of cooked, ground
meat, chicken, or fish with all
bones and tough parts removed.
Continue to introduce new fruits
and vegetables to baby, baby will
like a variety of foods.

10 to 12 months Baby can:
Small pieces of cooked or soft foods
• Chew and swallow soft, the rest of the family eats:
mashed foods. • Cereals, bread, and crackers.
• Use a cup. • Vegetables and fruits.
• Begin to use a spoon. • Cheese, cottage cheese, and yogurt.
• Cooked meat, cooked dried beans,
peas or lentils, cooked egg yolks.

HAVE A HAPPY FEEDING :)

TEN MONTHS CYCLE OF PREGNANCY:

Pregnancy is an amazing journey. pregnancy is generally measured by weeks, lasting 40 weeks or 266 days from conception. Each month brings unique changes for your baby’s growth and development. Enjoy a tour on how your baby is growing and changing at each stage of pregnancy.

Please direct any questions you have about your baby's growth or your progress to your doctor. Pregnancy is a normal process and questions are a natural part of that process.

PREGNANCY WEEK BY WEEK:

ABOUT EVERYTHING IN PREGNANCY:

• PRENATAL CARE

Ideally, prenatal care should start before you get pregnant. If you're planning a pregnancy, see your health care provider for a complete checkup. He or she can do routine testing to make sure you're in good health and that you don't have any illnesses or other conditions that could affect your pregnancy. If you've been experiencing any unusual symptoms, this is a good time to report them.

It's especially important for women who are planning to become pregnant to take vitamins with folic acid beforehand, because neural tube defects (problems with the normal development of the spine and nervous system) happen in the first 28 days of pregnancy, often before a woman even knows she's pregnant.

• WHAT TO BE DONE

1. Take good care of the mom's health.
2. Get familiarized on all the tests that need to be done during the pregnancy
3. (your OBGYN is the best source of this info).
4. Sign-up with a good hospital (many times, the choice of OBGYN dictates the
5. hospital).
6. Sign-up for child-brith related classes (at the hospital)

• WHAT NOT TO BE DONE

1. You Should Not Smoke or be Around People Who Do
2. You Should Not Drink Alcohol or Illegal Drugs
3. You Should Not Take You Should Not Take Presecription Drugs or Over the Counter (OTC) drugs, Including Aspirin, Unless Told to Do So by Your Doctor
4. You Should Avoid Caffeine
5. You Should Not Eat Junk Food
6. You Should Avoid Microwaves
7. You Should Avoid Stress
8. You Should Avoid Fumes from Paint, Paint Thinner, Household Cleaning Products and so on
9. You Should Avoid Raising Your Body Temperature

• CARE AFTER PREGNANCY

Your baby's finally here, and you're thrilled — but you're also exhausted, uncomfortable, on an emotional roller coaster, and wondering whether you'll ever fit into your jeans again. Childbirth classes helped prepare you for giving birth, but your weren't prepared for all of this!

The first six to eight weeks after delivery your body will undergo many changes. Physically, you might experience:

1. Sore breasts. Your breasts may be painfully engorged for several days when your milk comes in and your nipples may be sore.
2. Constipation. The first postpartum bowel movement may be a few days after delivery, and sensitive hemorrhoids, healing episiotomies, and sore muscles can make it painful.
3. Episiotomy. If your perineum (the area of skin between the vagina and the anus) was cut by your doctor or if it was torn during the birth, the stitches may make it painful to sit or walk for a little while during healing. It also can be painful when you cough or sneeze during the healing time.
4. Hemorrhoids. Although common, hemorrhoids (swollen anal tissues) are frequently unexpected.
5. Hot and cold flashes. Your body's adjustment to new hormone and blood flow levels can wreak havoc on your internal thermostat.
6. Urinary or fecal incontinence. The stretching of your muscles during delivery can cause you to inadvertently pass urine when you cough, laugh, or strain or may make it difficult to control your bowel movements, especially if a lengthy labor preceded a vaginal delivery.
7. "After pains." After giving birth, your uterus will continue to have contractions for a few days. These are most noticeable when your baby nurses or when you are given medication to reduce bleeding.
8. Vaginal discharge (lochia). Initially heavier than your period and often containing clots, vaginal discharge gradually fades to white or yellow and then stops within 2 months.
9. Weight. Your postpartum weight will probably be about 13 pounds (the weight of the baby, placenta, and amniotic fluid) below your full-term weight, before additional water weight drops off within the first week as your body regains its sodium balance.