Feeding Guide Epsilon（喂养指南ε）.pdf

Feeding Guide First feedings When starting solid foods, introducing your baby to one new food for three to five days at a time is a good way to check for allergic reactions. Most pediatricians recommend ® starting with a single-grain cereal, like Beech-Nut Rice Cereal, because it’s easier for ® babies to digest. Beech-Nut cereals are soy-free, with the exception of DHA cereals. • Start with a small amount and increase gradually. Even a teaspoonful is enough for some beginners. Begin with a small amount of cereal (1 to 2 teaspoons of cereal with 4 to 5 teaspoons of breast milk, formula or water) and gradually increase it. • Babies usually respond better to the first feedings of cereal if it is thin rather than thick. And you might be surprised how thin the first few feedings will be. You’re looking for a consistency that is more liquid than solid. • Once you think you’ve got it correct, put a small amount of warm cereal on the tip of a rubber-coated spoon and place it in your baby’s mouth. • Don’t be surprised if at first the food comes right back out of your baby’s mouth. Your baby has been nursing, and the natural instinct is to use the same mouth and tongue movements, which is what causes some of the food to be pushed out of his or her mouth. Starting solid foods helps your baby transition from a totally liquid diet of breast milk or formula, so your baby may not swallow much at first. As your baby becomes accustomed to eating from a spoon, you may make the cereal thicker and increase the amount. And, you can offer two to three feedings a day. ® Stage 1 (from about 4 months and older) Every baby is different. Yours will let you know how much he needs to eat and what he likes or doesn’t. He’ll also eat different amounts on different days. This helpful guideline will help yo