Find out when to start feeding a baby solid food, how to tell when they are ready to start eating solids, and tips for introducing solids.
Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.
An in-depth list of recommended foods for older babies. Healthy choices of nutritious foods are provided, and allergenic foods are discussed.
Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.
Learn the difference between pasteurized and unpasteurized foods so you can safely feed your baby solids.
Learn the signs that your baby is ready to feed themselves and find out how to keep them safe while they eat solid foods.
Find out how to help your child with swallowing food after EA/TEF repair.
Recommendations for babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU to help improve neurodevelopment at eight months.
Find tips for introducing spoon feeding and cup drinking to your child with cleft lip and/or cleft palate and making the experience enjoyable.
Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life.
This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in four month old babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.
If your child gags when given pureed foods that are not smooth, it may be because of a sensitive gag reflex. Read tips for overcoming a sensitive gag reflex.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
An essential list of books, videos, and websites to aid new parents in raising a child to the best of their abilities.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
The recommendations in this article are for parents who are expressing and storing breast milk for their hospitalized babies. Breast milk acts as a medicine in babies who are sick or premature, and has the right nutritional balance for your baby.
This page contains information on book resources available for parents of premature babies.
Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.
