Guidelines: Breast Milk or Infant Formula month 18 — 24 ounces in 24 hours months 22 — 28 ounces in 24 hours months 25 — 32 ounces in 24 hours months 28 — 36 ounces in 24 hours Intake may also vary depending on the weight of the infant. Bigger babies will eat more. Feeding tips: Your baby is likely getting enough to eat if he is having 6 to 8 wet diapers per day.
Breastfed babies may need to eat more often than formula-fed babies. This is normal. Breast milk is digested faster and babies will become hungry earlier than if they were formula fed.
Babies need only breast milk or formula for the first 4 months of life. Avoid giving your infant juice or food including cereal until at least 4 months of age unless your doctor recommends it. Juice is not recommended until at least 1 year of age.
Do not add cereal to the bottle, unless recommended by your doctor. As babies get older, they move through the classic baby food stages and steps , starting with pureed, single ingredient baby foods and gradually moving up to foods that have more texture. If you started your baby on purees, it can be an exciting time to introduce them to finger foods. Use little to no salt and take care that the texture and shape of foods offered do not promote choking. By eight to nine months of age, babies are quite adept at grasping food and getting it to their mouths.
They will likely enjoy feeding themselves. Watch your baby carefully as you offer very small pieces of finger foods, avoiding choking hazards , such as whole grapes, raisins, raw vegetables, and large chunks of cheese. It's also important to be caught up on baby CPR guidelines.
Good finger foods include:. Once your child has mastered eating finger foods, you might introduce a small utensil, along with mixed dishes, to their meals. You can also usually introduce yogurt at this age. By the end of their first year or the beginning of their second year, your baby will likely be eating much of the same food as the rest of the family.
Babies can get most of the vitamins they need from their food. They need:. Just as important as knowing when to start each food is knowing which foods to avoid. Before your baby turns one year old, avoid these foods entirely:. Get it free when you sign up for our newsletter. American Academy of Pediatrics. Baby's first month: feeding and nutrition. Updated July 10, Breastfeeding: frequently asked questions. Updated September 2, How often and how much should your baby eat?
Updated October 29, Amount and schedule of formula feedings. Updated July 24, Starting solid foods. Updated March 17, Infants are just beginning new tastes and textures, so don't be surprised if she initially rejects your attempts. Try again in a few minutes. Once she gets used to the rice cereal, increase the quantity slowly. After she gets used to rice cereal, you can then introduce oat or barley cereal followed by vegetables, fruit and then finally meat. Introduce new foods one at a time in order.
Always wait a few days before introducing another new food. By doing so, you can watch for any diarrhea, bloating, rashes, or other signs of an allergic reaction to a food.
Soon enough you'll be cleaning up pureed peas and carrots from the kitchen floor. With fortified baby cereal off the menu, just make sure your little muncher is still getting plenty of iron from other foods.
There are plenty of wholesome ways to dress up cereal once your baby has gotten the hang of eating the plain stuff and incorporate it into meals for a nutrition boost. Just remember to always introduce one food at a time, especially top allergens like eggs, peanuts, soy, wheat, dairy and seafood.
Fortified cereals are a good source iron. Whole grains also offer important vitamins and minerals like B vitamins and magnesium. Ingredients like barley and oats — which tend to be the main ingredients in fortified infant cereals — rarely trigger allergic reactions. But wheat, which often shows up in the regular cereals you might give your older baby or toddler, is a common allergen.
Your baby or toddler might have a food allergy if, soon after eating within minutes to a few hours , she experiences:. Keep in mind, too, that exposure to wheat can trigger symptoms in babies and toddlers with celiac disease.
Celiac disease, when the body is unable to digest the proteins in wheat, is different from a wheat allergy, and is often marked by symptoms like poor growth, diarrhea, gas, constipation or bloating. If you suspect that your baby or toddler has an allergy to an ingredient in her cereal or a wheat intolerance, take the cereal and other foods containing the ingredient off the menu and discuss her symptoms with the pediatrician.
The doctor might recommend blood or skin testing to confirm the diagnosis. Call your doctor right away if your child experiences symptoms of an allergic reaction. An allergic reaction may be more severe or possibly life-threatening called anaphylaxis if multiple areas of the body are affected.
In the rare event that your child shows signs of a life-threatening allergic reaction like trouble breathing or swallowing, call right away. Cereal is not considered a common choking hazard for babies, but you should still make sure to prepare it safely for your little one by thinning infant cereal with breast milk or formula for the earliest eaters , then gradually increasing the thickness as your child gets more comfortable with the texture. Make sure, too, to always supervise your young child when she's eating, sit her upright during mealtimes and never offer food while she's reclining, walking, sitting in a car seat or playing.
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