Make your baby’s transition to solid food a happy, joyful experience! Come attend a lively discussion on feeding and nutrition for the young infant. Bring your questions and concerns. This class will cover the following topics:
- Skills needed for successful infant feeding
- Developmental milestones as they relate to feeding your baby
- When to start solids
- How a baby learns about food
- Responsive Feeding and the “Trust Model of Feeding”
- Approaches to starting solids
- Hand to mouth skills
- Types of foods
- Where to feed baby
- Helpful items for mealtimes
- Timing of solid foods with breastfeeding or formula
- Portion sizes of solids
- When/how to introduce a cup and straw
- Steps to transitioning from formula/breastmilk to cows or alternative milk
- When/how to wean from bottle
- Food Safety Issues