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How to Bottle-Feed Your Baby (Video)
Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts With a little preparation and practice, you can bottle-feed your baby. Learn how in this step-by-step video.
Is Homemade Baby Formula Safe?
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Some parents might be interested in making their own infant formula. But commercially prepared formula is the best and safest choice for babies who aren't breastfed. Online formula recipes may look healthy and promise...
Stopping the Bottle
Medically reviewed by: Madhu Desiraju, MD Many toddlers become attached to their bottles. Besides providing nourishment, bottles also mean comfort and security. It's important for parents to start weaning babies from bottles around the end of the first year ...
When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
Medically reviewed by: Madhu Desiraju, MD At What Age Can Babies Switch From Breast Milk or Formula to Cow's Milk? Infants younger than 1 year old need the nutrients in breast milk or formula. Breastfed babies over 1 year may continue to nurse, if desired, b...
When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
A friend just started giving her 3-month-old applesauce and rice cereal. My son is just 2 weeks younger than hers, and I am wondering if I should be introducing solids soon too. When should I start?– Taylor Doctors recommend waiting until a baby is about 6 mo...
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child
Medically reviewed by: Ani Danelz, MA, CCC-SLP When a baby is born with a cleft, it's important to help the baby feed well to prevent dehydration and make sure they gain weight. Babies born with a cleft may need some special feeding help. How Can I Feed My B...
Finger Foods for Babies
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD When babies begin feeding themselves — a new task most really enjoy — they'll find that they like trying new tastes and textures. that they like trying new tastes and textures. By the tim...
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Babies
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD Also called: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD, Reflux, Spitting Up What Is Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)? Gastroesophageal reflux (GER), or reflux, is when food and acid from the stomach go back up into the ...
Milk Allergy in Infants
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD What Is a Milk Allergy? When a baby is allergic to milk, it means that their immune system, which normally fights infections, overreacts to proteins in cow's milk. Every time the baby has milk, the body thinks these ...
Modules for Healing-Centered Practice: Relationships and Attachment
https://modules-for-healing-centered-practice-relationships-attachment.teachery.co/relationships-and-attachment-module-free-access Free Access! This module will provide you with an overview of relationships and attachment between young children, their famili...
AdoptUSKids
Website: https://adoptuskids.org/?r=lm Who we are A national project working to ensure that children and teens in foster care get safe, loving, permanent families AdoptUSKids educates families about foster care and adoption and gives child welfare professi...
The Problem
WHO The sex trafficking industry is fueled by buyers who pay traffickers to supply victims to meet their demand. Men, women and children from a wide variety of backgrounds are victimized through sex trafficking. Vulnerability factors that make individuals mor...
What We Do
Shared Hope International is dedicated to bringing an end to sex trafficking through our three-pronged approach - prevent, restore, and bring justice. PREVENT TrainingWe equip first responders and community members to identify warning signs of trafficking an...
About Us
Our Story Our story begins in 1998 when U.S. Congresswomen Linda Smith traveled into the heart of the brothel district in Mumbai, India where she witnessed the brutal exploitation and sexual slavery of women and children. She established Shared Hope Internati...
Stopping the Bottle
Medically reviewed by: Madhu Desiraju, MD Many toddlers become attached to their bottles. Besides providing nourishment, bottles also mean comfort and security. It's important for parents to start weaning babies from bottles around the end of the first year ...
Weaning Your Child
Medically reviewed by: Madhu Desiraju, MD What is Weaning? Weaning is when a baby moves from breastfeeding to other sources of nourishment. Weaning your baby is a process that takes patience and understanding from both you and your child. When Is the Right ...
What Can Parents Do About Heavy Metals in Baby Food?
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What Are Heavy Metals? Heavy metals are elements that are found in soil, water, and the air we breathe. Plants take up these metals as they grow and can end up in the food we eat. Our bodies need some heavy m...
What's Best for My Baby to Drink?
Medically reviewed by: Marlene Rafferty, RD Breast milk or formula are the only drinks your baby needs in their first year of life. There drinks have all the right nutrients to help babies grow. (If your baby is 6 months or older, your doctor may also say it'...
When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
Medically reviewed by: Madhu Desiraju, MD At What Age Can Babies Switch From Breast Milk or Formula to Cow's Milk? Infants younger than 1 year old need the nutrients in breast milk or formula. Breastfed babies over 1 year may continue to nurse, if desired, b...
When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD A friend just started giving her 3-month-old applesauce and rice cereal. My son is just 2 weeks younger than hers, and I am wondering if I should be introducing solids soon too. When should I start?– Taylor Doctors re...