Supporting infant growth involves identifying teething stages, establishing safe sleep environments, and transitioning to age-appropriate solid foods.
When you breast-feed your baby, he initially receives colostrum, which has laxative properties, from you. Once it's completely gone from your milk -- around six weeks -- he might only pass stools every few days or once a week.
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Your baby should drink breast milk or formula exclusively for at least the first four to six months of his life. At that point, the pediatrician might give you the go-ahead to start introducing solid foods into his diet, starting with rice cereal.
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As your little one grows from an infant to a toddler, his dietary needs change – and so might his pickiness or tolerance for certain foods. According to HealthyChildren.org, the website of the American Academy of Pediatrics, feeding a 1-year-old is an exercise in patience.
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