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From: Scripps Mercy Hospital <mail@theparentreview.com>
Date: November 10, 2009 2:30:38 AM PST
To: Joshua Guffey <guffey.joshua@gmail.com>
Subject: Infancy 40: Finger foods to try

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	Real question between parents like you and their healthcare professionals…     Can vaccines cause SIDS? Read this Real Mail / View All Real Mail Dear Joshua Guffey, This week's topics:         Feeding your baby        Toilet training Feeding your baby Your baby probably can pick up small objects between her thumb and forefinger now and still puts them straight into her mouth. While this means that you'll need to keep potentially dangerous small objects out of her reach, it also means that mealtime can become easier and more fun for both of you. Offer your baby a selection of food, cut up into pinchable bits, and let her feed herself. Meals will become a fun learning experience for her and you will have your hands free to feed yourself for the first time in months. Lightly steamed vegetables, fruit, rice, bits of bread, and pieces of cheese and meat all make appealing finger foods for older babies. She'll eat until her appetite is satisfied; let her stop when she loses interest. While mealtime will be messy for the next year or so, try not to worry about table manners just yet. Allowing her to hold and play with a spoon now will teach her to use it, eventually, with neatness and skill. Fill her sippy cup with water so that splashes won't matter so much. Plain water is better than sugary juice in any case. Toilet training While friends and relatives may feel that you should get a start on toilet training before your baby's first birthday, researchers in child development suggest otherwise. Rather than pressuring your baby to control her bowels before she is able, wait until her second birthday approaches before introducing the potty. Too much pressure before she is ready may result in wetting or withholding, while waiting until she shows an interest in using the potty is more likely to make the process easy and smooth for both of you. Until next month, be well.

Parenting Q&A Q:"When should I wean? My husband feels I should wean my daughter as soon as she turns 1 year old and has nursed the amount of time recommended by our pediatrician. Is this true?" A:The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers breastfeed their babies until age 1, or longer if desired by both mother and baby, because nursing provides the best health benefits for both mother and child. The decision and desire to wean is highly individual. One mother and baby pair may be ready to stop nursing by the baby's first birthday. Another pair may enjoy a cuddle and a nursing once or twice a day (or more) through the baby's toddler years. There is no recommended time by which weaning should occur.

Research Briefs from The Parent Review DHA may boost formula?but breastmilk still best For optimal infant health, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding for 12 months. One component of breastmilk that promotes brain development is the omega-3 fatty acid DHA-and a new study suggests that giving babies baby formula with added DHA may have benefits. Researchers followed 229 infants whose parents had chosen not to breastfeed or opted to wean after a short period. The babies randomly received either standard or DHA-enhanced formula. At 9 months, formula-fed babies in the DHA group tested significantly better than the controls in a task requiring a sequence of actions to retrieve a rattle. Experts note that babies who are breastfed for a full year consistently score the highest in cognitive tests but that making DHA-enhanced formula available may help close the gap when mothers are unable to breastfeed. Source: Child Development 80 (2009): 1376-84.

     

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