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5 Reasons NOT to Put Cereal in Your Baby’s Bottle

Many mothers swear that starting their infants on cereal early by putting it in their bottles helps their infants sleep longer through the night and to be more content. However, putting cereal in an infant’s bottle is dangerous, unwise, and to put it frankly a bad parenting practice. I should note, that there is one exception. Cereal in a bottle is a good and helpful treatment for reflux. However, if your infant has reflux, then your pediatrician will be monitoring your baby’s intake. Otherwise, cereal in the bottle is a practice that you should stay away from. #1. You can … Continue reading →

5 Things You Can Do with Your Infant to Combat Childhood Obesity

Generally speaking, fat babies are healthy ones. There is no need to put a pudgy infant on a diet. However, childhood obesity is on the rise and there are a few things you can do with your infant to combat the likelihood that he will end up obese: 1) Be a healthier mom. Studies show that if mom and dad are obese, baby is more likely to become an obese child. This has to do with lifestyle choices regarding eating and lack of exercises. Make no mistake: babies are smart and they don’t miss a beat! 2) Breastfeed. Although no … Continue reading →

Your Chubby Baby: Cute Roles or Dangerously Fat?

Of my five children, two of them have weighed in the 95th percentile up until about age 2. Interestingly, my oldest, who was exclusively breastfed, was the smallest at birth of any of my children and the fattest as a baby. The girl had triple rolls on her thighs! But eventually, like most normal children, she grew out of it and now she weighs just the right amount for her height and age. I had never given baby fat a second thought until I recently had a conversation with a mother in the park. She mentioned that she put her … Continue reading →