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Constipation in Babies

I personally think that handling constipation in babies can be one of the most frustrating tasks as a parent. The idea of your little baby in pain or discomfort is very troubling. You keep thinking – what else can I do to help my little baby???

It’s not like I need to actually explain what constipation is, [...]

Baby having 20,000 calories a week??!

Just re-found this article about a baby who’s eating 20,000 calories a week! That’s around 3,000 calories a day. Can you believe it?

Photo: BARCROFT

Apparently baby Agatha Holloway was born 3 months pre mature and underweight and now at age 16 months has to reach a healthier weight.

It still strikes as weird to me and I [...]

Infants Water

A common question among many parents is whether they can give babies and infants water. We are all used to water as a basic drink that cannot hurt you, but the fact is that it is different with small babies.
It is the AAP strong recommendation that infants until 6 months old are fed with nothing [...]

Freezing Baby Food

Making homemade baby food can save you time and money. One reason is because you can make it in bulk and freeze it.

But we all know that defrost food is not always as appealing and tasty as fresh food. And what about its quality and nutrition value? With baby food these questions are even more [...]

Is Homemade Food Really Healthy?

Wow… you don’t often read an article which questions the assumption that homemade baby food is healthier than commercial one.

The article is analyzing this issue by taking a different approach than usual. Instead of looking at the ingredients of the baby food, it analyzes the risk of pesticide residues.

Regular raw food might have different levels of residues, [...]

Baby Food Months by Months

“What kind of baby food can I make for my 6 months old baby?” – isn’t that one the most popular baby food questions ever. We all know that breast milk or formula is the only baby food months after the birth, but how many exactly? And what kind of baby food should you start [...]

Great Making Baby Food Video

This is an excellent video I found about making baby food. It takes only 2:22 minutes to give you a great overview on the subject.

And I don’t mean it like when someone says it would take 5 minutes and then it takes 20 minutes. This is literally 2:22 minutes to get the basics on how [...]

Homemade Baby Food - 5 Important Don'ts

5 important don’ts when making baby food: not before 6 months, don’t limit fat until 2 years, no honey or egg whites until 1 year old, don’t heat up frozen baby food using a microwave and don’t add sugar to your homemade baby [...]

Newborn Feeding

Although my main goal in this blog is making baby food, I still believe the issue of newborn feeding is extremely important. It really is critical for his or her development. So I’d like to say a few words about this topic.

So what would be the most important aspect of newborn feeding?

Well I guess most [...]

Traveling with a Baby Tip

I’m always impressed when I hear about people who travel with their babies. Sounds like such a hassle! I just finished reading about this guy who traveled with his wife and 1 year old kid in Ireland. Seems like he enjoyed every minute of it, but…

Can you guess what his biggest regret was?

That he didn’t [...]