The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers these guidelines to help plan your baby's feeding:
- Babies who breast-feed typically need to be fed once every one to three hours.
- Babies on a diet of formula need to be fed every two to four hours, as formula takes longer to digest.
- You should never give a baby younger than 1 cow's milk, since it is difficult for an infant to digest.
- Don't attempt to give baby any solid food until at least 4 months of age, preferably 6 months of age.
- Begin introducing solid foods between 6 months and 12 months of age, starting with pureed or mashed foods, and graduating to more solid foods.
- Introduce new foods one at a time, and monitor closely for signs of allergic reaction. New foods should be introduced only when an infant is hungry.
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