Major types of infant formula are:

1. Cow’s milk formulas.
2. Soy-based formulas.
3. Protein hydrolysate formulas.

Breast milk is ideal form of nutrition for babies,atleast for the first six months.however , it is the couple’s choice to breast-feed or formula-feed. Also ,it is not possible for the mother to just breast feed through out the first year.Infant formula can be safe and practical alternative to breast milk.Infant formulas are all strictly regulated to have all the nutrients the babies need.

Supplementing breast milk at least once a day for the baby can be very good and helpful. With my son i know i gave him formula once a day after two months.after talking with my doctor, I started him on formula(a particular brand) ,he fussed and cried not to take a bottle for three days.So I stopped for two days and gave him another brand of baby formula after a little fussing he was happy to drink it.That’s when one my friend told me that sometimes the babies just don’t like the taste of some formula.It is different with each and every baby.

Some mothers start with feeding formula once a day even from the first day. May be giving formula in this way early really has so many advantages:one,it gives the mother some time for her own,when some one can give the bottle and two,the babies get used to both formula too and the bottle too. May be it is best to give a bottle to the baby at least after a month or two when the baby is well get used to breast-feeding. In some cases when the baby is get used to a bottle in the first few days following birth, he or she may not want to breast feed.

When I wanted to only breast-feed my son for the first few months,but didn’t get any breast milk for the first 3 to 4 days.

The doctor doesn’t want to give a bottle, so what they did ways strap a ready to use formula bottle to my dress near the shoulder with a very thin tube coming to from it and tapped to my breast so that the baby can suck it together with the nipple, just like breast-feeding. In some cases when the babies are given a bottle in this situation for the first 4 days ,may not want to breast-feed at all. So it is better to give a bottle after they get used to the breast-feeding.

But supplementing formula-feeding once a day sure has it’s help,like it won’t be hard to give a bottle or formula to a baby when it is needed in the later months,when the mom doesn’t have enough milk to breast-feed.In CASE OF some stay at home moms i have seen them struggle to give a bottle or formula after only breast-feeding them for 8 or 9 months.also giving a bottle once a day from the early months can be helpful in not having a hard time weaning the babies.

Surely, there won’t be any mom who doesn’t want to have a little more sleep in the morning when the dad or some one else who takes care can give a bottle to the baby one time that day.

All the moms come to know about the toddlers temper tantrum starting with the terrible twos. Toddler’s tantrum because they are so much frustrated of wanting or needing something, but could not express it to get it. They all do it mainly when they are hungry, tired, bored.

I can remember when my son started with his first tantrum. It was just a week before his second birthday he started showing tantrums, who was till then just a curious, active kid. I remember him crying and screaming for things to be done. I was just so much overwhelmed by his crying and screaming, it was at that time I started to browse and read about toddler tantrums.

We can all know how we get scared and not knowing what to when they start this, but all the moms who have all gone through this can tell that this will pass through once they were able to talk and express what they need.

What can we do to reduce tantrums ?

• Maintaining a regular routine helps a lot, set meal times and snack keeps them full and a regular nap time and bedtime routine make them feel comfortable and put them in a good mood
• We can teach them easy toddler words to express their basic needs like want to eat, go to potty, need to sleep etc.
• We can keep some of their comforts handy, like favorite blanket, toy or book, to give them when they need it.

When it comes,

• We need to be always prepared expecting any tantrum to happen when not expected. Keeping ourselves calm, help us a lot to deal with them, because it becomes worse when we get frustrated ourselves.
• Make sure they are in safe surrounding and out of harms way. Sit with them, make eye contact with them and try to explain things by the way they can understand.
• Diverting them from the situation helps them too. Sometime pretending not to notice their tantrum works too.

However frustrating it is to us as to them at that time, it’s just a phase in their growth and will out grow it. My son is four now, he has come out of all the tantrum days gradually, when he started talking good. But as we all know we are not peace all the time because, I know because my son is still in his cranky days, which is frustrating too, but not like terrible twos. Though he goes on doing it, still I can sit with him and talk about it.

Many parents wonder what is the right time to start solid foods for their baby .Thinking about starting solid foods to babies,the first thing to do is to consult your baby’s pediatrician and to see  is your baby ready for solid foods?

    We can make an early start with the solids as early as 4 months.But the current recommendation is the breast-milk or formula should be the main nutrition for the babies till 6 months.It is good to introduce solids any time between 4 months and 6 months.
Things to look ,if the baby is ready for solids are
   

• Your baby should be  able to sit well and upright when supported ,so that he will be able to swallow the food.
• Baby needs to be able to control his head.
• Good weight gain and growing appetite -the baby may seem to be hungry even with eight or nine feedins of breast-milk or formula.
• The baby will be curious in looking into your plate when you are eating.

    I remember with my son,i use to tell my mom that i feel like breast-feeding him the whole day,as his appetite was growing so much.And he will be always lookin at my mouth whenever i am having my meal or snack and trying to grab it.

When i thought of giving solid food to my son my doctor told me i could sart giving him solid food after 4 months if i want to.But still breast-milk or formula should be his main food till he is atleast 6 months old.as the doctor instruction i started giving my son rice cereal liquified with breast-milk just in the mornings for about too weeks.

    After 2 weeks,i started giving him in the evening too.In my place i remember people telling it is good to introduce variety of foods between 4 months and 1 year old.Also it is really important avoid foods which are not good to give before 1 year like egg,nuts,honey etc.,And also it is very important to look for if the baby is allergic to any new foods introduced.

Like apple as the first fruit,in vegetables it is good to start with carrots.Mostly all the babies like carrots.

Ingredients:

• Peel the carrot and cut into small cubes.
• steam cook the carrots nice and tender and puree them.
• Add water for required consistency.

Apples,Peaches and Sweet Potato are good to cook along with carrots when the baby is good to eat mixed food.