Breastfeeding Advice

At seven months, your baby may begin to eat mashed or pureed vegetables and fruit in addition to infant cereal. These foods are not as important as breast milk. Do not worry if he is more interested in playing with his foods than eating them. Nursing him will meet most of his food needs.

Sometimes, your baby may bite down on your breast with his new teeth while he is breastfeeding. He doesn’t know that it hurts you. Usually, this happens late in the feeding. If it does, slip your finger in between his gums and gently say, “No.” If he does it again, slip your finger in between his gums and gently say, “No” again.

To learn more about breastfeeding, you may want to contact your local health department, WIC clinic, hospital, La Leche League or doctor. You can call La Leche League at 1-800-LALECHE or visit their Web site at www.lalecheleague.org/.

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