Archives for November 2007

Your baby may be eating many kinds of solid foods. But breast milk is still his main source of nutrition. You need to eat healthy foods to maintain your energy and milk supply. Your body may be making less milk now because your baby is nursing less. But if your baby wants to nurse more, your body will make more milk. Help your baby learn about … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding Tips

Learning to eat solid foods is a big task for an infant. Your baby has learned hunger can be satisfied with breast milk or infant formula. Now he has to learn that hunger can also be satisfied with solid foods. By nine months, your baby will probably enjoy three main meals a day with morning and afternoon snacks. His nutrition now comes more from solid food and … [Read more...] about Solid Foods

By nine months of age, your baby can grasp food and get it to his mouth. He will be more successful feeding himself if you serve the right foods in the right sizes. Serve finger foods as part of the main meal. For example, you may need to spoon feed cereal and peaches, but your baby can manage to feed himself small pieces of cracker. Let your … [Read more...] about Help Your Baby Feed Himself

Your baby will probably enjoy his daily bath. You may struggle to get all of him clean while he splashes, slides and wiggles. Your baby may have great balance and sit without support. But he still needs the safety of a plastic baby bathtub or bath chair. If you don’t have a tub or chair, keep one arm around the baby all the time. Gather all the things you need … [Read more...] about Bathing Your Baby

I can move toys and other small things from one hand to the other. I may begin to pull myself up to stand. But I need something sturdy to hold on to. I can pick up toys, food and small things using my fingers and thumb. I usually put a toy or food down by dropping or throwing it. I have good balance and can sit by myself. I crawl on my hands and knees. I may … [Read more...] about What’s It Like To Be Nine Months Old?