Feeding
Practical, sourced guides on feeding for the first year.
Medically-informed · Sources: CDC, NIH, WHO, AAP
Feeding3 minThe weight math of week twoNewborns commonly lose up to about 7–10% of birth weight in the first days — mostly fluid — and regain it by around two…Feeding3 minCluster feeding: is she getting enough?Feeding every 30–60 minutes for a stretch of the evening is one of the most commonly seen patterns of the first weeks —…Feeding3 minSpit-up or vomit?Spit-up dribbles or rolls out effortlessly, often with a burp, and the baby barely notices. Vomiting is forceful, distr…Feeding3 minThe gas toolkitImmature gut, air swallowed while feeding and crying, a digestive system running its first month of production — gas is…Feeding3 minIntroducing a bottle to a breastfed babyCommonly suggested: after breastfeeding is established (around 3–4 weeks) but before rigid preferences form (by 6–8 wee…Feeding3 minStarting solids: the readiness checklistGuidance from the AAP and WHO points to around 6 months — but the calendar is the least interesting part. The body tell…Feeding4 minFirst foods and allergens, without the fearFor years parents were told to delay allergenic foods. Research — most famously the LEAP trial on peanut — showed the o…Feeding3 minGagging vs choking: know the differenceGagging is loud and dramatic: coughing, sputtering, a red face, food reappearing, and — crucially — noise, because nois…Feeding3 minBaby-led weaning vs purées: a truceFeeding forums frame it as a doctrine choice: spoon-fed purées, graduating textures on a schedule — or baby-led weaning…Feeding3 minFrom bottle to cup: the off-rampCup practice starts far earlier than cup dependence ends: offer small sips from a cup around 6 months, right alongside…Feeding3 minWhole milk and the one-year food flipThe first birthday quietly rewrites the feeding rulebook. Cow's milk as a main drink — off-limits before now — becomes… 
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