Babies quickly develop elaborate techniques to hold their parent's attention. After all, you as a parent are the most important person in your baby's life. Back To Top Feeding During the first year of life, baby's main nutrition should come from breast milk or infant formula. Probably by now you have already begun to introduce your baby to solid foods. It's important to realize that the habits you teach and help your child to develop now will likely last a lifetime.
All babies benefit from having regular time for meals and snacks.
They need ample time to eat and need to be fed often because their stomachs are small. Below are some suggestions for introducing your baby to solid foods. Included are some guidelines to help your baby develop healthy eating habits. Start slowly by introducing a few spoonfuls once or twice a day of the same food. Feed a single, new food each day for several days.