If you have been bottle feeding only, switching to finger feeding may work (only before attempting the baby at the breast is good enough
if finger feeding is too slow, and finishing the feeding with cup or bottle).
Cup feeding is usually easier and faster when the mother is not present to feed the baby and is better to finish the feeding,
if finger feeding is slow.
Not exact matches
If you need to give baby
feedings away from the breast, use an alternative like a cup, syringe,
finger feeding... Supplements should be last resort with pumped breast milk from you or donated breast milk next.
Some chomp their own food and
feed to baby with their
fingers (though
if you have gum disease or cavities, I'd avoid it).
If your baby sleeps a lot, you should pump and hand - or
finger -
feed the colostrum to your baby to get her digestive tract working properly.
If you choose to
feed your baby
finger foods right from six months (perhaps you've chosen to do baby - led weaning), you may be tempted to cut your baby's food into teeny tiny pieces so that he doesn't choke.
Try to move up her
feedings so when you see her show any hunger cues (smacking lips, sucking on
fingers or hands or rooting), latch her on then to see
if that helps.
Finger foods —
if healthy — are great for nutrition, of course, as well as for training the pincer grasp, enjoying the freedom of
feeding themselves, and even to get an active 1 - year - old or toddler on the go to eat anything at all!
However, babies need flow from the breast in order to stay latched on and continue sucking, especially
if they have gotten used to getting flow from a bottle or another method of
feeding (cup,
finger feeding).
If baby is already into
finger foods, here is where a buffet becomes your friend, as there is always plenty of bread, well - cooked pasta, and other soft things they can
feed themselves.
However, babies need flow from the breast to stay latched on and continue sucking, especially
if they have gotten used to getting flow from a bottle or another method of
feeding (cup,
finger feeding).
Many parents ask me why their baby stopped accepting foods from the spoon once they started
finger -
feeding...
if you've been the keeper of the spoon, this is often a simple case of «I want to do it all by myself!».
(
If a lactation aid can be used at the breast, why use
finger feeding?).
If you don't want to bottle
feed, you can
finger feed.
Finger feeding may be used
if: 1.
If you have been
finger feeding only, a change to a cup or bottle will sometimes work, or using a nipple shield will often work.
If supplements are required, they should be given by lactation aid at the breast (see Handout 5: Using a Lactation Aid), not cup,
finger feeding, syringe or bottle.
The lactation aid is a far better way to supplement than
finger feeding or cup
feeding,
if the baby is taking the breast.
But
if your child still rejects lumpy or textured solid food at 1 year old, or
if he isn't
feeding himself
finger foods by 12 to 15 months, check in with your doctor, just to be on the safe side.
If the baby is given a supplement, there is no proven advantage to cup
feeding,
finger feeding, using a medicine dropper, etc
feeding.
•
If you find it impossible to nurse your baby due to nipple soreness, you may opt to
feed him with an alternative
feeding device such as an eye dropper, medicine dropper,
feeding syringe, soft, flexible medicine cup, spoon, or nursing supplementer, attached to your
finger, while your nipples heal.
If you can't be there right away, see if your baby can be cup or finger - fed to reduce the potential for nipple confusio
If you can't be there right away, see
if your baby can be cup or finger - fed to reduce the potential for nipple confusio
if your baby can be cup or
finger -
fed to reduce the potential for nipple confusion.
Don't carry on
feeding if it's painful — gently take your baby off the breast (by sliding your little
finger into their mouth to break the suction) and reattach them.
If lumps are a problem, try more
finger foods, as many babies prefer to
feed themselves.
If you have been
feeding your child soft or pureed foods but haven't yet introduced
finger foods, you may want to wait awhile before challenging the child with a spoon.
You can support this learning by continuing to
feed responsively, offering
finger foods appropriately, and offering (but not pushing) repeated tries of a food even
if baby makes a face the first time she tries it.
But once
finger food started she lost interest in our
feeding her all together.Yet she will only eat dry things, like the gerber snacks (wagon wheels, stars, lil munchies) she will not touch anything moist, soft, crumbly or
if its warm or cold it has to be dry and room temperature.
If you are leaving the hospital
finger feeding the baby, make an appointment with the clinic within a day or so of discharge.
While reading comments they say font give your baby water I just have to say
if your baby is constipated they need the extra water to help soften the stool helped my boy took a week BUT when he got constipated again I used probiotics and in 2 HOURS he was pooping again he also started cereal at 2 months he was going through 24oz of milk at each
feeding and he has a milk protein allergy (gets hives) so having him on special formula cost about 100 $ every 2 days so pablum was best for him now 7 months on
finger foods, solids, cereal, and formula (of course) 2x a day and doing fine.
I suggest you
feed the baby more often, do lots of breast compression to help baby swallow more milk while nursing, and
if the baby is still does not appear to be eating enough you should
finger -
feed your baby either pumped breast milk or formula.
If you need to change your baby's position, switch him to the other breast, or end his
feeding for any reason, gently insert your
finger into the corner of his mouth.
If supplements are required, they should be given by lactation aid (see handout # 5), not cup,
finger feeding, syringe or bottle.
Your baby will likely love to
feed themselves, so
if you choose to, you can offer them soft
finger food rather than pureed food from the get - go.
If a self -
fed baby is given the chance to develop their skills with
finger foods, they'll get the hang of it eventually and begin consuming just what they need.
At this stage, your child will be eager to start
feeding themselves, both using their
fingers and their spoon; encourage them to do this and try not to worry about the mess (you can cover the floor around their highchair with newspaper or a bin bag to keep your floor clean
if you're worried about the mess).
Even
if your baby happily ate from a spoon for a few months, many babies do reach a point where they want to
feed themselves
finger foods, and their independence should be encouraged.
They should be willing to accommodate your desire to have the baby
fed by cup or
finger feeding,
if you can not have the baby to
feed immediately after his birth.
If it is not yet time to
feed your baby, offer the pacifier or help your baby find her thumb or
finger.
If your child is teething understand that the child will be difficult to parent due to a situation by default not her choice to wan na grow and loose teeth not your fault its that time for her teeth to come in be patient stay calm and don't let the situation get the best of you anger is an emotion all of us can control sooth her comfort her talk to her clean your hands make sure your
finger nails are clipped massage her gums administer her oral gel and give her children's pain medicine after consulting your physician
feed her reguarly and take your time as she enters and exits another phase in this journey we call life
If supplements are required, they should be given by lactation aid at the breast (see handout # 5), not cup,
finger feeding, syringe or bottle.
If you are unable to get the baby latched on, start cabbage leaves, start expressing your milk and give the expressed milk to the baby by spoon, cup,
finger feeding or eyedropper and get help quickly.
Finger Feeding: If your baby is having trouble latching on the breast, or if you have extremely sore nipples that need a break from breastfeeding, you can try finger fe
Finger Feeding: If your baby is having trouble latching on the breast, or if you have extremely sore nipples that need a break from breastfeeding, you can try finger f
Feeding:
If your baby is having trouble latching on the breast, or if you have extremely sore nipples that need a break from breastfeeding, you can try finger feedin
If your baby is having trouble latching on the breast, or
if you have extremely sore nipples that need a break from breastfeeding, you can try finger feedin
if you have extremely sore nipples that need a break from breastfeeding, you can try
finger fe
finger feedingfeeding.
Your baby is not properly attached
if: • You see pinched - in lips or their cheeks being sucked in • You hear clicking noises or lip smacking • You feel pain in your breast throughout the
feed • To take your baby off the breast, slide your
finger into the corner of their mouth, then try again.
If the baby is needing to be supplemented at birth with formula or expressed breast milk for additional
feeds due to a medically indicated reason such as jaundice, poor weight gain, or pre-term birth; it is best to use an alternate
feeding device such as a tube / syringe (a device that allows the baby to be supplemented while nursing at the breast), cup
feeding,
finger feeding, or even a spoon.
If your baby's familiar with
finger - food, you can simply serve her the small chunks of meat and let her self -
feed.
Remember that
if the baby will not take supplemental
feedings in this way, an alternative device may also be used such as a cup, spoon, medicine or eye dropper,
finger feeder, nursing supplementer attached to the
finger, etc..
I am comfortable
feeding my child wherever he needs to be
fed, and
if someone starts tut - tutting me, they will either get stink eye or my middle
finger.
Even
if she does not yet have teeth, there are plenty of soft
finger foods that are safe to
feed her.
If you need to change your baby's position, switch him to the other breast, or end his
feeding for any reason, gently insert your
finger into the corner of his mouth.
Also of the way her ringed
fingers always closed tightly around the invisible crumbs, as
if trying to catch the shadows of her spirit drifting by; but maybe Bertha just wanted to cover the floor with crumbs, or
feed the sparrows that in early summer loved taking dust baths in the garden and were forever uprooting the radishes.