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Feeding Your Baby
A Simple Guide to Breastfeeding, Formula, Combination Feeding, and Starting Solids
A balanced, judgement-free guide to the main ways of feeding a baby — breastfeeding, formula and combination feeding — followed by the move to solid foods later in the first year.
- 280 pages
- 24 chapters
- 5 languages
- PDF ebook
Almost ready The book is written and in its final checks.
Inside the book
Made for real, busy days
- Step-by-step procedures, each step with its reason
- Quick-reference cards
- Worksheets to print or fill in on screen
- Simple recipes and food ideas
- ‘On a budget’ notes on what is essential
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“It is honest about differences between feeding methods without ranking parents.”
From Feeding Your Baby
Who it’s for
- Expectant parents thinking through their feeding options.
- Parents feeding now who want clear background information.
- Anyone getting ready to introduce solid foods.
What you’ll find
- How breastfeeding works and where to find support
- Formula feeding: equipment and hygiene basics
- Combination feeding and how families make it work
- Recognising feeding cues in the early months
- Starting solids: readiness, timing and first foods
- When to ask a health visitor or feeding specialist for help
Read it in small pieces.
Short sections, clear headings and a summary at the start of each chapter, so you can pick it up whenever you have a moment.
Contents
Every chapter
Understanding feeding
- 1Finding a Feeding Approach That Works for Your Family
- 2Reading Your Baby: Feeding Cues and Responsive Feeding
- 3How Do I Know My Baby Is Getting Enough? Intake, Diapers and Growth
Breastfeeding and expressed milk
- 4How Milk Production Works
- 5Getting Started with Breastfeeding
- 6When Breastfeeding Hurts: Pain and Common Difficulties
- 7Supply Worries and Supplementation
- 8Expressing Milk: Hand Expression and Pumps
- 9Storing and Handling Breast Milk Safely
- 10Changing or Ending Breastfeeding
Formula and combination feeding
- 11Understanding Infant Formula
- 12Preparing Formula Safely
- 13Bottle Feeding Responsively
- 14Combination Feeding
- 15Feeding Away from Home, Childcare and Returning to Work
Feeding concerns and professional support
- 16When Feeding Is Difficult: Understanding Common Concerns
- 17When to Get Urgent Help
Starting complementary foods
- 18Starting Solids: When and How to Begin
- 19First Foods, Textures and Responsive Meals
- 20Introducing Common Food Allergens
- 21Choking Prevention and Food Safety
- 22Practical Food Ideas and Simple Recipes
Feeding through the year
- 23Feeding Through Change: Illness, Teething, Travel and Refusal
- 24Approaching the First Birthday
Available in
- English
- Italiano
- Deutsch
- Français
- Español
Digital ebook, read on phone, tablet or computer. Release date and price will be announced to the waitlist first.
This book is for general education. It does not diagnose, treat or replace care from your doctor, midwife, health visitor or other healthcare professional. If you are worried about your health or your baby’s, contact them directly.
