Monthly Archives: April 2022

As we all know, it's recommended that babies be offered breastmilk when they are between age 0-6months and at 6months complementary feeds can be introduced while breastfeeding should continue until your baby turns two. Milk like the cow's milk, almond milk, oat milk and the likes are nutritious but they do not contain all the required nutrients baby needs at this stage of their development so they shouldn't be offered any of these as a drink or as a replacement to breastmilk or formula before they turn one. You can cook or prepare your baby's meals with any of the milk mentioned above but they shouldn't be offered to babies as a drink until their first birthday. As you introduce complementary food at 6months, it's important you are...

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The issue is we see babies as little adults so we expect they'd be thirsty especially after every meal just like adults. In babies, virtually every organ is maturing but this isn't the case for adults that's why we can eat or drink however we choose to as adults but babies on the other hand require as much nutrient as they can possibly get for all the ongoing developmental processes at this stage. It's very important we focus on these nutrients and remember that their stomach space is little. So, we're talking about maximising the little stomach space at this critical stage of development. Oftentimes, you'd be told breastmilk contains almost 90% of water but the water contained in formula after preparation isn't...

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Ever since I made this bread, my family can't get enough of it. Infact, the joy on my little boy's face each time he sees it coming out from the oven is so heartwarming. So here's a quick guide on how to make yours Ingredients: Flour 2cupsVegetable oil 5tbspnYeast 1tablespoonSugar 3tablespoonSalt ½teaspoonMilk ½cup Overtime, I've come to realise one thing...

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