Feeding Your Baby - From Birth to One Year

This page was reviewed or revised on Friday, August 14, 2009.

Trying to decide the best way to feed your baby can be confusing. Everyone seems to have advice - family, friends, doctor, magazines… 

Believe it or not, there is more than one set of rules for infant feeding. The guide may help you decide what is best for you and your baby.

This booklet offers the latest advice from "Nutrition for Healthy Term Infants" by Canadian Paediatric Society, Dietitians of Canada and Health Canada, 2004.

This booklet contains general nutritional information for babies in good health. If you have any questions, contact your doctor or County of Lambton Community Health Services Department.  Relax and enjoy your new baby!

The booklet (PDF 572.92KB) is a guide to help you decide what is best for you and your baby!

Table of Contents

"Feeding Your Baby from Birth to One Year" - a guide to help you decide what is best for you and your baby!

• Breast Milk is Best
• Formula Feeding
• Milk and Your Baby
• Weight Gain
• Sterilizing Bottles
• Starting Solid Foods
• First Foods
• More Solid Foods (Vegetables, Nitrates, Fruits, Fruit Juices, Meat & Alternatives)
• Choosing Commercial Baby Foods
• Homemade Baby Food
• Preparing Fruits and Vegetables
• Meat and Alternatives
• Storage
• Warming Frozen Baby Food
• Warming Formula in the Microwave
• Solid Foods for Your Baby (Sample Menu)
• Texture
• Choking
• Messy Meals
• Snacks for Small Stomachs
• Appetite Drop
• From Bottle to Cup
• Vitamins & Minerals
• Fluoride
• Early Childhood Tooth Decay
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Food Allergies
• Well Water
• More Information About Feeding Your Baby
• Drop-in Sessions

To obtain a copy of this booklet (dated September 2007) contact the Community Health Services: by phone: 519 383-8331 or 1-800-667-1839.