You won't need to worry about potty training and stopping pacifiers until they are a toddler!
Solids generally start around 4 months old - start on baby rice and pureed fruit and vegetables. Babies are unable to chew things until around 6-7 months, when you can start giving them toast fingers etc.
Baby bottles should be stopped around 7-8 months and switched to a toddler beaker. Bottles are bad for babies teeth development.
You'll know what to do when the time comes and you can also seek advice from your Health Visitor and doctor. Try not to worry. ↑ |
| thank you so much . i will remember that.. what about learnig to walk and talk??? what if i don't know how to teach him those things. ↑ |
Babies naturally do these things anyway. You don't have to teach them - just encourage them.
They usually start talking and saying first words round about one year old - they mostly just babble before that and walking occurs anytime between 11 months old and 18 months old. It depends upon their abilities and weight. Girls generally walk before boys. ↑ |
Reading stories to the baby and chatting lots to them will help their speech and teach them new words. Try not to use too many babyish words though.
Get a little recliner chair - preferably a padded one - and sit your baby in that once it's about 3-4 weeks old, then you can take it from room to room and allow it to look at things. If you can afford it, get one that either rocks or vibrates and this will help the baby to get off to sleep after feeds. Some of them have arcs over them which have lights on and play music. ↑ |
| I just had my first child (a boy) May 23rd this year. My best friend through my entire pregnancy was a book called "What To Expect While You Are Expecting". It went over EVERYTHING you could ever imagine. And it was funny, written for "real" people, very easy to read. It has an index in the back for specific questions. When I had my son I got the companion book "What To Expect: The First Year". It has all sorts of great information and advice. Again, it answers every question I've ever had. They also have "What To Expect: The Toddler Years". (I already have it, lol) I love the series, and you can find it at any bookstore. They also have a website... www.whattoexpect.com You can plug in your due date and sign up for weekly e-mails that follow you through your pregnancy and after. I love those too! :) ↑ |
| You should get a book about parenting and babies. I recommend Caring for Your Baby and Child, which is put out by the American Academy of Pediatrics. It covers from birth to 5 years of age. Also, your baby will go to the pediatrician a lot in the first 6 months - for check ups, immunizations etc. At each appointment, the doctor will discuss with you the things you should be doing with your baby, and they will also check to make sur ethe baby is meeting the milestones. You'll do fine, and it won't seem so hard once the baby is here. They really only eat, sleep, pee, poop, and cry for the first couple of months!! ↑ |
