• We recommend holding off on introducing rice cereal until 4 – 6 months of age. Start with one tablespoon of rice cereal mixed with formula or breast milk, and offer it to your baby on a spoon. Increase to 1-2 tablespoons 1-2 times per day. We suggest to hold off on starting other solids until 6 months of age, to minimize chance of allergic reaction. No Honey, Egg whites, shell fish, or peanuts/peanut butter in the first year of life.
  • You may start finger foods when you child is crawling well
  • No Ibuprofen/Motrin until your child is 6 months of age
  • Fever is not an emergency after 2 months of age if your child is acting normal, not having difficulty breathing and is tolerating fluids.
  • We encourage moms to breast feed for as long as they wish. Formula fed babies should take formula until 1 year. At 1 year you may switch to whole milk. Whole milk is necessary for brain development. You should not give you child skim or reduced fat milk until 2 yo