Parenting at mealtime & playtime

Parenting at Mealtime & Playtime
Parent Handout – Newborn – 4 Months

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Fast Facts:

  • Always hold your baby during feeding
  • Continue breastfeeding as long as possible
  • If formula fed, make sure it is iron fortified.
  • Infants will stop feeding when full -when full, they may turn their head, unlatch from breast or push bottle out with their tongue
  • Not all crying is hunger
  • No need to give juice
  • Do not put cereal in the bottle
  • Ask your health care provider about Vitamin D supplementation

Videos:

Newborn Nutrition: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Tips

Resources:

 Newborn – 4 Months
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Recognizing Hunger and Fullness Cues

Breastfeeding

BreastfeedingHandoutImage_New-4monsVideo Tips – Newborn – 4 Months

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Fast Facts:

  • Since infants are placed on their back for sleeping, make sure they have belly time when awake
  • Looking left and right at people and objects builds neck muscles and helps the skull round out
  • Limit time in infant seats, carseats, bouncy seats, swings and strollers
  • Encourage reaching, kicking, stretching, and grasping for objects
  • Help baby sit with support to build muscles
  • Read, talk and sing to your baby
  • Stimulate all 5 senses during playtime

Videos:

Newborn to 4 months: Play
Newborn to 4 months: Play

Resources:

Role of Play

8 Tummy Time Tips for Your Baby

8 Tummy Time Tips for Your Baby

Help! My Baby Hates Tummy Time!

Help! My Baby Hates Tummy Time!

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Fast Facts:

  • Always hold your baby during feeding
  • Look at your baby, talk and smile when you feed your baby
  • Always use rear facing infant seats when traveling
  • Position car seat in the middle of back seat when possible
  • Recommended 16-18 hours of sleep daily
  • Watch for increased muscle strength, head control and direct eye contact
  • Help them sit with support
  • Watch them reach and grab for objects
  • Babies enjoy voices, sounds and textures
  • Build language by talking, reading and singing
  • Touch and massage is soothing

Tips & Advice During COVID-19

Videos:

Bonding with Baby
Reading to Your Child

Resources:

birth4monthYour Baby at 2 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

Your Baby at 4 Months – See What Most Babies Do at this Age – A Handout from the CDC

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Ohio Department of Health
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