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Baby’s First Year: What Every New Parent Needs to Know: 63 total pages.

Eight to twelve months: Adding other foods. By now your baby will be ready to start eating what the rest of the family is eating. Start by adding soft table foods to your baby's diet such as mashed potatoes, squash, soft meats, and soups. As your baby gets more teeth she will be able to add more foods to her diet. There are some things that you should keep in mind as your baby tries more and more types of foods. 1. Your baby does not need to have sugar, salt, desserts, pop, or sweets in her food. 2. Talk to your doctor about the right time to add pasteurized cow's milk into your baby's diet. 3. Avoid feeding your baby nuts, seeds, popcorn, raw carrots, and other hard foods. 4. Be sure to feed your baby a variety of good, healthy food so that you are promoting healthy eating habits. 5. It is very important to let your baby feed herself. As messy as this process may get it is a very important step towards your baby's independence and motor skills. As you gradually introduce your baby to food during the first year

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