September 7, 2021
Extension Updates
Pollinators and Beneficial Insects. MF3588. Raymond Cloyd. Pollinators are responsible for ensuring the pollination of plants while beneficial insects regulate pest populations. Learn more about these insects in this new publication.
Feeding Our Youngest: Newborn to 1 Month, Spanish. MF3556S. Sandy Procter and Lisa Martin. Welcome to one of the most challenging and rewarding jobs in the world – feeding your baby! Babies don’t come with instruction manuals, and all parents have questions. This newsletter is the first in a series to help parents navigate the confusing and conflicting advice they may be receiving about feeding their baby.
Feeding Our Youngest: 2 Months, Spanish. MF3557S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. At 2 months, babies give cues to when they are hungry and when they are full. Learning to follow these cues around feeding time help make this time satisfying and help establish good patterns for the months to come.
Feeding Our Youngest: 3 Months, Spanish. MF3558S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. Each baby is different, but breast- or bottle-feeding is still the best way to feed your baby.
Feeding Our Youngest: Thinking About Breastfeeding? Good for You and Baby Too! Spanish. MF3565S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. Do you have questions about breastfeeding? Many moms do, even experienced ones. This publication offers some often-asked questions and answers from experts — and moms themselves.
Feeding Our Youngest: 4 Months, Spanish. MF3573S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. Breast- or bottle-feeding is still the main source of nutrition for your baby, but you may start seeing signs your baby will soon be ready to try solid foods.
Feeding Our Youngest: 5 Months, Spanish. MF3574S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. At 5 months, your baby is showing increasing interest in your meals and the food you eat. Change will be the key for the next few months, as your baby learns about food and begins building lifelong healthy eating skills.
Feeding Our Youngest: 6 Months, Spanish. MF3575S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. By now, at 6 months, your baby and you are probably ready to explore solid foods.
Feeding Our Youngest: 7 Months, Spanish. MF3577S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. Your 7-month-old baby has probably started eating solid foods and is showing more interest in food and family mealtime. You can also introduce drinking water, breast milk, or formula from a cup.
Feeding Our Youngest: 8 Months, Spanish. MF3578S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. As your baby moves toward eating family-friendly table food — somewhere between 7 and 10 months — you will want to continue to increase the variety and textures of food you offer. Includes tips for safe and healthful feeding.
Feeding Our Youngest: 9 Months, Spanish. MF3579S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. At age 9 months, your baby is developing a more precise grip — he can pick up items with his thumb and forefinger now. Think of the many finger foods you might offer.
Feeding Our Youngest: 10 Months, Spanish. MF3580S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. While developing skill with finger foods is important, your 10-month-old can also begin learning to use a spoon. It may be messy at first but letting your baby practice with a spoon will build important self-feeding skills.
Feeding Our Youngest: 11 Months, Spanish. MF3581S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. At 11 months, with a little slicing, chopping, and mashing, table food can make up most of your child’s diet by now. He is probably drinking breast milk or formula from a cup with meals, and demanding to join in at family meals, if he is not already included.
Feeding Our Youngest: 12 Months, Spanish. MF3582S. Sandy Procter, Lisa Martin. As your baby approaches his first birthday, he is learning and mastering many skills and abilities. Help your child develop a healthful eating pattern that includes a variety of foods rich in calcium, vitamins A, C, and D, and iron.