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Feeding Your Baby

As the breast versus bottle debate rages on, our mission remains the same: give you all the advice and help you need on baby feeding, whether you go with breastfeeding, bottle feeding or (as many moms wind up doing) a combination of both. If you opt for the breastfeeding route, our guide will start you off with the most basic question: how to breastfeed a baby. We also have answers to the questions that will come next, like what to do about sore or inverted nipples, handling a baby that bites, different breastfeeding positions, all the ins and outs of pumping, traveling while nursing, and finally, the weaning process. For moms who choose to go with the baby bottle, we also start off with the basic “how to” question. You’ll also find help for issues like what type of baby bottles to use, sterilizing bottles (and whether you really need to), bonding with baby over the bottle, and selecting a formula. There are also tons of baby feeding issues that apply no matter which route you choose -- making sure baby is eating enough, nighttime feedings, dealing with thrush, and eventually starting baby on solid foods. Get even more help on our community message boards, where your fellow Bumpies will offer help and support at every turn.

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New Parent Feeding Guide Stage Three

Catherine McCord, model, actress and mom of two, shares her favorite recipes for babies one year and up.

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Sweet Potato “Fries”

1 Large Sweet Potato
1 Tbsp Olive Oil

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Cut sweet potato into 2 Inch batons which resemble french fries. You can also cut them in long wedges so they resemble steak fries.
3. Place them on a cookie sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Toss until the sweet potatoes are coated with oil.
4. Place cookie sheet in the middle of the oven and bake for 15 minutes (Keep an eye on these little suckers. They go from golden to burnt quick!).
5. With a spatula, flip the potatoes, and continue to bake another 15 minutes or until they have a golden color.
6. Cool and serve.

Photo by Catherine McCord / The Bump

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