by Andrea Updyke posted in Life & Home

The moment I became a mother, something clicked. As a breastfeeding mom, I realized that everything going into my body was being passed along to my baby in one form or another. If he was gassy, I looked to my diet. If he was awake at unusual times, I took stock of how much caffeine I'd consumed that day.
It was the beginning of a long road that we all take as parents and it's a road fraught with questions. How much should my baby eat" How often" Are snacks ok" Does she eat too many snacks" Why is he so picky"
Over the past 7 years, I've dealt with all of these questions and more. I want to pass along some of my personal experiences and the lessons I've learned to hopefully take some of the stress out of mealtime for you and your family. The kids are alright
With all the different and often competing definitions of so-called "healthy eating," it's no wonder so many of us struggle to make sure our children are getting what they need. Yes, it's important to review labels and steer clear of certain ingredients, but it's also okay to relax.
In the baby stages, you'll either breastfeed or formula feed or do a combination of both. I ended up combo-feeding after several months of exclusive breastfeeding and it was the best thing I could have done for my baby and for myself. But getting to that point required me to take a step back from my hard-line thinking and see the path to another way.
This path was bes...