feeding cues

Spanish translation: muestras de apetito/hambre

02:56 Nov 5, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Nutrition
English term or phrase: feeding cues
I am translating a bottle feeding text for babies. And I cannot find the exact translation for "feeding cues"
"Watch your baby for early feeding cues (see Tips for Feeding)."
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Carlos Sorzano
United States
Local time: 21:15
Spanish translation:muestras de apetito/hambre
Explanation:
Cuando el bebé muestra que tiene hambre
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Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 03:15
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4muestras de apetito/hambre
Laura Gómez
4 +1señales de apetito
Leonardo Lamarche
4(primeras) manifestaciones de apetito
Gloria Cifuentes Dowling
3señales de alimentación
Taña Dalglish
3indicaciones tempranas de que esté listo para alimentarse
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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señales de alimentación


Explanation:
http://www.healthinfotranslations.com/pdfDocs/070790_Breastf...

Feeding Cues
Your baby will give you signs of hunger called feeding cues. Your baby’s
feeding cues may include:
• Clenched fists
• Hands to mouth
• Licking of lips
• Moving of arms and legs
• Turning the head towards your body
• Sounds
• Crying

Señales de alimentación
A las pistas que le da su bebé cuando quiere alimentarse se les llama señales de alimentación. Entre las señales de alimentación de su bebé pueden incluirse las siguientes:
• Puños cerrados
• Manos a la boca
• Chuparse los labios
• Mover los brazos y las piernas
• Girar la cabeza hacia el cuerpo de la mamá
• Sonidos
• Llanto

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of: English
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señales de apetito


Explanation:
Es una manera cariñosa de decir "ganas de comer". Ver referencia:
http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/apetito

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Spanish
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agree  Adriana Martinez: Me parece la mejor sugerencia. ¡Saludos!
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muestras de apetito/hambre


Explanation:
Cuando el bebé muestra que tiene hambre

Laura Gómez
Spain
Local time: 03:15
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agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
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agree  Lizette Britz
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agree  Wendy Petzall
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indicaciones tempranas de que esté listo para alimentarse


Explanation:
= early feeding cues

Bubo Coroman (X)
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(primeras) manifestaciones de apetito


Explanation:
Es otra forma de decirlo.

http://books.google.com/books?id=QGrmeAnVu94C&pg=PA262&lpg=P...

Gloria Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 21:15
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