Baby feeding tips

Baby feeding tips

At the age of four months and when the baby accepts the oatmeal or rice flour for children through the spoon can enter him in his diet vegetables and fruits in small quantities as a supplement to milk and do not in any way, as it takes six months to take the child's nutritional needs from milk either Mother or industrial as per the consultation of the competent.

 

Baby feeding tips

Start with vegetables or fruits and why?

    It is preferable to start vegetables and introduce them gradually and then fruits, because they are less cause of food allergies, as the fruits taste sweet, it is possible to get used to the child and reject vegetables.

    It is important to introduce one type of vegetables or fruits for three days and then to enter another type to see the effect of the variety on it and whether it causes allergies (including symptoms of diarrhea, gas, rash) or not and whether the child will accept it ..

    Preferably add water or milk to the baby's food to be light at first and then make it gradually thicker over the months and so that it can eat as small pieces of soft.

It is possible to start at the age of four and five months
Regular or sweet potatoes and carrots also to cook and mash well, and once accepted by the child can add vegetables with a stronger flavor such as beans and peas ..

As for the fruits it is possible to start with fruits that taste sweet and easy to digest such as mashed bananas and apples,, apricots, pears and peaches, cooked and mashed well .. Cool and then provide the child.
At the age of six to eight months

When the child is able to hold the food in his hand and feed himself then can be inserted foods that are not pureed in his food to be soft and cut into small pieces not exceeding 3 cm so easy to chew it sliced ​​bananas / pears and peaches canned watermelon and cantaloupe.

As for vegetables it is important to be well cooked and soft should not provide raw vegetables for a child at this age.

Like regular sweet potatoes, zucchini, beets .. and often all the vegetables to be cooked and the strength of the soft as I mentioned.

Add portions of vegetables and fruits four times a day by 2-3 tablespoons per serving.

Is it possible to give the baby at the age of months canned fruits and vegetables?

The more you eat fresh and natural, the better, but it is possible to give it canned provided that it is free of sugar or salt and the fruits are preserved in fruit juice and not drink ... So you must read the food label well.

Are there fruits forbidden to children at the age of months?

All fresh fruits are hard and difficult to swallow so they should be cooked or mashed if they are packaged so as not to cause suffocation.

Prefer to stay away from pineapple, strawberry mash grapes and cherries well and not give it to the child as it is.

Citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons and grapefruit are preferred to be delayed until after the first year because their acidic properties may cause a rash in the nappy area.




Finally

Dear mother, organize your baby's meal times in addition to his breastfeeding, and never worry if his appetite may fluctuate. He may eat his meals a whole day and refuse to eat his meals the next day or eat less. This is very normal as long as he takes his food needs most days of the week. It also has to feed the baby, whether natural or formula milk to the age of the year ,,, Do not forget to consult a doctor.