Nevertheless, after a while, the mother's milk or mixture will not be enough, and the baby's daily diet will have to introduce complementary foods. The question of when and how to start feeding a child is controversial. According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, to introduce the baby to new products other than the mixture or milk, should not be before the performance of 6 months.
Meanwhile, many doctors believe that for children who are deprived of milk from their mother, it is necessary to begin to do a little earlier. In addition, each mother solves this issue for herself. In this article we will tell you when and where to start feeding the baby so as not to harm his health.
When and how to feed a baby?
Even if your son or daughter is exclusively on natural feeding, and he is already 6 months old, before you add the complementary food you need to consult a doctor. A qualified doctor will objectively assess the overall health of the baby and the level of its development and will tell you from which month you can feed your baby and what.
As a rule, infants from 6 months begin to gently offer porridge, starting with buckwheat. This should be done gradually, carefully noting any reaction of the child in a special diary. Initially, you should choose dairy-free cereals, because the imperfect digestive system of the baby can not cope with the assimilation of protein cow's milk.
A little later, after about 2-3 weeks, introduce your child with fruit and vegetable purees. They can not only be cooked on their own, but also purchased in baby food stores, there is no one-on-one opinion of doctors on this matter. In any case, you can cook by yourself only from fresh, carefully washed and peeled fruits and vegetables.
At about 8 months, you can enter meat. To begin with it is necessary with dietary varieties, such as rabbit and turkey. On the first day, the baby can only offer half a teaspoon of meat puree, and then slowly increase his daily portion to 50 grams.
In 9-10 months, the crumb can taste the egg yolk and mashed fish. Be careful with these products - they can cause a fairly strong allergic reaction.
From what month do they start feeding an artificial child?
The age of complementary feeding for artificial children in different situations can vary from 3.5 to 5.5 months. Usually the first to introduce vegetable purees. Initially, half a teaspoon of this product is given to the baby for breakfast and during the day they watch how he reacted. If everything is in order, the next day vegetables are offered for lunch, increasing the amount 2 or 3 times.
So, gradually, the daily portion is increased to the amount recommended by the doctor. Immediately, as soon as the crumb fully adapted to the new product, you can try to enter the following. Usually it happens in 4-7 days.
At first, give the baby only one-component purees. So you can immediately react if it shows an allergic reaction, and you will not doubt which product in any given case is an allergen. It is best to introduce vegetable purees in the following sequence - zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, pumpkin, carrots.