As a rule, the first lure (not to be confused with supplementary food) the child starts to enter from 4 months. It completely replaces one feeding, as the child should receive a sufficient amount of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements, which often is not enough for artificial feeding . When breastfeeding, lure can be administered 2-4 weeks later.
Introduction of complementary feeding with artificial feeding at 4 months
The basic rules of introducing complementary foods for artificial feeding:
- lure start to enter not earlier than 4 months;
- do not introduce complementary foods during preventive vaccinations;
- products that are introduced into complementary foods should meet the age-specific schedules for their introduction;
- products are introduced in grated homogeneous form;
- You can not start introducing complementary foods if the child has signs of a cold;
- lure injected gradually from small volumes, gradually increasing during the week, adding the missing amount to the mixture necessary before the feeding, the lure is given before the mixture is fed;
- products from complementary foods are introduced in the morning;
- one meal is introduced for one lure;
- second lure start to enter, only when the child has fully mastered the first;
- It is not possible to introduce foods for which the child has an allergic reaction;
- lure injected with a teaspoon;
- If a child refuses a product, you can not force it.
The scheme of introduction of complementary feeding with artificial feeding
The correct introduction of complementary feeding with artificial feeding always meets the age norms for volume, caloric intake, age-related schemes for the introduction of foods and the feeding regimen. There is a special table for the introduction of complementary foods with 4 months of artificial feeding, which can verify the timing and amount of administration of products. If the scheme of introduction of complementary feeding with artificial feeding is observed, then the approximate menu at 4 months looks like this:
- 6.00 - Children's milk mixture 180 ml;
- 10.00 - baby milk formula 180 ml, juice 20 ml;
- 14.00 - 10% milk porridge (buckwheat, rice, oatmeal, as rarely as possible - semolina), which in one or two weeks can replace one feeding 180 ml, fruit juice 20 ml;
- 18.00 - curd 20 g, fruit puree 20 ml, infant formula 140 ml;
- 22.00 - Children's milk formula 180 ml.
The first lure is usually introduced milk porridge. Dairy-free cereal can be purchased at the store, it is cooked on the water, all the necessary components are already included in its composition, and cooking is described on the box. Rice porridge is not recommended for children with constipation. The most popular are buckwheat, corn and oats. Manna porridge can bind vitamin D and contribute to long-term use, the development of rickets and the appearance of excess weight, because it is given as rarely as possible. Porridge should be homogeneous, contain no sugar and, if purchased porridge is used, it is necessary to check their shelf life and the integrity of the packaging.
If you use a different order of introducing complementary foods for artificial feeding, then instead of milk porridge the first lure is introduced vegetable puree. The schedule of complementary feeding with artificial feeding does not change, but cottage cheese or a quarter of the boiled egg yolk is sometimes added in puree.
Vegetables for mashed potatoes use potatoes, carrots, cabbage (colored and white), zucchini, later - peas, beets, pumpkin, eggplant. They cook until ready and grind into a homogeneous mixture. The introduction of complementary foods starts with one vegetable, later others are added. Puree is cooked on water, less is added a small amount of milk.