Feeding children up to a year: what and when to enter

First feeding rules

Parents learn that their child is ripe for complementary feeding on such basic signs:

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  he sits on his own;


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  shows interest in what adults eat;


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  the baby had the first milk teeth.

Earlier pediatricians urged parents to inject intoration of a fortnight infants over a few drops of apple juice. Later, nutritionists proved the harm of early feeding and now doctors advise to introduce children to new food not earlier than 5.5 - 6 months from the date of their birth. This age depends on whether the child was on natural or artificial feeding. If the mother gave the baby breast milk, then introduce the lure recommended for six months, and if the baby was eating the adapted mixture, it is better to start feeding with 5.5 months.

Let's look at a few recommendations.

If your baby has reached the legal age, thisdoes not mean that you need to start giving him adult food on a strictly certain day. Better wait for the moment when he himself will show interest in what is in your plate.

The lure should be introduced gradually. Start with a half teaspoon, if the crumb did not manifest allergic reactions - gradually increase the portion.

Do not give chad more than one new product fortime, because if he has diathesis, it will be difficult to determine the source of the allergy. In addition, unadapted stomach and intestines can not cope immediately with several kinds of unusual food.

Carefully choose a diet, remember that the child can eat not all.

Do not make the crumb eat, if he does not want to.

Feeding baby by month

6 months

This age is considered optimal forbegin to feed the baby unfamiliar food. Remember the main rule: food should consist of one component and be a liquid consistency. It is suitable for vegetable mashed potatoes or dairy-free cereal. As the first products, doctors advise giving the baby zucchini, potatoes or cauliflower. It is better to grind cereals in a coffee grinder or to buy ready-made cereal in a specialized store or supermarket department. Cook the porridge on the water, you can add a little breast milk or an adapted mixture.

7 months

At this age, you can give crumbs not onlyone-component formulations, but also combinations of several already familiar products. It can be liquid vegetable soups, which are allowed to add a drop of vegetable oil. At 7 months old baby you can try boiled chicken yolk. If there is no diathesis, give the yolk no more than twice a week for ¼ tsp.

8 months

During this period, the baby's stomach is ready fortry a dessert, namely - puree of fruit. It is best to start with a green apple baked in the oven until soft. You can add fruit mashed potatoes to a mash or give it just like that with a spoon. In addition, at this age, crumbs can be gradually introduced to meat. Boiled chicken or rabbit, milled in puree, should like your child. Just remember that combining meat with vegetables in one dish is undesirable.

9 months

At 9 months the child can already eat three times a day sour-milk products: kefir, yogurt or cottage cheese. 150 grams of such food every day - the norm for a nine-month-old baby.

10 months

This age is ideal for introducingcrumbs with lean fish. Meat in 10 months should be a part of the daily menu 6 times a week, for one day it is replaced with boiled or steamed fish. During this period, you can also give crumbs to try berry puree.

11 months

Now your child can eat fresh bread. Just do not give him another warm pastry - it's very harmful. In soups or other dishes you can add a little greens or homemade sour cream.

12 months

At this age the child can eatmost adult products provided that they are cooked correctly. He can not eat smoked, spicy, too salty and fried. All dishes should be cooked, stewed or baked, the products must be fresh and natural.