The best food for a baby is breast milk, but it stops satisfying all the needs of a growing body and it is time for complementary feeding. In the case when a child is fed with a formula, acquaintance with new products occurs much earlier, baby food is introduced at 3-4 months.
Instructions
Step 1
At this age, the child becomes more energetic and the infant formula does not fully satisfy the needs of the growing organism. Before introducing complementary foods at 4 months, it is necessary to consult a pediatrician. He can best tell you exactly where to start in a particular case.
Step 2
As the first complementary food, you can use cereals, vegetables or fruits. Porridge is recommended for children with poor weight gain. Vegetables are suitable for babies with digestive problems. Fruits are versatile and good anyway, but after them it's hard enough to convince a child to eat vegetables.
Step 3
Having decided where to start feeding your baby at 4 months, prepare a small portion of a new meal just before eating it. The first to use hypoallergenic vegetables and cereals. These are zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli. From cereals, those that do not contain gluten are taken: rice, buckwheat, corn.
Step 4
It is best to give the new product in the morning. In this case, you can observe the body's reaction to complementary foods. For the first time, offer your baby no more than a teaspoon of puree or porridge.
Step 5
If the child refuses to eat, do not insist. A new taste can be confusing for a toddler. Postpone the introduction of this complementary food for a while, it is quite possible that in a few weeks the child will be tasting the dish with great pleasure.
Step 6
In the case when during the day the child's stool is normal and there are no allergic rashes on the skin, the next morning the portion is increased. The new product is brought to normal volume within a week.
Step 7
After that, it is necessary to pause and introduce the next complementary food not earlier than after 5-7 days. This will allow your baby's digestive system to adapt to new foods.
