With the onset of the age of 4-6 months, any mother thinks about how and when to introduce complementary foods to her baby. With which products to start introducing the crumbs, and with which ones it is better to postpone.
Instructions
Step 1
On the way of introducing complementary foods, you can make several mistakes that will negatively affect the health of the baby. Introducing baby food too early can affect the baby's digestion (in particular, upset stomach). Until 4-6 months, it is not worth introducing complementary foods also because it will disrupt the baby's metabolism and will not affect the health in the child's adult life in the best way.
Step 2
There are supporters of late feeding. It is believed that the nutrients in breast milk will last for a long time. Thus, the mother deprives the baby not only of food interest, but also of many vitamins and microelements. Also, the introduction of late feeding can develop iron deficiency anemia in the child, due to the lack of iron in breast milk; and affect the delay in physical development.
For optimal introduction of complementary foods, the age of the baby is chosen from 4-6 months (determined individually), the child must be able to sit; as a rule, he already has the first teeth, there is no pushing reflex and there is an interest in adult food.
Step 3
Introducing complementary foods too quickly will also adversely affect the child's body. It is worth introducing a new product gradually, starting with half a teaspoon and increasing to one feeding by age for 2 weeks. With the simultaneous introduction of at least 2 nutritional components, you may not understand what the child has an allergy or rash to.
Step 4
Another common mistake when introducing complementary foods is too large a dose of food that is contrary to the age of the baby. It happens that mom is very happy that the baby eats vegetables or meat well, and gives these products in excess of the norm. What can this lead to in the future? And in the future, the baby can expect obesity, a load on the excretory system and metabolic disorders. Allergies, upset stools and digestion may also occur.
Step 5
And when introducing a new product, the baby should be hungry, not full. That is, first you need to give the baby a taste of vegetable or fruit puree, and then breastfeed the baby. Not the other way around. A well-fed baby will most likely refuse to try new "food".
