When is it better for your baby to add complementary foods? It is not recommended that mothers add complementary foods to their babies too early or too late. If you add complementary foods too early, the baby will have vomiting and diarrhea, digestive disorders and other problems because of immature digestive function; adding complementary foods too late will cause the baby to be malnourished, and even the baby will refuse to eat non-dairy liquid foods. Below, let's take a look at what behavior tips the baby has that should be added to the complementary food.
First, straighten your neck on your own
The bones of newborns are very soft and not enough to support their own bodies, and as the age of the month increases, the baby's body gradually grows and the bones develop. When the baby can raise his head on his own, straighten his neck, and can sit firmly with the slight support of his parents, then the child's head and neck muscles will gradually improve. If your baby is sticking his neck forward while you're eating and is attracted by the aroma of the food, he's telling you he wants to eat!
Second, be interested in food
When parents are eating, the baby will watch the adult eat, and there is a great interest, when you clip the food, the baby will stare intently, congratulations, this is the baby to you also want to eat signal, careful you received?
Third, grab something and put it in your mouth
When your baby first grasps things, he will only shake the object at first, and if you find that your baby's first reaction after grabbing something is to put it in his mouth, it proves that the baby wants to eat. Parents should put away the things that are not suitable at home, and do not let the baby eat it by mistake!
Fourth, the growth is slow, and the development indicators are far below the standard value
The baby's height and weight and other development indicators, if in 1 or 2 months, has been far below the standard value, then parents should pay attention, perhaps because breast milk can no longer meet the baby's nutritional needs, you need to add a more suitable complementary food to the baby.
Fifth, the baby is emotionally irritable
If the baby is crying for several days without fever or other diseases, but eating normally, sleeping well, urinating and defecating normally, and playing as usual, then parents can try to give the baby some rice paste, egg yolk and other foods, which may be the baby reminding you to give him food.
Parents for when the baby to add complementary food, do not rely too much on theoretical knowledge, do not blindly listen to the opinions of the elders, may wish to observe their own baby inadvertently sent out the "signal", they can be able to reflect the needs of the baby to a certain extent - it is time to add complementary food!