The baby begins to drink breast milk or formula after birth, but with the continuous development of the baby, breast milk is no longer enough to meet the baby's physical development, and it is necessary to provide complementary food for the baby at this time.
Ms. Lin's daughter is 7 months old, and it is time to add complementary foods, but complementary foods are very strange to New Mother Ms. Lin. Because she will not make complementary foods, Ms. Lin adds complementary foods to her baby through procurement, which is not only uneconomical, but also her daughter does not like to eat, which makes Ms. Lin very worried.
When the baby is 6 months old, the nutrition of breast milk can no longer meet the development of their body, and it is necessary to add complementary foods appropriately to ensure the normal intake of body nutrition.
1. It will be easier for babies to wean
Although breast milk is a natural food for babies and is very good for the baby's growth, as the baby grows older, it is also necessary to wean the baby. Many babies have a very difficult time weaning, and no matter what method the parents use, the baby is crying. And the appropriate addition of complementary food for the baby, the baby can adapt to foods other than breast milk in advance, so that when weaning, it also plays a transitional role for the baby.
2. The baby's chewing ability can be improved
As the baby grows up, the body's skills begin to become stronger, and the mucous membrane of the tooth becomes harder, especially after the baby's front teeth grow out, it is more conducive to giving them some semi-solid food, which is more conducive to the improvement of chewing ability. When your baby's teeth are rubbed against food, the deciduous teeth will grow faster and better, and it will be more conducive to jaw development.
3. The baby's awareness of eating begins to increase
For babies, they start to eat breast milk at birth, and they will feel that breast milk is their only food. But as the baby grows older, they find that the adults start to eat other foods, so the baby wants to try it too. Eating complementary foods appropriately can enhance the baby's awareness of eating, and when eating with adults, parents put food on the baby's mouth, and they can open it independently for parents to feed.
4. Meet the nutritional needs of the baby's body
Breast milk contains certain proteins, fats and other nutrients to provide the baby with the nutrition needed by the body, but after the baby reaches 6 months, the nutrients in breast milk are no longer enough to meet the baby's growth needs. Therefore, at this time, the baby needs to supplement nutrition by eating complementary foods, otherwise it is easy to have insufficient nutrition. Parents can match their supplementary foods according to their babies' tastes and needs to add nutrition.
What problems should I pay attention to when adding complementary foods to my baby? Many novice parents will encounter various problems when adding complementary foods to their babies, which will have a certain impact on the baby's physical and mental health if they are not dealt with in time.
1. Food supplement added safety and hygiene is the first
Safety issues and hygiene issues are the most important things for your baby's growth, especially your baby's diet. When making complementary foods for the baby, parents must pay attention to the characteristics of the complementary food and do not let the baby get stuck when swallowing. At the same time, the ingredients for making complementary foods and the tableware for babies to eat complementary foods should pay special attention to hygiene issues.
2. Add corresponding complementary foods according to different ages
At 6 to 8 months, the baby should choose mud and crumbs; at 9 to 12 months, the supplement should choose crumbs and finger foods; at 1 to 2 years old, the complementary food can choose lump and finger foods, and if necessary, the food can be chopped. At the same time, babies of different ages, the number of times of feeding complementary food every day is also different, and the number of times should increase with the increase of the baby's age.
3. The addition of seasonings within 1 year of age should be appropriate
When babies grow up to 1 year old, their complementary foods have slowly approached adults, but the taste of the diet is still light. Especially before the age of 1 baby, parents in the production of complementary food, try not to add condiments, many parents feel that the baby's food has no taste, will add condiments to them, which is not right. Adding condiments in advance will affect the baby's taste ability and adversely affect the baby's health.
What principles should be followed for the addition of supplementary foods for babies? The baby is still young, the body's various organs have not yet fully developed, parents should pay attention to the principle of step by step when adding complementary food to the baby.
1. The types of complementary foods range from single to diverse
Now many babies have allergies when eating food, and parents do not know what food the baby eats will be allergic, so when adding complementary foods, it is necessary to add them a little. Feed the baby a little first, observe whether there is a rash on the baby's body, if there is diarrhea, flatulence, etc., be sure to stop feeding. After your baby has adjusted to one food, add another food after a week, and don't add too many kinds of food each time.
2. The amount of complementary foods gradually increases from less to more
Babies of different ages, the need for complementary food is not the same, parents in the baby as a complementary food, first feed a small spoon, to give the baby a process of adaptation to digestion. As the baby's age increases, the amount of complementary food for the baby increases. Only in a step-by-step, gentle way can babies enjoy eating complementary foods. Otherwise, if parents blindly feed, the baby will be bored.
3. Parents should not suddenly stop breastfeeding
Some parents feel that since the baby has begun to eat complementary foods, it means that there is no need to drink breast milk anymore, and breast milk can be stopped. This is a very wrong idea, the baby adds complementary food, because of the increase in age, breast milk nutrition is not enough to meet the needs of the body, does not mean that breast milk is not needed. The stop feeding of the baby's breast milk should be gradual, and you can feed less each time, but do not stop suddenly, otherwise the baby will be very uncomfortable.
【Transferred from: Sohu Original — Linlin Parenting Diary 】