The addition of complementary foods to the baby is an important milestone in the growth and development of the child, and after the baby turns six months old, the gradual addition of solid foods can be used to allow him to slowly adapt to different foods.
However, the addition of complementary foods is controversial, there are miscellaneous, novice parents are always prone to these 7 major misunderstandings, today Xiaoguo mother said clearly at one time!
01 Complementary foods are added in a specific order, and should be added on time
Positive solution:
There is no specific order for adding complementary foods, and there is no need to limit the types of foods added, as long as the food originally added is rich in iron, and the food eaten later is rich in variety and comprehensive nutrition.
02 Postponing the addition of complementary foods can avoid your baby's allergies
Positive solution:
Allergies are very individualized, other people's children are allergic to food, your child may not be able to, even if you are allergic to food, your child may not be allergic. For complementary foods, it is also necessary to try reasonably, find out the foods that the baby can accept and are not allergic, and explore the progress of the child's exclusive food supplement acceptance.
The first time to add a new complementary food, to try a small amount, observe for 3-5 days, if the baby does not have allergies, diarrhea, constipation and other adverse reactions, you can add normally.
What if my child develops allergies during the addition of complementary foods?
Parents can pause the addition of this food, can continue to try other foods, depending on the degree of allergy, you can wait 3-6 months to try to add the previously allergic food again, if you are still allergic, stop adding again, replace other complementary foods.
03 The sooner complementary foods are added, the sooner the child will be able to adapt and provide better nutrition for the child
Positive solution:
Complementary food can not be added earlier than 4 months, because the digestive system of the baby before 4 months can not deal with food other than milk, pancreatic amylase has not been in at least the first three months, six months may be insufficient, premature addition of complementary foods, the baby is not digesting well, and because the child's digestive ability can not keep up, it will only make it difficult to add complementary foods.
So is it necessary to add complementary foods to your child at 6 months?
At six months, most babies are suitable for adding complementary foods, but many babies' development is not completely synchronized, each baby has uniqueness, in general, if the baby appears the following 4 signals, then you can add complementary foods to the child:
- Strong interest in adult food.
- Can sit independently and can raise your hands steadily.
- Can swallow, tongue-raising reaction disappears.
- It has a certain eye-hand-mouth coordination function, which can not only see food, but also hold food with your hands and put it accurately in your mouth.
04 Babies 6 months ago need to drink boiled water, especially when it is hot!
Positive solution:
Breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for your child, and breast milk can meet all of your baby's nutritional needs, including water, up to 6 months. As an imitation and substitute for breast milk, the proportional formula can also meet the full nutrition of the baby's six months of age.
Why not recommend non-breasted or formula drinks such as water 6 months ago?
- Breast milk contains plenty of water to meet your child's needs.
- Feeding other beverages does not guarantee hygiene and disinfection at all stages and may increase the risk of diarrhea.
- Drinking plenty of water can cause a strain on your child's kidneys.
- Feeding water will occupy the child's stomach, reduce the intake of milk in the child, and cause the child's nutritional intake to be insufficient.
05 The child's digestive system is not fully developed, so it is necessary to "drink" various complementary foods for the baby, such as vegetable water and porridge water
Positive solution:
Complementary food is also known as solid food, to the child to eat complementary food must have high nutritional density, rather than a light soup water, because the child's stomach capacity is small, growth and development needs energy, in the eating above must pay attention to nutrition, especially iron elements! And the child's food traits should also slowly transition from puree to solid food eaten by adults.
According to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, good complementary foods should meet these points:
- Easy to eat and easy to digest.
- Both the preparation process and the feeding process are kept hygienic.
- Water that contains high energy, high protein and trace elements, and should not be very dilute.
- Does not contain bones and hard small pieces so as not to choke.
- Not spicy, not salty, and as original as possible.
06 Fruit juice and vegetable water are rich in nutrients!
Positive solution:
You can let your child eat fruit pieces and vegetable puree, but they should not drink juice and vegetable water.
The process of fruit into juice loses a lot of fiber, juice contains a lot of sugar, and because the juice tastes good, the baby will only love to drink juice, do not love to drink boiled water, long-term past tooth decay, obesity problems will sweep in.
07 Homemade rice noodles are more hygienic, nutritious and healthier
Positive solution:
Homemade rice noodles have insufficient iron content, it is recommended to buy grain rice noodles fortified with iron, and the complementary food ingredients for children must be fresh, otherwise it may cause a high nitrite.
Babies under the age of 3 are the golden age of physical and intellectual development, and eating complementary foods is very important for the growth of children. Whether the complementary food is eaten well is directly related to the child's intellectual development, body growth, and immunity, so if you want to feed a healthy and intelligent, immune, and sick baby, a good food supplement book is essential.
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