All parents are concerned about the issue of the first complementary foodsfor a child. If the infant is breastfed and gaining weight well, then acquaintance with adult food should be postponed to six months. Artists, or infants, who are not gaining weight, are recommended to enter the first lure in 3 months. Where to start, depends on the wishes of the parents and the recommendations of the pediatrician.
If the doctor said: "We introduce lure in 3 months!", Then, there are good reasons for this. Do not resist and argue with a specialist.
Such recommendations physicians usually give to those children,which have low weight or height, despite regular feeding with milk or a mixture. There is a certain norm, according to which it is necessary to start feeding children from 3 months. The table of quantity of products is at your pediatrist. Ask the doctor to give it to you and read it carefully.
So, you decided to introduce the baby to an adultfood. Where to begin? There are several options: cereals, vegetable and fruit purees or juice. Depending on why your baby is recommended to start early lure, choose the method of dating the baby with food.
Number of days / product | 1 day | 2 day | 4 day | 5 day | a week | month |
Porridge | A quarter teaspoon | Half a teaspoon | 2/3 teaspoon | 1 teaspoon | 30 grams | 50 grams |
Juice | 2-3 drops | Half a teaspoon | One teaspoon | Three teaspoons | 30 ml | 50 ml |
Puree | On the tip of a teaspoon | A quarter teaspoon | Half a teaspoon | 2/3 teaspoon | 10 grams | 50 grams |
Lure juice with 3 months is recommended for children,which normally develop, gain weight well and grow. Nowadays on the shelves of shops you can find a lot of products made specifically for baby food. You can buy juice that does not cause allergies and is recommended for use from three months of age.
Alternatively, theself-preparation of a delicious liquid. If you have a juicer, the lure of the baby in 3 months with the juice of your own preparation will not become difficult.
Start better with an apple or pear. Shop products are ready for use. If you yourself squeeze the juice, then it must be diluted with drinking water in an amount of one to one.
If you have never given a baby juice, thenit is necessary to gradually begin to feed children from 3 months. A table of proper nutrition says that on the first day you can give your child a few drops of juice. After this, it is necessary to closely monitor the reaction of the baby.
On the second day, it is recommended to offer half a teaspoon of fruit drink to the baby. If everything goes smoothly, and there is no reaction, then you can gradually increase the dose of the product.
If too much weight gain is given to the baby (3 months), the lure can start with vegetables or fruits. An obligatory condition is the absence of allergy during the period of breastfeeding.
If you decide to enter vegetables, then you should start withzucchini, cauliflower or broccoli. Never enter two vegetables at the same time. For the first complementary fruit, it is better to give preference to apples or pears. Exotic fruits (pineapple, kiwi and others) should be postponed until the moment when the child turns one year old.
You can buy in the store jars withfruit and vegetable food or prepare meals yourself. Shop products are ready for use. Carefully look at the shelf life and read the composition of the dish.
At home cooking you need vegetablesboil. After this, you need to grind the product in a blender or with a meat grinder. In order to make the dish more liquid, you need to add a little bit of drinking water. It is not recommended to salt the first food or add sugar. Fruit puree can also be prepared with a blender or special food processor.
On the first day, offer the baby a mash on the tipof a teaspoonful. See how the body reacts to new food. On the second day, you can slightly increase the amount of lure of children from 3 months. The table indicates that after two weeks the crumb can consume up to 50 grams of puree. A prerequisite is the absence of an allergic reaction.
Lure of porridge at 3 months is recommended for those children who are poorly gaining weight with regular feeding with milk or a mixture.
In this case it is worth giving preference to buckwheator rice cake cooked on the water. You can buy such a mess in the store. It is enough to dissolve it with hot water. You can also boil the groats yourself and thoroughly grind it to a puree state. Milk porridge can be prepared for those children who feed on artificial milk formula. They are already quite familiar with this product and should not react negatively to it. This dish will be more nutritious and nutritious.
Begin lure of children from 3 months tablerecommends as follows. On the first day, you can offer crumbs one quarter teaspoon of the product. In the absence of a negative reaction, the portion on the second day may amount to half a teaspoonful.
Within two to three weeks the baby can safely consume up to 50 ml of cereal.
Difficulties can arise not immediately.Perhaps you will easily introduce porridge and juice, and the vegetable puree will have an allergic reaction. That's why you need to gradually introduce each product. To get acquainted with one dish, the baby is taken from two weeks to one month. During this time, it is necessary to gradually increase the daily dose of the consumed dish.
In addition to allergies, the child may haveproblems with stools. If the consistency of stool has changed or if there are abdominal pains and increased gas formation, then it is worth canceling the product and contacting the pediatrician for treatment.
If you want to start a close acquaintance of the childwith adult food, then you need to make the right menu. For breakfast, you can offer a small portion of porridge, which he will drink with breast milk or artificial mixture.
The next meal is between breakfast and lunch. In this feeding, you need to give your baby the usual dairy food.
During lunch, the crumb can taste vegetable purees,which must also be supplemented with milk. The child can and refuse from the usual dairy food in favor of a new dish. In this there is nothing to worry about.
The next feeding consists of breast milk or a mixture. Offer the child the usual portion of food.
It is recommended to use fruit puree or juice for a snack. If the baby is familiar with both products, you can give both. If necessary, feed the baby with milk.
In the evening (before bedtime) it is recommended to feedbaby breast milk or mixture. This food will help him relax, get enough and sleep. Also, the usual food is not heavy. It will not create discomfort in the stomach and intestines.
Remember that when the child turns 3 months old,development, complementary feeding and regime should correspond to this age. All products in this period should be introduced gradually. Do not rush, otherwise your child may have health problems.
Feed the baby deliciously and correctly!
