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The first complementary foods with artificial nutrition. fruits in the diet. What to do with porridge

The question of how the first complementary foods are introduced to a child at a certain period is very important for every mother. Information about how the introduction of the first complementary foods of the baby takes place is very different. At the same time, information on the Internet is fundamentally different from what people of the older generation talk about.

But no matter how many recommendations a young mother receives, it is important that the first feeding of the baby is introduced as correctly as possible. That is why you need to familiarize yourself with those recommendations that allow you to get answers to the most important questions. For example, at what age can water be given to a baby, at what age can cottage cheese be given, and the like.

Each mother needs to read this information in detail so that she can ensure that the baby is feeding, which will be introduced correctly. This, in turn, will become a guarantee that the child who lives on breastfeeding , and the artificial baby will have a properly functioning digestive system.

The first complementary foods during breastfeeding, general rules

Young mothers always have a lot of questions about how to properly introduce supplementary feeding, whether it is necessary to give water, etc. the child does not need.

Sometimes mothers, believing that the baby is not getting enough breast milk, start supplementary feeding. mixture . However, most pediatricians, including Komarovsky, believe that it is not necessary to supplement well-developing babies. When to give the mixture in addition and whether it should be done, it is better to ask the pediatrician.

How to practice the introduction of a new product, each mother will be helped to understand the table or scheme for the introduction of complementary foods during breastfeeding. In such a table, it is clearly indicated when to introduce complementary foods during breastfeeding by months, and which foods should be given at a certain time.

However, the beginning of the process of introducing complementary foods raises many questions about how and when to start giving a certain food to a child. For example, is the “right” food to start complementary foods cauliflower or corn porridge is it possible to give prunes a six-month-old baby, when to give water to a newborn, etc.

Ideally, every mother should not only study literature, but also regularly consult with a pediatrician. It is he who will clearly answer the questions about whether pumpkin is possible with HB, whether broccoli is possible, etc., and will also correct the complementary feeding scheme that you intend to practice.

When to introduce complementary foods to the baby?

Nevertheless, all the questions that concern a young mother about how many months a child can be fed, and what exactly it should be fed with, should first of all be asked to the pediatrician.

Indeed, in recent years, the approach to how much to start feeding a baby, where to start better, has changed significantly. And if modern grandmothers for the most part are of the opinion that, for example, porridge for a baby at three months or cottage cheese for a child of 4 months, this is normal, then doctors think otherwise.

All scientific studies conducted by modern scientists and physicians confirm that the answer to the question of at what age you can feed a baby is as follows: if exclusively breastfeeding is practiced, then feeding a child should be started no earlier than in 6 months . Similar are the recommendations on how many months you can feed a child who grows on artificial feeding : These children are introduced to complementary foods a month earlier, but it is also quite acceptable to start acquaintance with "adult" food from 6 months.

It is very important to take into account all the nuances: what, when, how much to give the baby. If the baby's age is approaching six months, you should ask the doctor all the relevant questions: when to give the yolk, introduce potatoes. It is equally important to know when to introduce meat to the baby, and what meat to start with. In order to properly conduct the process of introducing complementary foods and learn all about its features, parents are also recommended to study special modern literature.

Why should complementary foods not be introduced earlier?

Parents who seek to take into account all the important rules for the introduction of complementary foods should understand that for infants under 6 months, any food other than breast milk or artificial formula is not only not useful, but also harmful.

The introduction of complementary foods to the baby is not carried out earlier, since the baby does not have the necessary enzymes to digest new foods. Therefore, if the rules are broken and the baby gets a certain food earlier (even if it is pumpkin or other “light” foods), it will not be absorbed and will not bring benefits to the body. And if food is not digested, then inevitable, moreover, even small amounts of any food will create a load. That is why the procedure for introducing complementary foods according to Komarovsky, as well as on the recommendations of other specialists, provides for a certain sequence of introducing vegetables and other products.

When and how to start correctly depends on what the baby eats. First meal at artificial feeding introduced a little earlier due to the fact that the enzyme systems in such children mature a little earlier. There is a special table for the introduction of complementary foods during artificial feeding, which can greatly facilitate the introduction of new food. However, there are certain general recommendations not only about when to start, but also how to properly introduce: the introduction scheme provides that any new food is given to the child in an amount of 5 g daily. Gradually, the volume of food increases, as a rule, every day, throughout the week, and eventually brought to 100 or 150 g.

It is advisable to introduce complementary foods with mixed feeding in the same way as with artificial feeding - approximately from five months . The correct introduction with mixed feeding provides that initially the child is given one of the types of vegetables and within 1-2 weeks every day the number of grams of supplementary feeding is increased.

There is a special feeding table for infants who are on breastfeeding, artificial or mixed feeding . It assumes a special scheme for the introduction of complementary foods, there is information on where to start, etc. Similar schemes for how supplementary feeding occurs are offered by Dr. Komarovsky and other specialists.

Table of supplementary feeding of children who are breastfed and artificially fed

Modern table of introduction of complementary foods according to WHO (according to the age of the baby)

Baby's age 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Fruit puree < 30 мл < 50 мл < 60 мл < 70 мл < 90 мл < 100 мл 100 ml
vegetable puree < 30 г < 50 г < 60 г < 70 г < 90 г < 100 г
Kashi < 100 г < 150 г 150 g < 180 г < 200 г 200 g
Fruit juices < 30 г < 50 г < 60 г < 70 г < 90 г < 100 г
Vegetable oil < 3 г 3 g 3 g 5 g 5 g 6 g
Cottage cheese < 30 г < 40 г < 50 г 50 g < 80 г
wheat bread < 5 г 5 g 5 g < 10 г 10 g
Cookies, croutons < 5 г 5 g 5 g < 10 г 10 g
Butter up to 4 g 4 g 4 g 5 g 5 g
egg yolk 1/4 1/2 1/2 1/2
Meat puree up to 30 g 50 g up to 70 g up to 80 g
Kefir 100 ml up to 150 ml up to 200 ml
Fish puree up to 30 g up to 60 g up to 80 g

How to introduce complementary foods by month

Each modern table of complementary foods for months provides that the child receives additional feeding from 6 months . However, many families still practice earlier introduction of complementary foods, believing that the nutritional norm for a newborn implies more abundant nutrition than exclusive breastfeeding.

In some sources, which describe the introduction of complementary foods by months, it is noted that complementary foods should be included in the menu of a child up to a year old, focusing on the following indicators:

  • compared with the initial weight at birth, the weight of the baby has become twice as much;
  • the child sits independently;
  • the child's feeding regimen is changing: the baby is asking for breasts more and more often;
  • the development of a child under 1 year old is very active: he is already interested in what lies in the plates of adults;
  • the baby does not push pieces of food out of the mouth.

Nutritional standards also take into account the fact that the introduction of complementary foods should be started at a time when the baby will not receive any food in the near future. vaccinations .

When young mothers are just starting to study the nutrition of children up to a year by months, they often believe that when breastfeeding, they should start supplementing their baby with fruit juice. But both the studies of specialists and the table of complementary foods for children up to a year indicate something else: juice can provoke not only digestive problems, but also a manifestation allergies , as well as the set excess weight due to the high sugar content in fruit juices . Therefore, the menu for the months should be scheduled differently.

Also, the mother should take into account the norm of food for the newborn. Complementary foods should be started with very small portions, and sometimes it takes up to a month until the baby is fully accustomed to a certain type of food.

If the child does not feel well, becomes restless, before introducing complementary foods, it is worth doing blood tests, determining the norm in newborns, etc.

Should we introduce complementary foods at 3 months?

Not every modern table provides for complementary foods at 3 months of breastfeeding, since, according to most pediatricians, it is quite enough for a baby at this age to breastfeed regularly. Normally, in the fourth month, the baby receives approximately 200 g of milk at each feeding, eating 5 times a day.

Those who nevertheless decide to practice complementary foods at 3 months on artificial feeding must strictly consider what a child of this age can do.

It is recommended to start complementary foods with small piece of yolk to be given before breastfeeding. After one week, the child should eat half the yolk a day. What else you can feed such a small child also depends on the recommendations of the pediatrician. But most doctors still recommend waiting at least 2-3 months for complementary foods.

What kind of complementary foods at 4 months to give the baby?

Those mothers for whom the main feeding table is still not a direct recommendation are often interested in how to introduce complementary foods at 4 months correctly.

Generally complementary foods start at 4 months of age. artificial feeding .

First experience" - chicken egg yolk how to give it is described above. To properly feed the baby further, you can gradually introduce the next product.

For example, some experts recommend gradually introducing cottage cheese starting with half a teaspoon. But still, ideally, the complementary feeding scheme at this age should be approved by a specialist. Therefore, you should talk to the district pediatrician about what kind of complementary foods from 4 months while breastfeeding. It is imperative to take into account individual recommendations on how to properly start complementary foods at this age, since the condition of the digestive tract and the health of the baby as a whole depends on this in the coming months, when you expand his diet, leading porridge, potatoes and other products.

What kind of complementary foods to give a child at 5 months?

How to properly introduce complementary foods to a baby at 5 months depends on many factors. First of all, on what kind of feeding, breastfeeding, artificial or mixed, the child is. Children who are breastfed at 5 months may not be supplemented for some time. But many mothers, believing that the child has too little weight for his age, are actively interested in what can be fed, what can be given to the baby to eat.

Every mother who is interested in how to feed a child at this age should take into account that a child at 5 months should receive complementary foods, starting with the smallest amount of new food. The daily scheme suggests that initially the baby should be given half a teaspoon of a new product ( yolk , vegetable puree and etc.). Only after the baby gets used to a certain food, you can begin to give him a different product. Accordingly, if at five months the child begins to try a certain product, then at 5.5 months he can already eat several products every day, which will be introduced into his menu by this time.

At five months, the formula-fed menu for a baby can be the same as for breastfeeding, with the difference that new foods are introduced into the baby's diet a little earlier.

How to introduce complementary foods at 6 months?

If a mother begins to introduce complementary foods at 6 months of age while breastfeeding, as suggested by the modern feeding table and pediatrician advice, it is important to gradually introduce each new product on the menu.

As a rule, the first to be introduced into the diet of children at six months vegetables . However, children who are recorded as very low weight for their age, it is advisable to give porridge . What kind of cereals can be given to such a baby, you can ask the doctor. Mainly rice, buckwheat porridge .

The feeding scheme from 6 months by day is as follows: initially, the baby needs to be introduced into the diet vegetable puree The best time to do this is at lunchtime. What can you eat for a child who is being fed with vegetables? Experts recommend initially giving the baby zucchini, followed by broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, pumpkin. Vegetables are one of the foods that kids are least likely to be allergic to. However, the baby's menu with artificial feeding suggests that a 6-month-old baby eats vegetables such as pumpkin and carrots no more than 2-3 times a week.

At 6 months they start giving such puree from a small dose - initially the baby should eat 1 teaspoon of the dish, then the dose should be gradually increased.

If artificial feeding was initially practiced, and the development of the child, according to the pediatrician, does not deviate from the norm, already during this period you can gradually begin to mix vegetable purees. However, such a vegetable mix can be given to the baby only after he has tried mashed potatoes from one type of vegetable, and he does not show up on him. allergic reaction .

A new type of food is given to the baby only on an empty stomach, so that you can clearly determine how the baby reacts to such food. For example, if the mother is just starting to give the yolk to the child, you need to wait with vegetables.

In many ways, where to start the first complementary foods at this age also depends on the preferences of the parents. So, mom can cook mashed broccoli and other vegetables on her own. Having decided which vegetables to start with, you need to take the vegetables, rinse them well under running water and peel them from the seeds and peel. Then they are cut and put in a double boiler or pan. Cooked vegetables (it is better to cook them on mashed potatoes for a couple) are crushed with a blender, after adding water or vegetable broth. As a result, it is necessary to prepare a puree similar in consistency to kefir. An older baby can be fed with a thicker puree, but during this period, as a rule, he already eats cereals and other foods.

Such food should not be stored - the norm of complementary foods provides that the baby receives only freshly prepared food. By the way, salt, spices, sugar are not added to the puree.

The diet of a child at 6 months provides that it is too early for mom to think about the questions of what kind of fish or what meat to start complementary foods with.

Approximate schedule for the introduction of vegetable complementary foods

days Scheme
First 5 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Second 10 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Third 20 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Fourth 40 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Fifth 80 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Sixth 120 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Seventh 150 g zucchini puree, then supplement with breast milk or formula
Eighth 5 g of mashed cauliflower can be added with zucchini, if not allergic to it.
Ninth 10 g cauliflower puree, after which the pattern is repeated every day, as with zucchini puree

When to give a child mashed potatoes , depends on what vegetables you have already introduced before this period of his life. As a rule, potatoes are introduced a little later.

If the child does not eat the entire portion, then the amount of supplementary food is too much for him. The kid refuses, which means that you don’t need to force him, since eating habits are formed already in the first year of his life.

How to introduce complementary foods at 7 months?

The age of seven months is the period when cereals should appear on the baby's menu. What cereals can be administered first, mom can ask the pediatrician. But it is important that gluten-free and dairy-free cereals are gradually introduced to a child of 7 months.

Goat's and cow's milk, as well as milk porridge, are administered after the child reaches one year. Doctors, advising that the child should eat, say that the baby should not eat milk porridge because they have a negative effect on gastrointestinal mucosa and increase the risk of gastrointestinal disease.

If it is difficult to introduce porridge into the diet, since the child refuses to eat porridge without milk, you can add breast milk or formula to the porridge. Because gluten harmful to a child under one year old, because it provokes celiac disease (pathology of the large intestine), a 7-month-old child's nutrition table suggests that he can be given gluten-free cereals - rice, buckwheat, corn.

When compiling a menu for breastfeeding or formulating a baby’s nutrition at 7 months on artificial feeding, it should be noted that cereals can be prepared independently or you can enter ready-made cereals in the menu, which can be purchased at a specialized store. It is very easy to make this porridge - you just need to add a little water. What can you give a baby to eat at 7 months yet, the doctor will tell you. But no matter what food the mother introduces, it is necessary to clearly monitor how the body of a seven-month-old baby perceives it: whether an allergy manifests itself, whether the growth and development of the baby is normal. If the product is poorly absorbed, the stool may change, an allergy may appear. It should be taken into account that allergic manifestations can appear not only in the first time after the introduction of a new product, but also after its volume has been significantly increased. Therefore, a new product should be introduced gradually, for a week or two, observing how the child behaves.

What to feed a baby at 8 months?

The menu of a child of 8 months can already be very diverse, since the first complementary foods have already been introduced, and growth and development continue very actively.

During this period, the diet appears meat complementary foods , mashed potatoes . Potatoes are introduced during this period, since when it is taken, the risk of allergies is high. Therefore, even at eight months, this product should be introduced gradually and very carefully, starting with 5 g and bringing its amount to 50 g over the course of a week. At the same time, the basis of vegetable puree should not be potatoes, but other vegetables.

If it has not yet been introduced yolk Now is the time to introduce your child to this product. For this purpose it is better to use quail egg . Nutrition at this age provides that the yolk is given to the baby twice a week. It should be noted that you can give the child to eat the yolk in the morning, rubbing it with breast milk or adding it to porridge. Complementary foods at 8 months breastfed and formula-fed menus suggest the gradual introduction of meats that are considered the least allergenic.

It is recommended to drive initially turkey , rabbit meat . These types of meat need to be changed periodically, and later the baby is given veal . It should be noted that the baby should eat meat for lunch, along with vegetable puree. You need to start with 5 g, and the norm for a child at 8-9 months is 50 g of meat per day. Often the child does not want to eat meat in its pure form, in which case it can be given in a mixed puree - with vegetables.

Can cook meatballs made from pure fresh minced meat , freeze them, after boiling them in boiling water. Minced meat balls can be boiled together with vegetables and mashed with a blender. How much meat to give depends on whether the baby is used to it.

What to feed a baby at 9 months?

The list of what a baby can eat at 9 months is wider. First of all, the list of types of meat has been expanded: at this age, the baby is recommended to eat beef , lamb , chicken .

Those who ask at what age liver can be given should take into account that pork, including liver, is not recommended for children under one and a half years old.

Meanwhile, the menu of a 9-month-old baby during breastfeeding, as well as the menu for artificial feeding, should gradually expand due to the introduction of fermented milk products. In particular, you can start such complementary foods with cottage cheese , which is administered very slowly, starting with very small portions - no more than a teaspoon. It is best to use special cottage cheese for children for this purpose, and you should not add sugar or fruit to it.

When to give kefir , depends on how quickly the child will like cottage cheese. Initially, a child at 9 months old with HS is enough for 30 g of cottage cheese per day. As a rule, it is better to give cottage cheese and kefir before dinner. Children sometimes refuse to drink kefir. In this case, it is better to postpone the introduction of this product: while the baby has enough other dishes, because his menu is already quite diverse.

The answer to the question of what cereals can be given to a child at 9 months is already known: gluten-free.

What to feed a child at 10 months and later?

You can diversify the children's menu at 10 months desserts . It is advisable to gradually start giving the baby fruit and fruit juice . First of all, you should give those fruits that grow on our territory - pears, apples, prunes and fruit puree from them. Fruits are given to the child as a snack, about 100 g per day. Later, other fruits can be used - banana, kiwi, orange. Previously, there is no need to introduce fruits, since in breast milk, as well as in the composition of the mixture, there is everything the baby needs. vitamins .

Gradually, other desserts appear on the menu - cookies, crackers, etc. Doctors warn that the baby should not drink fruit juices, which are sold in bags in stores, as they are not useful for babies.

At 11 months, you can introduce other desserts, because the menu of an 11-month-old baby with breastfeeding is already quite diverse. At this time, mothers often have questions about this or that food: when can you give pasta, at what age can you give a liver, is it possible to dry, when should you cook soup for a child, etc. You need to be guided, first of all, by tables where an approximate complementary feeding calendar, as well as doctor's recommendations.

From what age nibbler you can give the baby, and whether he needs this device, the mother herself decides.

What to drink to an infant?

After the baby is introduced to complementary foods, he needs additional liquid. How much water a baby should be given per day depends on several factors. First of all, on the temperature: if the day is not hot, the child drinks 100-200 ml of liquid. On hotter days, the baby drinks more. Also, if you have to treat cold if the baby heat , drink the child should be given in large quantities. It is better to give liquid to a baby from a cup in order to teach him to drink correctly.

From the age of seven months, babies can be given children's tea , which includes various herbs, as well as dried fruit compotes .

Practicing breastfeeding, a woman must also adhere to the correct regimen of drinking and eating. There is a special nutrition table for a nursing mother by months, which will help answer the most pressing questions. But there are also general recommendations aimed at ensuring that the baby who is on breastfeeding feels good. For example, instead of coffee while breastfeeding, it is better for a nursing mother to consume chicory.

What problems are possible with the introduction of complementary foods?

During the introduction of complementary foods, the following problems can most often be noted:

  • the baby refuses to eat the offered complementary foods;
  • manifestation of problems with the stool ( diarrhea , problems with the gastrointestinal tract due to the fact that food is not digested);
  • allergic manifestations me (allergic to zucchini, allergic to broccoli, raw carrots, etc.).

Due to the manifestation of such problems, the baby becomes restless, constantly cries, sleeps poorly. It is important to understand which product provoked such a reaction. It must be immediately removed from the diet of the child. So, if an allergy to pumpkin in a baby or an allergy to oatmeal is manifested, it is better to simply replace these dishes with others. It is possible to re-introduce products that provoked an allergy no earlier than after 2 months. This is what the pediatrician advises. Komarovsky and other doctors. Moreover, the introduction of such a product should be carried out as slowly and gradually as for the first time and at the same time monitor the condition of the child.

If the child does not eat meat or other types of complementary foods, you need to temporarily abandon this product.

Food in jars

Those mothers for whom the question of how to properly introduce complementary foods to a child is very important often need an answer to the question of which food is better - canned or homemade products (cereals, cottage cheese, kefir, etc.).

Doctors believe that canned food is one option for introducing supplementary foods. At the same time, it is very important to give the child only high-quality products, and also to make sure that the expiration date of such baby food does not expire. Preferably absent and palm olein in baby food.

When giving canned food to a child, one should follow the same rules as with "home" complementary foods. If the baby receives additional formula while breastfeeding, complementary foods can be started a month earlier.

It is necessary to introduce the second vegetable only after the baby gets used to the first vegetable puree.

Before you introduce porridge, how to introduce meat into complementary foods for a child, fish, etc., you need to make sure that the child’s body perceives well those products that have already been introduced. In parallel with canned food, other products are also introduced into complementary foods. For example, the yolk is introduced into complementary foods after the child already perceives several types of vegetable purees, etc.

What not to give to babies

Moms who often bombard doctors with questions about when to give their baby liver when to give kefir and other products, they must remember what kind of food it is undesirable to introduce girls and boys in the first year of life:

  • juices - they are not recommended to be given even to children after 1 year, as they irritate the mucous membrane and do not benefit the child's body;
  • semolina , as well as other cereals with gluten ;
  • Butter Cookies , sweets ;
  • goat milk and cow ;
  • Exotic fruits .

Basic rules of complementary feeding - conclusions

So, if we sum up all the information, we can derive some very important rules that all parents of young children who want to raise them healthy need to consider.

Gone are the days when a nurse fed a child if the mother had problems with milk or health. Unfortunately, not all women who have given birth have the opportunity on their own. Moreover, this happens for various reasons, one of them is the decision of the woman in labor not to burden herself with unnecessary, in her opinion, troubles. However, doctors are unanimously sure that there is nothing better than mother's milk.

Another thing is if the required amount of milk from the mother is one third, then, of course, you need to add mixtures. They are able to supplement the shortage, but not replace mother's milk at all. It is necessary to introduce artificial mixtures sequentially, starting with a few teaspoons for four to five days, bringing to the desired amount.

important This must be observed in order to avoid allergic manifestations or stomach problems in a child. Since the microflora of his intestines is still immature, new foods should be approached with caution.

When to introduce complementary foods

No matter how you feed your baby, there comes a time when you should think about complementary foods. It will help enrich the baby's nutrition with important substances, calories, dietary fiber, and also avoid the troubles associated with irregular or tight. The introduction of complementary foods with artificial feeding is recommended to be carried out a little earlier than. This is due to the worse digestibility of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and microelements from the intestines of the child, which are found in mixtures than in the composition of mother's milk. The introduction of complementary foods is an exclusively individual thing: at 3 or 6 months to do this, it is better to decide together with the pediatrician.

  • it is necessary to give from a spoon before feeding with a mixture;
  • do not introduce two new products at the same time;
  • initially bring the consistency of the dish to mashed potatoes, exclude small lumps;
  • stick to a consistent transition from mashed potatoes to thicker and subsequently dense foods;
  • establish a five-time daily feeding;
  • the first complementary foods with artificial feeding should be carried out during the day in one of the feedings, so that you can control the reaction of the body.

How to introduce complementary foods

information By 6.5-7 months in the baby's daily diet, two feedings (in the morning and in the evening) should be replaced with complementary foods. The rest of the time, as usual, the child needs to be fed with mixtures.

To avoid problems with the introduction of complementary foods, you should remember about other subtleties in the approach to solving this issue.

  • "Artists" who are gaining weight well are advised to start not with cereals, but with half a teaspoon vegetable puree. These can be vegetables chopped in a blender or rubbed with a wooden spoon through a large strainer, for example: cauliflower, zucchini, potatoes. In the resulting slurry, you can add the mixture familiar to the baby so that the taste does not seem very unusual. If you have not noticed that the body has responded inadequately to complementary foods (no rash, disorder), then the next day the volume of puree can be increased to two tablespoons, on the third - up to 30 g with the addition of several tablespoons of vegetable oil. By gradually increasing the portion of vegetable puree to 120-150 g over one and a half to two weeks, which will be the full volume of one feeding, it is recommended to exclude or minimize a portion of milk.
  • The second step in the introduction of complementary foods can be porridge. Initially, gluten-free cereals (rice, corn, buckwheat) should be introduced. From 8 months, you can enter oatmeal and semolina. Porridge is also recommended to be given in small portions (one or two teaspoons), gradually increasing. When the volume is brought to a full serving, you can add three to four grams of melted butter.
  • After cereals, it is recommended to enter fruit puree.

Between feedings, be aware of the baby's need for water. Offer it unobtrusively, and remember that the baby needs to drink water per day in the following proportion: the number of months multiplied by 50 ml.

information It is better to give fruit juices after a year; instead, compotes from dried fruits or fresh fruits will be more important until the year.

Complementary foods

  • Complementary feeding of a healthy bottle-fed baby is a must must contain curd. Cottage cheese is a source of complete protein, calcium and phosphorus salts, and some vital amino acids, which are so necessary for the development of a growing organism. However, by the year it is not necessary to give more than 50 g of cottage cheese in order to exclude an excess of salts and protein, which can cause stress on the baby's kidneys.
  • The importance cannot be underestimated hard-boiled egg yolk. It should be started from six to seven months in a frayed form, mixing with a small amount of the mixture. Given the allergenicity of the yolk, it is necessary to offer the baby minimal portions, for example, at the tip of a teaspoon, bringing up to half a day. But it is better not to give this product more than twice a week.
  • Starting from 7 months, in the diet add meat. Rabbit meat, white meat of turkey, chicken and lean pork are recommended initially. Meat puree by 8-9 months can be replaced with meatballs, and by the year - steam cutlets.
  • No more than twice a week from 8-9 months instead of meat, a child can give white sea fish. A large amount of minerals, as well as B vitamins, make fish a more valuable product than meat. In addition, fish protein is absorbed better than meat protein.

And finally, to the question of whole cow's milk on which more than one previous generation grew up. Today it is believed that it is poorly absorbed by a child up to a year, and some say that up to three years. If you are allergic to mixtures, of course, you cannot do without cow's milk.

information But fermented milk products are introduced into the diet of a healthy child no earlier than 7 months.

If it is possible to find a grandmother in the village who keeps goats, this will be the best solution for the full development of a healthy child. Goat milk is very useful and indispensable in the formation of the protective properties of the body.

Conclusion

Talk to your doctor before introducing solid foods to your baby. It is very important to start it on time and correctly in order to avoid problems with the intestines and problems with the health of the baby in general.

In most cases, children are fed through breastfeeding. However, there are situations when a woman, for one reason or another, cannot breastfeed her baby. In such situations, adaptive milk formulas come to the aid of mothers. And when the child reaches 4 months of life, mothers begin to think about when it is necessary to start introducing complementary foods to a child who is on artificial feeding. Let's figure it out.

When to enter

The first complementary foods with artificial feeding, many experts recommend starting to introduce when the child reaches 4-4.5 months. Such an early acquaintance with "adult" products is due to the fact that the digestive system of the artificial is more prepared to receive new food. In addition, for the development and growth of the crumbs, more vitamins and minerals are needed, and the mixture is no longer able to give them in the right amount.

If the baby is growing well and gaining weight, he has a normal level of hemoglobin, eating a mixture, then the period for introducing complementary foods can be postponed to 5-5.5 months.

Rules for the introduction of complementary foods

  • Each new introduced product is given to a child with 5 g, gradually bringing it to the required volume of 100-200 g (depending on age).
  • Do not give your child two types of product at the same time. If an allergic reaction appears, it will be difficult to determine which product.
  • Each product should be given to the child in good health and not during the period of preventive vaccinations.
  • It is recommended to give complementary foods to artificers in one of the daily feedings before the mixture.
  • Puree is given warm, with a spoon, in the position of the baby sitting.
  • If the baby refuses a particular product, then you should not force him to eat.
  • If a rash appears on the skin, a change in stool (diarrhea / constipation), colic, then the introduction of the product should be postponed for a while.

Where to start feeding

The introduction of complementary foods to a formula-fed child should begin with vegetable purees, and not with cereals, as many believe. Porridges contribute to rapid weight gain, therefore, for the first feeding, they are recommended to be introduced to children who are breastfed and have a low body weight. In artificial people, such a problem is usually not observed, on the contrary, excess weight may be present.

Scheme for the introduction of complementary foods with artificial feeding

Type of complementary foods Timing of introduction Volume
vegetable puree
zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli 4-4.5 months

from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
potatoes, pumpkin, carrots 6 months
green peas, beets 8-9 months
cucumber, eggplant, tomatoes, sweet pepper 12 months

Butter
olive, vegetable, corn 6 months

from 3-5 drops, bringing up to 5 g, adding to vegetable puree
creamy 7 months

from 5 g of a spoon to 10-20 g, adding to vegetable puree or porridge

Gluten-free dairy-free cereals
buckwheat, rice 6-7 months from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
corn 7-8 months

Gluten-free porridge
oatmeal, wheat 8-9 months from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
semolina, barley, barley 12 months

Milk porridge
rice, buckwheat, corn, oatmeal, wheat 8-9 months

from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
semolina, barley, barley 12 months
Meat puree
veal, rabbit, turkey, beef 8-9 months from 5 gr to 50-100 gr
Egg yolk 8 months from 1.8 parts bringing up to 1.2, adding to porridge or vegetable puree
baby biscuits 7-9 months from 1.8 parts to 1 whole
Dairy products(baby kefir, yogurt) 9-10 months from 5 gr bringing up to 100-150 gr
Cottage cheese 9-10 months from 5 grams to 50 grams, after a year to 100 grams.
A fish 10 months (12 months - children with allergies) from 5 g to 50-100 g, no more than 2 times a week.
fruit puree 10 months from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
Juice(diluted with water 50/50) 10 months from 3-5 drops to 100 ml
Berry puree 12 months from 5 gr to 100-200 gr
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There are no strict limits on when it is necessary to introduce "adult" food into the child's diet. It all depends on the height, weight and condition of the baby. For the sake of clarity, here are a few key points at which complementary foods can be started:

  • The weight gain is twice that at birth.
  • Great interest in "adult" food.
  • The presence (eruption) of the first teeth.
  • The presence of a swallowing reflex (the child does not spit out the offered food).

The introduction of complementary foods to children receiving an adapted formula instead of breast milk is acceptable from 4 months. But according to the recommendations and numerous advice of pediatricians, for children on any type of feeding, it is best to start complementary foods at the age of 6 months. It is this period that is considered optimal for introducing the baby to new food.

IMPORTANT. If your baby is formula-fed, do not introduce complementary foods after 6 months. This can contribute to the development of problems with swallowing and chewing thicker and denser foods.

Scheme of introduction

It is best to start complementary foods for a formula-fed child with vegetable purees.. Because they are easily digested by the fragile stomach of the child, and also contain a large amount of vitamins and carbohydrates.

The first puree must be one-component. Vegetables with which complementary foods should be green.

Don't start complementary foods with orange, yellow, or red vegetables (fruits). They can lead to the development of a severe allergic reaction. For the same reasons, you should not give several products at the same time. You must clearly monitor the reaction of the child's body: colic, gas, rash, constipation. And if at least one of them appears, temporarily abandon this product.

Best for first feeding:

  • vegetable marrow;
  • cauliflower;
  • broccoli;
  • potato.

Start with half a teaspoon, every day gradually increasing the volume and subsequently bringing to a full meal.

Complementary foods are introduced before formula feeding. Preferably in the morning, to give yourself the opportunity to observe the reaction of the baby's body. When the volume of the puree is brought to 150 ml, it is not necessary to supplement the baby with the mixture during this feeding.

Having replaced one feeding with a formula, you can begin to replace the second (afternoon). To do this, you can choose fruit puree or porridge. The scheme is the same. Start with half a teaspoon. If the child does not have negative reactions, then every day the volumes of the administered product increase, and are brought to a full meal.

ATTENTION. Don't forget to offer water to your child throughout the day. It is undesirable to give fruit juices to children under one year old. Instead, you can offer crumbs dried fruit compote.

table

Product (unit) Child's age (months)
6 – 7 months 7 – 8 months 8 – 9 months
Vegetables (g) Puree: 60 - 90 Puree: 100 - 150 Small pieces: 150 - 180
Fruit (g) Puree: 30 - 60 Puree: 70 Small pieces: 70 - 80
Butter (g) 2 – 4 4 4 – 7
Vegetable oil (g) 1 – 3 3 3 – 4
Bread (g) – 3 – 5 5 – 10
Kashi (g) Gluten free: 30 - 70 Gluten free: 80 - 100 Gluten Free + Gluten: 100 – 150
Curd (g) – 10 – 30 30 – 50
Dairy products (ml) – 30 – 50 50 – 100
Meat (g) – 30 – 50 50 – 80
Fish (g) – – –

The values ​​indicated in the table of introduction of complementary foods into the diet are averaged. The amount of food consumed depends only on your child.

Foods that should never be given at this age

Meat puree is introduced into the diet of a child closer to 7-8 months. It is better to start acquaintance with meat with low-fat varieties, such as rabbit, turkey, chicken. If the baby is not allergic to cow protein, you can offer veal or beef.

White fish, such as hake, cod, pollock, are introduced into the diet closer to 8-9 months of the child, replacing 1-2 meat feedings. Fish has a large amount of balanced amino acids and B vitamins. Also, the protein contained in fish is absorbed much better than meat.

Dairy products must be introduced after 7 months. Whole cow's milk should not be offered to a child until at least the first year of life. Cow protein is one of the strongest allergens, and the later you introduce your baby to it in its pure form, the less likely it is to get an allergy.

What about porridge?

As it was written earlier, it is better to start complementary foods with vegetable purees, and not with cereals, as many are used to hearing. This is due to the fact that cereals, like the mixture that a child receives instead of breast milk, are very nutritious and contribute to rapid weight gain. And, as you know, children who are bottle-fed have no problems with this.

But still, porridge - a necessary element of complementary foods. They are found no earlier than 6 months. You need to start your acquaintance with gluten-free cereals, such as buckwheat, rice or corn. The scheme for introducing porridge into the child's diet is the same as for puree: you need to start with half a teaspoon, gradually increasing the volume to 180-200 gr.

Hello, dear mothers, grandmothers and all our readers! Today we will discuss a very important topic for you and me and for our children, this is the topic of complementary foods. The timing of the introduction of complementary foods for babies who are breastfed and bottle-fed is different.

Artificial babies begin to get acquainted with new food a little earlier than babies who receive only mother's milk. This is due to the fact that eating a mixture, their ventricles are more ready to receive other, more adult food.

But, nevertheless, pediatricians, parents and the older generation cannot decide on a single date for the start of complementary foods. Let's figure out when to introduce complementary foods with artificial feeding, and where to start.

The debate about the timing of the first weaning arises because technological progress is advancing faster than the older generation can assimilate its new discoveries. So, in Soviet times and until the recent past, doctors and grandmothers were sure that the first complementary foods for an artificial person should be introduced from two months (juices, yolk).

This was done because there were no high-quality balanced mixtures from which the kids would receive all the vitamins and minerals, but there was only whole cow or goat milk. I had to start supplementing my children to avoid anemia and other ailments. At 3 months, porridge was already introduced, then at almost 4 months, meat puree.

Now this is not necessary. Modern high-quality mixtures (the choice of which is huge) provide the child with all the necessary substances for several months. But the child grows, his needs change, so he needs complementary foods.

Many still argue when to start introducing the yolk, whether it is possible to give apple juice from 1 month old, to get rid of colic, and so on. Contrary to the opinion or desire of many grandmothers and mothers, as well as experienced pediatricians, the World Health Organization has decided on the start of the introduction of complementary foods for artificial people, and this is 4.5-5.5 months:

I hasten to note that the time of introduction of complementary foods is strictly individual for each child, like the first product (vegetables or cereals). Before starting complementary foods, a visit to your pediatrician is obligatory, who will give recommendations, depending on the state of health and complaints of the child and mother.

You can introduce complementary foods later than at 4.5-5.5 months, but not earlier.

Dear moms, don't be swayed by well-wishers and don't introduce new foods to your newborn without consulting your doctor. Premature introduction of yolk, juices, cereals and other things into the diet can adversely affect the child's liver and the entire gastrointestinal tract, which has not yet matured.

2. Principles of introducing complementary foods to children who are bottle-fed

So, as soon as your doctor examined the baby and gave the green light to the introduction of complementary foods, start it, adhering to the following rules:

  1. Start trying a new product (cereal or vegetable) with half a teaspoon a day;
  2. Complementary feeding time should fall on the second feeding, give a try to complementary foods, then supplement with a mixture;
  3. Start trying one product (porridge from one cereal or one type of vegetable), gradually increasing the portion to the norm (indicated in the table below);
  4. Gradually replace one feeding completely with complementary foods, then introduce other products until the complete transition to complementary foods (milk mixture can be given up to 3 years, once a day);
  5. The consistency of puree or porridge should be uniform, homogeneous;
  6. First introduce milk-free and gluten-free cereals (rice, buckwheat), then gradually try gluten (corn, wheat, oatmeal) and by 8 months multi-cereal;
  7. Vegetables start to give green (zucchini, different types of cabbage, green peas), then orange (carrots, pumpkin), and by the year red (tomatoes, beets);
  8. When introducing fruits, start with 1:1 diluted juices, giving half a teaspoon daily;
  9. 2 weeks after the introduction of fruit juice (first apple), inject puree from this fruit (a teaspoon);
  10. Add a drop of vegetable oil to vegetable purees, but do not add salt;
  11. Introduce meat before fermented milk products;
  12. Bread should be introduced in the form of crackers, and later fresh;
  13. Taste the fish after entering the meat;
  14. You can safely continue to monitor the child’s reaction to a new product, if there are no allergies or problems with the gastrointestinal tract, and if there are problems, forget about this product for 3-6 weeks;
  15. Give a new product in the morning;
  16. Introduce a new product only to a healthy child and do not introduce a week before and after vaccinations.

3. Scheme of the introduction of complementary foods by product and age of the child

It is easy and clear according to the table how to correctly introduce the product, its order and daily allowance, which is very important for an inexperienced young mother. The right of the mother and the district pediatrician remains with the choice of the product for the first feeding - it will be porridge or mashed potatoes.

At 5 months, the child can begin to give fruit juice, in order to introduce fruit purees after 2 weeks. But many mothers prefer to start with vegetable purees so that the baby does not give up vegetables in favor of previously tried fruits, which, of course, are tastier.

4. Porridge or vegetable puree

The doctor decides to introduce porridge or mashed vegetables first, based on the state of health and readiness of the baby.

So, a child with a lack of weight begins to be fed with cereals, and a baby suffering from constipation and colic, vegetables that are rich in fiber.

The menu of a little man from the very beginning of the introduction of complementary foods may generally consist of only one squash puree once a day and this will be enough for him, do not worry. Vegetables can be given for lunch, while porridge for breakfast or dinner:

Premature babies, who often suffer from underweight, begin to feed with hearty cereals. Term - as determined by the observing pediatrician.

You can cook porridge yourself or buy special ones for children. If you cook on your own, you need to grind the cereal in a coffee grinder. After the baby is accustomed to a dairy-free porridge, you can add a little milk mixture to it, and cow's milk by the year. Whole milk is best diluted in half with water:

5. Dairy products in the diet

Begin with the introduction of baby yogurt. After a couple of weeks, cottage cheese is also introduced, which you can make yourself or buy ready-made, only fresh and from a manufacturer of children's products. Then you can mix cottage cheese with kefir.

Dairy products can be given in the middle of the day. Yogurt can be given only natural, without fruits, dyes and flavors.

6. Fruits in the diet

After the fruit juice has been accepted by the child's body without problems, we proceed to fruit puree. At first it is mono puree, and after a couple of months they can already be mixed, only after the baby has successfully adapted to each of the fruits separately.

Bananas can be mashed with a fork, the rest of the fruit must be finely chopped until completely homogeneous. Even the smallest piece for a newborn is enough to choke or choke. Of course, the peel from the fruit must first be removed. Fruits with a peel are given to children after 3 years.

It is preferable to bake the fruit a little before mashing. This makes it easier to grind, and the load on the stomach will decrease.

7. Meat and fish

Start adding to your diet meat already possible from 6-7 months. You can take lean beef meat, then try chicken, turkey, rabbit meat. The meat must be boiled and chopped with a blender. If you use a meat grinder, you will have to grind the meat 2-3 times to eliminate small pieces:

Soups children need to be introduced in vegetable broth, meat is still heavy for the liver. Pieces in meat dishes (meatballs, meatballs) are acceptable after 8 months, and cutlets by the year. Of course, all this is boiled or steamed.

fish low-fat varieties are introduced from 8 months. You can grind boiled pieces of fish fillet and make meatballs out of them, or just give a small piece of boiled fish. Be sure to watch out for small bones. Fish is extremely useful for children, you can give it 2 times a week, replacing meat. Choose varieties such as hake, cod, sea bass.

A video about the rules for feeding a child by months can be viewed here:

A video lesson on complementary foods from Dr. Komarovsky is here:

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