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How to introduce solid foods to the child — table feeding children under one year by month

Before any mother sooner or later the question arises: how to introduce solid foods. Some are based on my grandmother's old advice, others try to find the answer in the network, and others looking for information from specialists. However, not all the recommendations are true. Some of them can be not only wrong, but dangerous.

For example, most pediatricians giving advice to mothers based on the old tables and diagrams designed in the Soviet era, for reasons of economy. The same can be said about "grandma"advice. Incorrect introduction of complementary feeding may lead to unpredictable results.

Even more dangerous to seek advice on the Internet. Online reprinted many articles of the most various, often questionable content. To separate the"wheat from the chaff" you have to have pretty extensive medical knowledge.

This article is designed to create conscious mother holistic and true picture of the introduction of complementary foods.

The content of the article:


When it is possible and necessary to introduce solid foods to infants?

Many mothers introduce solid foods to a child too early. In this matter they are based on the advice of the compassionate grandmothers. Older relatives are advised to start solid foods as early as possible, as soon as the baby was 3 months old. Indeed, a few decades ago practiced early weaning, however, the time moves forward. According to the results of medical research old practice was revised more than once.

According to studies, baby feeding should be administered no earlier than six months he will be. But the question in this case, the breastfed children. Iskusstvennym introduction of complementary foods permissible in 5 months. But it's better to stick with the same scheme and introduce complementary foods at 6 months. Otherwise, you may develop allergic reactions and weight problemshealth in older age.

Why not introduce solid foods before?

To introduce solid foods before the child reaches six months, is futile at best. At worst it can be dangerous. The fact is that up to six months the digestive and endocrine system of the child still too weak. Even if you introduce a new kind of food in the diet of the child, his body is simply not able to cope with it. This creates excessive burden on the gastrointestinal tract, which is fraught with problems in the future and active gas (colic).

Should not be mistaken in regard to the small amounts of food, enough only one or two teaspoons to provide the digestive tract an enormous load. Therefore, with the introduction of complementary foods hurry in any case impossible as long as the digestive tract and enzyme system will not be enough "adult". Iskusstvennyi since the early days of collision with cow's milk, so their enzyme system "grows" much faster. If necessary, the complementary foods these children can enter a month earlier than babies breastfed.

There is a main rule for the introduction of new foods into the diet. To start entering every new product should be with minimum quantity of 5 grams (teaspoon). Each day should be increased by 5-10, then 20-40 grams and so until then while the number of new food reaches 100-150 grams. The whole process of introducing a new product in the diet should last 1 week (every day the amount of food increases).


Table feeding the child breast-fed and artificial

The age of the child

Recommended products for the introduction of complementary foods

6 months

Vegetables red: zucchini, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, pumpkin, cauliflower

7 months

Oatmeal in the water of the following cereals: rice, buckwheat, corn. To cook porridge with milk is impossible.

8 months

Lean meats: lamb, Turkey, chicken, rabbit, beef or veal. In addition, it is permissible to eat egg yolk, boiled potatoes.

9 months

Dairy products: low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt.

10 months

Fruits (not red): Apple (green), plum, pear.


What and how is entered as feeding the child in 6 months

There are several important rules and principles of complementary feeding:

  • Solid foods should be introduced strictly by months, each new product is introduced to your month.
  • Every new month introduces only a single new product.
  • First as complementary foods are introduced non-allergenic vegetables juices because they are much easier to digest then pureed. If the child has a shortage of body weight — can make an exception and the first to introduce porridge, and then vegetables.
  • Should not be given vegetable and fruit puree for Breakfast. They should give your child at lunch.

Vegetables it is best to introduce solid foods in the following order:

  • Zucchini.
  • Cauliflower.
  • Broccoli.
  • Pumpkin.
  • Carrots.

The first introduced those vegetables that have the lowest allergic potential. The pumpkin and carrot in a child may be allergic, so they should be enter last. Carrot contributes to the increased release of bile into the blood and, therefore, to avoid this — the carrots should not be given as a standalone product separate from other vegetables. Best to feed the baby carrot in combination with other vegetables and 2-3 times during the week.

In the early stages of feeding, all mash should be homogeneous and single-component. This will help to eliminate the immune reaction to one or another kind of vegetable. When it becomes clear that the child has no allergies to introduce veggies, you can prepare the vegetable mixture. It is important to remember that each new product offered to a hungry child.

Important elements of the introduction of complementary foods is the method of preparation of the product. Vegetable and fruit puree is quite possible to cook at home, no complications. Moreover, prepared with his own hands purees have the advantage over store-bought since exactly known for their natural composition.

Vegetables are cleaned from the skin, seeds removed. Then they should be thoroughly washed in running water. Vegetables should be cut and placed in a pot or steamer. The preferred method of cooking is steam. This keeps most of the nutrients. At the end of cooking, the vegetables are crushed with a blender tothe condition of slurry. To mash, to pulp add water or vegetable broth.

Add liquid as necessary until the consistency of mashed potatoes does not become liquid, like fat milk or yogurt. When the children are older, the consistency can be changed to more dense. In any case, you can't add salt, sugar, spices. It should be borne in mind. The puree should be fresh and not store it.

A little more about the procedure of introducing a new product in the diet (for example vegetables):

  • Day # 1. In the afternoon 5 grams squash puree (about 1 tsp). To Supplement breast milk or formula (if not breastfeeding).
  • Day # 2. 10 grams of squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Day # 3. 20 grams of squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Day # 4. 40 grams of squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Day # 5. 80 grams of squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Day # 6. 120 grams of squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Day # 7. 150 grams squash puree. Then to finish feeding the child breast milk or formula if not breastfeeding.
  • Then in the second week introduced another vegetable, the cauliflower in the same way as the zucchini. The above-described principle of introduction of complementary foods suitable for any product (excluding those cases where the article explicitly specifies a different procedure).

    If the child does not eats the total offered food — it means he need a smaller amount. Overfeed baby and it's fraught with the development of bad eating habits (it is known that they are formed just in the first year of life).

    What to give in 7 months?

    In the next stage of introduction of complementary foods the child should be given porridge made from non-allergenic cereals. Porridge cooked exclusively on water as the glutenand milk to the body of a child a huge burden. No milk except baby should not receive up to a year (either goat or cow). Milk has a negative effect on the mucous membranes of the gastrointestinal tract, increase the intensity and frequency of colic, the risk of bleeding. If the baby refuses to eat cereal without milk is allowable to add a little breast milk or artificial mixture (depending on the type of feeding).

    Up to year of life the child needs to eat foods only gluten-free cereal. Eating gluten increases the risk of developing severe disease of the small intestine — celiac disease. Just corn, rice and buckwheat cereals contain gluten.

    Porridge to cook for themselves, but the best solution would be to buy ready dry porridges in the store. Many mothers are suspicious to purchase baby food, in particular cereals, but their fears were groundless. It's all the same porridge, past primary processing: cereals are crushed, boiled and dried. To prepare such a mess just add water. In the manufacturing process no chemical additives are not used.

    The introduction of cereals in the diet of the child is the same pattern which is indicated above.

    With the introduction of complementary food gruels from cereals it is important to closely monitor the overall health status of the child. Informative signs are: colic, change in the character and frequency of stools, symptoms of allergic reactions. Unpleasant symptoms may occur not in the first day, and subsequently, with increasing consumption of the new product. The amount of cereal you need to increase carefully and gradually. Different types of cereals can not be mixed.


    Solid foods at 8 months

    8 months baby's diet becomes more diverse. In 8-month age in the diet administered:

    • Egg yolk. You can use egg yolk or quail. Preferable quail egg yolk, because it is less allergenic. Give the yolk should be 2 times a week. The first time the amount should not exceed a few grains. For the second time — half (quail) and quarters (chicken) eggs. Then given a half quail or chicken egg yolk. The yolk should give for Breakfast. Forgive just mash the yolk and add it to porridge or milk.
    • Potatoes. Potato has high allergenicity, and therefore it is administered in the least. Schemethe introduction of the potato in complementary foods is similar to that outlined above, however, by the end of the week the volume of potatoes should be not 150, but only 50 grams. Respectively, and a daily increasing number of new product should be much lower (you can calculate yourself, starting with 5 grams the first day).
    • Meat. The first types of meat that you can give a child, should be the rabbit and the Turkey. They are the least allergenic. Then you can enter in the diet of veal. When your baby is about 9 months — allowed the introduction of lamb, beef, chicken. From fatty meats such as pork, should be abandoned until the child become older (a year and a half). Meat is introduced as follows. Give him, starting with the number 5 grams with vegetables for lunch. The quantity of the product shall be not more than 50 grams a day. By 12 months you can give about 100 grams of meat. Meat should be in the form of puree. It may happen that a child refuses to eat meat sauce in its pure form. In this case, it should be mixed with vegetables.

    For those who want to cook meat sauce for yourself — convenient way of cooking. Mince without additives prepared from meat, then form balls-meatballs. Meatballs boiled in boiling water (for 4-5 minutes), then freeze. If necessary, meat balls thawed and boiled for a couple with vegetables. Vegetables and meat are crushed in a blender.


    9 months — it's time to acquaint the child with dairy products

    The basic rules of complementary feeding at 9 months:

    • Dairy products should be introduced to solid foods very slowly. As slow as possible. First introduced in the diet of curd. It is not necessary to give the child cottage cheese which is sold in stores, like the curd mass, granular curds, etc. the Cheese should be special, without additives, sugar and fruit. For the first time give 5 grams (1 tsp). Every day the number increase by 1 teaspoon until the final number will be 30 grams. Coming year, you can give 50 grams a day.
    • The best time for feeding fermented milk products is in the evening, 1-2 hours before dinner. Yogurt is introduced in the diet in small amounts, 1-2 teaspoons. It is important to note, yogurt also needs to be a child. The final volume on the seventh day must be 100-150 ml. To the onset of the year you can give up to 200 ml of yogurt (if the child thing). Yogurt— not the most beloved by children the product. However, it is not necessary to add in yogurt sugar. It is better to try to introduce it into the diet a little later in a few weeks, a month. It does not matter if the child won't drink the kefir. The development is notimpact.

    10 months is a time of desserts

    To attack 10 months baby you can give fruits. Of course, overly zealous not worth it. Preference should be given to fruit growing in the region where the child was born. Tropical and other exotic fruits in this period is better not to give. The optimal choice — pears, prunes, apples (all pureed). A little later, you can give the child the crushed fruit. The first day amount of fruit should be 1 tsp or a small piece.

    Fruit can be given between meals, as a snack. The final number on the 7-th day — 100 grams.

    Some people might not understand why fruits in the diet are so late? They are also rich in essential nutrients. This is true. However, the child receives all the necessary vitamins and other substances with mother's milk or artificial mixture. Therefore, to introduce the fruits used as a source of vitamins is pointless. Moreover, in an earlier age vitamins from fruit absorbed by the body of the child will not. The main thing lacking child under one year of age for normal growth and development, fats and carbohydrates. However fruits in addition to use can greatly harm. Almost all fruits contain organic acids, which significantly irritate the stomach and intestines. So choose the fruit wisely. For the same reason, in any case should not give the child fruit juices bought in the store. At its core, is a concentrate of fruit acids. It is clear that any benefit from such acid "cocktail" a child receives.

    Speaking of drinks, from the age of 7 months old you can give tea (herbal), and at a later age (about 10 months after the child prefers fruit) — compotes from fruit.


    The baby does not eat solid foods, constipation, diarrhea, allergies, the typical problem of introduction of complementary foods

    In some cases, after the introduction of a particular type of product may have unpleasant consequences: digestive problems, allergies , etc. In this case, it is urgent to cancel the product that caused such a reaction. Re-enter the product to be not earlier than 1-2 months.

    If the child is not eating solid foods, it is not necessary to make or prepare the product as something different, making it tastier. Better to abandon the attempt and offer the product again after 1-2 weeks.

    About canned food. Debate about which is better, canned food orprepared with his own hands useless. True, and more.

    However, giving preference to canned food, you should keep in mind several points:

    • You should not believe the labels, on the timing of product introductions and shelf life. It's marketing, nothing more. Therefore, you need to adhere to recommendations for the introduction of complementary foods and choose a product made as early as possible (the most recent).
    • The product must be fresh. You cannot feed a baby expired food.
    • The components should be at least. Of course, artificial additives is unacceptable.

    What should not be given to than wrongly love to feed babies:

    • Milk (cow, goat).
    • Fruit juices. They in the diet may not be present. No benefit from them, and harm is possible.
    • Exotic and tropical fruits.
    • Semolina and cereals with gluten.
    • Sweets (cookies, candy, sugar in particular).
    • The vegetables are fresh. They are difficult to digest by the body of the child.

    What should be remembered about the mom feeding the babies:

    • Be sure to follow the recommendations for introduction of complementary foods.
    • The introduction of solid foods to a year — no nutrition and only familiarity with new products.
    • New products introduced no more than 1 time per week (1 week — 1 product).
    • Several kinds of products can not enter.
    • Introduction of complementary foods is not a joke. Approach it responsibly and without experiments. It affects the health and development of the child.
    • Spices, including salt and sugar cannot be added.
    • After the introduction of complementary foods child can dopisivati water.
    • To introduce solid foods at 3 months early. It should be borne in mind.
    • If the child does not eat solid foods — there is nothing to worry. Should try later.