In fact, after the first few days of feeding, Ibegan to doubt that it was so wonderful. Sometimes the daughter did not even open her mouth, pushed the spoon away with her hands, and everything around was in vegetable purée. But in any case, this is a new stage. The baby starts eating from the spoon!
A photo: Olga Eremina A child must learn to absorb liquid and solid food separately. It helps to develop fine motor skills, coordination, taste buds, and later chewing movements. In addition, when a baby eats with a spoon, it helps to form the right bite.
When to start?
The introduction of complementary foods at 4 months is considered normal.babies who are bottle-fed, and at 6 months for babies who are breastfed. An earlier start of feeding is undesirable. This is due to the immaturity of the intestinal wall, possible deterioration of breastfeeding, negative effects on the kidneys, the immune system and the risk of allergies. I chose the main criteria for myself:
- breastfeeding is already established, and with it there are no difficulties;
- baby can sit in a highchaireven if not quite upright (for me it was important to feed in a high chair, because if you just put your daughter on your knees, she constantly turned around, as a result, more food flew past than was eaten);
- the child shows interest in food, with pleasure looks how adults eat, stretches handles to products and plates.
And what about drinks for the baby?
Since the beginning of the introduction of complementary foods, we began to offerbaby water. This is especially important in the hot season. Prior to this, breast milk completely covered the need for a liquid. But remember that drinking before eating can reduce the baby’s appetite. The best drink for a child is water. If the crumb does not drink it at all, you can boil compote or offer a decoction of prunes, rosehips, chamomile tea for children. It’s better to teach your child to drink from a drinking bowl or glass as early as possible, and not to give water from a bottle. a drinking pot, but she refused time after time. And after that we just took off the lid of the drinking pot and offered to drink immediately from the cup. It was most convenient to train in this process while swimming, as at first water was often spilled. But gradually my daughter understood how to drink, and now she does it with pleasure as an adult. Of course, you have to hold the glass, as long as the baby can immediately turn all the water on herself, but she has already learned the principle.
