What you need to know about the feeding schedule for artificial feeding
If there are special cases - anemia, low weight gain or developmental delays, then start complementary feeding at 4 months.
The feeding schedule for artificial feeding is selected individually Photo: Getty To determine the required volume of food, use the calculation:
- from 4 months to half a year - 1/7 of the child's weight;
- from 6 months to 1 year - 1/8 of weight.
Introduce additional food with 0.5 tsp.puree and 5 ml of juice. Give juice after the main feeding, and puree and porridge before. The scheme should be discussed with the local pediatrician - he knows the peculiarities of the baby's development and will select the right nutrition.
Scheme for introducing complementary foods when bottle feeding
Let's look at the baby's menu by month. In the mornings, feed the main mixture, regardless of the baby's age. 4-5 months:
- multicomponent puree from vegetables and fruits or porridge without milk;
- normal feeding mixture.
5-6 months:
- porridge - 200 ml;
- vegetable and fruit puree (200 ml).
6-9 months:
- during the day - porridge, mashed potatoes, yolk, cottage cheese;
- in the evening - a mixture.
Starting from 9 months, feed adult food all day long. Introduce 1 product per week. Features of introducing complementary foods:
- introduce new food if the baby is healthy;
- do not start feeding in the period of teething or immediately after vaccination;
- one new product at a time;
- start with apple juice - it does not cause allergies;
- increase the amount of food gradually;
- for breakfast and dinner, feed the mixture;
- water, let's just boiled.
Introduce a new ingredient only whenthe baby's stomach will get used to the previous one. The scheme is simple - start feeding with vegetable puree - the baby will not have problems with the intestines, the weight will normalize. First, prepare it from 1 ingredient - zucchini or cauliflower. If the child refuses to eat it, after a few days offer him puree from other products - potatoes, broccoli. Give 1 teaspoon, gradually increasing the dose. If there is no negative reaction, introduce new vegetables - carrots, pumpkin. After vegetables, introduce porridge - this is the next stage of feeding. Prepare them on the main mixture that the child ate. Cook the first porridge from buckwheat. The dose is the same - 1 teaspoon. After a week, try other types of porridge. The next step is juices and puree from the store. Then comes meat (beef, rabbit, chicken), lean fish, yolk. The first feeding is important for the baby. Take your time, introduce your baby to adult food gradually. Don't force the product on him if he refuses it.See also:
