Approximate terms of introduction of complementary foods
If the baby does not gain the required weight by 4 months,pediatricians advise starting to add porridge to his diet. The most useful porridges for the first feeding are rice, buckwheat, corn, oatmeal. The feeding is introduced slowly, starting with 1 teaspoon per day. The first porridges should be single-component. And only after the child has tried the new product and got used to it, you can begin to introduce the next type of porridge.
Vegetables and vegetables can be included in the menu of a 5-month-old childporridgePhoto: Getty There is no need to rush to add new components to the diet. The mother should make sure that the baby is not allergic to a specific type of porridge. And the introduction of other products should be postponed for a week or two. If the baby is gaining weight well, then the introduction of complementary foods can begin at 5 months. And in this case, vegetables are introduced into the baby's diet first. The best vegetables to start complementary feeding are zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli.
Menu of children on breastfeeding and on artificial feeding for a week
Thus, in addition to milk, the child’s dietor baby formula should contain vegetables and porridge if the baby has not gained weight well and began to receive complementary foods from 4 months. And his diet will look like this:
A child should eat about 200 ml at a time.food. And if the baby began to receive the first complementary food only at 5 months in the form of vegetable puree, then during the second feeding the baby should be given breast milk or baby formula instead of porridge. 5 months is the time to start getting to know new tastes. And for now, in addition to breast milk or formula, the baby's diet can only include porridge and vegetables. It is still too early to give him meat, fruits, cottage cheese. Having tried sweet fruits, the baby may refuse vegetables. And his body is not ready for meat and cottage cheese yet. New products should be introduced patiently, and do not force the child to eat something if he does not want it. Just continue to offer a vegetable or porridge in small quantities every day. Gradually, the baby will get used to the new taste. A varied diet will form the right taste habits in the child.
