Do breast feeding and milk powder feeding have the same things to pay attention to?

As we all know, after the baby is born, because the stomach is very delicate, besides breast milk, the main food source is formula milk.

But as the baby grows older, he needs more nutrition. In order to promote his growth and development, exercise his oral ability and better adapt to the hardness of food, we need to add complementary food to the baby.

In the process of adding complementary food, some novice mothers will ask:

"How to add complementary food to your baby?"

"What should the baby eat for the first meal?"

"How old can the baby add complementary food?"

"Baby eat complementary food, inconvenience. Is it not digested? "

The above are the problems that often appear on the way to add complementary food. I also found that some mothers may not have enough breast milk when their babies are two or three months old. The baby doesn't like drinking milk powder, and his development is not up to standard. They will wonder if it is possible to add complementary food to the baby.

How to correctly add complementary food and precautions to the baby will be shared by the second-born mother. In view of this, today we will talk about those things that add complementary food in detail.

First, the time to add complementary food.

First of all, it must be clear that adding complementary food to your baby too early or too late will have a certain impact on your baby's development, including his learning to eat independently.

Here, I suggest that the baby fed with milk powder should be supplemented with complementary food in about 5 months; Breastfed babies should be supplemented after 6 months.

Except once, I also want to see if there is any signal that the baby wants to eat complementary food.

The so-called signal is whether the baby wants to eat or put food in his mouth when watching adults eat.

And pay attention when adding complementary food, only when the baby is in a good mood and there is no discomfort.

Second, add complementary food requirements.

This aspect was included in the previous training of baby nurses, and the requirements for adding complementary food can revolve around these four aspects.

1. From one kind of food to many kinds of food

When adding complementary food to your baby, you should only start with one kind, because you are not sure whether this food is suitable for your baby.

After three or four days, observe all aspects of the baby, whether it is allergic or not, and whether the defecation is normal. If there is no incompatibility, you can choose to add a second one.

2. Food from thin to thick

At the beginning, high-iron rice flour was the baby's main complementary food, because after breastfeeding for 6 months, the baby was prone to iron deficiency and needed to be supplemented with high-iron rice flour.

According to the choice of food from thin to thick, start with thinner and muddy food, that is, rice paste, vegetable paste and so on. When the baby is older, start adding some rotten noodles, meat sauce and so on. Then transition to porridge and soft rice.

3. The quantity of food is from less to more.

As we all know, when adding milk powder, add a small amount according to the baby's needs. The same is true for adding complementary food. At first, we added one or two spoonfuls of rice noodles to the back, increasing it to three or four spoonfuls.

You should know that eating too little can't keep up with your baby's development, and eating too much may lead to food accumulation, so add food from less to more.

Of course, we should also be careful not to overfeed and continue to feed the baby if we don't refuse.

4. There are good and bad foods.

For a 6-month-old baby, the intestinal development is not perfect. When making complementary food, it should be made according to the baby's age and gastrointestinal digestion ability.

Fine can be understood as single and delicate, just like adding rice paste, which is more delicate than ordinary rice flour and easier to be digested by the baby.

Roughness means that the food for the baby doesn't need to be mashed as before, but can be slightly chopped.

The reason why the food turns from fine to thick is that after the baby comes into contact with different soft and hard foods, it not only exercises the swallowing and chewing ability of the mouth, but also makes the stomach digest and absorb it better.

Third, supplement the precautions of complementary food.

1. At the stage when the mother adds complementary food to her baby, if she only eats one kind of food for a long time, the baby will be very picky about food in the future, and the nutritional intake in all aspects is insufficient, so the complementary food should be diversified.

2. Adding complementary food does not mean that babies can't drink milk or breast milk. For babies aged 6~ 12 months, their main source of nutrition is breast milk or formula milk, that is, they must reach a certain amount of milk every day, supplemented by complementary food.

Be sure to wash your hands and keep them clean when cooking complementary food. In addition, all kinds of cookers and containers should be disinfected. In particular, raw and cooked chopping boards must be separated to avoid bacterial infection.

4. If possible, it is recommended to use it as a complementary food when the baby is young and mash it with a cooking machine, which is more convenient for swallowing and absorption.

5. When adding complementary food to your baby, if your baby doesn't like it, don't be reluctant; If you are allergic, stop adding complementary food, go to the hospital for a serious examination, or wait until the baby is older.

6. It is not recommended to add salt, sugar or other seasonings within one year old, so as not to let the baby develop the habit of emphasizing taste and increase the burden on the kidneys.

You look around. Mom summed it up.

Adding complementary food to the baby can not only meet the baby's comprehensive nutritional needs, but also exercise the baby's development ability in all aspects, including fine movements and independent eating habits.

In addition, parents can also teach their babies to eat regularly and maintain a good dining environment. It is also important to praise the baby more.