Optimal nutrition for the child in the first yearlife - breast milk. Such a simple truth confirms not only the WHO, but also the age-old experience, as well as the sensations of millions of mothers. However, sooner or later in the life of every crumb a moment comes when he will need to try a new food. There are many different methods of introducing products into the diet of the child, which plunge young parents into a state of chaos. How exactly should be carried out feeding children 6 months?
Rules for the introduction of products in the diet
The rules for introducing new products includea number of recommendations and limitations that will help parents to easily acquaint the child with new taste sensations. To begin with, a number of common taboos should be studied, which will make feeding of children of 6 months easier:
- Do not start taking new dishes in the hot season or extreme heat.
- Vaccinations, illnesses, ailments and complementary foods are not combined.
- Take your time, follow the "do no harm" rule! An immature digestive system cannot quickly perceive different foods.
- Do not introduce two or more products at the same time, the feed must be one-component.
- Do not force your child to any particular dish forcibly, better to offer an alternative solution that will suit the two sides.
The first dish, as a rule, try in the morningwatch to track the baby's reaction to it. For starters, you can give one try a teaspoon, the next day two, bringing the amount of product to a full portion. After the baby eats mashed potatoes or porridge, offer him a mixture or breast milk, the sequence of actions should be just that. Be sure to watch the baby's chair, at the first sign of constipation or frustration, adjust the diet.
How to understand that the time has come?
Complementary feeding of the child by months is considered the mostcorrect and adapted to the children's digestive system. We start with vegetables, then we introduce porridge, cottage cheese and yolk, as well as meat and bread. However, each baby is individual and develops on its own schedule. How to understand that the beloved child is ready to start eating new food? Please note that the child must demonstrate food interest, be able to keep his head upright and sit confidently, in case of reluctance he may refuse the proposed product. As a rule, all these conditions are met no earlier than six months. In some cases, according to the recommendations of the pediatrician, the introduction of products may be appointed later or earlier.
The first new dish
Complementary feeding of an infant 6 months shouldstart with vegetable dishes. The exceptions are cases of significant underweight of the baby, with this scenario, the doctor will certainly advise you to start exploring the world of new tastes with cereal.
Why are vegetables considered the best product?for starters prikorma? The fact is that they have a very positive effect on the digestive process, because they contain fiber and vitamins, and also have a texture that is easy for the stomach. Start feeding your kid with zucchini, cauliflower or broccoli. A little later, the daily menu can be supplemented with colored products, pumpkin or carrot, they are considered to be more allergenic, so they are introduced some time after the start of complementary foods.
You can purchase canned vegetables for your child.mashed potatoes, and you can make it yourself from fresh or frozen vegetables. Simply boil the product in water, and then bring it to a single state with a blender, grater or meat grinder. At first, salt or vegetable oil should not be added to such a dish.
Getting acquainted with porridge
The main task of porridge is nutrition.A rich dish will allow the child to gain the necessary weight quickly enough. However, you should approach the selection of porridge with the utmost care. So, the product chosen by you in the store should be one-component, that is, it should contain only one cereal, for example, buckwheat or rice. Please note that the package must contain a note about the absence of gluten, such a protein quite often provokes allergic reactions in young children. You should not choose porridge in the composition, which includes milk, yogurt or sugar, any additives will be appropriate only in a few months. In this way, the feeding of a child of 6 months begins, porridge is a very important component of them.
About cottage cheese and eggs
После того как первый прикорм ребенку 6 месяцев introduced, it is time to expand its nutritional interests. You can offer baby cottage cheese or chicken yolk. In the use of such products is extremely important to comply with the norm. So, you should not give your baby yolks more than once a day and twice a week, and cottage cheese is calculated according to the scheme - maximum 5 grams per kilogram of the child's weight. At first, this product should also not be given every day. An oversupply of such dishes can lead to serious health problems, the development of allergies, kidney damage.
We start eating meat
Proper feeding of a child of 6 months does not includemeat, it appears much later, after 60-90 days. This can be a rabbit, turkey or chicken, a little later lean beef or veal, the main thing is a minimum of fat. Meat should be present in the diet of the child every day, but in a certain dosage (about 3 - 5 grams per kilogram of infant weight). You can use minced meat or chop the fillets with a meat grinder, and special children's jars are suitable for feeding your baby. In no case, you should not cook meat broths, in modern pediatrics, they are under the strictest prohibition.
Approximate food scheme for a 6 months old child
So, we will repeat how the 6-month-old baby will have to look like. The menu for one day can be represented as follows:
- First breakfast: breast milk or adapted according to age, the mixture.
- Second breakfast: porridge (from one spoon to 200 gr.).
- Lunch: vegetable puree (from one spoon to 200 gr.).
- Lunch: breast milk or adapted according to age, the mixture.
- Dinner: breast milk or adapted according to age, the mixture.
- Second dinner: breast milk or adapted according to age, the mixture.
As you can see, the feeding of children 6 months is still pretty.monotonous, but in the very near future, your baby will be able to eat kefir, lactic acid mixtures, and subsequently fish (closer to 9 - 10 months). By the year in the diet of the child can add cheese, bread, crackers, milk, vegetable and butter.
Affordable sweet: fruits and juices
Complementary feeding for children of 6 months allows introductionfruits and juices, although this question is quite controversial for many specialists. It is known that such food supplements can not replace a full-fledged lunch, dinner or breakfast, but only serve as a kind of snack. In Soviet times, these products began to be introduced from the age of 3 months, however, the latest techniques in this field claim that this is not necessary. Having decided to sweeten the diet of the child, start with natural children's juices, at first they should be diluted with boiled water, in a ratio of 1 to 1. 20-25 days after the introduction of drinks, you can start apple or pear puree, they are considered the most hypoallergenic, but berries and exotic dishes should be postponed for last.
A couple of simple recipes
Now you know how to form a baby feeding of 6 months. Recipes for first courses for kids are pretty simple. We present the two most popular dishes:
- Fruit puree.Take one large green apple and rinse it thoroughly, then bake in the oven. From the finished fruit you need to remove the peel, and chop the flesh until smooth. It is not recommended to use fresh apples, they can provoke intestinal colic in an infant.
- Hearty vegetable puree.Boil 50 -100 grams cauliflower inflorescences and grind with a blender to the state of porridge. Dilute with 50 ml of the mixture in the required proportions and mix it with vegetable puree.
Implications of introducing early complementary foods for premature babies
Luring premature babies is associated with a largethe number of difficulties and is necessarily determined by the pediatrician on an individual basis; if necessary, it may well be postponed for several months. Remember, adult food in this case can lead to:
- allergies and diathesis;
- frequent belching;
- choking
Thoroughly studying baby foods for months notalways strive to strictly adhere to science. Remember, in many ways, the vision of a new food is determined by the individual characteristics of your child’s body. To instill in your child a craving for proper nutrition, do not forget to set a good example by your own behavior.
