Child growth in the sixth month
The sixth month is a quantum leap in the baby’s life, where he can roll and sit alone. He can stand with the help of a parent. His first teeth may appear. His digestive system develops so that he can receive and digest food efficiently. Making him able to pick up food and put it in his mouth.
Baby weight in the sixth month
It is expected that the weight of the child during the sixth month of age is twice the weight at birth, and may vary the amount of weight during the month of one child to another by sex and nature and quantity of nutrition received by the child, and weight at birth.
The normal weight of the child during the sixth month should be between 5.8 kg and 9.2 kg, and if the weight of the child is less described as being thin and below the average, and ask the mother in this case to increase the number of feeds provided to her child and focus more To feed him.
Feed the baby in the sixth month
Doctors and specialists advise mothers to wait until the beginning of the sixth month to start providing food to the child, preferably taking into account the following:
- Make the vegetables for the baby before the fruit, so do not get used to foods that taste sweet so do not crave other foods.
- Stir the vegetables before they are served or grilled, then mash them with the fork, or hit them in the electric mixer, so that the child can easily swallow them without being suffocated.
- Start by providing one type of vegetable for the child and continue for several days, then enter other types of vegetables to the child’s food list sequentially, to ensure that the child is not sensitive to any type of food that he is eating.
- Provide pre-boiled water to the child after each meal.
The pattern of feeding the child during the sixth month
Doctors advise mothers to provide different types of foods to the child in the following order:
- Cereals such as rice and oats.
- Yellow vegetables such as carrots, potatoes and sweet potatoes.
- Fruits such as apples, pears and bananas.
- Natural juices without sugar or honey.
Foods not allowed for the child during the sixth month
Foods to be avoided by the mother during this age are:
- Solid foods that may lead to suffocation of the baby.
- Canned and ready-made foods, because they contain sodium and sugar.
- Eggs and milk of cattle, because it is one of the most food types cause allergies, so prefer to delay delivery of the child until the year.
- Honey, because it contains the bacteria Clostridium, which may cause the weakening and relaxation of the child’s muscles.