Feed the baby
The child begins his life relying on one type of food, namely milk. However, as the child reaches the fourth month of age, the mother begins to feel confused about which foods are most suitable for her child. The infant needs certain ingredients and quantities that are difficult to identify without returning to the specialist. Some countries during a mother’s review of mother and child care centers are aware of some foods or supplements that she should feed to her child.
Depending on their health and medical history, the child needs special types of nutrition. For example, preterm infants and PKU cases need special feeding programs that require intensive care.
Start feeding the baby
- You can start feeding your child when he or she appears to be ready to eat, and this is shown in his taste at the fourth month of age. Taste is important because it allows the transition from liquid food to solid food.
- You should start by providing solid foods before the liquid in small quantities, and gradually increase the amount until you reach the amount that can be a meal, which varies from child to child, and we note that the child must take milk alongside these foods, and usually the child’s age in this Stage four months to six months of age.
- The child may eat vegetables and fruits mashed with a spoon to accept the idea of swallowing, and the child of seven months to nine months is at the point of eating finger; that is, he can hold his food in his hand and eat, and at this stage the child can eat food home, and when he reaches the age of eight months and ten Months – the age of appearance of teeth – the child has the ability to eat more hard to develop his ability to chew.
- At the end of the first year, the child can eat food in general, he or she will be able to eat alone and develop swallowing and chewing ability. This is due to the development of the child’s nervous and digestive system, the appearance of teeth, and perhaps the completion of the child’s teeth.
- The mother should take care to reduce the use of spices and salt, add meals gradually and share the milk used to eat the child, diversify foods to gain a high taste, and enhance the ability to distinguish between different tastes, and try as much as possible to be fresh to benefit from Child without losing its benefits by cooling and repeat heating.