Feed the baby
The baby’s first year of life is a period of great growth and development. The baby’s growth and development continues. The baby begins his life only with milk, breast milk or infant formula. Then he begins to eat solid foods slowly, and parents must know how to do it. The right choices and the right environment for the child to support his health, because changes and developments in the child also require changes in his diet.
The type of milk fed by a child and the age at which solid foods are introduced into the infant’s diet are the most important determinants of nutritional health. Breast milk is considered the best and most healthy option for the infant at the beginning of his life. In addition to breastfeeding, The mother is an excellent source of nutrients for the infant, as well as containing the compounds that protect the child. It is recommended to rely exclusively and exclusively on breast milk to feed the baby until the age of 6 months. Iron supplemented as an alternative to breast milk if forced.
A baby who relies on breast milk for the first few weeks of life needs 8 to 12 feeds a day, or every time a child cries for hunger. A baby who breastfeeds every two to three hours sleeps between his or her diets, Although the baby empties about half of breast milk during the first two to three minutes of breastfeeding, it is recommended to breastfeed for 10-15 minutes of each breast. At 4 weeks, the baby breastfeeds every 4 hours, while at 2 to 4 months, Child maturation allows the mother to stop breastfeeding at night, and the child’s stomach capacity rises from 10-20 milligrams per day Up to 200 milligrams per year, allowing the baby to get larger and less frequent meals.
Introduce solid foods into the baby’s diet
Children gradually develop the ability to chew, swallow and digest adult food. Proper food intake plays an important role in the growth and health of the child, while breastfeeding the baby even after the introduction of solid foods until at least the age of the year. This section will explain these points.
The date of eating the baby
In addition to breastmilk or formula milk, solid foods can be introduced into the baby’s diet when they are 4 to 6 months old. The appropriate age varies for each child depending on their growth and development and some indications of their willingness to start eating, such as showing a desire to eat Open the mouth and move forward towards food, and rid the child of the reaction that push the spoon out of his mouth, and the ability to sit in the children’s chair while keeping the head standing.
When you begin to feed your child, you have many ready-made options. Baby foods can be prepared at home, but you should be careful to choose fresh vegetables, fruits and meat. Make sure all utensils and utensils are clean and wash your hands well before you start preparing food. The minimum amount of water for washing and cooking food, keeping in mind that the amount of water used for cooking is sufficient to crush the food. The food must be cooked until it is soft without over-cooking so as not to lose its nutritional value significantly due to heat, For food, salt and sugar should be avoided. After preparing the food, it can be separated into the ice molds and kept after freezing in the freezer bags. The meal can be taken out to feed the child and to heat and heat the baby.
When you start feeding a baby, it is recommended that you enter one type of food, then wait for several days before introducing a new diet. If you have diarrhea, skin rash or vomiting after entering a new diet, you should stop feeding it and consult your doctor. Care should be taken to give the child adequate sources of iron, which is needed for him between 4-6 months because of exhaustion of his body and insufficient milk, even if breast milk fed iron or milk mother, and give the pills ready-made children with iron quantities good It is possible to add a source of vitamin C to these grains to improve its absorption, and be careful to feed them meat or alternatives, such as legumes once they reach a suitable stage to accept them.
As for the sources of vitamin C, vegetables and fruits are given this vitamin in good quantities, and some suggest to start vegetables before the fruit so that the child is not accustomed to the sweet taste of fruit and then reject the vegetables, although others believe that children prefer sweet taste regardless of the order of introduction His diet, and that this hypothesis has no scientific research to support it.
Appropriate foods at age 4-6 months
In this period, children can be fed with iron-fortified cereals mixed with breast milk, infant formula or water, and vegetables and mashed fruits can be started.
Appropriate foods aged 6-8 months
At this stage, you can start serving less fruit and vegetables, and you can start with the fruit juices softened and un-sweetened from the cup, taking care not to exceed the amount of juice consumed by the child a small amount so as not to occupy the place of other foods that give calories and nutrients needed by Child.
Appropriate foods aged 8-10 months
At this stage you can start feeding the child bread, cereal in the table, yogurt, and cut vegetables and soft fruits cooked in the table, and can also gradually introduce meat, chicken, fish, eggs, cheese and mashed beans cut and chopped well.
Foods suitable for ages 10-12 months
At this stage, bread and cereals from the table should be included in addition to cereals for children, fruits, soft or cooked vegetables, meat, poultry, chopped or cut fish into very small pieces, and mashed beans.
Appropriate foods at the age of one year
At one year, full-fat bovine milk can be relied upon as a major source of the majority of the nutrients the child needs. A child can have two to three cups of bovine milk a day. Eating more can take the place of iron sources in the baby’s nutrition. It can cause milk-related anemia. The child should also be fed meat, iron-fortified cereals, fortified bread or whole-grain bread, vegetables and fruits, while diversifying, and the child should drink the cup at this stage.
Foods that should be removed from the baby diet
High-content foods with concentrated sugars, which also include sweets for babies, should be avoided. These foods are given empty empty calories, which do not give the child nutritious nutrients that can cause obesity. Sorbitol can cause diarrhea. Canned vegetables are also unsuitable for children because of their high sodium content, and infant feeding should also avoid honey and corn syrup to avoid the risk of botulism.
You should also avoid giving children any foods they can not chew and swallow safely, which can put the child at risk of suffocation, such as uncooked carrots, cherries, chewing gum, hard candy or gelatin, marchamelo, sausage slices, nuts, peanut butter, popcorn, Celery, uncooked celery, whole legumes, and whole grapes.