Despite the fact that breast milk is the optimal food for the baby, containing all the vitamins and minerals necessary for the development, situations arise when babies are transferred to food with a mixture.
Artificial children require a special approach, especially when introducing complementary foods. So, pediatricians recommend such babies to introduce additional nutrition a little earlier than babies eating breast milk. 5-6 months is the optimal age in order to start feeding children on
artificial feeding. The earlier timing of administration is due to the fact that in such children the stomach is more adapted to food, and, accordingly, at the time of
introduction of complementary foods , all the necessary enzymes for its cleavage have already been developed. In addition, the mixture, despite the high degree of adaptability, does not contain all the vitamins that are found in breast milk. Therefore, the missing nutrients can be obtained from complementary foods.
Where to start?
The feeding of children on artificial feeding should start with mashed vegetables. Kashi pediatricians recommend children with underweight, while this is a rarity for children-artists. Unicomponent purees of vegetables with a soft color and taste - zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, are ideal. Following them, you can try carrots, pumpkins. A baby's feeding table is a very convenient thing. It allows you to note on which day which product was given to the baby, which is especially important in case of allergic reactions.
Basic Rules
The feeding of children on artificial feeding requires compliance with a number of rules:
- start with a few grams of one-component vegetable puree, gradually increasing the volume to a full serving;
- complementary foods should be offered before the mixture;
- introduce no more than one new product at a time;
- complementary foods should be given only with a spoon;
- when the amount of eaten reaches 100-150 grams, there is no need to feed the mixture;
- for the first feeding, it is first necessary to replace lunch feeding;
- the first feeding of children on artificial feeding should be homogeneous, mashed. So the baby will be easier to swallow. With the appearance of the first teeth, you can begin to give products of a less uniform consistency, with lumps, so that the child learns to chew.
After the introduction of vegetables, cereals can be offered. Gluten-free cereals - rice, corn, buckwheat - are great for the first feeding. After seven months, you can introduce cottage cheese, gradually bringing its consumption to 50 grams. In the same period, you can replenish the diet with yolk. Quail eggs are best for children. It is worth trying to give the yolk literally bit by bit, gradually bringing it to normal - no more than two yolks per week. Closer to a year, you can try protein. Closer to eight months, you can try to give meat. It is better to start with a low-fat rabbit or turkey. How
to feed a baby after a year? Cow's milk, legumes,
flour products, bright berries - gradually all this must be introduced into the diet of crumbs. The main thing is to do it gradually and monitor the quality of products.