How to add milk powder to breast milk? I met two mothers in succession this week. They mentioned that their babies refused to take formula milk powder and were particularly attached to breast milk. In fact, I think it is normal for babies to be attached to breast milk. Niu'er's mother herself breastfeeds, and the little Niu'er is also attached to breast milk when she is not weaned from breast milk. However, she does not reject formula milk powder and other foods.

From Niuer’s mother’s own experience, it is important to grasp two key points on how to allow breastfed babies to successfully accept formula milk powder and complementary foods.

First, try to enrich the variety of complementary foods for your baby. When adding complementary foods to your baby, start adding formula milk. Use formula milk as a complementary food, rather than a necessity to replace mother's breast milk. Let the baby adapt to the taste of formula milk first.

The period from 6 months to one year old is the baby’s sensitive feeding period. Babies are more willing to try and accept different foods, so you should try to familiarize your baby with various tastes. Even if you don't eat the taste you have tasted during this period, your baby will be able to accept it more smoothly when you encounter it again. Many babies who don't like to eat or drink milk powder are just because they missed this sensitive period, and it will be more difficult to make up for it later.

Note that some foods that are prone to allergies (such as mango, pineapple, crab, etc.) as well as salt and honey that can cause burden and harm to the baby's body are strictly prohibited for babies! ! !

So when should we start adding complementary foods? Many domestic parenting websites recommend starting at four months, and rice flour complementary food products on the British market are also written as April +, but we cannot be easily fooled by marketing strategies, and every baby is an independent individual. Take a look What does the NHS (British National Health Service) say:

When several signals appear, it means that your baby is ready. These signals appear around six months of age.

1. The baby can sit firmly with a little support, and his head is stable when sitting without shaking left or right.

2. The baby is very excited when seeing food, has certain eye-mouth-hand coordination ability, and can complete the series of actions of "looking at food-grabbing food-putting into mouth" alone.

3. Saliva secretion increases significantly; nipple or pacifier biting occurs frequently; always wanting to eat more milk.

As for what to add to the first food, the official recommendation is pure rice flour because pure rice flour is the least likely to cause allergies. Maybe some babies are very averse to rice noodles. Mothers should not force their babies to try another kind of food first. However, you must follow the following principles: from thin to thick, from fine to thick, from few to many, from single to multiple (many parenting websites have talked about these, Niuer’s mother will not go into details).

Second, let nature take its course and never force your baby to eat.

Babies from 6 months to one year old still mainly rely on breast milk. The so-called complementary food only plays a supporting role, allowing the baby to be exposed to different tastes and laying the foundation for not being partial to food in the future.

What should I do if my baby doesn’t like to eat certain foods? Don't force him, but the mother can give it to the baby once or twice a day. If he wants to eat, forget it. It is best to give it to the baby when he is hungry, so that he can accept it more easily. If the baby still doesn’t like to eat after giving it for ten days in a row, then stop eating this food for a while