Six-month-old babies can eat complementary food once a day. Generally, the time to add complementary food is in the morning, about 10 o'clock. At this time, it may be 2-3 hours before the baby drinks milk last time. The baby is also hungry, so he is not so repulsive to complementary food and is easy to eat complementary food.
At first, you don't need too much complementary food for your baby, just about one spoonful at a time, and then gradually increase it, but don't exceed three spoonfuls in six months. At this time, the complementary food for the baby is rice paste at first. After eating rice paste for a few days, the baby can accept it, so you can start to add vegetable paste in the rice paste and mix it with rice paste to form vegetable rice paste, then fish paste, meat paste, etc., step by step.
Because the baby's digestive ability is very limited, it is not recommended to add too much or too complicated food at one time when adding complementary food to him. This is not good for the baby, and it will be difficult for the baby to accept. Only one kind of food is the best for him, and it can also help the baby find out what food will be allergic.
Illustration of infant complementary feeding schedule and complementary feeding schedule.
Parents should also know the feeding schedule of complementary food when feeding their babies, because babies have to drink milk every day besides complementary food. At first, they mainly eat milk powder or breast milk, and then gradually increase the amount of complementary food. If you are not clear, you can look at the diagram of the supplementary food addition schedule and feed your baby at the right time.
1, when the baby is 6 months old, it belongs to the initial stage of adding complementary food, and the food eaten is also mushy, so it can be fed as needed every day. At first, one ton of complementary food is enough, and one spoon or two spoonfuls are selected each time. As the baby's acceptance of complementary food increases, you can choose to increase the number of complementary foods and the amount of complementary food.
2. After the baby is 7 or 8 months old, you can arrange complementary food twice or three times a day. The amount of complementary food per time is about half a bowl. The food you eat can transition from mushy to semi-solid, and the direction is thick porridge, rotten noodles, minced meat, tofu, egg custard, etc. You can start to give it to your baby.
3. When the baby 10 month old, you can choose to supplement food three times a day and add food once. The amount of supplementary food each time is about 80% in a bowl, and the foods you can eat are more abundant, such as steamed buns, steamed buns, soft rice, etc., and you can choose fruits, egg custard and so on for adding food.
4. After one month. Just have three meals a day at the same time as adults, and let the baby eat a bowl of food for each meal, and at the same time, you can add two meals between morning and afternoon.
How to add complementary food for four-month-old babies and how to arrange the schedule?
It is generally recommended that mothers can try to add complementary food to their babies after 4 months if they are in good health and have shown signs of being interested in food. How to add the complementary food for the four-month-old baby and how to arrange the timetable? Let's take a look at the mothers with me.
Four-month-old babies should still be mainly breast milk or formula milk powder, but if mothers start to prepare complementary food for their babies, fortified iron baby rice noodles are the first choice. At first, I added complementary food to my baby, mainly by trying, and I can eat one meal a day. Mothers can choose to try baby rice noodles between two meals of milk every morning.
Why did you choose in the morning? The main reason is that if the baby has any uncomfortable reaction after adding complementary food, then the mother can take the baby to the doctor in time at noon or afternoon. Therefore, when the baby adds a new complementary food, mothers can also choose to add it in the morning.
In addition, when you first add complementary food to your baby, you must start from a small amount, and then gradually increase the amount when your baby gets used to it.
How does the baby who just added complementary food eat every day?
Babies are different from adults, and their physical functions and various organs of the body are still in constant development and improvement, so parents must pay great attention to daily feeding. In addition to ensuring the amount of milk your baby needs every day, you must not delay adding complementary food, which is beneficial to your baby's health. So how should a baby who has just added complementary food eat it every day?
For babies, scientific feeding can promote their healthy growth. The amount of complementary food and the time of feeding complementary food are very important, which will determine the baby's digestion and absorption, especially for the baby who has just added complementary food, it is more cautious. The specific eating methods are as follows:
1, a small amount of food. Babies who have just come into contact with complementary food are fresh about complementary food, and most of them are willing to try different foods. However, it should be noted that because the baby has been drinking milk for a long time, it may be uncomfortable if he suddenly eats a large amount of complementary food, so it is recommended to eat a small amount at first, and at the same time, it is necessary to observe whether the baby adapts after eating complementary food.
2. Eat on time. When the baby is eating complementary food, he must pay attention to the time. You can't eat it immediately after drinking milk, and you can't drink milk immediately after eating it. It is suggested that it is best to add complementary food twice at 10 am and 3 pm.
3. Pay attention to the types of complementary foods. Many foods can be used as complementary foods, but parents must be careful to choose low-sensitivity recipes, including apples, carrots and millet porridge.
These skills are what every parent needs to master, which is beneficial to the baby.