Children, who for various reasons do not get milk, supplement them with mixtures. In this case, the lure should be started with liquid food and injected earlier than usual. It is absolutely necessary to introduce complementary foods, since a child who receives a mixture in addition to the breast may lack vitamins and trace elements, even if the baby food companies assure us of the opposite.
Mom can only decide when to feed the baby with mixed feeding , after consulting a pediatrician.
From what age do you introduce complementary feeding with mixed feeding?
On the question of when to start feeding a baby with mixed feeding, pediatricians from different countries and schools respond in different ways. Most experts believe that lure with mixed feeding is better to start as early as 3 - 3.5 months.
Start with fruit juices. The safest of them is the juice of green apples.
- On the first day, give a few drops after a day's feeding.
- In the first week of feeding, give no more than 1-2 spoons a day.
- By the end of the 2nd week the child should receive 50 ml.
- On the third week you can give pear or banana juice.
- Then gradually you can enter peach, apricot, plum.
After you have successfully introduced juices, you can start to add fruit or vegetable puree. It is introduced when the child is 5 - 6 months old. First, take apple puree or bananas. And if vegetable, then from zucchini and cauliflower.
Rules of introduction of complementary foods
The most important danger that parents can face when they begin to feed a baby breastfed on mixed feeding is an allergy. To avoid it, start with products that are recommended by pediatricians, enter a little. After each new type of food, pause to make sure everything is in order.
Another danger is the rejection of the breast. Some infants with mixed feeding, when they need to introduce complementary foods, suddenly stop taking breasts, demanding sweet juices instead. Do not go on about the child. Wait until he really gets hungry, breastfeed, and then give the lure. Health to your baby!