Breast milk is the best single food can meet all nutritional needs for normal growth and development in the first months of life. That is why the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Fund for Children (UNICEF) to establish exclusive breastfeeding in infants over six months. This means, your child receives only breast milk without any additional food during that time. Research has shown, many of the benefits obtained breastfed babies. Nothing can replace mother's milk which is di'desain 'specially for babies. And do not forget, this process will promote breastfeeding in the viscosity and strong emotions between mother and baby.
After age 6 months, breast milk is only about 60-70% to meet the nutritional needs of infants. So, babies begin to need supplementary food ASI (MP-ASI). Giving first solid food should pay attention to the readiness of infants, among others, motor skills, taste and chewing skills, plus the acceptance of taste and smell. Hence, giving the first solid food should be done gradually. For example, to train the senses pengecapnya, give a flavor of milk porridge first and then try a multi-flavor.
Age 6-8 Months - Food creamed
As you begin giving your baby solid foods, do not give a barrage of different types of food in a short time. Give a few days break between each new food, so not too pushy child. You even have enough time to monitor if any problems arising associated with certain foods.
Also, let the baby decide how much food to swallow. For some types of food a day-in-your baby may seem to not eat too much. While other infants even seem very greedy. Do not be a headache. Just follow what he wants. What is important, you always monitor the growth of the process regularly.
How to begin? After age 6 months, your baby's first solid food is creamed foods, namely milk and fruit pulp. During the first two weeks, your baby is given two types of these foods. Creamed foods easily digested and quickly leaving little stomach. Creamed feeding was started in the form of thin and small amounts. Gradually, the food is thickened and the amount added.
Provision needs to be done gradually because until this age, most babies foods they know are breastfeeding (and he still needed until age 2 years). If he was pushed out of food or cover your mouth shut, do not force. Maybe she was not ready to eat solid food.
After the baby pulls through this with a good two weeks, you can give him soft food, namely rice filter team, a total of 1 times a day. Rice team should consist of carbohydrates, protein sources, and sources of growth regulators. What about fruit? Shall be presented by way of filtered and low-fiber fruit to begin with. For example, oranges, bananas, papayas, and avocados. Gradually, you should give him another fruit. The shift from food to soft foods creamed also needs to be done gradually. This means, you need to set the roughness texture. Initially, select a low-fiber vegetables, like carrots, tomatoes, spinach, and so forth. Afterward, you can give her broccoli and others.
Skills needed to eat from a spoon of its own. Could be, you should test for several times until the baby is actually used. At this age, most of the fulfillment of calories still come from breast milk. And the main objective to introduce solid foods in infants are taught how to eat a truly different and introducing a variety of flavors and texture of new foods. Most importantly, make the process learn about new foods so pleasant experience.
Importance of Variation
To introduce food to the baby, start with one type of food. Wait for at least four days before introducing another type of food. This grace period to make the baby more and more familiar with and able to accept new foods. Allergic reactions usually appear a few days after a new type of food is consumed. If certain types of allergic reaction, so you know exactly why.
Some experts believe it is important to begin introducing greens first, so the baby does not taste patterns 'termanjakan' with the sweet taste of fruits. Some experts no longer consider it only a myth. According to them, babies are born with likes sweet things. You can combine both these opinions, and see which ones best fit for your baby.
To be sure, combining different types of foods will make a baby does not get bored quickly, plus his appetite trigger the voter does not make food. Do not let him get used to eating it-that's all. He may lack the necessary nutrients.
Make As Routines
Meals-breakfast, lunch and dinner, should you apply it consistently. It's not without reason. Baby's digestive system needs to be trained to learn to accept, digest, and absorb the food at the times specified. For each time the meal, serve the food groups that exist in table 'baby feeding schedule'. Please note, if your child will give satiety signals. For example, sticking out her tongue or turns her head. So do not be afraid your child will eat to excess.
Starting Introducing Biscuits
You can already begin to give the baby biscuits as a snack between meals. Coordination between eye and hand is good enough, so he can bring his hands to his mouth. At the age of seven months, the average baby is able to eat their own cookies. Generally, the soft texture of a biscuit made easy mengemutnya babies, even teeth will help stimulate growth.
Nutrition is important for Ages 6-12 Months
At the age of 6-12 months, children have to follow the diet food pyramid. Makin onto fewer and fewer servings of food should be consumed by children. Following the order from bottom to top:
* The source of carbohydrates, namely bread, corn, rice, cereals, etc., consumed as much as 1-3 times / day @ a small bowl.
* Source regulator, yaknis consumed vegetables 1-2 times / day around 25-50 g of crude. The fruit is consumed as much as 1-2 times per day about 25-75 g.
* Sources of milk protein consumed as much as 2-3 times / day. Other proteins are consumed as much as 1-3 times / day. For instance, chicken (thigh below), eggs (1/2-1 grains), meat (half cut sedang/20 g), nuts (1-2 tablespoons), tofu (1 potong/50 g) , Tempe (1 potong/25 g) and fish (a piece sedang/20 g).
* If necessary, provide a source of fat in the form of oil as much as 1 / 2 teaspoon.
Important: Breast milk is the main source for carbohydrate, fat and protein.
Food Problems That Can Occur For Baby Age 6-8 Months: Food Allergies
Food allergy is a reaction that arises in the body after someone eating a particular food. This reaction is triggered by conditions on the person's immune system. If one of you or your partner have a history of food allergies, the risk is on the small increase to 20-30%. If you both are allergic, the risk to children rose again to 40-70%.
Signs that your child has food allergies, is if after you give him one kind of food, he showed the symptoms of, among others:
* A rash on the skin
* Diarrhea
* Vomiting
The emergence of allergy requires more than a one-time exposure to be sensitive to allergens. And if your child refuse one food, this does not necessarily mean he has allergies. Who knows he just did not want to eat alone.
Please note: Crying can also continuously be a sign of food allergies, although generally followed by a rash, diarrhea, or vomiting. Most food allergic children can finally overcome the allergy. So, you can introduce more food safely (first consulting with your pediatrician).
Feeding Schedule For The Small Age 6-8 Months 6-7 months
* ASI as desired or MP-ASI 150-180 ml 3-4 times a day
* One times one times porridge of milk + fruit + 1 times the rice strain the team
7-8 months
* ASI as desired or MP-ASI 180-210 ml 3-4 times a day
* One times one times porridge of milk + fruit + 2 times the rice strain the team
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