How to feed a child in 3.5 months
How to feed a child in 3.5 months
In three and a half months your child can eat not only breast milk and an adapted milk formula, but also some other foods.
Instructions
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In the lure usually includes three groups of products,which in the future will replace the baby with breast milk or an adapted milk formula. These products are cereals, meat, fish, as well as fruit and vegetable purees. Usually, pediatricians are advised to start feeding a baby only when they reach the age of six months, but due to some circumstances, you can start to feed the lure in 3.5 months.
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Do not forget that every child requiresindividual approach because of the characteristics of your body. The first lure must be a puree made from vegetables. Fruit puree is also suitable for feeding your baby, but it is better to introduce it only after the child has become accustomed to vegetables. The fact is that after a sweet fruit a child can start to give up fresh food, which contains a lot of useful microelements and vitamins.
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First thing is to introduce as complementary foodsone-body puree, made from zucchini or other vegetable, which is the least likely to cause allergies. In addition, in 3.5 months you can give your child apple puree, made from yellow-green non-acidic fruit. Fruit juices can also enter the diet of your child. Please note that it is best to use juices that you cook at home, from the addition of sugar into the drink must be discarded. At 3.5 months, your child can drink pear, apple or pumpkin juice.
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If your baby suffers from underweight, a pediatriciancan advise you to introduce buckwheat, rice or corn porridge into the lure, since they do not contain gluten. Eating porridge should be gradually increasing. It is necessary to start with one teaspoon, increasing the dose daily. Pay attention to the fact that you should not overfeed your child, as this will have a bad effect on his body. Overfeeding threatens obesity, a decrease in the metabolic process, and slowing down the digestion of food. At 3.5 months, the baby should eat about one-sixth of the total body weight per day.
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Before you introduce complementary foods you need to rememberthe most important thing: you can give your child a new product only if the baby is healthy and well-behaved. To refuse from complementary food is necessary during crossings, acclimatization, in hot weather and after carrying out preventive vaccinations.
