My first summer is such a wonderful time! The sun is shining, and my mother and I walk on the street all day, and it’s so interesting and fun there! And my mother says that I'm already big, and it's time for me to introduce complementary foods. What it is? I don’t know yet, but my mother says that I’m very lucky, because it’s summer now and you can eat delicious fresh vegetables and fruits... If your baby is already half a year old, it’s time to start complementary foods.

Summer is a wonderful season: an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits, and mothers, of course, try to feed their babies with them. However, it often happens that you want the best, but it turns out, as always. Mom fed fresh vegetables, and the child has diarrhea or allergies, don’t understand why... How to introduce summer complementary foods so that it benefits the baby? We have collected the most frequently asked questions by mothers and asked them to pediatrician Natalia Geiko.

As they say, dashing trouble is the beginning, so the question - where to start complementary foods - comes first.. First of all, add vegetable puree (zucchini, pumpkin, potato, cabbage or squash). The consistency of the puree should be thick so that it does not drain from the spoon.. A little later, after 5-7 days, you can enter porridge. If the baby is behind in weight, then vice versa: first - cereals, later - vegetable puree. So the child will quickly gain the desired weight. At 7-8 months, fermented milk products will go, after 8 - soups, and at 9 - meat.

Is it necessary to start strictly at 6 months, or is this age conditional, and plus or minus a month, two back and forth do not play a role? Age is very important. It is worth introducing complementary foods earlier if the baby is an artificial. For children who eat formula milk, complementary foods are recommended from 5 months.. If the baby is breastfed? exactly at 6 months. Delayed feeding for 1-2 months threatens with disturbances in the work of the gastrointestinal tract. You can only wait a few days if the child is sick.

What should be the portion of complementary foods? Half a teaspoon will suffice to start.. If the baby feels well, then every day the portion should be slightly increased..

What to give first, complementary foods or breastfeeding? First, complementary foods, then breasts, because when the baby is full, he will not want to try another, unusual food for him.

Is there a difference in what half of the day to give complementary foods? It is better to give complementary foods in the morning in order to be able to observe the reaction of the child's body to the food novelty during the day..

Do you need jars if organic fruits and vegetables have grown in the country Pediatricians recommend feeding children up to 8 months exactly mashed potatoes. In the summer, in the heat, when food spoils very quickly, jar food is the safest for babies, especially if mom and baby are away from home.. It should be remembered that an open jar can be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than 1 day.. If the baby ate directly from it, and not from a plate, then the jar cannot be stored.. Food from jars is a guarantee that it does not contain dangerous bacteria, nitrates and other chemical elements that can be found in fresh vegetables and fruits.. Even if they grew in your own garden, you cannot test them for the content of hazardous components.. And since the environment is now heavily polluted, the risk of getting a dose of nitrates is quite high.

How to avoid poisoning? To protect your child from food poisoning, you need to monitor his nutrition and hygiene.. If you switched to homemade puree, then remember that you can only give your child freshly prepared. Homemade food that was in the refrigerator and was warmed up should not be given to the baby.. Since dirty hands become the cause of many diseases, wash them as often as possible for yourself and your child.. You should always have baby wipes on hand to wipe the baby's hands at a time when they cannot be washed.. Great Choice – Helen Harper Baby.

These wipes with chamomile extract gently cleanse baby's skin, so you can use them constantly..

Summer complementary foods should not differ significantly from winter ones, because the baby is still adapting to new food, so mothers should pay more attention to food safety, and not try to saturate the baby's body with summer vitamins. Everything is good in moderation - this is the golden rule of complementary foods and the whole system of proper nutrition. Well, Mom, get out, probably, a tasty jar, we will start feeding....

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