What is the reason why the nine-month-old baby does not eat complementary food?

We know that when the baby reaches a certain age, we need to start preparing complementary foods for him so that his nutrition can keep up and it is more conducive to the baby's healthy development. However, many mothers will find that the baby is already nine months old and is still resistant to complementary foods. When this problem occurs, you need to understand why the baby resists complementary foods? Only in this way can you truly help yourself and find effective solutions.

The main reasons why babies refuse to eat complementary foods are:

1. Too much milk and not feeling hungry. Many young mothers have too much milk, which is too much for one baby to finish. Some milk-fed babies are fed a lot of milk and may eat a bag of milk powder in two to three days. Due to drinking too much milk, they are not hungry and cannot be fed complementary food.

2. Irregular feeding times and too many feedings. Many babies are fed as soon as they cry, especially those who have poor sleep and wake up easily at night. They feed many times at night. Due to excessive feedings, on the one hand, they are not hungry, and on the other hand, they develop a milk addiction and are not interested in complementary foods.

In order to make the baby accept complementary food well, the number of feedings should be gradually reduced after the baby is one month old, and regular feeding should be formed. Babies aged 2 to 3 months should be fed 7 times a day and night, babies aged 4 to 5 months should be fed 6 times a day and night, and babies aged 3 months should start to cultivate the habit of not feeding at night. For formula-fed babies, the amount of milk per day should not exceed 800 mg.

Complementary food addition

From April to May, start with a small amount of one type of complementary food. After the baby gets used to it, you can add vegetable puree, egg yolk, chicken or duck blood, fish, oil, etc. to the rice paste. Daily dosage: 1 tablespoon of rice paste, gradually increasing to 3-4 tablespoons; 1/4 egg yolk, gradually increasing to 1/2, or half a teaspoon of chicken or duck blood (fish), gradually increasing to 1 tablespoon; gradually increasing to 1 tablespoon; half a teaspoon of vegetable puree, gradually increasing to 1-2 tablespoons; Oil (salad oil, cooked vegetable oil, etc.) 1-2 grams (a 5 ml teaspoon is about 1/3 teaspoon). Usage: Feed the above amount in 2 times, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Breast milk (or cow's milk) should still be fed 5-6 times a day, and the amount should not be reduced. The baby should be fed breast milk first, and then complementary food (or formula milk).

The types of complementary food for May and June include soft porridge or soft noodles with vegetable puree, egg yolk, chicken or duck blood, fish, oil, etc. Daily dosage: a small bowl of porridge or noodles (a 150 ml bowl); 1 egg yolk or 1 tablespoon of chicken or duck blood (or fish); 2-4 tablespoons of vegetable puree; 3-5 grams of oil. Usage: Feed the above amount in 2 times, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Breast milk (or milk) 5 times a day, feed breast milk first, then complementary food.

Types of complementary food for July-September months: porridge or noodles with chopped vegetables, tofu, poultry puree, liver puree, whole eggs, fish, oil, etc. Daily dosage: 1-2 small bowls of porridge or noodles; 25-50 grams of liver puree (poultry puree, etc.), 1 or 1/2 egg. 25-50 grams of chopped vegetables; 5-10 grams of oil. Usage: Feed the above amount twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Breast milk (or cow's milk) should be reduced to 4 times a day. Children should also be given some biscuits, steamed bread slices, etc., 2-3 pieces a day to promote tooth development. If conditions permit, give one banana or apple every day.

The above are some of the reasons why babies don’t like to eat complementary foods, as well as the various issues that need to be paid attention to when adding complementary foods. I hope that after reading the above introduction, parents and friends can focus on preparing scientific and healthy complementary foods for their babies, which will help their healthy feeding.