How many months is it good to add complementary food to babies?

I believe that what worries many mothers the most is the issue of adding complementary food to their babies. Due to the baby's weak digestive ability, they dare not add complementary food to their babies easily. Moreover, many mothers are not sure at which months the baby should add complementary food. Now I would like to share my experience in feeding my baby, and I hope my sharing can help mothers.

As the baby grows older, after 4 months, breast milk can no longer fully meet his nutritional needs. At this time, parents can consider adding complementary foods to their children, but adding complementary foods will be a difficult problem for all mothers. Babies often have difficulty adapting to a new food, and their digestion and absorption functions are not yet mature, so they are prone to gastrointestinal dysfunction. Therefore, adding complementary foods must follow certain principles:

1. The amount added should be from small to large;

2. Food should be changed from thin to thick, from fine to coarse, from liquid to semi-liquid and then to solid food;

3. When adding new types of food, you should wait until the child gets used to one before adding another. If adding a new food is not successful the first time, you should not assume that the child does not like it or is not used to it. You can try again later. You should be patient when feeding and not force the child. Each time new food is added, close attention should be paid to its digestion. If stomach insufficiency, vomiting, abnormal bowel movements or other conditions are found, this complementary food should be stopped. When gastrointestinal function returns to normal, start feeding again from the original amount or in a smaller amount. If your child is sick, do not add new complementary food for the time being;

4. Flexibly master the types and quantities of complementary foods: When feeding, appropriate adjustments should be made based on the characteristics of your child. Objective indicators for judging whether feeding is appropriate are: the baby does not cry after eating, sleeps well, digests stool, and has satisfactory weight gain.

What should you pay attention to when adding complementary foods?

Dairy products are the main food for babies, but as the baby's body grows gradually, complementary foods should be added in time. The digestive tract of infants is delicate and weak. If excessive complementary food is added without considering the child's age and actual needs, or if the infant is allowed to eat as usual when he or she is sick, it will cause indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea in the infant. Therefore, you must be very careful when adding complementary foods and not do it arbitrarily.

Mothers must pay attention to the issue of when to add complementary food to the baby and what kind of complementary food to add. The baby's diet during the developmental period is very critical. According to the different physiques of babies, you can also consult an infant doctor. You also need to pay attention to the baby's personal hygiene in daily life. I hope that my experience summary can really help mothers. I wish you and your baby good health.