Norms for the introduction of complementary foods during breastfeeding. What not to give to children under one year of age

Breastfeeding is the main menu of the child in the first year of life. Mother's milk contains all the necessary vitamins, useful substances for the full functioning of the newborn's immune system, protection against infections, viruses, for normal development and growth of the baby. But the child grows, so the food must meet his needs.

Gradually, it is necessary to accustom the baby to the food that adults eat, and begin to introduce the first complementary foods during breastfeeding. What is the principle of proper feeding of a child, what foods should be included in the diet very first?

When to introduce complementary foods to the baby?

For the first six months, the baby feeds exclusively on mother's milk, it contains everything necessary for the growth of the newborn. Every month the baby grows, the needs also increase, the baby sucks more and more milk. The work of the baby's digestive system is adjusted, it is ready to perceive new products, it needs further training to assimilate more and more adult food.

Experienced pediatricians are allowed to feed six-month-old babies. Other experts delay the start of complementary foods until 7-8 months. Each baby is individual, the timing of the introduction of new food is different for each. There are basic criteria that suggest a child's readiness to accept new products:

1. Breast milk is no longer enough to fully saturate the baby.
2. The body weight of the baby has doubled from the weight of the newborn. If the baby was born prematurely, the weight should increase by 3 times by the start of complementary foods.
3. The child independently lingers in a sitting position.
4. The kid is interested in adult food, tries it, after that he does not feel discomfort.
5. The child stopped pushing out objects with his tongue.

Babies will not immediately meet all the criteria. Mom will independently determine the readiness of her child to accept new food. You should not start complementary foods when the child is sick, experiencing any stress.

The addition of complementary foods activates the work of the gastrointestinal tract, increases intestinal motility, and adapts the stomach to adult food. Also, the baby learns to chew food.

Attention! It is advised to add complementary foods to infants from 6-8 months, artificers are allowed earlier.

Why should complementary foods not be introduced early?

The introduction of complementary foods to an infant before six months of age is not recommended, it can even harm. Up to 6 months, the digestive tract of an infant is able to perceive, digest only mother's milk. The child is not yet able to assimilate other foods, the digestive system does not produce the necessary enzymes involved in the digestion of new foods.

Even a harmless vegetable diet will put an extra burden on an unprepared baby's stomach. There are special tables showing consistent feeding habits, taking into account the age of the child, weight, method of feeding up to 6 months.

The first complementary food supplements the main menu of the baby with proteins, carbohydrates that help the child grow and develop. But it must be introduced in a timely manner. Changing the diet requires careful monitoring of the pediatrician, he will examine the baby, give appropriate recommendations.

Modern table of introduction of complementary foods according to WHO according to the age of the baby up to a year

Complementary food table for the health system.

First meal plan

A certain scheme will help to competently organize the first complementary foods. The complementary feeding scheme is developed by competent specialists, aimed at a balanced diet for a baby up to a year old:

1. Having reached the age of six months, the baby tries one kind of vegetable. Well suited zucchini, pumpkin puree, broccoli. The volume of the first feeding is at first ½ teaspoon, gradually increasing to a 100 gram serving. The mother carefully monitors the reaction of the baby, whether an allergy will appear. With a normal reaction of the baby to vegetables separately, mashed potatoes are prepared from several types of vegetables.
2. Six months of age - feeding with non-dairy buckwheat, oatmeal, rice, corn porridge is allowed.
3. Six months is an excellent period for adding vegetable oil to dishes. Starts with 3-5 drops, gradually reaching a full teaspoon. Vegetable purees and cereals are seasoned with oil.
4. Seven months - add butter.
5. 7-8 months - fruit food is introduced. Citruses, bright red fruits are excluded. The scheme of administration is the same as with vegetable nutrition. First, one kind of fruit is given, then you can mix if there is no negative reaction in the baby. The volume of complementary foods is initially half a teaspoon, gradually increasing to 100 gram servings.
6. 8 months - time to introduce meat. Low-fat varieties are used: veal, rabbit, turkey. Complementary foods also start with ½ teaspoon, gradually reaching a portion of 50-100 grams.
7. 8-9 months - the baby's diet is already varied. Milk porridges from cereals, oatmeal, rice, buckwheat are added. Mixed cereals are also used.
8. 9-10 months - complementary feeding with fermented milk products begins. Natural kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese are used.
9. 10-11 months - add fish. Served boiled for baby. You can give no more than 2 times in 7 days.
10. 10-12 months - include juice from natural fruits and berries in the baby's diet.

Proper introduction of the first complementary foods will allow the baby to try a lot of different foods, develop his own taste, he will already give preference to something.

What should not be given to children under one year of age?

Complementary feeding on HB should be carried out carefully. Many foods are strong allergens, causing indigestion. Modern tables, complementary feeding schemes are designed specifically so as not to injure the baby's digestive system. The first complementary foods are introduced in small portions so that the gastrointestinal tract of the baby can perceive new food.

There are some products that seem to be harmless, useful, but they should not be included in the baby's diet for up to a year:

• White cabbage is a difficult product for assimilation, digestion.
• Semolina, millet, barley porridge - are hard to digest by a small stomach. It is better to save them for a year.
• Whole milk of a cow, goat - very often it is to products containing milk that the baby reacts with allergies.
• Red fruits, citruses are strong allergens. It is better to refrain from introducing them until 12 months, the baby will be less prone to allergic reactions.

The introduction of complementary foods is always started with small portions, so that the baby's body gets used to a variety of foods. If, after adding one or another product, the baby has negative manifestations, this product should be excluded by repeating its introduction after a year.

How to introduce complementary foods for months?

Complementary foods for months with HB: a new product is added every month, with good digestion of the first.

1. 6 months- vegetable purees are introduced, initially consisting of one component. After eliminating allergic reactions to any vegetable, they try to mix them, making mashed potatoes from different vegetables. If a mother starts the first feeding of a baby with a small body weight, then it is better to try with cereals. Rice, buckwheat porridges are used.
2. 7 months- it's time to introduce porridge. Initially, the baby is given to try cereals without milk, gluten. If the child protests against cereals without milk, it is allowed to add milk formula or a little mother's milk. For feeding a 7-month-old baby, porridge based on rice, corn, and buckwheat is used.
3. 8 months- the period when meat purees and potatoes are added to the child's diet. An 8-month-old baby is allowed to try the yolk of a quail egg no more than 2 times a week. Meat choose low-fat varieties: turkey, rabbit, veal.
4. 9 months- the consumption of meat dishes is expanding. Already allowed to add chicken meat, beef. Fermented milk products are introduced: cottage cheese, kefir. Kefir is added after the child appreciates the taste of cottage cheese.
5. 10 months- they begin to give the baby juices based on fruits, mashed potatoes. Fruits are also tried to be given separately, in order to avoid allergic manifestations.
6. 11 months- add a dry snack in the form of cookies, crackers. Prepare various fruit desserts, purees. An 11-month-old child is already offered a varied menu, including soups.

A one-year-old baby is allowed to eat cereals based on milk from various cereals.

Attention! Give the baby a new product should be when he is hungry to see the reaction of the body.

What problems are possible with the introduction of complementary foods?

The main problems that arise with the introduction of complementary foods are allergic reactions and disruption of the digestive system. The occurrence of such problems is a reason to stop supplementing products with breastfeeding. Re-introduce new food to the baby begin after the disappearance of all symptoms, after about 7 days.

Eliminate allergic manifestations with antihistamines. The condition of the baby's digestive tract is stabilized by drugs against diarrhea, colic, and bloating. The use of preventive measures, the use of dill water, special herbal teas will help prevent problems with the gastrointestinal tract, ensuring good absorption of food.

What are the dangers of early feeding?

Early introduction of the first complementary foods to a small child is dangerous with sharp manifestations of allergic reactions, problems with digestion of food. The baby's stomach before 6 months is not ready to accept new products due to the lack of enzyme substances that contribute to good absorption and digestion of food.

Until the age of six months, the immune, digestive system of the baby actively matures. Early feeding disrupts the operation of these systems, as the baby's body spends all its strength on proper development and growth. Early accustoming to new food creates an additional load on the baby's organs, which leads to sad results.

The child refuses to eat new food, what should I do?

It happens that the baby is categorically against trying adult food. He spits out food, sometimes regurgitates it completely. This fact worries parents. But experts say that there is nothing to worry about. You just need to find the right approach to the baby.

If the baby refuses new food, you should try to find out the possible reasons for the protest. Perhaps he does not feel very well, is stressed for some reason. When a baby is teething, this is not the best time to introduce complementary foods. Colic, bloating also become an obstacle to getting to know new food.

When the baby refuses to try any product, it is necessary to offer him something that he liked before. The rejected food should be reoffered a few days later.

Mothers should carefully observe the changes in the child's life, what worries him, the reasons for this or that behavior. Then she will choose the right moment to get acquainted with complementary foods.

What can not be given to babies?

There are some foods that are contraindicated for babies in the first year of life. They cause negative reactions in the baby. These products include:

• Juices, especially store-bought in boxes. They often cause allergies in the baby, injure the mucous membrane of the digestive tract.
• Semolina porridge. This is too heavy food for a child who has not reached the age of one.
• Foods containing large amounts of glucose. All sweets, muffins are contraindicated for babies. This is the very first culprit of baby allergies.
• Whole milk cow, goat. Often such products cause diarrhea in a child, allergic rashes.
• Some types of fruits. These include citrus fruits and red fruits. They are strong allergens.

5 feeding mistakes!

Inexperienced mothers often make mistakes in the introduction of the first complementary foods. The main misses are:

1. Some seriously believe that complementary foods refer to the addition of formula during normal breastfeeding. The introduction of the mixture is supplementary feeding, but not complementary foods. It is justified when the baby slowly accumulates body weight, only on the recommendation of a pediatrician.
2. Parents introduce several types of products at once. This is a big mistake, as it will be difficult to determine which product the baby is allergic to.
3. The mother completely refuses breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should not be stopped, because this is the most basic food for a baby up to a year. It contains the necessary complex of nutrients that ensure the normal development and growth of the baby.
4. The mother tries to accustom the child to new food by force. Do not force your baby to eat unfamiliar food. It is enough if he tries a little, next time you can try again.
5. The mother starts breastfeeding the baby too early. Early feeding is fraught with health problems for the baby.

Problems with the preparation of a new diet for infants can be avoided by adhering to the basic rules for the introduction of complementary foods.

What foods can be given?

The very first complementary foods will include green vegetables such as broccoli, zucchini, cauliflower. After the introduction of vegetables, they try adding dairy-free cereals from buckwheat, rice, oatmeal. Every month the baby grows up, they introduce cottage cheese, kefir, meat dishes, fruit juices, mashed potatoes. By the age of 10 months, it is allowed to cook soups for the child, adding vegetables and meat.

By the age of 8 months, it is allowed to add fish dishes to the baby's diet. Low-fat varieties of fish are suitable: hake, pollock, perch. A one-year-old baby is allowed to add milk when cooking cereals. It is recommended to add vegetable and butter to dishes. Egg yolk is also allowed for use, no more than 2 times a week.

All products should be included in the diet of the baby in small portions.

Cottage cheese and kefir for complementary foods: harm or benefit?

The well-known pediatrician Komarovsky believes that adding cottage cheese and kefir to the baby's diet is an integral part of the baby's nutrition. Dairy products have a beneficial effect on the functions of the gastrointestinal tract. They improve intestinal motility by stimulating the normal stool of the baby. Such products are very close to the usual nutrition of the child.

Fermented milk products contain calcium, which has a beneficial effect on the baby's skeletal system during the formation of the skeleton, promotes healthy growth of teeth, and the strength of nail plates.

It has been proven that kefir improves bowel function in case of digestive disorders. Activates the immune system, metabolic processes. It is a good protector against infectious diseases, viruses, bacteria.

The only thing that some experts fear is the high content of potassium in cottage cheese, kefir. But this substance is also sufficient in breast milk.

What to drink to an infant?

The breastfeeding period is the time when additional fluid is not required for the baby. When the introduction of new products begins, the baby needs additional drinking. Start with plain water, increasing its consumption with age. With colds, the child needs to drink 2 times more than usual.

From the age of 7 months, the baby is allowed to use special herbal teas, compotes based on dried fruits.

Complementary baby food

There are many options for baby food on store shelves today. Jars with vegetable, fruit puree. If the mother prefers store-bought complementary foods, you should carefully choose foods that do not contain salt, sugar, spices. Feeding baby food should also start with one type of vegetable.

On a note! It is considered a mistake to introduce fruit purees first, they are sweet, tasty, the baby eats them with pleasure, and subsequently he does not perceive vegetables, since they are less pleasant.

Pedagogical complementary food

The concept of "pedagogical complementary foods" includes accustoming the baby to general nutrition. What adults eat, they give the baby to try. Such complementary foods cannot be gradual, the baby tries adult food, and these are soups on rich broths, fatty foods. It is unlikely that parents will eat children's vegetable purees.

Such food greatly harms the fragile body of the baby, causing allergies, indigestion. Adult food contains fewer nutrients. If the family prefers to use pedagogical complementary foods, all members will have to switch to proper nutrition, excluding fried, salty, spicy, sweet foods.

Feeding schedule and sample menu for babies

The first complementary foods should be offered to the baby before breastfeeding, when the baby is hungry. In the first half of the day, you can breastfeed your baby, and diversify your lunch with vegetable puree. Offer porridge for dinner.

It is good to start the very first complementary foods in the morning, a couple of hours after breastfeeding. If the baby is 7 months or more, you can supplement with cereals. Before a night's rest, they offer to drink kefir, eat a small portion of cottage cheese.

Vegetable dishes can be offered up to 2 times a day, bringing the feeding to 100-150 grams by the age of one year.

It is better to use the introduction of complementary foods by months. For one month, give one type of vegetable to try, introducing a new one every week, the next month, start introducing cereals, then fruits, meat, fish, sour milk, gradually adding new products. When the baby gets used to different types of food, the products are mixed, a variety of dishes are prepared. At 10 months, the baby can already eat soup on chicken, beef broth, with the addition of various vegetables, cereals.

Baby food recipes

To prepare the baby menu, there are several useful recipes:

1. Dishes from vegetables and fruits.
2. Dairy products of home production.
3. Milk-based cereals.
4. Meat dishes.

Breastfeeding helps expand the culinary skills of adults. There are many different recipes, but consider the main ones.

Vegetable puree

A baby at the age of 6 months begins to be pampered with vegetable complementary foods. After the infant has tasted each type of vegetable separately, the different vegetables are mixed together to make a puree.

It is better to start with zucchini puree. They should be thoroughly washed, cleaned, chopped with a blender. Start giving half a teaspoon, increasing to 50-60 grams of puree in a week. In the second week, another vegetable is added. A good option would be cauliflower, broccoli. First, they give a new type of vegetable, then a portion of an already tried type. By the end of the first month of feeding, vegetables alternate, adding new ones every week.

Homemade cottage cheese

There is nothing better than homemade food made from natural ingredients. Homemade cottage cheese is prepared with milk, sour cream. This is the traditional way of cooking, but there are many others.

It is necessary to add 3-4 tablespoons of sour cream to the warmed milk. Mix the resulting consistency, put overnight in a warm place. In the morning, the resulting mass will turn into kefir ferment, which should be boiled and filtered.

Milk porridge

Milk porridge is allowed for babies after 8 months. Porridge is boiled in milk, mixed in half with water. Milk should not have a fat content of more than 3.5%. 1 tablespoon of pre-chopped buckwheat, oatmeal, rice, corn grits is added. Some sugar and salt are added. Boil for 3-4 minutes. After 12 months, fruits and berries are added to cereals.

Meat dish

After 7 months of age, the baby eats low-fat meat broths based on turkey, rabbit, and veal. You can diversify the first dish by adding vegetables familiar to babies: carrots, potatoes, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower. Ready soups are crushed to a puree consistency.

The most common food myths

There are several myths about first foods. Believing such legends, many mothers choose the tactics of feeding incorrectly, then paying with the health of the child. Before introducing any complementary foods into the baby's diet, you should consult a pediatrician.

Myth one: the child has enough complementary foods, you can stop breastfeeding

This is a fundamentally wrong opinion. Breastfeeding is the main food for a child up to a year. In no case should you stop feeding after the introduction of complementary foods. It serves as an addition to the main food. A woman should do everything so that her milk does not disappear while feeding the baby with new food. Breast milk is a source of vitamins and minerals necessary for the further growth of the baby.

Myth #2: Do-it-yourself food is better than factory-made food

Of course, dishes prepared by one's own hands are very valuable and healthy for the baby. But store-bought baby food from the manufacturer is no worse than homemade. Manufacturers try to make baby food that meets quality standards. Offering factory-made complementary foods is a good option to save time and effort.

Myth #3: The sooner you introduce complementary foods, the better your baby will be.

As already noted, the early first complementary foods will not lead to anything good, and may even aggravate the situation. Everything must be on time. Don't rush into introducing new foods. Up to 6 months, breastfeeding is the best food for a baby.

Myth four: from the age of one, a child can eat everything

Some parents really do. But after a year, the baby still needs a special diet: balanced, rich in vitamins and minerals. It is too early to accustom the baby to all adult food indiscriminately.

For the correct introduction of the first complementary foods, it is important to adhere to the basic recommendations:

1. An unfamiliar product begins to be given with half a teaspoon.
2. The best menu for a baby up to six months is breast milk. Feeding is not justified.
3. Breastfeeding remains the main food of the baby.
4. Acquaintance with the table of adults begins with one type of product.
5. When introducing the first complementary foods to a baby, the volume of liquid should be increased.
6. If the child refuses to eat, do not forcefully try to feed the entire portion.
7. Discard the product if the infant has an adverse reaction, try the product again in a month.

The first complementary foods for babies are an addition to breastfeeding, but not a replacement. After 6 months, the baby is already ready to perceive new food, get acquainted with the table of adults. The caring, patient attitude of the mother will help introduce complementary foods for babies up to a year old, balanced with healthy foods.

Complementary foods according to Komarovsky in recent years has become a popular topic among future and accomplished young mothers. Many parents listen to the advice of this doctor, even experienced mothers and fathers with several children. Yevgeny Komarovsky's charisma and his own view of pediatrics as a pediatric specialist instills confidence in his recommendations in parents.

The appearance of new products in the diet of a baby is an exciting stage in the life of young parents and a baby. But the introduction of complementary foods according to Komarovsky may differ from the recommendations of the pediatrician observing the child. Which specialist to listen to is up to the parents.

Most young mothers do not see a significant difference between the definitions of "complementary foods" and "supplementary foods", but in fact these are two completely different words.

The concept of "supplementary feeding" is applicable when the child is not enough, and his lack is compensated either in advance or with the milk of pets (which is highly undesirable). In this case, they say that the baby is mixed-fed.

Complementary feeding means that the baby receives food in addition to his usual diet - mother's milk or formula. The purpose of complementary foods is to adapt and accustom the baby's body to "adult" food.

When to enter?

The first year of a child's development is considered the most important in pediatrics, and nutrition at this stage is of great importance. According to the table of introductions according to Komarovsky, it is important to give the first complementary foods not earlier than the child is 6 months old. In this case, it does not matter at all what basic nutrition the baby receives - mother's milk or an adapted mixture.

Dr. Komarovsky believes that if up to 6 months the development of the child is within the normal range, then he does not need any additional food products, except for breast milk and formula.

It is undesirable to introduce the first complementary foods and later than this period. When new food products are introduced into the child's diet, the child receives the nutrients that are necessary for the growth and development of his body. Also, with the belated introduction of the first complementary foods in the form of solid food, skills such as chewing and fine motor skills do not begin to form.

Six-month-olds prepare their gums for the first teeth by chewing, and while playing with food, the child develops fine motor skills. In addition, monotonous nutrition in babies older than 6 months can lead to stunting.

The timely introduction of complementary foods according to the Komarovsky table strengthens the health of the child, allows him to develop correctly in the psycho-emotional and physical direction.

Advantages and disadvantages of early feeding

Young mothers often hear from others that they can start earlier than modern pediatrics recommend. The older the baby, the more often homegrown advice on complementary foods with yolk, porridge and other products will sound.

Nowadays, if a nursing mother eats properly and variedly, or a child receives a high-quality adapted formula as a substitute for breast milk, then there is no need to offer complementary foods until the age of 6 months. There is also no benefit from introducing complementary foods too early, rather, it will harm the baby.

For example, an organism may also arise. That is why the question of the introduction of complementary foods should be considered in detail by parents. To get comprehensive information, they can study the table of complementary foods according to Komarovsky.

Introduction rules

Dr. Komarovsky advises to adhere to the following recommendations when introducing complementary foods:

1. Any product should be offered carefully and gradually. To begin with, one teaspoon or sip of new food is enough, and then the child is supplemented with his usual diet - milk or formula. If the skin and mucous membranes, the baby's stool and sleep remain unchanged, the amount of complementary foods can be increased.
2. If there are doubts, for example, flaky spots appeared on the child’s cheeks, or at night he woke up more often and slept worse, it is advisable to wait with the new product, leaving everything as it is.
3. If painful manifestations, for example, an allergic reaction of the body, have become obvious, it is not recommended to introduce new food until the signs of trouble disappear.
4. It is impossible to introduce a new product during the period of the disease, 3 days before the procedure and within 3 days after it.
5. If the child does not like a certain product or he eats it with reluctance, you should not insist.

What products to start with

Someone believes that the first complementary foods begin with vegetables, others are sure that these are fruits, while still others insist that for the first time the baby needs to be fed with porridge cooked in breast milk.

According to the rules for the introduction of complementary foods according to Komarovsky, it is better to start complementary foods with kefir. The specialist explains this by the fact that from birth the child's digestive system has become accustomed to dairy products, and kefir is their closest analogue.

In addition, kefir contains a lot of lactic acid bacteria, which strengthen the immune system and reduce the likelihood of intestinal infections. Kefir qualitatively reduces the load on the baby's liver that has not yet grown strong and has a positive effect on the digestive processes in the body.

The complementary feeding scheme according to Komarovsky recommends the introduction of a new product in the morning, gradually replacing the main feeding of the child with it. For the first time, a baby is offered quite a bit of kefir for a test - no more than 2 teaspoons. If there are no negative reactions from the body, in the following days the dose of kefir can be safely increased until the child begins to eat 150 ml per whole feeding without supplementary feeding.

5-7 days later, a second new product, cottage cheese, is introduced into the child's diet. Of course, it is introduced against the background of the relative health of the baby and the absence of side effects on new food. It is enough for a six-month-old baby to consume 30 grams of cottage cheese every day, from 9 months this figure increases to 50 grams. If the baby absolutely does not like cottage cheese in its natural form, Dr. Komarovsky advises adding a small amount of sugar to it.

After the child gets used to kefir and cottage cheese, that is, fermented milk products will replace one morning feeding (usually it takes 10 days), the doctor advises introducing milk-cereal porridge (rice, oatmeal or buckwheat) into the children's diet, replacing her evening feeding.

The complementary feeding scheme according to Komarovsky recommends the introduction of vegetables and fruits only by the 8th month of a baby's life. At the same time, you need to start with vegetable broths, and only after them can you offer the baby vegetable puree or soup. After 2 weeks, egg yolk and meat can be added to the diet, according to the Komarovsky feeding table for months.

Scheme of introduction

The feeding table according to Komarovsky is as follows:

Make your own or buy?

To prepare complementary foods on her own or purchase ready-made meals in specialized departments, a young mother must decide on her own. Can't say which is better, for sure. Both factory and homemade baby food have their advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages of factory products:

• saving time for mom;
• the ability to take with you on a trip or for a walk;
• comfortable consistency of the product;
• enrichment of food with additional vitamin and mineral complexes,;
• polycomponent products, which can not always be achieved at home.

Cons of factory baby food:

• high financial costs;
• the shelf life of an open jar of ready-made food does not exceed 24 hours in a refrigerator, which is extremely unprofitable at the very beginning of the introduction of complementary foods;
• you can store the opened package of porridge for no more than 2 weeks;
• the taste of vegetable purees is seriously inferior to homemade dishes.

Benefits of homemade food:

• financial savings;
• the taste is usually better than that of purchased products;
• You can adjust the consistency and taste of the dish at your own discretion.

Cons of home cooking:

• a lot of time is spent on the purchase and daily cooking of dishes especially for the crumbs;
• inability to prepare the product outside the home.

When introducing complementary foods and new foods into the infant's diet, you should always follow the rules recommended by the pediatrician and / or Dr. Komarovsky who is observing the child, so as not to endanger children's health.

Any experiments with complementary foods, according to Komarovsky, should be postponed until the baby is 6-7 months old. The older the baby, the less risk dishes with unusual foods pose for him.

It should be remembered that the introduction of the first complementary foods according to the Komarovsky table does not mean that you need to give up breastfeeding. Of course, new foods are necessary for the development and growth of the baby, who has already reached 6 months. But mother's milk is exactly the product that a child up to a year needs the most. Usually, by the age of 1, the child finally switches to the “basic” diet, but one breastfeeding should be left for at least 12 months.

Useful video about the introduction of complementary foods according to Komarovsky

WHO recommends that a nursing mother begin to introduce the first complementary foods with HS, and artificial feeding can be given new foods from 4. Vegetable purees, cereals, and at 8 months already meat will become the first adult food for the baby.

A nursing mother does not need to rush to start introducing complementary foods to a baby if everything is fine with mother's milk. The composition of different women is different, because each corresponds to the individual needs of the baby.

From this article you will learn about the correct complementary foods for months. How to start the introduction of complementary foods for a child for months. What vegetable purees and cereals are better to give to the baby first and how to cook them. We will also show the scheme for introducing complementary foods by months with artificial feeding.

The introduction of the first complementary foods of a newborn baby during breastfeeding

Complementary foods are the first step towards weaning a baby from its mother. continues for several months after the start of the introduction of solid foods.

How will the introduction of complementary foods affect the child and his mother

• Gradually replaces breast milk with other foods.
• Affects the amount of mother's milk.
• May accelerate return and fertility.

When to start introducing complementary foods while breastfeeding

Breastfeeding should begin at 6 months of age. The signals will be:

• sits on his back,
• learned not to push food with the tongue, but to use the most active muscle in order to swallow food,
• picks things up with thumbs and forefingers.
• Shows interest in adult food
• teeth appeared

If you do not see such signs in a child, you should mainly wait with the start of the introduction of complementary foods. Most solid foods are lower in calories than breast milk, and those with less nutritional value are harder for babies to digest. New food can provoke an unexpected reaction of the baby's body or cause.

A step-by-step description of the correct start of introducing complementary foods to a child by months?

The baby should be ready to start introducing complementary foods. If not, then the baby's tongue will reflexively push away food, which will only complicate feeding.

In order for the newborn to be mentally and physically ready for complementary foods, and not just passively eat, one should observe his reaction to solid food. How much he eats is one of the main signals of satiety and readiness for solid food.

How to start introducing complementary foods while breastfeeding

They begin to introduce the first complementary foods to the child with vegetable purees, namely:

• vegetable marrow
• cauliflower

It is best to start introducing zucchini puree into complementary foods first, as it will not cause allergies in a child and will be perfectly absorbed by a small organism. At 4 months, you can start giving juices to your baby, but often after tasty juices, the baby does not want to eat vegetable purees.

How to cook zucchini for the first feeding

Recipe

• First, thoroughly wash the zucchini and peel it.
• Cut the zucchini into 5 cm cubes and put in cold water for 30 minutes (Water will take away all the bad substances).
• put the pieces in boiling water and cook the zucchini for 10 minutes
• using a blender, beat the boiled zucchini in mashed potatoes (you should get a homogeneous liquid without small pieces).

How much to give baby food from zucchini

On the first day of complementary foods from squash puree, we begin to give the child one teaspoon every day, increasing the portion by 2 times throughout the week. 7 days we give only zucchini and watch the reaction of the baby. Next, we will introduce cauliflower into the baby's complementary foods.

The baby is acquiring new skills. It will take time before a newborn fully understands how many calories and how much of a new type of food he needs to get enough and provide the body with everything he needs. Therefore, you should experiment a little with the introduction of complementary foods, but make sure that the introduction of a new one is pleasant for you and for the baby.

Mother's milk is still the most nutritious food for a baby, so continue to breastfeed and introduce complementary foods little by little.

The first acquaintance of the baby with the start of complementary foods

The baby, mainly receiving mother's milk, will get acquainted with new types of food. This requires strength. Hungry children will not want to go towards complementary foods.

To start complementary foods while breastfeeding:

• Offer small amounts of new food. The kid will eat and enjoy only if in moderation.
• Feed only when the baby is in a good mood. To find out for sure whether he liked the new products or not. Invite your child to a family dinner, lunch, or breakfast.
• The first introduction of complementary foods takes time, do this no more than once a week. Thus, it will be easier to track the reaction to different types of products.

Problems with complementary foods while breastfeeding

Such unpleasant manifestations as a skin rash, runny nose, abdominal pain may indicate an allergy to food.

If you see any of the signs, eliminate the newly added food and look for a reaction. If the baby does not seem to like the food offered, wait a bit and try again after a while. This may be repeated several times before the child tastes the food or dish.

As with breast milk, the baby independently controls the amount eaten (read about). Remember that playing with food is part of learning. The baby makes figurines from food, talks to her. Don't leave your baby alone with food.

No need to feed a baby who lies on his back.

The scheme of introduction of complementary foods during breastfeeding or artificial feeding

The Women's Breastfeeding Association, International Book League La Leche, offers complementary foods in the following way, taking breaks between taste and nutrition in new products:

1. Mild, sweet-tasting fruits or vegetables: sweet potatoes (cooked), or avocados, but sliced ​​so the newborn can eat on their own.
2. protein-rich foods (meat or beans) cooked and cut into small pieces.
3. whole grain bread and whole grain cereals.
4. fresh fruits and dishes from them (canned food, natural juices).
5. yogurt, naturally, cheese and cottage cheese can also be offered to babies at the age of ten months (avoid these foods if the family has had episodes of dairy allergies).
6. whole milk and other dairy products, and citrus products should be fed after one year.
7. Honey should not be added to the diet until the infant is at least two years old due to the risk of infant botulism caused by botulism spores.
8. Traditionally, many pediatricians do not recommend giving babies eggs, peanuts, or any in their first year of life.

Let your baby explore the taste of complementary foods without adding spices, flavorings, or baking powder (for example, stay away from butter and smoked meats).

Sweeteners of any kind are completely unnecessary for complementary foods during breastfeeding. Most have already gone through more than one processing, which completely destroys all useful elements in them.

Proper complementary foods during guards by month

Proper nutrition is, first of all, healthy food, a balanced and varied diet in its natural form. Modern baby foods add sweeteners and flavors, spices, thickeners and artificial colors. So read the label carefully. Starting complementary foods should be aware that it will take three to six months. When the baby begins to eat a variety of foods and does not show any signs of allergies and other signs of illness or an adverse reaction of the body, you can safely continue to introduce something new into the diet. As long as he eats foods rich in whole grains, you will better understand and keep his appetite normal.

Complementary foods from 4 months while breastfeeding

What can you feed a baby at 4 months

CEREALS

FRUITS

If the fruit is soft and does not need to be chewed, you do not need to heat the product. Moreover, some types of fruits, like banana and avocado, should not be offered to a child if they have been cooked in some way.

VEGETABLES

Vegetables under 12 months old should not be given raw, this can harm children.

PROTEIN

During feeding, it must be cooked, so never give your baby raw meat or fish.

How to feed a 4 month old baby

Do not rush to part with mother's breast milk or formula. Up to 3 months it is strictly forbidden to replace this necessary element of the children's diet, since they contain almost the entire set for the full development of the body. It is also not recommended to additionally give infants low-fat dairy products or skim milk. At 4 months, only whole milk is allowed and it is really necessary.

When a mother is thinking about how to give the first complementary foods while breastfeeding, the most practical advice would be - do not look at the monthly calendar. It is important to remember that each reaction to complementary foods is individual, so the mother should introduce food into the diet of the baby and then analyze whether it suits him or not, not focusing on what is written in a book or on the Internet. If you read somewhere that you can feed from the age of four months, it does not mean that this option for starting the introduction of early complementary foods is suitable for your baby.

How much to feed a 4-6 month old baby for the first time?

Babies at four months can only eat 1/2 tablespoon of a serving of complementary foods. Don't expect the baby to eat everything right away, as this is a new experience and it is possible that the baby will want to play with food, look at it, smell it, even rumple it in his hand. In addition, remember that complementary foods cannot fully meet all the needs of a developing organism - breast milk or formula is still the main one in providing the necessary elements.

Many parents think of their children that they know better whether the baby is hungry or not, so they often force the baby to eat a portion of the mixture of complementary foods. As for taming new food: if it refuses food, then the time has not yet come.

Did you know that a newborn's tummy is the size of a small fist? Keep this in mind when you feed your baby.

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What to feed, when to feed and how much to feed while breastfeeding

Complementary foods for an infant during breastfeeding are its full development. This process determines the health of the child and the strength of immunity in the future. Due to the growing need of the body for proteins and vitamins, additional nutrition is needed. It is important to know the infant feeding schedule for months while breastfeeding in order to avoid the development of gastrointestinal diseases and allergies from an early age.

signs

A characteristic marker of readiness to receive complementary foods is the first erupted tooth. However, doctors recommend focusing on other signs. It is best to introduce new foods to babies from 6 months.

For some babies, complementary foods may start as early as 4-5 months. Such a "false start" is characteristic of "artists". The presence of allergies or malnutrition can also contribute to early feeding.

You can find out if your child is ready for a new “menu” by the following signs:

1. The child is already sitting down, trying to manage with his hands. That is, there is a maturation of the brain. But if the baby is still not sitting well, and the movements of his head are uncertain, then it is too early to feed the baby. He will not be able to turn away or refuse food at the right time.
2. By the age of six months, the weight of the baby doubles. Premature babies should “catch up” with a mass of 2.5 times their birth weight by a period of 6 months.
3. The baby remains hungry after breastfeeding. He may also ask to eat ahead of time.
4. The baby can pull the lower lip forward. This skill will allow you to eat from a spoon, open your mouth as soon as food is brought to it.
5. The little enthusiast is already showing curiosity about the table of his parents and is closely watching your meals. He also doesn't mind tasting "adult" food.
6. The congenital reflex of pushing out the tongue fades away. This protection is necessary for the baby from getting into the mouth of foreign objects. Let your child drink from a spoon. If he copes with this task and does not spit out water, then it is time for a new feeding.

Important! Puree mixtures, liquid cereals should be given only from a spoon. This is how the food will be processed by the baby's saliva and easily digested.

Do not expect all these signs to appear overnight in your crumbs. A few of them are enough to introduce a six-month-old baby to a new food.

The introduction of complementary foods

The first complementary foods during breastfeeding is an important stage in a baby's life. Parents must adhere to a number of rules in order for their child to adapt to a particular type of product successfully.

1. The first complementary foods should be introduced when the baby is absolutely healthy. He is not bothered by colic, bloating, allergic rashes, cutting teeth.
2. Pediatricians recommend feeding the baby before the main breastfeeding. Food should be warm and have a puree-like consistency.
3. New cereals and purees are given to children at the first stage, 1/4 tsp. Increase the portion to 150-180 grams should be within 2 weeks. Each time there should be less and less liquid in the dish so that it approaches its natural density.
4. The menu of the first complementary foods should be vegetables and fruits characteristic of your region of residence.
5. Give your baby time to adapt to new foods by adding them to the diet at intervals of 1.5-2 weeks.
6. Preferring factory-made baby food, keep an eye on the expiration dates of products. Caring mothers will not miss information about the composition, which should be absent: salt, sucrose, sugar, dextrose.

Remember that mother's milk remains the main source of protein, vitamins, and minerals for an infant even after 6 months. In addition to nutrients, breastfeeding provides:

• reducing the risk of intestinal and respiratory viral infections;
• reducing the chances of allergic diseases;
• the optimal pace of physical and neuropsychic development of children;
• reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes.

The task of parents is to understand how to correctly introduce complementary foods, which should complement, and not replace, breastfeeding. From milk, the child continues to receive up to 70% of energy at 6-8 months, up to 55% at 9-12 months and up to 40% at 13-22 months.

Attachment to the breast is still on demand, but with new foods, try to follow a schedule by the hour. Here are the rules for complementary foods during breastfeeding Komarovsky gives:

feeding table

From the sixth month, the child gets acquainted with the taste and texture of new products. In the future, portions will increase, and with them the baby will receive:

• new communication (now not only mom feeds him);
• development of coordination of movements and motor skills;
• laying the foundation for good eating habits.

The first feeding of the baby is only a monocomponent puree. It is best to start with vegetables that do not give, have a neutral taste, contain fiber and are highly digestible. These include:

• vegetable marrow;
• pumpkin;
• broccoli;
• cauliflower.

Add 2-3 drops of vegetable oil, such as olive oil, to vegetable puree.

Important! All vegetables must be cooked before consumption. Mix zucchini, cabbage and pumpkin only if the child has tried them separately.

During the complementary feeding period, the mother does not let go of the blender or sieve. With their help, it is so easy to grind and grind the products, bringing the dish to the desired consistency.

In the first year, the baby may well try such products from the general table as:

• veal, poultry boiled or stewed;
• boiled lean fish;
• some legumes, such as lentils, green peas;
• "milk" in the form of yogurt, cottage cheese, tofu;
• vegetables as a side dish to the main food - rice or potatoes;
• fruits (bananas, peaches, apples, apricots, etc.).

Important! If the baby reacts to any new product with a rash, diarrhea or allergies, exclude it from the diet for a month.

Monthly feeding chart for breastfeeding.

At the age of seven months of your child, be guided by the rule of "three":

1. One meal - one product.
2. Monocomponent dishes.
3. Gluten free products.

The first porridge of the baby is dairy-free corn (coarse grinding). The value of such cereals lies in the absence of:

• gluten in the composition;
• allergic properties.

Start with a serving of 2.5 grams. For 10 days, increase it gradually to 150 gr. Next, introduce buckwheat porridge into the diet. You should not rush with semolina and rice, especially if the baby suffers from constipation. During this period, it is too early to give bread, dryers and biscuits made from wheat flour.

Traditional semolina porridge is completely recognized as a useless breakfast for kids. Instead of vitamins and nutrients, solid carbohydrates are present here. That is why, apart from a feeling of satiety, semolina does not give anything else.

For lunch, feed the kids vegetable puree from cauliflower, zucchini or pumpkin. He already managed to “get acquainted” with the taste of these products at 6 months, and you already know what he has an allergic reaction to, if any.

8 months

Now the "kitchen" of your crumbs becomes more diverse. You can pamper your child:

• low starch potatoes
• quail egg yolk (2 times a week);
• turkey, veal, rabbit meat.

With the successful introduction of complementary foods, feel free to add egg yolk to cereals and vegetable soups. Boiled meat should be introduced from a portion of 10 g, increasing it to 50 g within 14 days.

Potatoes are a dangerous food, despite the fact that they can be introduced into the diet of an 8-month-old baby. The amount of potatoes in the daily diet should be three times less than other vegetables.

Important! Steamed food retains more nutrients.

You can also enter freshly squeezed juices from apples and carrots into the crumbs menu. They are diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1: 1, starting with 5 ml. The "holiday" portion of 100 ml the baby should receive only at 12 months. For dessert, offer him a baked green apple.

9 months

After 9 months, the child can be given fermented milk products (low-fat kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese). If it's summer, it's time to eat banana or pear puree 160-180 grams for each meal. Gently give the “tasting” grated yellow pitted cherries, peach and plum.

Baby nutrition at 9 months includes:

• boiled fish fillet in ground form (pollock, cod, carp);
• steamed meatballs with the addition of white bread pulp and chicken egg yolk;
• vegetable purees from carrots, beets, pumpkins, white cabbage with dill or parsley;
• barley and barley porridge.

During this period, also check the quality of the products and the uniform consistency of the dishes.

10 months

If before this time you are still afraid to introduce fruits and berries into your child's diet, start with compotes from apples, pears, and prunes. The baby's diet should look like this:

1. Fish. Low-fat hake or cod is given 2 times a week, alternating with meat dishes. Within 2 weeks, the serving volume should increase from 0.5 tsp. up to 60 gr.
2. Homogeneous offal puree (veal tongue, domestic chicken liver). The first serving should be 2.5 grams, and subsequently gradually increase to 50 grams.
3. Fruits. Grated fresh apples, pears, prunes.

Advice! Watch during this period especially carefully for the child's stool. Pear can cause constipation, while plum and watermelon can cause diarrhea.

During this period, breast milk will take up no more than 1/4 of the total amount of food consumed by the child. All foods on his plate must be hypoallergenic. Beetroot puree will become a novelty for him, but a portion of the usual cereals will increase to 200 g. Periodically add cottage cheese or low-fat yogurt to them. Sometimes porridge can be replaced with a casserole of cereals and pasta.

11-12 months

At 11 months, babies are introduced to beets in small quantities. They can be offered eggplant, a piece of bell pepper. You have only 2 breastfeedings left - in the morning and in the evening. The rest of the time I take a full breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Features of the menu of a one-year-old child are:

• steamed dishes, boiled and stewed vegetables, meat and fish;
• spices, starch, flavor enhancers and sugar are absent from the diet;
• food may no longer be homogeneous, but the pieces are still small;
• citrus fruits, exotic fruits and nuts should not yet be familiar to the baby.

As before, combine meat and fish with vegetable stew. At 1 year old, treat your baby to hake, argentina, brotola. Salads made from raw vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage) with the addition of vegetable oil are very well digested.

Vegetables, fruits, cereals, meat, fish and dairy products make up the main menu of a one-year-old baby. He will like the already familiar steam cutlets or meatballs, zucchini stew, delicious chicken fillet dumplings.

Complementary feeding problems

For the first six months, the digestive system of the baby is only “learning” to function properly. Up to six months, she is able to process only breast milk and formulas similar in composition. The rest of the products require the production of enzymes. The body of a newborn is not yet ready for such a process.

An unfamiliar product, if incorrectly introduced into the diet of a child, is capable of:

• harm the gastric mucosa;
• create conditions for the development of various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• cause discomfort to the baby by the early development of allergic reactions, diarrhea, constipation;
• increase the susceptibility of the immune system;
• disturb the intestinal microflora.

Porridge as an early feeding should be only on the water. Cow's milk protein is a strong allergen. It should be introduced into the diet of the baby only after 1 year. Also, do not rush to sugar and add salt, because an abundance of carbohydrates can develop a tendency to childhood obesity already at that age.

Never include in the menu of complementary foods:

• bread products made from wholemeal flour;
• chocolate and sweets;
• smoked, salted and canned foods;
• semi-finished products;
• imported fruits and vegetables.

The slower the process of feeding takes place, the more successfully the small organism adapts to a varied diet. Do not rush to buy packaged nectars, juices and purees from the shelves. They can irritate the digestive tract due to the fruit acid in the composition.

Keep an eye on the condition and mood of your crumbs, because even in matters of complementary foods, they often follow an individual approach.

Lure- this is the beginning of the introduction of new types of products to replenish the energy costs of the baby.

Based on WHO research data, general rules for complementary foods have been developed:

• the first product in the baby's menu is introduced between 4 and 6 months: at six months for natural scientists, at 4 - 4.5 months for babies on mixtures;
• great attention is paid to readiness for a new kind of food;
• complementary foods for months provides for the introduction of various types of food: cereals, vegetables, meat, dairy products;
• food should be in a mashed form (mashed potatoes). If you have teeth, you can try lump food;
• - a pledge of health, it must be continued until the age of two.

Pediatrician, doctor of the highest category Yakov Yakovlev believes: “The number 6 should be treated well. This is a great age for adult food."

With the introduction of complementary foods after the optimal period, the child will begin to lose weight, lack micronutrients. In the worst case scenario, developmental delay threatens.

With the early introduction of new foods, the risk of developing allergies increases due to the unavailability of digestive enzymes.

Complementary feeding rules

• you need to give new food from 5 grams, increasing portions in 2 weeks to 150 grams;
• the child must be healthy;
• the first feeding is undesirable in the summer season;
• another product should be introduced only after adaptation to the previous one, approximately every 2 to 3 weeks;
• food should be freshly cooked, warm.
• you need to carefully monitor the condition of the child. If diarrhea occurs, it is better to remove the product from the menu for a while and try again after a week.

Complementary foods at 6 months

The baby's first dish is vegetable. With a lack of weight - porridge. We start with hypoallergenic broccoli, zucchini and cauliflower.

Broccoli is not the most pleasant taste, so save it for last.

You can buy vegetable purees in jars or cook them yourself. When preparing mashed potatoes, you should take a vegetable, wash, peel. Steam cooking is best. Then place the finished vegetable in a blender. Grind until puree.

The most delicious purees are from Gerber, but in terms of price they are much more expensive than Grandma's Basket.

Do not add spices, salt, sugar until two years old.

For 2 weeks, the child should get used to zucchini. Monitor the condition of the skin and stool.

Cauliflower will be the next step in expanding the diet, but subject to the absence of rashes and other elements on the baby's skin.

It should be given before breastfeeding, at 12 noon.

You can offer 5 - 6 times one dish. If the baby has not eaten the entire portion offered to him, perhaps he is just full.

Some of the latest in vegetable complementary foods are pumpkin and carrots. They are allergenic, be careful.

Potatoes are the latest of all vegetables to be introduced to the child's menu. A very allergenic product, for the assimilation of which an already mature enzymatic function of the intestine is needed.

Important information for those parents who are interested,.

Complementary foods at 7 months

Next in line are fruits and cereals. We start with a green apple and pears. Then offer prunes, apricots, peaches or plums. Of course, in the summer, the choice of fruits is much larger.

We introduce fruits, like vegetables, starting with a teaspoon, from one fruit, after a month we switch to another.

Porridge is our breadwinner

The introduction of complementary foods at 7 months should begin with dairy-free cereals. Up to 12 months there is no need for cow and goat milk, as grandmothers advise. These dairy products increase the acidity of the stomach, can provoke the development of gastritis or ulcers.

You can add breast milk or formula to the porridge.

Start with gluten-free cereals - corn, buckwheat or rice. For children under one year old, gluten is quite difficult to digest.

Do not be afraid to buy baby cereals in stores. They are already crushed and ready for use, only diluted with water. No additives are needed. Nestle produces a range of very tasty cereals at affordable prices.

Porridges are given for breakfast, it is possible together with fruits. Same amount as with vegetables. You can add 1/2 teaspoon of butter to the porridge.

8 months - meat time

By this time, the baby already has a full breakfast. Now let's create a menu for lunch. The first meat dishes are rabbit and turkey, as they are hypoallergenic. We start with 5 grams of canned meat puree, both separately and mixed with vegetables. Meat dish can be prepared independently in the form of minced meat.

After the turkey and rabbit, beef, chicken, and veal are given. It is better to refuse pork before 2 years.

Do not add vegetable oil to canned meat puree. But if you cooked it yourself, then you should add ½ teaspoon of vegetable oil to vegetables or mashed meat.

The yolk is a storehouse of vitamins

We give the yolk 2 times a week, starting with ¼ part. Add to dishes or dilute with milk. Usually given in the morning. Then by the year we increase to half.

Table of introduction of complementary foods for breakfast and lunch while breastfeeding

Don't forget to breastfeed.

Complementary feeding table for artificial feeding

It's time for cottage cheese and kefir

Ukrainian doctor Komarovsky O.E. advises starting complementary foods with kefir, as it is similar to mother's milk. But WHO recommends otherwise. It is better to buy kefir for children, from Nasha Masha or Frutonyanya. Kefir should be unsweetened and without dyes.

We also start according to the "golden rule" - with a teaspoon. We give kefir for dinner at 20.00. We also choose cottage cheese for children: “Agusha”, “Tyoma”. We start cottage cheese with a teaspoon and bring it up to 50 grams by 1 year. We give in the evening for dinner with cottage cheese.

10 months - lump food

The child can be given cookies, drying, as the baby already has the required number of teeth. Give fruits in pieces, peeled.

A child with food should always be supervised!

Fruit juices are best made by yourself. Store-bought ones contain a lot of acids and sugar.

At 10 months, give fish dishes 2 times a week. Start with low-fat varieties - hake, cod, perch.

What can not be given before 1 year?

• semolina should not be given often, as it interferes with the absorption of iron and can provoke the development of anemia;
• sweets, chocolate;
• goat, cow milk;
• tropical fruits, citrus.

General table for the introduction of complementary foods for children

Meals in "banks"

Products are prepared only from environmentally friendly, carefully grown fruits and vegetables. This type of food has a guaranteed composition. Lots of checks going on. It is impossible to find poor quality baby food on the shelves.

There are no preservatives in this diet. Why are they kept for so long? Vacuum packaging and aseptic storage conditions do not allow the product to deteriorate.

You can start complementary foods with industrial products. Then, when the child gets used to it, cook it yourself. Be sure to check the expiration dates.

Complementary foods for children with atypical reactions

It is very difficult to feed a child if he has manifestations of allergies. The following rules must be observed:

• do not add sugar to ready meals, especially juices;
• start complementary foods only with “clean” skin;
• keep monocomponent. Don't mix multiple vegetables or fruits. So it will be easier to identify what the allergy is, if it appears;
• sweet fruit juices, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, leave in the end, by 10-11 months;
• egg, fish is better to enter from 12 months;
• the baby gets used to each new dish for at least 7 days;
• if a rash appears, the new product is canceled;
• if you are allergic to cow's milk, allergic reactions to beef are also likely.

Up to a year, the health of the baby is laid. Proper balanced nutrition will help to avoid many problems in the future. New food products are sure to please the child if they are prepared with love. Each baby is individual, and only the mother will be able to understand when a new feeding period will begin.