Introducing Solid Food for 4 to 6 month Old Babies
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In this age (4 to 6 month old) of the baby is usually ready to start eating solid food, even though some experts suggest that to remain only breastmilk or formula to provide up to 6 months to reduce the risk of allergy to food other than breastmilk and formula.
Signs of baby food ready to eat solid food
This is a characteristic that needs to be, although your baby may not do everything
- It can enforce its own head
- I can sit in the chair
- Can do the movement munch
- Visible body weight increased to approximately twice already weight when born
- Appear interested in food
- Can close the mouth when presented spoon
- Can move food from the mouth of the front to the back of the mouth
- Can given the tongue, and no longer encourage the use of food kelur tongue
- Visible still hungry after eight to ten times breastfeeding or 1,200 cc of milk formula
- Begin teething
Type of Food
- Breastmilk or formula milk PLUS
- Pulp, cereals and grains of rice porridge or rice flour
- Proceed with cereals, sesame seeds, other
- When you can have a meal, vegetable pulp can be added (eg: sweet potato, pumpkin-Labuan) or pulp of fruit (eg banana, apple, Pear, avocado)
How To Start to introducing the solid food for your 4 to 6 month baby?
- Start from rice flour porridge is very clear that once a day, approximately 1 / 2 tablespoons in the first experiment. Why rice? Rice has a low risk of allergy.
- If the baby has started eating habit, can be added or porsinya thickness buburnya.
- Can add new menu to the baby. One taste every time you add, should not be mixed. Wait 4 days to introduce new foods to children, to be seen whether the baby has allergic reactions to food is.
- Some people suggest to provide vegetables before given fruit, so that the baby does not know more first sweet fruit.
Food that is avoided when Introducing solid food to your baby
- Honey. Not recommended for infants under the age of one year, because there is the possibility of infected bacteria Clostridium Botulinum. Infants not have immunity against these bacteria.
- Salt. Baby food should not be given because the salt has not been processed by the strong ginjalnya. Breastfed and formula needs sufficient salt in it
- Sugar. Let the baby is not accustomed to the sweet taste that can damage teeth.
- Peanut. In addition there is the possibility of hiccup, nuts are also potentially cause allergic reactions
- Milk cows as a beverage. Is not sufficient fat content, nutrition (especially iron), and calories. Too much sodium. It also has the potential to become allergens. Unless dairy products such as cheese, allowed the baby after the age of 6 months.
Food is avoided until the age of 6 months
- And all wheat products. Allergens (can cause allergic reactions)
- Eggs. Allergens, especially the white part has a lot of protein content.
- Fishs. Allergens
- Fruit acids, such as citrus, grapes, pineapple. Baby’s stomach is not strong to be given food acid
Notes
- At the age of 4 - 6 months, the breastfeeding milk or formula is still the main source of baby food. Food just another addition.
- Learn food is the most important thing in this age. Do not worry if your baby is eating less or would not eat at all. Try again later.
- If a baby is seen to encourage the food with tongue, the baby may not yet ready to accept solid food.
- Always wait for 4 days to introduce new food, to be seen whether the babies have allergic reactions to food.
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is it ok to feed my 4 month old baby pureed cooked potatoes?