Breastfeeding is exclusively recommended until the baby is one year old as it provides all the essential nutrients for healthy growth and development.
This is the stage where the baby will start to gain a lot of new strength for healthy weight gain and proper development. Babies at eight months need more nutrients as a baby's brain development is in rapid growth. This improves memory power as you see they might form a good attachment to the people he/she likes the most. An eight-month-old baby trying to crawl, and trying to stand on her own, clapping hands, they even figure out how to use their thumb and forefinger to pick up food.
This is the right time to start with solids like softly mashed or finely chopped pieces of fruits, vegetables, meats, and some dairy such as yogurt and cheeses. You can also feed them with porridge mix. Better don’t force the baby to eat and keep trying to your level best to encourage their healthy eating habits for proper physical and mental development.
Mealtime should involve an increasing variety of foods including fruits and vegetables. It is advisable to feed your baby with 3 meals and 2 snacks in between a day. Offer more finger foods to encourage self-feeding. Finger foods such as boiled carrots, thinly sliced fruits and veggies like apple, pears, avocados, mangos, bananas.
This is the stage where the baby will start to gain a lot of new strength for healthy weight gain and proper development. Babies at eight months need more nutrients as a baby's brain development is in rapid growth. This improves memory power as you see they might form a good attachment to the people he/she likes the most. An eight-month-old baby trying to crawl, and trying to stand on her own, clapping hands, they even figure out how to use their thumb and forefinger to pick up food.
This is the right time to start with solids like softly mashed or finely chopped pieces of fruits, vegetables, meats, and some dairy such as yogurt and cheeses. You can also feed them with porridge mix. Better don’t force the baby to eat and keep trying to your level best to encourage their healthy eating habits for proper physical and mental development.
Mealtime should involve an increasing variety of foods including fruits and vegetables. It is advisable to feed your baby with 3 meals and 2 snacks in between a day. Offer more finger foods to encourage self-feeding. Finger foods such as boiled carrots, thinly sliced fruits and veggies like apple, pears, avocados, mangos, bananas.