Jumping into the world of solid food with your baby is a great and messy milestone. Some babies are cranky and some babies won't even eat purees until they are 10 months but some cuties happily start to eat. Solid food is referred to as complementary foods as they intend to complement the breastmilk. During certain stages, babies need more nutrients for rapid growth and healthy development Solid food is just complemented in your baby's diet and not revamping.
Start slowly, sometimes baby indeed feels a little confusing. Exposing solid foods to babies makes them a healthy eater and they may use to new tastes and textures. It's exclusively advisable to breastfeed the baby until they turn one as it is the primary source of nutrients.
Certain signs and signals are to be noticed
Food to start with
1. Keep it simple: Begin it with simple food of a single ingredient with no salt or sugar in it. Either it can be a single fruit or veggie purees. There should be 3-4 days time gap while introducing a new food.
2. Essential nutrients: Begin with food that is rich in iron for proper brain development and good blood flow. Stage I babies need 11mg of iron per day in their food.
3.Purees: Purees are the best solid food to start with the babies of stage I (above 4 months). Feed them with single pureed fruit or vegetable. The puree should be in a thin, smooth and highly pureed.
Start slowly, sometimes baby indeed feels a little confusing. Exposing solid foods to babies makes them a healthy eater and they may use to new tastes and textures. It's exclusively advisable to breastfeed the baby until they turn one as it is the primary source of nutrients.
Certain signs and signals are to be noticed
- Holding their heads up without being wobbly
- Sitting right up on their own without support.
- Staring at your food, opening their mouth while you are eating
- They stop using their tounges to push food instead begin to develop to move food from front and back for swallowing.
Food to start with
1. Keep it simple: Begin it with simple food of a single ingredient with no salt or sugar in it. Either it can be a single fruit or veggie purees. There should be 3-4 days time gap while introducing a new food.
2. Essential nutrients: Begin with food that is rich in iron for proper brain development and good blood flow. Stage I babies need 11mg of iron per day in their food.
3.Purees: Purees are the best solid food to start with the babies of stage I (above 4 months). Feed them with single pureed fruit or vegetable. The puree should be in a thin, smooth and highly pureed.