Nutrition for a four month old baby: how should you feed? Video

When breastfeeding a child of four months, breast milk and the nutrients supplied with it are enough for full growth and development.

Due to the low fat content of milk, its lack, improper attachment to the breast, the baby may not be full. In such cases, you can supplement the baby with milk mixture and start introducing complementary foods.

The digestive system of bottle-fed children matures somewhat earlier than that of infants. Therefore, already at the age of four months, new foods can be introduced into the child’s diet.

Before starting the introduction of complementary foods, you should definitely consult with the pediatrician watching the baby

For the first feeding of the baby with slow weight gain, gluten-free cereals are used:

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• rice
• corn

You can buy ready-made ground cereals in children’s stores. It is possible to pre-grind cereals at home using a coffee grinder or grind already boiled porridge through a sieve or in a blender.

With sufficient weight gain, it is recommended to choose vegetable purees as the first complementary food.

The baby’s first foods should be green vegetables:

• zucchini
• broccoli
• cauliflower

Fresh or frozen vegetables are used to make the puree. They should be boiled in water without added sugar and salt until cooked, and then thoroughly mash with a fork or grind with a blender.

Begin to introduce a new dish with half a teaspoon before the main feeding.

If no allergic reactions or indigestion are detected, then daily the amount of complementary foods doubles.

After the introduction of one product, it is possible to accustom to feeding the next.

To make the start of complementary foods safe for the baby, you need to adhere to the following recommendations:

• you can not give the child two new products at the same time
• do not reuse food leftovers from a previous feeding
• do not mix already introduced products until the age of 6-7 months
• when buying food for baby feeding, always check the expiration date
• it is impossible to start introducing complementary foods in case of allergic reactions, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, before planned vaccinations

After a complete replacement of one meal, you can begin to introduce the next type of food, adhering to the same recommendations.