5 Easy Ways to Introduce First Solid Foods to Babies

 


Hooray! Finally the little one 'graduated'!

Exactly six months, he only consumes breast milk as his main and only intake. This is important because if a baby is given other foods when he is less than six months old, he is at risk of developing diarrhea and various other diseases. This occurs due to a lack of nutrients in order to strengthen the baby's immune system which comes from breast milk.

Six months and later, continue breastfeeding, Moms. At this age, you can also provide complementary foods, because your little one also needs additional nutrition from other foods.

Other signs when your baby is ready to eat include: he is very interested in seeing you eat with his mouth open, your baby can sit up straight, and he likes to put his hand in his mouth.

Introducing other foods for the first time can be tricky, but it can still be fun! Check out what Mom's coils have summarized from various sources, as follows:

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Pure means softened foods, such as rice porridge, cereals, vegetables and fruits. Give it gradually, starting from the soft textured and liquid which is also arranged so that it is not so dense and rough.

As a suggestion, you should introduce pure vegetables to introduce vegetable flavors which tend to be bland before sweet fruit flavors. This is believed to make children later like to eat vegetables.

Mix in the breast milk as well to thin it out. Then gradually, get to know it a denser and rougher texture.

Small portion

Give baby 1-2 spoons first. If you are still showing curiosity and still feel hungry, increase it gradually, for example, to 3-4 spoons. Avoid forcing your little one to finish his food, because this can cause trauma and refuse to eat.

One by one type of food

When introducing food for the first time, avoid introducing children too quickly to various types of food. Instead, introduce him to one type of food until he gets to know it well.

Give a gap of 3-5 days before introducing other types of food. That way you can also cancel the body's reaction that might cause allergies.

Baby Feeding Schedule

Determining the baby's mealtime needs a strategy. But make sure you don't feed him when he is very hungry, or very tired, because this can trigger the baby to return to the old habits that he usually gets regularly, namely breast milk.

This will have an impact in the future, your little one only wants breast milk and refuses to eat. Therefore, make the feeding schedule a routine because babies are easier with routines. Pay attention if the baby shows getting hungry, feed him immediately.

Snacks

If your little one can eat soft-textured foods, then give them coarse-textured ones, Moms.

After that, continue to give him finger food, or cut food the size of an adult's finger so that the child can hold it.

Finger food is good for stimulating children's fine motor skills and training sensory abilities by getting to know textures through the sensations they feel in their touch. You can give pieces of bananas, potatoes, boiled broccoli.

Don't forget, adjust the size of the fruit or vegetable pieces according to the child's ability to hold and prevent the risk of choking, Moms.