The method of adding complementary foods for babies is to transition from a small amount to a large amount, from a single to a variety of transitions, from fluid to roughage, in order to replenish sufficient nutrients and adapt to gastrointestinal function.
From about 6 months of age, babies can gradually add complementary foods, starting from a single fluid complementary foods, such as rice soup, rice flour, etc., in small quantities between breastfeeding, be careful to avoid excessive concentration, so as not to increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and lead to the emergence of dyspeptic symptoms;
Babies about 8 to 10 months can be appropriate to add foamy complementary foods, such as pureed vegetables, egg yolks and fruit juice, etc., in each addition to the new complementary food to add a small number of times mainly, closely observe the baby whether there are symptoms of discomfort, abnormalities found in time to stop continuing to add to ensure that the baby complementary food to add safety;
10 to 12 months of the baby can add soft rice, a variety of soy products and small meatballs and other soft and rotten food, more suitable for the development of the spleen and stomach function, for the baby’s growth and development to provide adequate nutrition.
In the baby to add supplemental food period, to light and easy to digest supplemental food, avoid adding greasy, spicy stimulating supplemental food, and at the same time to strengthen the daily care, to avoid the baby cold, to ensure adequate sleep, etc., to help promote the supplemental food can be fully absorbed and utilized.