Dietary recommendations for children with congenital heart disease: Children with severe congenital heart disease have a high mortality rate in infancy, and most children with congenital heart disease will be treated surgically during this period, the feeding before and after surgery is slightly different, but the basic principles are similar, the daily dietary recommendations are as follows: 1. It is recommended to take meals at least five times a day. 2.Fermented and flatulent foods such as beans, radishes, onions, cabbage and potatoes should be avoided or eaten in small amounts. 3, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, especially yellow-green plants, because they are rich in vitamins, can prevent the deposition of cholesterol, maintain the elasticity of blood vessels, so that blood flow smoothly. 4, diet should be light and not too salty, because heavy salt will cause vasoconstriction, blood pressure, but also can make the small blood vessel wall edema, thus increasing the resistance to blood flow, affecting the recovery of blood pressure. 5, fully provide a variety of vitamins, especially vitamin B and C should be ensured to help promote the recovery of heart function. 6.It is recommended to consume foods and edible oils rich in unsaturated fatty acids, such as olive oil, melon seed oil, sesame oil, soybean oil, corn oil, etc. Moderate the intake of cholesterol and eat less lard, butter, carp roe and other foods. 7, easy to digest dairy, lean meat, shrimp, chicken, duck, fish and other foods are available. 8, acute heart failure or generalized swelling, should be limited to eat salt and water, to a low-salt diet, do not eat alkaline buns and soda crackers. Stimulating foods and spicy foods should be strictly abstained from, and can gradually return to a normal diet after the symptoms disappear. 9, children with congenital heart disease should control the amount of fluid intake before surgery (20-40ml/hour for children 1-5 years old, 40-80ml/hour for children 5-10 years old, 80-120ml/hour for children 10-14 years old), but children with cyanotic heart disease should be given enough water to avoid dehydration and thrombosis. Parents should learn to record the amount of intake and output to maintain a balanced daily intake and output. 10. Postoperative children are advised to take more foods with high potassium content, such as spinach, bitter melon, papaya, banana, etc., to prevent hypokalemia. Do not take potassium supplements alone without doctor’s guidance. 11. The child’s diet should be fresh to prevent diarrhea and other diseases from aggravating the condition. Children should control snacks and drinks and not consume snacks that are not clean, expired or contain more coloring and additives. Feeding advice for children with congenital heart disease: Infants with congenital heart disease generally have poor sucking ability, are prone to wheezing, choking and vomiting, and feeding is more difficult than normal for small infants, so the following feeding advice is available: 1. Breastfeeding is recommended to enhance the resistance of the infant’s organism and to adopt a small number of meals and feed the milk on demand. 2.Feed in sections, not too much at a time, and give breaks and exhaust several times in between. 3. Pay attention to the infant’s face at all times while breastfeeding. If cyanosis occurs and breathing is too fast, stop breastfeeding immediately. 4. It is better to hold and feed the baby in a semi-sitting position at 45°, while the cyanotic baby should be in knee-chest position (knees near the chest), which helps to increase the sucking power and digestive ability, and the baby is not easily tired of sucking. After breastfeeding, the infant should be held and patted on the back, then placed in the right lateral position, with the head of the bed elevated, and observed for milk spillage. 6.If choking is serious, feed the baby rice flour instead to avoid choking into the trachea and causing choking or lung problems. Vomiting or sweating infants can be fed by nasal feeding. 7.Treating vomiting: Turn the baby’s head to the side and pat its back to let the residual liquid in the mouth flow out to prevent inhalation of the trachea and to clean the mouth. 8. Adding complementary foods is recommended to synchronize with normal infants.