If measured with a special rice flour spoon, it is more appropriate for an eight-month-old to eat 3 to 4 spoonfuls of rice flour at one meal.
Whether breastfed or artificially fed, the amount of milk fed daily at eight months remains the same, divided into three to four feedings, and then supplemental food is added once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Artificially fed babies need 600 to 800ml of milk per day. It is best to feed complementary food first, then breastfeeding.
Because of the baby’s young age, gastrointestinal receptivity is not strong, in order to avoid accumulation of food or abdominal pain, when buying rice flour to choose a safe formula and under the guidance of the correct method of modulation, in general, you should first put the water and then add the rice flour for mixing, pay attention to the consistency of the rice flour, if it is too viscous will be poorly digested.
Supplementary food in addition to feeding the baby rice flour every day, you can also add some soy products, eat some vegetable heart, fish puree, liver puree and other foods. Most babies have grown two to four teeth by eight months, during this period, you can let your baby try more foods, such as small cookies and slices of baked buns, to practice chewing.