Eight months of infants eat a few meals a day normal, there is no fixed value, need to decide according to the baby’s physical condition, the general recommendation is that eight months of infants 3 to 4 times a day breast milk, 2 times complementary food.
Eight-month-old infants at this time have erupted incisors, with a certain chewing, swallowing ability, digestive ability is also improving, can further increase the type and number of baby supplemental food added.
It is generally recommended that breastfeeding 3 to 4 times a day, providing 700 to 800ml of milk for infants; complementary feeding 2 times to iron-rich foods, egg yolks, livestock and poultry, fish, legumes and dark-colored vegetables is appropriate, it is recommended that the food is made into crumbs, to exercise the baby’s chewing and swallowing ability.
Complementary food addition is a gradual process from less to more, the recommended amount is only the average amount to reach a steady state, infants grow and develop rapidly, individual differences are large, in the actual feeding should be based on the baby’s situation, feeding on demand. Evaluation of growth and development through regular measurement of children’s weight and height can measure whether feeding meets the nutritional needs of infants.