The first lure of the baby - where to start and when?

The first lure of a child - this topic excites absolutely all young mothers. And not in vain. After all, many of them simply do not know from what time it is necessary to introduce additional food for the child.

A few decades ago, the first lure in the form of apple juice began to give the baby, as soon as he was 3 weeks old. Therefore, most modern parents constantly hear from the older generation that a child at that age already needs an additional source of nutrients. So poor mums are tormented: "From what month is it necessary to introduce the feeding of a child?".

The first thing to consider in this case is the individual characteristics of the child. These include health status, weight, type of stool (constipation or diarrhea), as well as the type of feeding.

Most experienced mothers and pediatricians insist that if the baby is on natural feeding, then before 6 months he does not even have to try and give anything. After all, mother's milk can provide all the necessary substances and vitamins up to 8 months. But if the child is "artificial", then the lure can be introduced somewhere from 5 months. And then only on condition that he has no health problems.

Many mothers are concerned that their baby, who is already 7 months old, does not show any interest in lure. In this case, do not worry much, it means that it is just not "ripe" yet and it does not need any lure. And this, by the way, must be taken into account. After all, if additional food enters the child's body ahead of time, then the immature and not having the necessary amount of enzymes, the children's intestines can not digest adult food. WHO studies confirmed that too early lure increases the risk of pneumonia or other complications. Therefore, according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health of many countries, the basic age of the child for the introduction of the first complementary meal is 6 months.

Where to begin?

The sequence of complementary feeding and its terms is determined by the individual characteristics of the child's body. For example, if the baby is underweight and unstable stool (diarrhea), then pediatricians are advised to start luring with cereals. And if, on the contrary, excess weight and propensity to constipation, then first try with the introduction of vegetable puree. If your child suffers from an allergy, then first you need to enter the juice, and only then mashed potatoes and porridge.

How to start?

We introduce the first complementary food - vegetable puree - it is advised to start pediatricians. The first thing that we pay attention to is its one component, ie, it should be prepared only from one vegetable. It is also better to start lure with non-allergenic vegetables, such as zucchini, potatoes, cabbage (all kinds). After a while, you can go to carrots, tomatoes and beets. Many mothers complain that they can not feed their child with vegetable puree and try to add a little salt or sunflower oil. But this should not be done, because the producers of ready (canned) purees have already taken care of this. But many people even poured food does not help to teach the baby to mash. Then the parents begin to introduce into his diet sweet porridge. This can not be done categorically. After having got used to such food, the kid already precisely will not try the rest. And this may depend on the tastes in later life. And, as you know, sweet food leads to obesity and concomitant diseases.

We introduce the lure

The new product should be given with a spoon, but in no case from the nipples. Do this preferably in the morning, so that there is time to follow the body's reaction. First give the baby a half-spoonful of mashed potatoes. Then during the day, look at his skin: if there are any rashes or a stool changes (there will be diarrhea), then cancel this dish and consult a pediatrician.

If everything is in order, then the next day you can give a whole teaspoon of complementary foods, and every day adding a little bit. You enter one product for about a week, then you can switch to another one.

Parents, do not forget that the first lactation of the baby should be introduced only if he is healthy and in the next few days there is no vaccination planned. Also, this should not be done in hot weather.