In addition to grains and potatoes, be sure your baby has vegetables and fruits, legumes and seeds, a little energy-rich oil or fat, and — especially — animal foods dairy, eggs, meat, fish and poultry every day. Eating a variety of foods every day gives your baby the best chance of getting all the nutrients he needs. Try again a few days later. You can also try mixing it with another food that your baby likes or squeezing a little breastmilk on top. She'll also need to rely on other foods, including milk products, to get all the nutrition her body needs.
When to introduce your baby to solid foods and why the timing is so important. A lactation expert answers some of the most common breastfeeding questions. Exercise will affect the taste of your milk. Your child can now eat the same food as the rest of the family. In brief: Feeding your baby at 6—12 months. Your baby's first foods When your baby is 6 months old, she is just learning to chew.
As your baby grows, her stomach also grows and she can eat more food with each meal. Feeding your baby: 6—8 months old From 6—8 months old, feed your baby half a cup of soft food two to three times a day.
Feeding your baby: 9—11 months old From 9—11 months old, your baby can take half a cup of food three to four times a day, plus a healthy snack. Start to give your baby solid foods at 6 months of age, just as a breastfed baby would need. Begin with two to three spoonfuls of soft and mashed food four times a day, which will give her the nutrients she needs without breastmilk. Babies who stay in healthy growth percentile ranges are probably getting a healthy amount of food during feedings.
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Breast milk or formula is the only food your newborn needs. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months after birth.
But by ages 4 months to 6 months, most babies are ready to begin eating solid foods as a complement to breast-feeding or formula-feeding. During this time babies typically stop using their tongues to push food out of their mouths and begin to develop the coordination to move solid food from the front of the mouth to the back for swallowing. If you answer yes to these questions and your baby's health care provider agrees, you can begin supplementing your baby's liquid diet.
Babies often reject their first servings of pureed foods because the taste and texture is new. If your baby refuses the feeding, don't force it. Try again in a week. If the problem continues, talk to your baby's health care provider to make sure the resistance isn't a sign of a problem.
It's recommended that you give your baby potentially allergenic foods when you introduce other complementary foods. Potentially allergenic foods include:.
There is no evidence that delaying the introduction of these foods can help prevent food allergies. In fact, early introduction of foods containing peanuts might decrease the risk that your baby will develop a food allergy to peanuts. Still, especially if any close relatives have a food allergy, give your child his or her first taste of a highly allergenic food at home — rather than at a restaurant — with an oral antihistamine available.
If there's no reaction, the food can be introduced in gradually increasing amounts. Don't give juice to your baby until after age 1. Juice isn't a necessary part of a baby's diet, and it's not as valuable as whole fruit. Too much juice might contribute to weight problems and diarrhea.
Sipping juice throughout the day can lead to tooth decay. Another reason to avoid giving your baby solid food before age 4 months is the risk associated with certain home-prepared foods. A baby younger than age 4 months shouldn't be given home-prepared spinach, beets, carrots, green beans or squash. These foods might contain enough nitrates to cause the blood disorder methemoglobinemia. During feedings, talk to your baby and help him or her through the process. To make mealtime enjoyable:.
Enjoy your baby's sloppy tray, gooey hands and sticky face. You're building the foundation for a lifetime of healthy eating. There is a problem with information submitted for this request. Sign up for free, and stay up-to-date on research advancements, health tips and current health topics, like COVID, plus expert advice on managing your health.
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