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Babies food at 6months

Tags : babies food,menu for babies at 6months,6 months baby food,healthy food and vegetables,health care for babies

September 03, 2010 10:28
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Chaaya

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Normally babies digestive system is incapable of digesting solid food until he/she is at least three months old, so feed him/her with breast or other milk until then. By the time your baby grows closer to age 6 months you will find that he is no longer satisfied with the bottle feed alone and may feel hungry very soon.

At 4-5 months you can slowly start introducing solid food.Always begin with one or more than one teaspoonfuls of food,increase the food amount slowly. A small teaspoon of a rice cereal, mixed with milk,fruits or vegetables should be started first.Introduce one food at a time and wait at least 24 hours before adding a new one.

This will make you to identify particular likes or dislikes, as well as giving your baby a variety of tastes to try. Fix a time when baby is hungry.Put the spoon between your baby's lips so that he/she can suck the food.Him/Her initial reaction may be push the food away with his tongue.

He/She enjoys this new experience. If she pushes the food out, scrape it up and put the spoon between her lips again. When she is had about a teaspoonful of food wipe her mouth and chin and go back to her normal feeding. The amount and thickness of the cereal gradually can be increased.

After several weeks most babies eat cereal twice a day. Always make sure the baby is sitting up to eat and drink.Once the baby has mastered cereals, other new foods can be tried.

As a first taste of solid food, purees of fruit or vegetables, or a baby cereal are ideal. Bananas and papayas are easily digested. Do not introduce citrus fruits, orange, tomatoes, fish, berries, egg whites, spinach etc. Never add salt to a baby food as even a small amount of salt can cause dehydration.

Food types:

Yoghurt is also good for your baby. Mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, corn and peas are all good. Mashed bananas, pears and apples or apple juice are appropriate fruits for the baby. For oils and fats, you can use cooking oil and butter.