Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Make Baby Food: Mixed Vegetables
- When should babies start to be given solid food?
- What needs to be considered before starting to give baby solid food
- How many times does a 6-month-old baby have to eat?
- How to make your baby's hours enjoyable?
Medical Video: How To Make Baby Food: Mixed Vegetables
If the baby has entered the age of 6 months, then the mother must start giving him additional food, as a companion for breast milk. But not a few mothers are confused about how to provide complementary food for breast milk (MP-ASI) to their babies when their children reach the age of 6 months. Most of them may be confused when they have to give milk and how to determine the hours of eating complementary foods. The following are recommendations about the hours of eating for babies who are 6 months old.
When should babies start to be given solid food?
The American Association of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding infants until they are 6 months old. If you give solid food before they are 6 months old, it can make the baby not suckle and cause the mother's milk production to decrease. This condition causes your baby to risk a lack of protein, fat, and various other nutrients.
But don't be too late to teach it to eat solid food, because it can cause your child to experience eating problems. So, 6 months of age is the right time to give it extra food.
What needs to be considered before starting to give baby solid food
Most mothers determine the hours of eating babies in the morning, before they start their activities and give it when the evening with a smaller portion. But actually, there are no rules regarding the definite hours of baby feeding, each mother can provide additional food to her child at any time.
Before you begin to determine the hours of baby feeding, you must know the following:
- Every 6 month old baby still needs at least 950 ml of breast milk per day
- Sleep duration for babies who can reach 14 hours per day must be fulfilled
- Don't forget playing time, physical activity, and outdoor activities.
How many times does a 6-month-old baby have to eat?
By the age of one year your baby is able to eat solid foods 6 times a day, namely:
- breakfast
- midnight snack
- lunch
- midday snack
- dinner
- snack before going to bed
After knowing all these time divisions, you can begin to insert hours of eating extra food in the baby.However, you don't need to rush into introducing solid food to your baby.
Remember, all need a process and adaptation, so don't force the baby when he cries because he doesn't want to eat the food you give when you first try.
How to make your baby's hours enjoyable?
Meal time should be a pleasant time, not even to make your baby fussy and cry all day long. So, don't force yourself to keep giving your baby food when they don't want it. When they are ready, surely they will try something they think is new.
Then, if they are accustomed to the solid food you are giving, but they suddenly refuse the food given at that time, this indicates that they don't like it.
Don't despair, you should keep trying to give it to you. But if your child has a decrease in appetite and continues to fuss when the meal schedule comes, then you better take it to a pediatrician for further examination.
