For the least children who were only born the most important food is a mother's milk. It is capable to provide it with all necessary nutrients. But over time one milk for the full-fledged growth and development of the kid becomes insufficiently. Then it is necessary to begin to enter a feeding up. Over time adult food will replace to the child feeding with breast milk or mixes.
When to begin to lure the child?
Experts in the field of baby food claim that the kids who are on breastfeeding should begin to enter a feeding up not earlier than in 6 months after the birth. For the children eating mixes the introduction of a feeding up is provided earlier — from 4 — 5 months. Such approach will allow to reduce risk of emergence of adverse effects and allergic reactions.
From 5 months the child is capable to eat from a spoon, carrying out chewing movements. The reflex of pushing out of dense food gradually disappears. To 6-month age the kid develops, the organism begins to produce enzymes necessary for assimilation of other products except mother's milk or mixes.
To start introduction of a feeding up, you should not be guided only by age of the kid. The main criterion is desire of the child. If the kid pushes out food, you should not force him. It is better to postpone a feeding up for several weeks. Attentive mothers easily will understand when their child needs additional food, except milk. Usually it occurs at the age of 4 — 6 months. The kid has interest in adult food, he will try to catch it and to pull in a mouth. In addition there are also other signs of readiness of the kid for introduction of a feeding up: - the weight of the child increased, in comparison with weight at the birth, twice; - the kid independently sits; - well holds the head and it is capable to eat from a spoon; - there is no pushing-out reflex, the child well swallows of food; - the kid tries to keep step with additive, and having gorged on, turns away from a spoon.
Harm of an early feeding up
The parents adoring the child seek to feed him with something tasty. Begin to offer the kid fruit purees and cottage cheeses nearly from monthly age. Such beginning of a feeding up can do harm to health of the kid. Introduction of a feeding up at 3-month age can cause the problems with digestive tract which are followed by gripes, an abdominal distension, diarrhea, frequent vomiting and even vomiting. These reactions can be insignificant or at all be absent. However there are cases when early bait causes serious failure of digestive system. The kid needs long restoration, and at times and treatment. The second unpleasant moment of early introduction of adult food are allergic reactions. It is caused by backwardness of the digestive and immune system of the kid. Premature bait can become the reason of development of atopic dermatitis also. This inflammation of skin of allergic character which hard responds to treatment. The beginning of introduction of a feeding up — very individual process. You should not rely only on age of the child. Only care and the attentive attitude towards the kid will allow to define the most suitable time for introduction of new food.