Fruit — it is useful, and parents want as much as possible advantage for the child. However costs remembers that the organism of the baby can be not ready to such feedings up therefore it is very important to monitor reaction of the kid to fruit and to observe certain recommendations of pediatricians.
How to enter a feeding up to children
Any feedings up should be entered by one type of a product for time, and with a difference not less than two weeks that digestive system of the child got used to changes in food. It is necessary to avoid new products during the periods when the organism of the kid is vulnerable, for example, at problems with intestines, colds, any stresses. It is necessary to consider the state of health of the child, and it is the best of all to consult with the pediatrician before giving the first feeding up. The general recommendation — the first to enter vegetable puree, after a while it is possible to add porridges and fruit — different in a measure of growing of the kid, and it is better to begin with apple puree.
It is worth remembering that many products can cause allergies in the child therefore for safety it is always necessary to allow to taste a small slice and to look at reaction before giving the whole fruit. For the first times it is not necessary to give large portions to children even if there is no allergic reaction — it is unknown how digestive system of the kid will react to such innovations. It is better to do it in the first half of day to give to the child time to show reaction, and after the main feeding by milk/mix as fruit are not full replacement of food. The recommended dose for 6 months — about 50 grams of a product (ready puree).
Whether it is possible to give a kiwi to the child in 9 months?
Kiwi — useful fruit. It is one of the richest sources of vitamin C, potassium, organic acids, celluloses and a great number of others useful micro and minerals, at the same time it contains not enough sugar. The regular use of a kiwi improves work of many systems of an organism, including cardiovascular and digestive. However do not forget that it is exotic fruit therefore reaction to it can be unpredictable, especially at children. Pediatricians do not recommend to enter any fruit feedings up up to 6 months, and with a kiwi it is necessary to wait even longer — up to 12 months. In 2003, researches by results of which the condition of two of three children up to 5 years worsened after test of a kiwi were conducted therefore pediatricians consider this fruit allergenic.
However it is individual process if you give small quantity, then in the absence of an allergy it is possible to enter a kiwi as one of components of fruit puree in a small amount, combining, for example, with banana, apple and other, more habitual fruit. And certainly, as well as with any feeding up, you show consideration for reaction of the kid, especially on such exotic product.