Patient's question:
My baby is 13 months old. As young parents, I have some questions to ask:My daughter gets up at 7 a.m. and goes to bed at 9:30 p.m. How should her daily diet be arranged?
2. Currently, she eats at 7 p.m. and drinks 210 milliliters of milk before going to bed at 9 p.m. (nighttime diaper change). She often wakes up every 1-2 hours at night. What's the reason? Her urine is very frequent. She urinates several times after drinking a little water during the day. Is there something wrong with her?
Doctor's answer:
Hello: Based on the child's condition, it may be appropriate to supplement some calcium and cod liver oil.Infant diet:
(1) Gradually adapt the infant. At the beginning, it's important to first get the child accustomed to flavors like vegetable soup and juice to pique their interest. You can dilute adult soup by 2-3 times and cool it to a temperature similar to body temperature before feeding it to the child before breastfeeding. Juice can be fed directly with water added, or mixed with (infant formula) to drink.
(2) Gradually increase the amount and variety of complementary foods for the infant. When introducing a new complementary food, it should be done step by step, starting with a small amount and gradually increasing. Rushing the process can lead to failure. At 4 months of age, start by introducing egg yolk, beginning with 1/4. If the child's appetite and digestion are normal after a week, increase to 1/2, and then gradually increase to a whole yolk. At 6 months, the child can start eating whole eggs. Do not introduce two or more new foods at the same time. First introduce a complementary food that the child has never eaten before, wait until they adapt, and then introduce another new food.
(3) From thin to thick, from soft to hard. Infants aged 1-3 months can drink gruel, vegetable soup, juice, etc. As the child grows older, gradually introduce thin porridge, soft noodles, biscuits, and other foods. If a new complementary food is not well-received the first time, it may lead to the child disliking it later. Therefore, the first time introducing a new complementary food, it should be made softer and more palatable to make it easier for the child to accept and avoid vomiting due to overly hard food.
(4) From fine to coarse, from powder to pieces. The complementary foods introduced must be made as fine as possible. Fresh vegetables should first be fed as vegetable soup, then vegetable puree, and finally vegetable scraps.