Patient's question:
Doctor; How should supplementary food be fed to a child who is more than five months and twenty days old? What are the effects of not drinking breast milk?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Artificial feeding is sufficient! Let the baby gradually adapt. At the beginning, it's important to first get the child accustomed to the taste of soups, juices, etc., to pique their interest. You can dilute adult soup 2-3 times and cool it to a temperature similar to body temperature before feeding it to the baby before breastfeeding. Juice can be fed directly with water added, or mixed with to drink.(2) Gradually increase the amount and variety of complementary foods for the baby. When introducing a new complementary food, start with a small amount and gradually increase it. Rushing the process can easily lead to failure. At 4 months of age, start by introducing egg yolk, beginning with 1/4. If the baby's appetite and digestion are normal after a week, increase it to 1/2, and gradually increase it to a whole yolk. At 6 months, the baby can start eating whole eggs. Do not introduce two or more new foods at the same time. First introduce a complementary food that the baby has never eaten before, wait until they adapt, and then introduce another new food.
(3) Start with thin liquids and gradually move to thicker textures. From 1 to 3 months, babies can drink rice soup, vegetable soup, juice, etc. As the baby grows older, gradually introduce thin porridge, soft noodles, biscuits, etc. When introducing a new complementary food, if the baby doesn't like it the first time, it may lead to a dislike for it in the future. Therefore, the first time you introduce a new complementary food, make it softer and more palatable to make it easier for the baby to accept and avoid hard food causing vomiting.
(4) Start with finer textures and gradually move to coarser ones. Complementary foods must be made as fine as possible. Fresh vegetables should first be fed as soup, then mashed, and finally as small vegetable pieces.
(5) Frequently change the variety of foods. Varying the types of food helps the baby eat more...