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 by 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 (infant formula) 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 adding a small amount of scrambled egg yolk (1/4), and after a week, if the baby's appetite and digestion are normal, increase it to 1/2. Gradually increase it to a whole yolk later. 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, and wait until they adapt before introducing 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 they grow older, gradually introduce thin porridge, soft noodles, biscuits, etc. If a new complementary food is not well-received the first time, it may lead to the baby disliking it later. 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 vomiting due to hard food.
(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 a soup, then as a puree, and only later as small pieces.
(5) Frequently vary the types of food. Mixing things up, the baby eats more...