Complementary Feeding/Weaning For The Infant

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Complementary feeding/Weaning

At the age of 6 month, your baby’s nutritional needs are not met by milk alone and the digestive system is also well developed to accept solid food. The biggest challenge is how to initiate solid food, provide palatable, easily digestible and tasty food at regular intervals that develops the taste buds and ensure optimum nutrition of the baby. It is very important to know that Malnutrition in children, occurs most commonly during the weaning and post weaning phase.

Frequently asked questions

Sign & Symptoms of difficult weaning?

There are following sign and symptoms (post 6 month of age) should be addressed to avoid a child to become pick-eaters or undernourished.

Baby have not moved onto puree or solids from breast milk or formula
Baby reflux when you try to give them solid food or puree
Child move their head or seem aversive to puree or solids
Child will only have one type of texture or brand of puree

When, what & how to introduce Solid food to baby?

According to the recommendations of WHO, complementary foods should be introduced to the infant at 6 months of age in addition to breast milk. Initially it should be given 2-3 times a day between 6-8 months, increasing to 3-4 times daily between 9-11 months and 12-24 months with additional nutritious snacks offered 1-2 times per day, as desired.