Why only breastfeeding for six months?
Breastfeeding should be started as soon as the baby is born. Breast milk is the complete diet for 6 months. A mother needs proper guidance, self-confidence and prevention of any other physical problems and a nutritious diet and plenty of water to breastfeed successfully.
Correct position is also essential for breastfeeding. Also, don't change the side until the baby is completely empty by pushing it to one side. This time, if the right side is given first, then the left side should be given first so that both Foremilk & Hindmilk are benefited.
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A lactating mother should eat home cooked nutritious food. Beans, pulses, sprouted grains, are sources of protein. Milk and milk products and bananas provide calcium and green vegetables, dates, jaggery, beets, figs etc. provide iron. Apart from this, take fruits and various vegetables. Milk is a customized solution of baby food. A mother's varied diet affects the baby's taste and smell glands, it exposes the baby to a variety of tastes. This familiarity when feeding the baby helps the baby to easily accept new types of food after six months.
Breastfeeding provides maximum nutrition. It contains many protective components besides iron, folic acid, which helps in the rapid growth of the baby.
How to start complementary feeding after 6 months?
There are some golden rules for this, which should be followed:
1. Give small amounts - Don't get too excited, don't overfeed the baby.
2. One substance at a time – This will help to know if the child is allergic to any food.
3. Hygiene should be strictly maintained so that the child does not get any infection.
Conditions for supplementary feeding:
The baby should be sitting supported at 45 degrees or facing the mother. Feed him food on the table with other family members.
6 months
Continue breastfeeding After six months, give the baby two to three spoons of semi-liquid infant formula or hand-pounded food two to three times a day.
Start with one type of food at a time, then gradually introduce smaller amounts of vegetables, fruits, pulses and legumes.
Increase food intake gradually for physical and mental development and give iron drops to correct iron deficiency.
For 6 to 9 month old baby.
Continue breastfeeding
Start feeding some solid food 3-4 times a day
Give 2 to 3 meals and 1 to 2 snacks.
Increase the variety and quantity of food.
Start some new food like khichdi, porridge
Include at least four types of food groups 1) Pulses 2) Green vegetables and fruits 3) Oils, 4) Hand-mashed pulses/fish/eggs (boiled only) Iron drops/sip
Fresh home cooked Lugdi and solid food should be given along with breast milk . A child should be given two to three meals + one or two snacks when he wants .
For 9 to 12 month old baby
Continue breastfeeding.
After 9 months, give the baby at least a bowl of food 3 to 4 times a day.
After 12 months, give the baby 3/4 bowl of home-cooked food three to four times and 1 to 2 snacks.
Finally, give the child food that he can hold with his own hands, even if it is mashed food, give it to the child in a way that he can eat with his own hands.
Now the number of meals should be increased gradually. One to two additional meals (snacks) should be given in addition to three to four main meals.
For 12 to 24 month old baby
Serve three to four main meals. Also give snacks twice. Increase the dose.
Breast milk - Continue breastfeeding for at least two years. After that, if the mother wishes, she can continue to breastfeed the child up to the age of seven
Important messages for mothers/caregivers on complementary feeding,
• Dal and mung, chickpeas etc should be given in combination with grains and pulses. Example- rice with dal or cracked wheat with dal, chapati/roti soaked in dal, bajra khichdi with dal etc. Diet should be locally available pulses and grains/cereals.
.Oil/Ghee/Butter, sugar/jaggery, roasted, sugared, ground peanuts (if the child is not allergic) etc. can be added to make it rich, palatable and easy to swallow.Do not add spices to the child's diet.
.Locally available, fresh and seasonal fruits, vegetables should be given to the child. Washed, cooked fruits and vegetables can be taken in food.
.Soaked, roasted, roasted and ground grains/grains and pulses can be given for cooking as they are easily digested.
.Wherever culturally acceptable the child can be introduced to animal/non-vegetarian diet (meat, liver, fish, eggs (boiled) etc.) as early and frequently as possible.
. Plan one to two healthy snacks between main meals. Snacks like small meals can be served between main meals. It should not be a meal replacement. grated banana, papaya, mango, chiku and other pocha fruits; Boiled and mashed potatoes, mashed vegetables, boiled eggs, curd, panjari, laddoos, halwa, upma, idli, paua with chunks/chopped peanuts (do not add peanuts if the child is allergic) are some examples that can be given for breakfast.
• One diet at a time can be varied by adding new foods one after another.
• Show interest, smile or play games to encourage the child to get enough food,
.Continue supplementation during illness and increase dosage during recovery.
. Serve the child in a separate cup, bowl/plate as this will help the mother/caregiver to understand how much the child has eaten.
. If the child does not like a particular food, do not give it for a while and give it again after some time.
.The supplementary food should be prepared in hygienic environment. The mother/caregiver should wash her hands while preparing food and before feeding the baby. The child's hands should also be washed. Clean utensils should be used to prepare baby food. Wow
.Girls and boys need the same nutrients for growth and development. So both should be given same amount and same food.
2 . Provide enough:
Adequate amounts of energy, vitamins and minerals should be provided from different cereal groups that are essential for the growth of the child – such as wheat, wheat flour (loat/mendo), rice, rice papad (shiro), maize/dhani, barley, semolina, saivaya. , puffed rice etc. and coarse grains and pulses (dals) like millet, ragi, sorghum etc. and pulses, gram dal, magdal, urad dal, tuver dal, white/black/green gram, peas etc., vegetables (green leafy and other colored vegetables) and fruits; and milk products like curd, cheese etc.; Animal products/non-vegetarian milk f foods (meat, liver, fish, eggs (well cooked) etc.); and ghee/ butter/ cooking oil and sugar/ jaggery and dry fruits, roasted, ground and shoveled/ cracked groundnuts added to food Can (if the child has allergies)
3. Give correctly:
Encourage an active eating pattern rather than force feeding. Babies have small stomachs so feed little by little. Feed the baby in different cups, bowls, plates at recommended intervals.
4. Provide safe food:
Food should be hygienically prepared and stored. Mothers/care providers should wash their hands with soap and water before cooking and handling, and the baby's hands should also be washed.
General instructions
Wash hands with soap before preparing food and before feeding the child.
If giving eggs, make sure that they are well-boiled or not. Wash any vegetables and fruits in cold water and then cook the food in a suitable manner and dispose of the week properly from the child's plate. Do not store for reuse. Use only iodized salt for cooking, as iodine increases IQ. Give iron drops or si25.
Be careful that the baby does not gain weight
Vitamin-D and Iron can be given to the child as per doctor's advice. Avoid fast food and junk food. Avoid chips, fried items, bakery items, chocolate, ice cream, cold drinks and spicy foods. Child overweight or obesity is also a form of malnutrition. To avoid which the following suggestion can be used.
- Do not eat while watching TV
- Take time to chew your food
- Green vegetables and fruits should be used in abundance
- Do not use TV, mobile iPad for more than 1 hour a day
- Allow more than 1 hour a day for sports (physical exercise).
- Weigh every week and keep a record
- Eat a balanced diet.
A child's development depends on the child's genetic makeup, parent's structure and size, the child's birth weight and maturity and the child's balanced nutritious diet.
So never compare our child with another child. Take the opinion of your paediatrician, whether the child's growth and diet is normal. Advice from neighbors or relatives can sometimes add to a mother's worries, just as you seek advice for illness or vaccinations.
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