Feeding a child aged up to one year as much influence on the entire life of man. The fact that children who were breastfed up to one year, less sick, better adapted to the environment and are generally more suited to life than "bottle-".

Breast milk - what's special about it?

And indeed, that's special about it? Today produced a lot of milk and dairy-free mixes allow to feed the baby at birth. In particular, a mixture, allowing to feed premature babies and children affected by various diseases.

However, until now it was not possible to devise such a mixture that would be consistent with all the parameters of human milk. That human milk contains a protein that is almost completely absorbed by the body of the child, all other proteins made from cow milk, goat's milk or a mixture made from plants (e.g., soybean), digested incompletely and decompose in the body of the child with the formation of toxins. These toxic products are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and have a negative impact on the child.

Another feature of breast milk is the content of protective antibodies that are passed into the milk from the mother's blood. The antibodies protect the baby from infections - which is why children who are breastfed get sick less. Children treated at the time the breast milk, and subsequently less sick, better adapted to the children's collective. The lack of toxicity enables them to develop better physically and do better in school than their peers who are bottle-fed.

Feeding a child under one year

Immediately after birth the baby breastfeed on demand. It is considered the most appropriate. Gradually the child sucks the more milk and therefore breaks between feedings are getting bigger. For five or six months old baby is fed 6-5 times a day. In this case, it is already possible to introduce solid foods first First solid foods: cook or buy? Replacing them one breastfeeding. If a child is overweight, the first solid foods should be in the form of vegetable puree. If the weight of the child's normal or below normal, in the form of cereals.

Purée can be purchased at specialty store baby food Baby food - what to feed the baby?   in a jar, and you can prepare yourself. Start better with vegetables that contain a minimum of fiber, such as zucchini. Enter the vegetable puree gradually, starting with a spoon. Within a few days the number of mash is brought to 100 grams. After the baby vegetable puree can be applied to the chest. Over time, this attachment to the breast can be replaced by juice.

Porridge also need to be introduced gradually, starting with a tablespoon and gradually increase to 100 grams, replacing one of breastfeeding. Very easy to use, dry cereal, made especially for children up to a year. They contain the entire set of nutrients, macro- and microelements and vitamins that your child needs until the year. One need only pick up the mess, the baby's age. It is desirable that the first cereal gluten-free - vegetable protein, which is difficult to digest. These include buckwheat porridge, corn and rice. 7-8 months can be entered and oatmeal.

Meat is introduced into the child's diet - at the age of 7-8 months, first in the form of meat sauce. At the same time (but with some intervals to observe intolerance of the product), you can start to enter the egg yolk. By 10 months, the child can eat meatballs, and a year - burgers, steamed. Egg yolk may receive it through the day.

At 8 months, entered the third lure - a fermented milk product (kefir or yogurt), which is also gradually replacing one of the feedings. Along with yogurt Kefir: a unique drink for health and harmony   You can give children cottage cheese (eg Agusha), starting with a teaspoon and reach the 1, 5 tablespoons (30 g).

So, for 8-9 months, the child will receive all the necessary products for him. Gradually, the amount of each feeding (there must be five, four hours) should be brought to 200 mL.

Feeding a child after a year

The composition of the diet of children over the years should include foods, shredded part - this will allow the child gradually learn to chew, it will strengthen the gums. Digestive child at this age are actively developing, can digest a variety of foods. Therefore, in the diet of the child introduced a variety of products, enabling it to develop harmoniously.

From year to year and a half the power of the child shall be a five-time, the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in the preschool age should be about 1: 1: 4. Food containing animal protein as meat, fish and eggs is better to give the child up in the morning (such food can cause excitement and interfere with normal falling asleep), and in the late afternoon - vegetables, fruits, dairy products.

Close to two years of a child can be fed four times a day. This mode is best to keep throughout later life, gradually adapting to the child's healthy eating adult.

Galina Romanenko

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