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Baby Weaning : When to Start Solids with Baby
Guide to Introducing Solid Foods and Helping Your Baby to Grow Up a Happy and Confident Eater
How and when do you start baby weaning & What food should you give them ?
Mother milk cannot provide all energy and protein required for maintaining an adequate velocity of growth for infants after the age of 4-6 month. Hence it is necessary to introduce more concentrated nutritional supplements by this age.
“the very best sign that a baby is ready is when she starts to put food into her mouth herself—which she can only do if she is given the opportunity.”
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Time of Weaning : 6-9 month of Age
Why Start at 6 month?
1. Intestinal tracts develops immunologically with defence mechanism to protect the infant from foreign proteins.
2. Neuromuscular mechanism needed for recognising & accepting a spoon, masticating, swallowing non-liquid foods appreciating variation in the taste and colour of food.
Weaning food for a day
For 6 – 9 months old baby:
- ½ cup Kichadi
- 2 ½ tbsp mashed fruits
For 10 – 12 months old baby:
- ¾ cup kichadi
- 1 piece of biscuits
- 4 tbsp fruit cut into finger sized pieces
For Above 12 months old baby:
- 3 meals & 2 snacks a day
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