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winning can be a very exciting time for
parents and babies alike through this
video we hope to share with you how to
introduce solid food to your baby we
will also be sharing review advice on
when what and how to fit your little one
during this weaning process for newborns
breast milk is the ideal form of
nutrition in fact the World Health
Organization recommends that mothers
exclusively breastfeed their babies for
the first six months as a babies
nutritional requirements continue to
grow complementary foods should be
introduced do take note that weaning
before four months of age is not
recommended as a baby's digestive tract
and immune system have not fully matured
delaying weaning to beyond six months is
also not recommended as it may increase
risk of nutritional deficiencies and
feeding problems
signs to educate your baby may be ready
for meeting include adequate head and
neck control ability to sit well when to
posit disappearance of the tongue thrust
extrusion reflex increase drooling and
putting things into mouth interest in
food and often for instance before
starting weaning is important to make
sure your child is seated upright use a
feeding chair with adequate head and
body support you may also use rolled-up
towels or pillows to better support your
child
starting your baby on I am 45 milk free
single grain cereals is preferred and
the first food by adding your baby's
usual milk the taste will still be
familiar to your baby
next enough milk to ensure that the
consistency is thin but still slightly
thicker then lock the mix should also
still be able to flow from the spoon
apart from cereals purity needs are also
excellent source of iron for your baby
to Puri foods first boil the piece of
meat and add enough water or milk to
blend to a Puri consistency
you may also use a sieve after blending
to see through lumps to obtain a smooth
Puri if required only introduce one new
food at a time and monitor for signs of
food allergy for over three to four days
before introducing another new food
picking the right leaning spoon for your
baby and using it properly are also
important for weaning for babies who
have just started leaning we usually
recommend soft and shallow lean spoons
to use a weeding spoon properly prevent
the spoon straight when putting it in
and when taking the spoon out from your
baby's mouth wait for your baby to close
his or her lid over the spoon to remove
the food do not scrape the spoon against
the teeth or lips as it does not teach
your baby the right spoon feeding
technique if during weaning your baby
show signs of wanting more food you may
increase the quantity of each meal
however avoid was feeding once your baby
is able to take about 3 tablespoon of
solid food is it sufficient to replace a
milk feed you may also increase the
frequency of spoon feeding to two to
three times daily to help establish
mealtimes that are similar to your
family's meal pattern we hope this video
can help you better understand how to
introduce weaning to your baby
remember avoid false feeding and be
patient with your baby when introducing
new foods watch our next video in which
we will share with you how to teach your
baby to chew self eat and drink from a
cup and straw thank you for watching
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