Term infants aged 6 to 7 months is a period of introducing solid foods. This period is a critical time for the baby, therefore parents need to know a few things related to infant feeding. Do not let the baby having difficulty swallowing his food, let alone to reject if given solid food.
Give your baby foods that are creamed and liquid from high quality materials. Gradually, you can give baby food to more coarse and dense. If the baby was aged 8 months to 1 year, you can give with food that just chopped.
Give food to the baby little by little. At first, the baby would receive a 1-2 teaspoons of baby food, but if the baby is getting bigger, to be given more food portions.
These types of foods are introduced one by one to the baby. Wait until 4 days, then you may introduce other types of baby food. This is to introduce a new food for babies is acceptable. In addition, you can know what kind of baby food that can cause an allergic reaction to it. Start with fruits, starchy, and vegetables. If the baby was 6 months old, can be given meat, fish and eggs.
If the baby is still younger than 6 months months, stay away from foodstuffs such as wheat, barley, havermount and all other dairy products that contain gluten, eggs, nuts and seeds, fish, shellfish, cow's milk and all dairy products, fruit juice which taste sour taste enhancer cuisine.
Infants aged 6-12 months should not be given food ingredients such as nuts, salt, sugar, honey and other sweeteners. As for infants older than 12 months months, avoid foods such as nuts (especially peanuts), low-fat foods and use salt and sugar to a minimum.
