Introducing solid food to an infant
I understood that all our articles are just the translations of the British ones as for the recommendations concerning baby's readyness for solids (holds head up, sits when supported, makes chewing motions, doubled birth weight, curios about our food)
British babycentre advises to start (at a convenient time - for both) with one or two tablespoons of dry cereal mixed with breast milk or formula, than finish with usual feed. Next food - yellow fruits and vegetables: apples, bananas, carrots, peaches, pears, sweet potatoes, parsnips, cauliflower, buttternut squash. By seven months old baby should have three semi-solids meals a day.
International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) writes about starting from fruits (bananas, melons, mangoes) and vegetables (carrots, potatoes, peas, zucchini) or vegetable diluted juices (at the age of six months. Grains (no white flour products) - for babies with teeth. After one - milk products, meat.
American Academy of Pediatrics have no evidences that starting introducing solid foods in certain order is necessary.
Some tips for dummy beginners (just like me). And some more. Both concern starting with rice cereal.
Vocabulary - Feeding
infant formula (formula) - смесь
artificial feeding - ИВ
bland cereals - адапт.каши
solid foods - твердая пища
high chair - стульчик для кормления
bib - слюнявчик
BPA free (dishes) - Бисфенол А, добавка - стабилизатор поликарбонатных пластиков. Токсичен.
parsnips - пастернак
cauliflower - цв.капуста
butternut squash - тыква мускатная
weaning - отлучение от груди
veggies - vegetables
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