Most of the Mom’s are worried when taking a decision about their child. When your child shows eagerness to eat, most of the mom thinks is this the correct time to introduce my child with these food.
Most of the mom starts feeding their child with outside food from the age of 5 to 6 months. This is the correct time to add some outside food along with breast feeding and formula milk. The best option of food to start with, is cerelac. Cerelac is a form of instant cereals. It is highly nutritious and easily-digested instant cereals. It is available in market in different flavors and with different components, like rice and honey, rice and wheat, rice and Dal, wheat and milk and so on. They can even be prepared at home.
Introduction of new food to your child might be tough. Some children from the very beginning likes food of different taste, for them introduction of new food will be quite easy. Some kids are bit fussy about eating, they might not like the new taste in the beginning. But don’t loose hope, keep trying and your child will be used to new taste in a few days.
When ever you plan to introduce a new food, keep in mind that your child is healthy and not sick at that time or it might a longer time for him to adapt the new taste. Another important point to keep in mind is that introduce a single food at a time. Observe that your child is not allergic to it and is able to digest it.
Once your child is used to of this food, you can introduce him with mashed, blended fruits and vegetables. Start them with smaller proportion and increase as they start liking them. This would give them to adjust and get used to different taste as well as get enough nutrition to their growing body.
Me with kids
Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Newborn and your food
Women has the greatest boon when compared to men. They get a chance to give birth which men can not. But giving birth is not an easy work. A women needs to face plenty of changes in her body as soon as she is pregnant. Pregnancy is full of physical and emotional changes. Changes in hormones results in their mood swings too. Despite of these having a baby is still a joyous moments. You can say seeing your baby you forget all your pains.
But giving birth to your baby is not an end. Your real work starts from here. Taking care of your baby will be your 24/7 job. You can not take an off from this either your are tired or sick. Now onwards, you need to schedule all your work according to your baby, even your sleeping.
While you are breast feeding you baby you need to eat accordingly. Breast feeding means you need more energy, so you can not plan for a diet or a slimming program. The food that you eat goes to your baby in form of milk, even goes its flavor. If you consume to much of tea or coffee, the caffeine from it will be transferred to your baby and create problem in his sleep. So try avoiding too many cups of it. Avoiding use of alcohol would be better too. It can reduce your milk production.
There would be requirement of more nutritious food. Including vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, squash, and beans. Fruits such as apples, berries, plums, oranges, peaches, and melons. Whole grains such as whole-wheat bread, rye bread, and brown rice would give you enough energy.
Intake of calcium while breast feeding in quite necessary. Include banana, nuts, milk and yogurt in your diet.
EAT HEALTHY AND MAKE YOUR BABY HEALTHY
But giving birth to your baby is not an end. Your real work starts from here. Taking care of your baby will be your 24/7 job. You can not take an off from this either your are tired or sick. Now onwards, you need to schedule all your work according to your baby, even your sleeping.
While you are breast feeding you baby you need to eat accordingly. Breast feeding means you need more energy, so you can not plan for a diet or a slimming program. The food that you eat goes to your baby in form of milk, even goes its flavor. If you consume to much of tea or coffee, the caffeine from it will be transferred to your baby and create problem in his sleep. So try avoiding too many cups of it. Avoiding use of alcohol would be better too. It can reduce your milk production.
There would be requirement of more nutritious food. Including vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, squash, and beans. Fruits such as apples, berries, plums, oranges, peaches, and melons. Whole grains such as whole-wheat bread, rye bread, and brown rice would give you enough energy.
Intake of calcium while breast feeding in quite necessary. Include banana, nuts, milk and yogurt in your diet.
EAT HEALTHY AND MAKE YOUR BABY HEALTHY
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Feeding your newborn baby
Feeding your baby is the biggest concern of all the mothers. For the infants below 6 months breast feeding is the best option. Breast milk is over 90% water. When breast feeding your child there is no need for giving extra water.
Breastfeeding your newborn has many advantages. Perhaps most important, breast milk is the perfect food for a human baby's digestive system. It contains the vitamins and minerals that a newborn requires, and all of its components — lactose, protein (whey and casein), and fat — are easily digested by a new born's immature system. Breast milk contains antibodies that help protect infants from a wide variety of infectious diseases, including diarrhea. Breastfeeding may also decrease the chances that the child will become overweight or obese.
For the working mother, breast feeding seems to be impossible. They can use breast pump to collect breast milk to be given in a bottle so their babies still get benefit of breast milk. The other option available to them is feeding with formula milk. While using formula milk, it needs to be kept in mind that once prepared, it should be used within an hour and after that do not use them. Prepared formula milk can be stored in refrigerator for about 24 hours and used after normal heating but not in microwave.
Breastfeeding your newborn has many advantages. Perhaps most important, breast milk is the perfect food for a human baby's digestive system. It contains the vitamins and minerals that a newborn requires, and all of its components — lactose, protein (whey and casein), and fat — are easily digested by a new born's immature system. Breast milk contains antibodies that help protect infants from a wide variety of infectious diseases, including diarrhea. Breastfeeding may also decrease the chances that the child will become overweight or obese.
For the working mother, breast feeding seems to be impossible. They can use breast pump to collect breast milk to be given in a bottle so their babies still get benefit of breast milk. The other option available to them is feeding with formula milk. While using formula milk, it needs to be kept in mind that once prepared, it should be used within an hour and after that do not use them. Prepared formula milk can be stored in refrigerator for about 24 hours and used after normal heating but not in microwave.
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