WEANING

                                                       WEANING

 

It is the period when supplementary food is introduced to the new in addition to the mother's milk generally after 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding is the right time to start weaning it is also called as supplementary food it is the gradual process of shifting the baby’s nutrition from mother's milk to the food after the age of 6 months mothers milk alone is not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of the newborn baby and sustain the growth

 

Baby's cal need is 110 - 125 ml/ kg of weight n the fluid requirement is 150 to 175 ml per kg of body weight need for minerals like Iron is to be fulfilled by weaning.

We start weaning which is the semi-solid food that contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and fibers knowledge regarding this is crucial as it is the most important period of nutrition in child development it takes if taken care of properly we can save our baby from protein-energy malnutrition, iron deficiency, vitamin deficiency

 

The best thing about weaning is food can be prepared easily at home with the available ingredients at home important weaning tips that are very useful while practicing

Weaning is introducing food that we eat on a daily basis starting from soft and semi-solid to solids till the age of one year baby needs to learn to eat it all the foodstuffs that parents eat every day

To fulfill the increasing need for proteins calories and other nutrients along with water hence we need to make sure that the food we are giving to the baby contains the above-mentioned nutrients and water keeping in mind it's not the sudden withdrawal of the baby from mother's milk

1) introduce only one new food every week

2) start with the single feed every day

3) after one week two feeds every day the interval of at least 8

 hours

4) in the third week one more feed can be added.

5) at the end of 1 month after starting weaning 4 different feeds a day should be given at the interval of around 4 hours  

6) make sure that the bedtime feed is not too heavy as the digestion process slows down at night.

7) by the age of 1 year it is necessary for the baby to learn to eat as parents.( in less quantity obviously.)

Here is the list of food weaning food that can be e started with

Dal rice best

boiled potato

barley (cooked soft)

Serials

Pulses

Jaggery

Millet

Fruit pulp

Fruit juices

Mashed banana

Milk

Milk products

Boiled egg

Boiled fish

Wheat should be introduced as it contains gluten that is likely to develop an allergy to it hence wait for the baby’s gut to mature and then wheat and its products can be introduced.

There are some dangers of weaning

1. Nutritional disturbances

2. Weaning diarrhea composition of food contaminated food or contaminated.

3. Psychological trauma to the baby when abrupt weaning is there the above dangers we can consult with the hygienic method and proper sterilization of utensils with the baby with the aid of a physician whenever necessary and allowing some time to get the body to acclimatize with the new food.

Also, it is vitally important that the baby e learn to eat solids by the age of one year that sits with the parents and if the food is the same as parents.

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