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At the beginning of adding complementary food, the earliest contact with complementary food should be very small, such as a spoonful of rice noodles that is very thin; 1 4 or less egg yolks, mix with milk or water to make a thin paste, let the baby taste a small amount. The thinner the complementary food, the easier it is for the baby to absorb, it is best to add a tablespoon of cereal to 4-6 tablespoons of milk or water, and gradually reduce the amount of water as the age increases. The stomach capacity of such a big baby is only a few tens of milliliters, even between two meals, the baby's stomach will not have much space; For new foods, the baby's stomach also has a process of acceptance.
So, moms don't measure their children by their feelings: only one spoonful, two spoonfuls, too little. Actually, that's enough for the baby.
When the baby's stomach is adapted, gradually increase the amount.
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After the baby is full, the limbs will unconsciously resist rejection.
After the baby adds complementary food, if the food ingested has met the individual needs, then when the mother continues to feed the full baby, the baby's limbs will unconsciously send a signal of resistance to rejection. For example, deliberately dodging and pushing with hands during the mother's feeding.
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Babies are able to know that they are hungry. Hunger is an instinctive reaction of the body. When the baby is hungry, he will use crying to remind the mother. In this case, give the baby milk, parents will find that the baby drinks milk very urgently, and there will be obvious milk swallowing sound.
However, after drinking, the baby's ability to drink milk will weaken, and he will become careless when drinking, and he will be easily affected by the surrounding environment. After drinking, if the parent continues to feed, the baby will refuse to drink.
To judge whether the baby is full, you can judge from the baby's physical condition. Babies will sleep quietly after they have been fed and will not cry until they are hungry. Children who drink enough milk will have 4 to 6 stools a day, and the color of the stool will be yellow or earthy yellow.
The most important indicator to measure whether the child is full of milk is that the baby's weight and height are normal, and the baby's mental state is not abnormal.
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If the baby is 6 months old and has a good stomach, you can add complementary food to the baby. It is best to start with rice noodles as a complementary food. When choosing rice noodles, mothers must choose those rice noodles with high iron and high calcium quality, and after adding rice noodles, they should carefully observe the child's stool.
If everything is normal for the baby, mothers can give the baby some rice noodles regularly.
Secondly, it is impossible for babies to completely replace milk with complementary foods before the age of one. Because the baby is exposed to milk from the beginning, and the baby needs milk most in infancy. Mothers can choose mixed feeding at this time, but they cannot completely replace milk with complementary food.
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It can be judged by the physical performance, if the child has resistive behavior, it means that the child is full, according to the condition of the child's stomach.
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After adding complementary food, then if you want to judge whether your baby is full, then I think you can do it for him, if he is full, he will not eat it.
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.Observe bowel and bowel movements: breastfed babies generally poop 34 times a day; Babies who eat cow's milk tend to have stools about twice a day, which are golden brown and mushy.
If your baby doesn't eat enough, he will have fewer bowel movements. Babies usually urinate more than 6 times a day, and the urine is pale yellow or colorless. If the baby only eats breast milk, does not add any other non-staple food, does not urinate for water or other drinks, and urins 6 times a day, it means that the amount of milk eaten is sufficient, and if the baby is still crying, there must be other reasons.
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You can look at the child's belly, you can also touch the child's belly, you can have a clear judgment, and you can also know whether the child is in a state of hunger.
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It can be judged according to the baby's physical aspects, mental aspects, diet, work and rest, and words and deeds.
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You can look at the child's stomach and the child's eyes, if the child is crying all the time, it means that the child is hungry.
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Depending on the state of the baby, the baby will be irritable, crying, and looking when he is hungry. If your child is full, he will be relatively quiet, contented, and able to play happily or fall asleep.
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