FOOD COACH MOTHER DAIRY

FOOD COACH MOTHER DAIRY

Give the best for your baby
Introducing first foods to your baby is a very special experience for you and your baby . This is a very big step for your child to a world that is full of flavor .

Various Benefits of breastfeeding
In the first 6 months of baby's early life , it only requires nothing more than Mother's Milk) as the intake to meet the energy and nutrient needs . Breast milk contains many antibodies and white blood cells that help protect infants from a very wide variety of infections . Besides breast milk is also rich in Omega 3 , a fatty acid that is essential to meet the needs of brain development .

Recent research proves that babies who are breastfed have higher IQs than babies fed with formula milk . Research also proves that breastfeeding for 13 weeks or more reduced the risk of infant gastroenteritis and respiratory infections . Breastfeeding also shown to slow down / reduce the incidence of allergies in children . Especially for those who have a history of allergies in the family such as asthma , hayfever , eczema and food allergies . Colostrum is the milk produced in the first few days is a very important source of antibodies to the baby . This is where the importance of breastfeeding for the baby , because the tremendous benefits for the baby .

How much milk / milk given ?
Between the ages of 4 to 6 months , a baby should get a minimum of 600 ml of breast milk or formula each day . Although for milk , they will need not be dosed dg ml how many cc or who should be given . The most appropriate is to give breast milk as often as possible and whenever the child wants .

In up to 6 months of age , breast milk ( or formula for those who did not breastfeed ) is the main food for the baby . Do not give drinks , such as juice or any other reply to the baby . This is because breast milk ( formula) is more than enough to meet the required fluid intake by the body .

Introducing Solid Foods
Of a number of recent medical research suggests that solid foods should be introduced to the baby when he was 6 months old . Because at that age , the digestive system and the immune system is relatively young and is ready to accept solid foods . This will reduce the likelihood of the risk of food allergies .

In the first 6 months of a child's life , he learned very well how to suckle at his mother or suck from a bottle of milk . When babies start eating phase ( > 6 month ) , then he will learn a new skill . Ranging from how he learned to push food in the mouth with his tongue , to get into the back of the mouth and then swallow it .

When food with a spoon inserted into the mouth , the baby must learn to use his tongue to push the food towards the back and not towards the front . He also learned to use his mouth to take food from a spoon . Before baby solid foods are introduced , it only uses the jaw and cheek muscles to suckle . Here is keisitimewaan of the first introduction of solid foods , because the moment is an experience that is very new and overwhelming for the little guy .

Never leave a baby alone with food , especially in the early days he learned to eat . This is because he might choke every time . If the introduction of solid foods late ( age > 6 months ) are given , then a baby is often difficult to learn to swallow and chew food .