Baby food at 3 months

The first feeding of the baby should be started exactly at 3 months. It should be noted that babies who are breastfed receive all the necessary vitamins and minerals with their mother's milk and do not need additional feeding in the form of mixtures. However, if the baby cannot get enough only with breast milk, then complementary foods can not only be introduced, but also necessary.

What can a child eat at 3 months

In addition to breast milk or formula, a baby at 3 months can start giving one of these vegetables: zucchini or pumpkin. At the same time, it is important to introduce a new product no earlier than 2-3 weeks after the previous one was introduced. If the first complementary feeding was successful, then potatoes can be introduced after that, and only after that carrots.

As for fruits, as in the case of vegetables, you can give them to your baby as mashed potatoes or juices. It is advisable to choose fruits that are moderately sweet or sour-sweet, however, when preparing juices or mashed potatoes, sugar cannot be added. Juices should be given as a supplement to the main meal after meals, but not as a thirst quencher. If the juice is too sour or, conversely, sweet, then you can dilute it with boiled water.

Diet of a child at 3 months

The diet of a three-month-old baby mainly consists of breast milk, of course, if he is not artificial. If it was decided to introduce complementary foods, then you need to start it with vegetables or fruits. From vegetables in this case, you can use zucchini, pumpkin, potatoes, cauliflower and carrots. It is important to remember that only one vegetable should be used as a complementary food, and only after the baby has finally got used to it, can the introduction of something new begin. Vegetable complementary foods should be introduced in the form of mashed potatoes, which are mainly steamed, and then kneaded with a fork or blender. If the baby is getting used to new products normally, then after a few days, you can offer him vegetable soup.

An apple or a banana is ideal for starting fruit complementary foods, which must be given to the baby in the form of puree or juice.

In addition to vegetables and fruits, you can cook porridge for your baby from buckwheat, rice or corn as complementary foods. Boil porridge only in water without adding milk. The ready-made porridge needs to be kneaded to a puree state, but as soon as the baby has a chewing reflex, you can no longer do this.

It is advisable to introduce any complementary foods in the first half of the day, but if this is not possible, then this must be done no later than six o'clock in the evening. It is advisable to introduce dairy and fermented milk products as complementary foods no earlier than six months, with the exception of kefir - it can be started to be introduced to a child at three months of age. However, it is important that it is not store-bought kefir, but from the dairy kitchen.

How much should a child eat at 3 months

The total amount of food that a three-month-old child should eat during the day should be from 800 to 1100 g. At the same time, children who eat breast milk eat 6 times a day, and at least 3 hours should pass between meals during the day, and children are artificially fed eat five times a day every 3.5 hours.

The child should drink water per day from 50 to 100 ml, while the child should not be given water before feeding, but it is advisable to do this before meals. Water can be replaced with tea or rosehip infusion, but do it gradually with small portions and carefully monitor the body's reaction.

When introducing complementary foods, the child should eat half a teaspoon of vegetable or fruit puree, gradually this rate should be brought to 30 g. It is advisable to give complementary foods before breastfeeding or before feeding with a mixture. If kefir is used as a complementary food, then you also need to start it with five grams, and gradually increase the portion to bring it to 30 g.

When introducing complementary foods, do not forget that each child is individual, therefore, the introduction of each new product and its dosage in the baby's diet must first be agreed with the pediatrician.