Child nutrition

So in this chapter, we present only the facts. It includes various tables that are easy to use, and information that can help you make the right decision about feeding your baby. In the article chapter, you will find answers to common questions concerning the child's nutrition. All infants who are both breast-and bottle-fed, equally in need of nutrients, and in this period than at any time in the future. Nevertheless, to meet this need need a fairly simple diet. The kids are thriving, eating only one food - breast milk or baby formula - during the first four - six months of life. Child's need for nutrients is a result of its rapid growth and development. During the first two months of life, the baby is gaining on the day of about 30 grams, and two weeks a little less than 450 g. If the baby is developing properly, the end of the first year of life weight, which he had at birth, triple, and growth will increase by 50 %. This is a very intense pace of growth. If he survived, the five-year child would weigh about a ton, and its growth would exceed 4 m! Appetite small child depends on the intensity of its growth. Children grow unevenly: growth is accelerating, then slowing down. Their appetite increases significantly before the growth spurt occurs. Typically, such a period occurs when the child 1A-28 days. Therefore, do not be shocked if, during those two weeks, the child seems constantly hungry. As a child naturally adjusts your appetite to the level necessary for growth, you should feed your baby as soon as he is hungry. Feeding your baby "on the clock" may lead to overfeeding or nedokarmlivaniyu. Wait until the child is at least nine months to accustom him to the routine established by the family. By nine months, most babies may already be eating with his family. However, they need to give a bite when they are hungry. Because the kids is a great need for nutrients, the stomach a little, they often experience hunger. During the first few weeks your child will probably want to eat every two to three hours, that is, it will have to feed eight - twelve times a day. During each feeding the baby will drink about 60-90 g of breast milk or formula. By the end of the first month intervals between feedings will already be three to four hours. At the age of eight months, most babies are eating five - seven times a day. After feeding, the child should otrygnut. Along with breast milk or baby formula children swallow air. After the meal, it becomes much easier if a little pat on the back.