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WEANING
What is weaning?
Weaning your baby from the breast or the bottle starts from about 4-6 months. From about 4-6 months old, your baby needs more iron and other nutrients like Vitamin D and Vitamin C that milk alone cannot give. The idea of weaning is the process of gradual introduction to a wide range of 'non milk' foods so that by age of one, your baby will be joining in family meals.
When do I start weaning?
Weaning is a transition form breast milk or formula milk to solid foods. It is divided into the following stages:
During the first couple of weeks of weaning, your baby needs to learn that foods have different textures and taste, and that it doesn't come in continuous flow.
You can start off with:
1. The aim is to get the baby used to taking food from a spoon-Start with teaspoonful (quantities will be small) and milk will still be major sources of nutrients)
2. Foods should be not be salted or sweetened.
3. Don't press food on your baby-If the food doesn't seem to be wanted, wait and try again another day.
4. To try the food after a milk feed or in the middle of one
5. If food is hot, you make sure you stir it and test it again
Weaning your baby from the breast or the bottle starts from about 4-6 months. From about 4-6 months old, your baby needs more iron and other nutrients like Vitamin D and Vitamin C that milk alone cannot give. The idea of weaning is the process of gradual introduction to a wide range of 'non milk' foods so that by age of one, your baby will be joining in family meals.
When do I start weaning?
Weaning is a transition form breast milk or formula milk to solid foods. It is divided into the following stages:
- Stage 1: Babies are usually ready to start on solid foods between 4-6 months.
- Stage 2: 6-9 months.
- Stage 3: 9-12 months.
Begin
with smooth textures, mashed, minced, chopped, finger foods and
finally family foods.
During the first couple of weeks of weaning, your baby needs to learn that foods have different textures and taste, and that it doesn't come in continuous flow.
You can start off with:
- Baby should be still having 600ml of breast or infant formula milk daily.
- Starchy foods: Initially cereal is used such as baby rice or sago (sabudana).
- Mashed, pureed, starchy vegetables are also suitable e.g.- potato, carrot, sweet potato, yam (suran). Try combining some of these foods together.
- Vegetables and fruits: soft cooked pureed vegetables and fruits are suitable e.g.: apple, banana, pear, mango and chickoo. (Do not add sugar)
- Non fibrous vegetables e.g. cauliflower, pureed spinach, lauki (bottle gourd, dudhi)
1. The aim is to get the baby used to taking food from a spoon-Start with teaspoonful (quantities will be small) and milk will still be major sources of nutrients)
2. Foods should be not be salted or sweetened.
3. Don't press food on your baby-If the food doesn't seem to be wanted, wait and try again another day.
4. To try the food after a milk feed or in the middle of one
5. If food is hot, you make sure you stir it and test it again
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