How many times a day does a four-month-old baby eat complementary food? How much complementary food should a four-month-old baby eat?

As the baby grows older, milk powder alone can no longer meet the baby's nutritional needs. At this time, the mother should slowly try to add complementary foods to the baby. So what is the normal amount of complementary foods for a four-month-old baby?

In the early stage of adding complementary food to a four-month-old baby, it is enough to feed the baby complementary food twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. In the morning, you can give the baby some egg yolk (if there is no allergy, otherwise add it at 8 months old), and in the afternoon, give the baby some fruit puree, or rice noodles or something like that. In addition, when the baby is a little older, you can give the baby porridge and egg custard. The complementary food should be added according to the actual situation of the baby. If the baby's bowel movement is in good condition, the mother can try to cook some small noodles for the baby, not too much, and a little salt.

When a four-month-old baby starts to add complementary food, it is necessary to start from small amounts and gradually increase the amount. Therefore, he should be fed less at a time. Only one spoonful of 113g of vegetable or meat puree and one-sixth of the egg yolk will be enough. Do not feed rice noodles more than twice a day.

Main food: breast milk or formula milk. Supplementary food: iron-fortified baby rice cereal, red meat puree, vegetable puree, fruit puree. Feeding amount: ensure more than 600ml of breast milk or formula milk per day. Meal frequency: drink milk 4-6 times a day and eat complementary food once.

If the baby is unwilling to eat complementary food for the first time, such as sipping it with his mouth, turning his head to avoid it, closing his mouth or spitting it out to show his refusal, do not force him to eat, because this may have an adverse effect on feeding in the future. Give the baby time to try, or try again after 3-4 days. Usually, he will accept feeding in the end. But when the baby refuses to eat, parents cannot let him go, and should continue to try to feed him until he is willing to eat, even if he does not eat much. Otherwise, he will develop bad eating habits and may suffer from malnutrition in the future.