What are the misunderstandings about feeding babies? 5 major misunderstandings to pay attention to

Many parents will continue to feed their children even if they don't want to eat. So, what are the misunderstandings about feeding babies?

What are the misunderstandings about feeding babies?

1. Always worry about the baby's insufficient nutrition intake. No matter how hard the baby tries, in the parents' opinion, the baby does not eat well enough.

2. Good food is good in everything, bad food is bad in everything. Egg yolk and spinach are rich in iron, so they are considered the best blood-enriching foods. But do parents know that the iron in egg yolk and spinach is absorbed very low in the intestine? Sugar is not harmful to the growth and development of babies. Eating some candy before taking a bath, when you are active, or when you go out to play will quickly correct the symptoms of hypoglycemia and satisfy your baby's love of sweets. There is no best food or worst food. Any edible food has its nutritional value and function.

3. Allowing your baby to eat snacks. Properly adding some snacks in addition to meals can better meet the needs of metabolism and is also an important way to absorb a variety of nutrients, but it cannot be allowed. It is very important for parents to grasp the scale of their baby's snacking.

4. If your baby refuses to drink water, replace it with beverages. It is true that beverages are made from water, but it is wrong to think that beverages can replace water. If your baby refuses to drink any water, the best way is to add some pure fruit juice to boiled water.

5. Drinking water helps digestion. Many mothers believe that it is good to give babies some water before, after or during meals, which helps digestion. Whether it is before, after or during meals, drinking water is not in line with the principle of healthy diet. Drinking water will dilute the digestive juice and weaken the vitality of the digestive juice, especially for babies whose digestive function has not yet developed. Drinking water while eating will cause a feeling of fullness in the stomach, which will affect the amount of food eaten. But there is one thing that mothers need to pay attention to: babies cannot eat when they are thirsty. So don't let your baby be thirsty, and give your baby water half an hour before eating.

Six nutrients to make your baby smarter

(1) Fat. Sufficient fat can accelerate the development of brain function, and the fat from herbivorous livestock is most easily absorbed by children.

(2) Vitamin C. A person's IQ is closely related to the amount of vitamin C in their blood. Sufficient vitamin C can sharpen children's brain function, so they should often take it in strawberries, enoki mushrooms, oranges and tomatoes.

(3) Calcium. Adequate calcium can keep the brain working continuously, so seafood, fish and bone soup should be common dishes on children’s tables.

(4) Protein. Protein is the basic substance that enables the brain to engage in complex intellectual activities, so foods rich in protein such as eggs, fish, milk, and soy products are essential.

(5) Vitamin B. This substance can regulate brain nerve function, nourish nerves, and prevent mental disorders, so you should eat more peaches, cereals, sesame seeds, mushrooms and other foods.

(6) Vitamin A. Vitamin A is a substance that promotes brain development. Animal liver and brain, carrots, fish eggs and cream are particularly rich in vitamin A.

Choice of infant feeding method

Many new mothers do not know the importance of the correct infant feeding method, and always feed their babies self-righteously. In fact, this is particularly detrimental to the baby's growth. In the first 3 months, it is best to ensure complete breastfeeding, and then add milk powder and complementary foods from April, and adopt a mixed feeding method of milk powder and breast milk. After 6-8 months, when breast milk is completely weaned, it is a mixed feeding of milk powder and complementary foods. Pure milk powder feeding only occurs when the mother cannot provide breast milk. The correct choice of infant feeding method can ensure the healthy development of the baby.

How long is best for breastfeeding?

The World Health Organization recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of age, and that other foods be supplemented while continuing to breastfeed from 6 months to 2 years or longer.

It is best to wean your baby after 8 months to 1 year old. If your baby is breastfed and has complementary foods, and accepts complementary foods well, weaning can be postponed. Of course, it is also possible to wait until natural weaning. However, if the baby is in poor health or sick, especially if he has allergies or intestinal problems, it is recommended that the mother breastfeed until he is over 1 year old, which is conducive to the baby's physical recovery.

Generally speaking, if the mother chooses to completely wean the baby at 8 months, she can gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding and replace it with complementary foods from 6 months. In addition, the weaning season should be paid attention to. It is best for the mother to choose spring and autumn, when the temperature is neither high nor low, which is more suitable for weaning the baby and the baby can adapt easily.