How to wean a child from a mixture of

The need for supplementation baby formula can occur if breast milk is not enough for complete nutrition. However, artificial feeding only to a certain period capable of ensuring the child's organism with the necessary vitamins and minerals. Starting from 3-4 months of age, in the diet of the child begins to introduce solid foods first: fruit juice and puree. From 6 months – porridge, curds. In 9 months – meat sauce. During this period the need in the dairy mixture disappears, and gradually to wean the child from her.

Instruction

Ask your pediatrician whether you should deny a baby in the mix if he asks her. Does the level of physical and mental development for other food.

Choose the right time for weaning from the mixture. The child can erupt teeth, and all his whims are associated with poor health. In addition, the moving, the birth of another child, divorce of parents is not the best time to transfer to another food.

Replace the mixture with milk, milk products. Give your child a choice to make the most of the available dairy products, so you stimulate on the rejection of the mixture. Keep in mind that the baby has their own tastes and desires, and not always it coincides with my mother's taste preferences.

Unlearning consumption of food in the bottle. Take all bottles away from the eyes of a child tell me that he gave the small children, or have a "celebration bottle" (her tie a nice ribbon and solemnly give to another little baby) and he will soon forget about them and stop drinking the mixture. However, do it gradually, the child must be internally ready for it. Take care of yourself, do not drink from the bottle, pour the liquid in glasses, cups, children often imitate adults.

Replace the mixture with water, the child will no longer "for the sake" of water to Wake in the night. Gradually get used to sleep without waking for night feeding.

Day cook a variety of dishes to mix faster tired child, and he rejected it. The evening feed is denser, so there is no need for late-night food.

Do not fall for the manipulations of the child – tantrums, screaming. Be calm, patient and confident that everything will work out. Try to calm the baby by stroking, caressing voice.

Remember, the child may abandon the use of the mixture, when it will be internally ready for it. Be attentive to his needs. The mixture, experts say that whole milk is better. Dairy products are also better to give adapted milk . With adapted milk, as they say pediatricians, it makes sense to use as part of a daily milk ration to 3 years.

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