March 19, 2019 13:30edition
7 physiological signs that your baby is ready to lure Dr. Komarovsky
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Pediatricians recommend not to introduce solid foods before 6 months. How to understand that the child is ready for complementary feeding? Dr. Komorowski called 7 signs that indicate the willingness of the child have other food.
Why is it important to rely not only on the child's age before the introduction of other foods in the diet? Just every child develops individually and may not be physiologically ready for feeding. What signs indicate that he can offer something else besides milk? About them told Dr. Komorowski on his Youtube-channel?
Signs of readiness of the child to the lure / istockphoto.com
Physiological signs of readiness for complementary feeding:
- Child doubled weight after giving birth
- Child confidently holds and turns the head.
- A child with confidence and without the support sits.
- No ejection reflex. In babies under a certain age is a reflex, in which it is impossible to stick a spoon in his mouth as the child pushes her.
- At the sight of food, child sticks out his lower lip.
- The child may turn away from food, showing their reluctance to eat.
- The child shows interest in adult food.