How to feed baby, age by age?

Between the bottle of breast milk or infant milk of the first few months, and the first mouthfuls of more or less solid food, baby's diet changes quickly.

He goes from teething to dietary diversification in just a few months. As a parent, this means that you will have to equip yourself accordingly. From the first bottles to the first meals, time flies! It is therefore necessary to seek to facilitate the task, while ensuring that your child eats well, in good conditions and healthy.

Here is a small guide, which will help you both on the food level (teeacute, food diversification, solid meals), as well as on the material aspect of meals (position, accessories, etc.).

FEEDING OF THE FIRST AGE

During his first few months, bé will be content to drink milk, the only food he is able to digest.

This will be breast milk or infant milk, and it will be the basis of his diet for his first 3 years.

Breast milk

Whether the method chosen is breastfeeding or bottle-feeding, milk is still the only food that will be given to the baby.

As for his daily intake, an infant drinks between 600 and 650 ml of milk per day. At a rate of 5, 6 or 7 teats per day, depending on his appetite and rhythm, your little one will learn to ask for your help towards the end of the first month.

The first month of life, your little one will be able to take care of himself.

In general, the equivalent of 7 x 90 cl bottles make up his meals over the course of a day.

 

To note
If you want your child to be breastfed, but don't necessarily engage in breastfeeding, you should use a breast pump. By storing the milk for your child in advance, you can give it to your child during the day in a bottle.

 


Given the amount of time that breastfeeding takes in a day, it is important to create the right conditions for a pleasant time for both mom and baby.

The nursing pillow

A breastfeeding or maternity pillow makes it quick and easy to find the comfortable position for feeding baby.

The cushion allows you to put your weight back on your arm and quickly avoid back pain. The child and the parent are comfortable for a quiet and pleasant meal time for both of them.

The cushion allows the child to take off his weight on his arm and quickly avoid back pain.

First milk

Like breast milk, it contains all the nutrients necessary for the development and growth of the child.

At a rate of 5 à 7 bottles per day, a dose of 1st milk powder à a corresponding volume of water will be given. During his first 4 months, the child will consume between 90 and 120 ml of milk per meal.

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The bottle

Whether or not you are breastfeeding, you need a bottle. More exactly of several bottles according to the baby’s age, its stage of feeding but also the conditions in which it is given.

Birth kit, newborn kit, anti-colic, anti-spitting, glass or plastic 0% BPA-BPS you will have the embarrassment of choice. The main thing is to be equipped with bottles whose capacity corresponds to the child's age and needs, and in sufficient quantity to ensure a rotation throughout the day.

The main thing is to be equipped with bottles whose capacity corresponds to the child's age and needs.

Generally, we scale its capacity from 30 ml to 30 ml. As your child grows, he or she will therefore have experienced quite a few different bottles.

 

The 2nd age

After 4 months, we talk about the second age for the child. It is at this moment that the food diversification begins, essential for his development and the discovery of new foods.

Food diversification

Without talking about real solid food, we will start introducing vegetables and fruits to the child's diet.

Even if milk (2nd age) remains the staple food, we can start preparing dishes for lunch, for example. It is recommended to introduce vegetables first, trying to change them every day. The potato is perfect as a base for pureed vegetables.

As for the fruits, we will offer them a little later, 2 à 3 weeks after the début of the vegetables. Why?

Simply because of the sugar. The taste of sugar is more likely to attract his attention than the taste of vegetables. By introducing them together in the diet, the child may have more preference for vegetables.

It is recommended that the child be given the opportunity to eat the vegetables.

It is recommended that steaming and salt-free cooking be preferred for foods. The nutrients are better served and so are the flavors.


When it comes to fruit, start with compotes. Quickly, babies get used to them and learn them. If you offer him a fruit that does not suit him, try to offer it again a few days later. Don't force him, just encourage him to try again. Sometimes, within a few days, the taste of the food changes as the flavour develops. The last step in the process of food diversification is the introduction of animal proteins. About two weeks after fruit, start offering your child porridge, egg or fish. After only 2 to 3 weeks, your child will be able to eat at least one spoon meal a day. He will start eating!

Milk 2ème âge

We talk about dietary diversification, but the bulk of a child’s meals still consist of bottles of milk.

Until he is 12 months old, baby will drink milk 2ème âge, rich in essential nutrients for his growth. At this age, the child takes about 4 bottles a day, in addition to the spoonfuls of puree he may eat at lunch.

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The capacity of the bottles 2ème âge will have to correspond à his needs, à namely, approximately 210 ml/meal.

Baby feeding is also a matter of logistics

When we talk about feeding baby, certainly we talk about nutrition, but we often forget to talk about &equipment and logistics.

Or, young parents know it well, &ecirculating well &equipped makes mealtime preparation and intake easier. Whether it is a bottle, a nursing pillow or a high chair, it is very important to adapt the equipment to the meals and to the feeding time. In terms of comfort at mealtime, this point is critical.

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So you need to have enough bottles ready for a daily rotation (at least 5). It will also be necessary to prepare other accessories over time:

  • The high chair
  • The chair booster
  • The bib
  • The soft spoon
  • The bowls
  • The meal sets
  • The food processor cooker (Babycook, etc.).

Maybe you don't think about it right away, all these accessories are as essential as they are practical. It is therefore necessary to take them into account in order to equip oneself correctly.

The following is a list of the accessories that you will find in this section.

Here you are, informed and ready to give your baby his first meals. Remember, these moments don't have to be complicated, on the contrary. It should be a friendly moment shared between parents and babies. Moreover, it is during these first months that the baby will develop a taste for food. It is therefore necessary to make these moments of conviviality and cover.

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