Babies from 6 to 12 months

Once commented, two days ago, that children know how much they need to eat, I will explain the recommendations so that all children eat and grow normally in case there are still moms who continue to doubt the abilities of the children. There is a very wise phrase that says: "There is no animal on the face of the earth that dies of starvation having food within reach."

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Babies, before taking complementary feeding and although they have never eaten anything other than milk, they have a predilection for some foods, specifically for those that their mother eats. This transfer of flavors occurs during pregnancy (through amniotic fluid) and through breastfeeding, where the mother's diet determines its taste.

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The time comes when we decide to start feeding our child something and the first doubts appear: “What do I give it?”, “How do I give it to him?”, “How much do I give it?”,… I will try, little little by little, go answering these questions with recommendations (not rules) about complementary feeding in the first few days.

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A couple of days ago we explained when they consider it appropriate to start offering complementary food to the highest agencies in terms of children's health. As we said, most determine that it is advisable to start at six months of age. Today I want to answer some possible questions that could arise from what was explained in the previous entry.

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A few days ago we explained what complementary feeding is and today we will talk about when to start offering new foods to babies. WHO and UNICEF explain in their recommendations that up to six months the main and only food for babies should be milk. From then on, children begin to need more nutrients and milk alone may not meet those requirements (babies often begin to need iron - often because of the lack of reserves caused by a too early cord cut - and zinc).

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Complementary feeding is understood to be that offered to babies at a certain age in order to, as its name suggests, complement the main food that is none other than milk, whether maternal or artificial. WHO and UNICEF point out that the period in which children begin to take these foods and up to 3 years is especially sensitive in terms of physical, intellectual and emotional development and the development of the immune system.

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Pediatric dentistry experts recommend not feeding the child with too many crushed and prepared meals as it does not allow them to develop craniofacial muscles. Many parents resort to purees for practicality, so that the mealtime is faster and because that way children accept food better, however it is important that children chew the food since they begin to be old to do so.

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