How to feed a baby with rice cereals

Starting with solid foods is an exciting time for you and your baby. Your baby is likely to be ready to start on solids between 4 and 6 months. The exact date depends on the development of your baby and each baby is different. There is some doubt as to whether it is necessary to begin feeding the baby rice cereal or other food first, but rice cereal has certain advantages as the baby's first food. Rice cereal for babies is fortified with iron, an important nutrient for babies. Many brands of rice grains also carry vitamins in the amounts that babies need. Rice cereal is easy to prepare and you can adjust its thickness to fit your baby. It is also cheap.

• High chair or infant feeding seat
• Bib
• 1 tbsp iron-fortified rice cereals
• 5 tablespoons breast milk, formula or water
• small spoon without sharp edges
• Small bowl or a cup

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Put your baby in his chair to eat or eat and secure him securely, making sure his back is well supported. You will appreciate not having to worry about their support while trying to feed you.

two

Put on a baby bib, or get ready to change your clothes after the meal. Even if he does not eat much.

3

Put a tablespoon of rice cereal in a bowl and mix with 5 tbsp. of breast milk, milk powder or water. This will make a rice cereal very liquid. Your baby is learning to swallow solids, so it should start slowly. The first time you feed your baby with rice cereal, you probably do not drink much.

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Put a small amount in a spoon. Children's plastic spoons or baby spoons with a rubber tip will work wonders. You may be tempted to use a baby bottle for liquid rice cereal, but use a spoon. The idea is not only to introduce the solids into your baby, but also to teach your baby to eat.

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Maintain eye contact with your baby as you gently touch her mouth with the rice cereal, the look will comfort and eat better. If it opens and takes the food, great. If he does not, it's fine. Offer the food again, and keep smiling or playing with your baby. The idea is to show the baby that this is fun, a new activity.

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Tier the rice cereal that your son or daughter does not eat - do not save it for later, even in the refrigerator or freezer.

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Begin to thicken the cereals more and more by reducing the amount of the liquid mixture you use. Do this only after your baby eats rice cereal in its liquid form at all times.

• Choose rice cereals that have been specially formulated for babies to ensure that your baby receives the iron he needs for proper development.
• Feed your baby with the rest of the family and be more inclined to try the new and exciting eating challenge.
• Do not leave the baby alone in a high chair or on the feeding seat, even when adjusted to the.
• Disposable plastic spoons are not recommended because they can have sharp edges.
• Do not mix rice cereal with cow's milk until your baby is 1 year old.