In the first months of life, a small child wakes up several times a night, due to the inability to bind sleep cycles together. The infant's sleep cycle is 40-90 minutes. The task of parents is to pay due attention to the sleep of the child.
The Importance of an Evening Diet
To organize a good night's sleep, you need to think through the evening feeding menu, which can become more diverse as the introduction of complementary foods. It should be noted that the metabolism of a child up to a year is several times higher than that of an adult, and therefore, it is worth giving preference to nutritious and well-digestible foods. A properly selected evening diet allows you to reduce or completely remove nightly feedings, after which the baby’s stomach continuously digests food. Constant digestion negatively affects the restoration of the necessary energy.
Porridge and sleep: what is the connection?
Porridge is an integral part of the baby’s diet, which contributes to the full development of the child’s body:
- almost all cereals are easy to digest
- beneficial effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract,
- contain a whole complex of vitamin-mineral substances.
The product begins to be gradually introduced as early as 4 months, which allows the baby to be provided with the necessary amount of fiber, protein, carbohydrates, fats and vitamins. Moreover, some pediatricians recommend starting complementary foods not with mashed potatoes, but with cereals, which once again confirms the benefits and importance of this dish for full development.
Most mothers prefer to feed their baby porridge for breakfast in order to energize the baby for the whole day. Meanwhile, porridge is an excellent dish for night feeding, which, despite stereotypes, is not heavy food, but rather is easily digested and creates a long-lasting satiety effect.
Drinking porridge is the best choice for a good night's sleep.
Of course, breast milk is the best food for an infant. But there are situations when milk is not enough. Today in stores there is a huge selection of baby cereals designed to meet the needs of a child of a certain age. In order to make the baby’s sleep as calm as possible, drinking cereals in milk are perfect.
Heinz baby food experts have launched a line of drinkable cereals adapted specifically for evening feeding babies from 6 months.The series includes six cereals, each of which takes into account the peculiarities of the child’s functioning at night: oat, wheat, 5 cereals, multi-grain with linden and chamomile, multi-grain with banana and raspberry, oat with banana.
Pieces are unique in that they contain:
- cereals for a long saturation effect;
- prebiotic for healthy digestion;
- Omega-3 fatty acids, which, in turn, are especially important in the first year of a baby’s life for normal brain development *;
- Vitamins C, E, D + Ca.
The choice of quality porridge for evening feeding not only positively affects the baby’s sleep, but also becomes the key to the formation of intelligence at an early age. Important: Before the introduction of complementary foods, it is necessary to consult with a specialist.
* Heinz porridge contains docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is one of the essential components for brain development
