When can I give juice to a baby?

For most parents with babies, one of the most exciting questions is the question of the right one.first feeding - and the first of them is when you can start giving juices to the baby, how to, how much and what juices to give to the baby.

When can I give the first juice to babies?

Baby juices are traditionally the first product given to a baby other than breast milk or a mixture. They contain vitamins and organic acids that positively affect digestion.

The timing of the introduction of juices in baby food?

• Back in Soviet times, to the questions of young mothers, when and how much juice can be given to a child, pediatricians unequivocally answered that juices can be included in the children's diet as early as five weeks of the baby's life, starting with a few drops.
• According to modern recommendations of the Institute of Nutrition of the RAMS and SanPinov on the organization of nutrition for children of the first year of life, the term for the introduction of juices in baby food has moved significantly. The first juices are recommended to be taken in the diet no earlier than 4-5 months from birth, starting with 5 ml.
• Some domestic and foreign doctors, and modern parents argue that with the use of juices in baby food you need to be very careful. They note that it is best to give juices to a child after the introduction of all the main complementary foods, such as cereals, vegetables, meat, fish, etc. Early administration of juices is fraught with gastrointestinal tract diseases, frequent allergic conditions, and metabolic disorders in the body.

Rules for the introduction of juices in the children's menu - how to correctly, how much and what juices to give the child?

1. It is better to give juice after feeding. In this case, it is an additional source of nutrition, as it should be at this age;
2. The use of juices before meals or between them can reduce the baby’s appetite and provoke a “refusal of the breast” due to the fact that the baby’s juice seems “tastier”;
3. You can give juice from a teaspoon or a bottle with a pacifier; for older kids, you can use special drinkers;
4. Juices from the store can be given undiluted. Juices prepared at home, it is better to dilute with water in a ratio of 1 to 1.
5. To calculate how much ml of juice to give a child a specific age per day, use the formula: n * 10ml. (n is the age of the baby (month));
6. What juices to give the child is also defined in the recommendations of the Institute of Nutrition RAMS and SanPinah. The first juices with which the baby should be introduced are apple or pear without the addition of other fruits;
7. It is better if the first juice is clarified, and after a while you can offer it with pulp;
8. Of vegetable juices are recommended: carrot, cabbage.Their fruit: currant, cherry, apricot, pomegranate;
9. It is not recommended for children under one year old to give orange, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple juice. You should also be careful with grape, it causes increased gas formation in the baby.

If your child low hemoglobin, then juices will help to increase it a little.

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