What kind of dishes do you need to buy for a child first

It is obvious that household items and hygiene products for each family member must have their own. Especially strictly this principle should be observed in relation to young children. With hygiene products it cannot be otherwise, but what about household items? For example, does the baby need its own dishes? The answer is unequivocal - needed. Moreover, the baby may need the first dishes soon after birth. What kind of dishes the child should have, how to choose and properly care for her - read below.

The first dishes for the baby

• Silicone spoon.

This is exactly the subject of children's dishes that may be needed already in the first months of life. No, we will not feed the baby soup and porridge. Using a soft silicone spoon, small children are given liquid medicines, decoctions of herbs or some water. Usually this need arises during the period of infant colic. It would seem that it’s much easier to give your child dill water with a bottle and nipple? However, in such actions there is a danger: after the nipple, the babies have a “nipple confusion” and they refuse to suck on the mother’s breast, because getting milk from it is much more difficult than getting a drink through the nipple. The metal and even silver spoon in this case is inferior to silicone. Firstly, the volume of the bucket of a silicone spoon is smaller and more commensurate with the baby’s mouth. Secondly, with a metal spoon, you can accidentally injure the delicate mucous membrane of the crumbs.

Manufacturers and brands: World of childhood, Nuk, Chicco, Bebe Confort, Maman, Canpol babies.

• Siping cup.

The child grows, learns new skills, including self-service skills at the table, and he already needs real children's dishes. Help the baby to master the drink from a cup can drink-spill. The peculiarity of the cups is that they have a lid, which means that the contents will not spill by. Most of the cups also have handles on both sides, so that the baby can hold it with both hands. In stores you can find a huge number of different drinkers: with a soft or hard nose, with a cap and without, with a straw, with handles, without handles, with double walls to maintain the temperature of the contents. It is difficult to say which of the options is the most successful and convenient. No one can decide better than the child himself, so you probably have to try different drinkers before you can find your own.

Manufacturers and brands: Nuk, Bebe Confort, Lubby, Canpol babies, Philips AVENT, The First Years, NUBY.

• Plate.

The need for plates appears when the baby begins getting lure, that is, about the age of six months. Dishes for a 6 month old baby should be age-appropriate.The first portions of complementary foods are not very large in volume, so the first plates should not be large and deep. The more a child eats, the more a plate is needed, and later it is better to acquire two different plates: a deep one for the first courses and a flatter one for the second. Despite the fact that plastic is criticized for being environmentally friendly, the most convenient children's dishes are plastic. Glass, porcelain and ceramics are too fragile materials, metal plates are uncomfortable because they heat up very much. High-quality food-grade plastic (namely, a plate for a baby should be made of this) is not toxic, it will not break, it is impossible to burn yourself. When choosing a plate for the baby, pay attention to its stability. There are special plates with suction cups, but they are not always convenient. Sometimes the baby is very interested in moving the plate around the table himself. In this case, the suction cups provoke “emergency” situations: the child has to make efforts to move the plate, but he is still not able to correctly calculate the force and the point of its application, so the plate together with its contents may even appear on the floor. Plates with a rubberized bottom in this sense are more convenient: they are protected from accidental slipping, but at the same time, they can be moved around the table painlessly.

Manufacturers and brands: Bebe Confort, CHICCO, NUBY, The First Years.

• A cup.

After the cup comes the "era" of the usual cup. A cup, like any dishes for feeding children, should be convenient and safe. Better if it is also plastic. Keep in mind that it is inconvenient for a child to hold a full cup with one hand, so you can get a cup with two handles or no handles at all. The volume of the cup should be small, again for the convenience of its small owner.

Manufacturers and brands: CHICCO, Nuk, Tommee Tippee, Bebe Confort.

• Fork and spoon.

The child needs his own cutlery from the moment of feeding. In this case, metal spoons and forks are not suitable again, since they are easily injured. The best option is plastic devices made of high-quality food-grade plastic. The plug must have rounded teeth. Very convenient are children's cutlery having a special handle bend. To bring such a spoon or fork to your mouth is easier than a device with a straight handle. When the baby will try to eat on their own, devices with a rubberized handle will not interfere: they do not slip out of an inept palm.

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What should be the dishes for the smallest

The choice of children's dishes in stores is simply huge. In order not to miscalculate, you need to know exactly what requirements must meet the dishes for the smallest.

1. Safe material. We have already found out that the safest dishes for the baby is plastic dishes. By all means it should be high-quality food plastic. On the dishes must be marked that it is suitable for hot. The fact is that poor-quality plastic emits toxic substances when heated. A mark on plastic utensils is an indication that it can be used for hot dishes.
2. Reliable seller. Buying dishes for children is better in specialized stores or pharmacies. Such sellers check all quality certificates with suppliers, so there are not many chances to buy a low-quality fake. Reliable sellers in the market are Philips AVENT, Bebe Confort, NUBY, CHICCO, Nuk.
3. The dishes themselves should not have any damage (chips, cracks), they should have smooth, smooth edges without nicks. If something is broken or cracked during use, the dishes must be replaced.
4. To make it pleasant and interesting for the baby to eat as adults, children's dishes are decorated with pictures. Drawing pictures should be of high quality. Check for ink peeling when washing or using.
5. It is better if the dishes have a simple design. This mainly applies to drinking bowls, because some models have places difficult to wash. Children's dishes should be easy to wash.

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How to care for children's dishes

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Children's dishes require special care, because the health of a little man depends on her condition.

• The dishes should have only one owner - a child. Use of children's cups, spoons and plates for adults is not allowed. The fact is that in the adult's oral cavity there are a lot of bacteria that can be dangerous for the baby;
• Children's dishes should be washed thoroughly without the use of chemical detergents. You can choose a special “children's” gel for washing dishes, or use proven means - soda or soap. These substances are completely washed off and do not contain anything harmful to the crumbs;
• It is better if the dishes dry in a natural way. Do not wipe children's dishes with a kitchen towel. If we are talking about wiping - it is better to use a disposable paper towel;
• From time to time, dishes must be decontaminated. This can be done by holding the dishes in boiling water;
• It will not be superfluous to store children's dishes separately from an adult. A locker is a good fit for these purposes. If there is no such cabinet, you can simply wrap the dishes in a clean towel.

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The wisdom of choosing and caring for children's dishes ends here. Everything else is a matter of taste and convenience of every mother and baby. Do not forget that the dishes should “grow” with the child, in addition, the dishes must be updated periodically, so if some version of the dishes is not very successful, it will not have time to get tired.

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