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| Ten
To Twelve Months Introduction Time
will fly by and before you even realize it, you will be getting set to celebrate
your baby's first birthday. By now, in addition to breast milk, 4 to 5 supplementary
feeds per day are necessary for your growing baby. There
are no hard and fast rules about when your baby should progress from one stage
to the next. However usually most babies adjust to semisolid and solid supplements
with real gusto, by the tenth month. Moreover, as they approach their first birthday,
they begin to show interest in eating all those foods that other family members
around them are eating and they are willing to experiment with them. This is the
best time to gradually accustom your baby to eat with the family and also to eat
the same meals as the family does. Try and eat at least one family meal everyday
with your baby. These
meal times are also a good way for her to learn to feed herself as it encourages
her to be independent. She will learn to eat quicker and is more motivated to
be self-sufficient by watching others at the table. Give her a spoon to eat on
her own and serve foods cut into tiny 'bite-sized' pieces so she can handle it
easily. You can fill the spoon for your baby, but leave the actual feeding to
her. Even if it is slightly messy in the beginning, she will soon learn her table
manners. |
