Your baby is growing and with the passage of time his way of developing and his physique also changes. Your new changes also include a new diet, as your body allows over time the new introduction of food. Arriving at 5 months it is important to know what a baby can eat and for this we will discuss it later.
Babies of 5 months already begin to have more mobility and your upper extremities take much more strength. He is able to lift his body off the ground with his arms and that makes him see that he has more independence. Their stimuli and their concerns grow, and that is increasing at the same time that you need to incorporate new foods.
What can a 5 month old baby eat?
At pediatric visits it is very likely that guidelines will be given for the introduction of new foods. The baby can be ready at 5 months to be incorporated solid foods like Fruit.
The baby will continue to drink your milk and if it is breast milk much better. Dairy will be the perfect complement to your new diet and being breast milk there would be no problem to continue as long as necessary. Although the WHO suggests that breastfeeding is exclusive up to six months, there would be no problem for reaching much beyond two years, that if the mother decides.
Gluten-free cereals they will be the ideal complement to complement your diet. You can start as a porridge by incorporating them into your milk shots. It will start adding a scoop to the first bottles and as the days progress, another saucepan will be added. They will be supplemented little by little until you reach the amount of cereals you need by weight and age.
How to introduce the fruit
The baby can begin to eat fruit and it will be that that is ripe and in season. The one that you can best accept by recommendation will be the banana, pear, apple and orange. There are certain fruits such as peach, apricot or red fruits that are not recommended until 12 months.
Fruits is better prepare them in mush without adding any type of sugar or honey. The ideal is to mix a piece of each fruit format and mix it with a little orange juice or milk. It can be tried with a single fruit and gradually incorporating new fruits so that gradually distinguish the flavors.
You can also make porridges and mix with a scoop of gluten-free cereals. Baby food is a good option, but natural fruit is always better since it offers much better all its fiber and nutrients.
Vegetables and meat at 6 months
Vegetables will also be introduced and They must be cooked and pureed. Potatoes, carrots, green beans, zucchini, squash and leeks are recommended with caution. They will be cooked without any salt.
En Madres Hoy we offer you some creams so you can prepare and with some tips on how to introduce them without hating it. You can see how to make a "Pumpkin And Carrot Cream" or "Sweet vegetable puree".
Later and little by little it will go away introducing some meat. The ideal is chicken, incorporating a piece in the vegetable purees. Later, the veal, pork, turkey or lamb will be added, to rule out possible allergies.
The introduction of new foods will be done gradually and progressively. Your daily meal will always be completed with the taking of a bottle of milk, both formulated and natural. Food is always better to take in the form of purees so that there is no choking, although there are mothers who give you the option of taking a piece if the child works well with it. To know much more you can read "How to start feeding a baby without crushing food."