Feeding infants with Komarovsky formula

Why is it important?

The main purpose of complementary feeding is to adapt and get used to the child’s body to new food.
This means that the baby gradually receives a variety of foods in addition to the usual familiar diet - formula. Pediatricians' opinions on complementary feeding may differ, and parents face a difficult choice - who should they listen to? Complementary feeding according to Komarovsky has its own nuances and subtleties, which should be studied by all mothers who decide to feed their children according to this specialist’s system.

This is the very first question a mother faces when her newborn baby begins to grow up. The first year of a child's life in pediatrics is the most important stage, and proper nutrition is of great importance. Evgeniy Olegovich believes that if up to the age of six months the child has developed normally and there are no deviations, then he does not need additional food products other than infant formula.

Dr. Komarovsky claims that 6 months is the ideal age for an artificial baby to start introducing new foods into the diet.

Also, a child’s readiness for complementary feeding can be judged by several signs:

1. since birth, the weight has doubled;
2. ability to sit independently;
3. ability to hold an object with two fingers;
4. showing interest in new foods;
5. food is not pushed out by the tongue;
6. The baby may turn away if he is full or does not want to try the product.

Menu from six months to 1 year

The body of six-month-old babies is quite capable of withstanding fried foods in the diet of a nursing mother (we recommend reading: what nursing mothers should not eat: list of foods). Food should not be too browned or greasy. Very slowly, in minimal portions, you can diversify your table with exotic foods by introducing oranges, tangerines, and kiwis into your diet.

You can try eating a little garlic (although children usually find the garlic taste and smell of milk unpleasant), legumes (for example, borscht with beans), seafood and a small portion of chocolate.

You shouldn’t switch to the usual diet of a modern person, especially suddenly. When feeding a child of this age, mommy still needs to eat mostly cooked foods.

The diet of a nursing woman allows you to include the following products in the menu:

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• all types of meat consumed in previous periods and beef,
• the range of cereals is expanding, including corn and rice,
• legumes (peas and beans),
• different types of fish and seafood (preferably boiled or stewed),
• Bran bread, white dried,
• nuts (with the exception of pistachios and peanuts),
• all kinds of baked vegetables,
• quail and chicken eggs (duck, goose and others should not be consumed for now) (more details in the article: can a mother eat quail eggs while breastfeeding?),
• cottage cheese, kefir, fermented baked milk (we recommend reading: can a nursing mother drink kefir in the first month?),
• boiled potatoes, or baked,
• small quantities of onion and garlic,
• juices and fruit drinks,
• compotes and decoctions (mainly from dried fruits and rose hips),
• weak tea (green and black) without additives or flavorings.

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Advantages and disadvantages

Pros:

• Exactly following the doctor’s recommendations and introducing complementary foods according to his rules strengthens the baby’s health, he is actively developing physically and psycho-emotionally. A balanced set of new products, which Komarovsky proposes to introduce according to a specially designed scheme, allows the child to receive all the necessary nutrients in accordance with his age.
• The baby begins to develop new skills. He learns to hold a spoon and point it towards his mouth, fingering food, developing tactile sensations. Chewing food helps the baby prepare his gums for the first teeth to appear. When a baby holds food in his hands or even plays with it, fine motor skills develop rapidly.

Minuses:

• If parents ignore and violate the basic rules of feeding a bottle-fed child, this can affect his health and development. When introducing foods after six months, the baby does not develop chewing skills and fine motor skills in a timely manner. An incorrectly selected diet can lead to insufficient weight gain and stunted growth.
• If complementary foods are introduced early, unfamiliar foods will cause more harm to the baby than good. Before the age of six months, the body is not yet ready to assimilate new food; complications may arise in the form of severe allergic reactions, digestive disorders, deterioration in the baby’s well-being and mood.
• Parents should pay close attention to complementary feeding; this process cannot be rushed; gradualism and caution are important; each new action must be carefully weighed and thought out.

Baby from 0 to 1 month: what do we eat?

The first month of a baby’s life is the most important in terms of the mother’s choice of foods in her diet. A child has just been born: what should his mother eat to help her fragile body adapt? During this period, the diet of a nursing mother of a newborn should be complete. However, it is worth choosing products whose ability to cause irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and flatulence is minimal. These useful products include:

• eggs (you can eat quail or chicken, but it’s better to refrain from eating duck eggs) – 1 egg every three days,
• buckwheat porridge and oatmeal, less often wheat,
• lean white poultry, rabbit (some recommend veal),
• fermented milk products (cottage cheese, kefir),
• boiled and steamed vegetables (raw ones can be introduced after the 1st week, one product at a time, so that if an allergy occurs, immediately exclude it from the menu),
• baked apples (some recommend raw),
• vegetable oil (corn, olive or sunflower) - 15 grams per day,
• butter - up to 30 grams per day,
• durum wheat pasta (sometimes),
• dried fruit compote (apples, prunes, dried apricots),
• apple juice (no more than 1 glass per day),
• homemade marshmallows or marshmallows made from natural products (no more than once a week) (we recommend reading: can a nursing mother eat marshmallows in the first month?).

READ ALSO: detailed menu for a nursing mother in the first month after giving birth. Salted and canned foods, grapes, mayonnaise, ketchup, adjika, cabbage (namely white cabbage), products made from cocoa beans, baked goods, sausages, nuts, coffee must be excluded from the diet in the first month. , strong black and green teas, alcohol of any strength, and others as recommended by a doctor.

Such products cause digestive upset in the baby, some are allergens, and some (for example, alcohol) are toxic to the baby’s body.

Introduction rules

Evgeniy Olegovich recommends starting complementary feeding smoothly and carefully. A new product should be tried in the first half of the day, since the rest of the time you can monitor the child and easily track the possible occurrence of negative consequences in the form of rash, itching, colic, and diarrhea.

It is better to start with half a teaspoon, gradually increasing the portion every day to the required amount. In case of allergies or intestinal disorders, the new product should be discontinued for 3-4 weeks, and then tried again under close parental supervision.

Products should only be freshly prepared and offered to the child in a separate, clean container.

It is very convenient to feed your baby using a special plastic or silicone spoon; it does not injure the baby’s delicate gums.

These tips coincide with the opinion of most pediatricians, but Komarovsky also has his own developed principles:

• Food must be monocomponent.
• If a child is sick, it is better to postpone complementary feeding until complete recovery, and you should not try new foods 3 days before and after vaccinations.
• A calm, unhurried environment is important, then the child will feel protected, relaxed and will be inclined to accept unfamiliar foods.
• The menu needs to be expanded gradually, the ideal duration of taking one type of product is 5-7 days, only then can you move on to the next one.
• Complementary foods are given on an empty stomach, then the baby needs to be supplemented with formula.
• In case of refusal of food, you cannot insist and force the child to eat a portion; you need to stop feeding and make another attempt in a few days.

Products for a nursing mother: basics of choice

• safety,
• quality,
• completeness that comes from diversity.

These are the basic principles, guided by which, you can create a balanced menu. Safety is determined by the ability of the products to nourish the baby through mother's milk, without causing harm to the little person, including without leading to allergies or digestive disorders. It is also determined by freshness. It is better to use authentic food products (that is, those that grow in your home region).

The quality of a product is determined by its composition (for example, you need to eat real cottage cheese, not a cottage cheese product), and the content of unnecessary or dangerous substances in it (pesticides, toxins). Diversity is determined by the ability to include in your menu all types of permitted products, from lactic acid products to red fish meat.

The food consumed has a partial (albeit quite large) influence on the quality of breast milk, mainly on the content of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and partly on the fat content. The mother’s mood, her physical condition and other factors also affect this product of the mother’s body, which is necessary for the baby.

For normal lactation, not only diet, but also drinking regimen is of great importance. A nursing mother should drink at least 2, and preferably 2 to 3, liters of clean water per day.

Where to start?

1. According to Komarovsky’s rules, complementary feeding should begin with kefir. This is explained by the fact that kefir is similar to milk, to which the digestive system is already accustomed. In addition, it contains lactic acid bacteria, which help strengthen the immune system, reduce the risk of intestinal infections, improve digestive processes and reduce the load on the baby’s fragile liver.

The product should be tried in the morning. In the absence of negative reactions, the dose should be gradually increased from half a teaspoon to 150 ml per feeding.

• After a week, you can introduce cottage cheese. If the baby does not like its taste, the doctor advises adding a little sugar. When kefir and cottage cheese replace one feeding and the child gets used to them, you need to move on to milk porridges. Recommended cereals for first feeding are rice, buckwheat, oatmeal.
• By 8 months it is allowed to introduce fruits and vegetables, gradually adding egg yolk and meat to the puree. In this case, you need to start with a decoction of vegetables or meat and only after that give puree or soup from these products.

How to determine if a child is eating?

Whether a child has enough milk or not can be judged from observations of him. But it is wrong to consider the baby’s behavior alone. After all, some symptoms similar to underfeeding accompany childhood diseases. The fact that a recognizable pattern of restless behavior is explained precisely by a lack of nutritional components is reliably evidenced by the child’s concomitant chronic weight loss, established during control weighings.

The mother's body also makes it known about objective problems with lactation. So, a cause for alarm is a picture in which, at the end of feeding, there is regularly no milk left in the breast.

We invite you to watch a video on how to determine whether your baby has enough milk:

Table by month

Doctor's recommendations

The doctor offers a number of recommendations and tips to help parents cope with difficulties and problems when starting complementary feeding:

What to do if your baby refuses complementary foods?

The baby tries new foods with interest, but sometimes it happens that he doesn’t like the food, the child actively pushes it out with his tongue, turns away and screams. In such situations, it is important not to insist or force-feed; this can emotionally traumatize the baby and subsequently lead to fear of food or complete refusal of it.

Therefore, it is better to try again in 7-10 days. Mothers should be patient and constantly repeat the introduction of a product they don’t like; the child can appreciate the new taste even after 12-14 unsuccessful attempts.

Important! It is better to feed your baby during a common meal. This way the child will watch adults with interest and imitate them. You need to sit him in a special chair with high legs, a comfortable chair and a small table.

Should I buy or prepare my own purees, cereals and juices for complementary feeding of infants on IV?

Dr. Komarovsky says that industrially prepared baby food can be used for formula-fed children, because well-known baby food manufacturers have been on the market for many years and have proven the quality and safety of their products.

This type of food can always help out when traveling, when you are short on time, it is quickly prepared, and the consistency is ideal for a baby who is not yet accustomed to solid food. In addition, store-bought purees, cereals and juices are often enriched with additional vitamins and minerals that will benefit the artificial diet.

Despite all the advantages of factory-made food, it is best to prepare food for your child at home, if possible. The taste of such dishes is always better and more pleasant, the composition is controlled independently, and financial costs are reduced.

Calcium for GV Komarovsky

The recommended dose of calcium is the same for any woman, regardless of whether she is breastfeeding or not. Either a woman takes calcium supplements all her life or does not take it at all. This is not related to breastfeeding. Using densiometry, the amount of calcium in the bone is determined. Maybe I’m writing in the wrong place, but I couldn’t find anything about the health of the “real” mother, only about the “future” one. Question about vitamins - what should a nursing mother take? Moreover, now it’s winter, there is a lack of vitamins, and I also have the weather, i.e.

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Nobody knows what it really is, but everyone has their own opinion on this matter. Typically, two to three weeks after birth, the baby will experience periods when he cries and screams a lot. This often happens in the evening and sometimes goes away by about three months.

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Misconception 1: Breastfeeding is something incredibly difficult, there are always a lot of problems and nothing but inconvenience. Almost no one is able to feed for a long time. Fact: There is nothing easier, more convenient, more enjoyable for mother and child, and, by the way, cheaper than properly organized breastfeeding.

There are many more misconceptions about breastfeeding among modern mothers. The sad thing is that, having been scientifically refuted, these myths continue to exist and continue to confuse.

In many books for expectant mothers and in parenting magazines, it is actions based on prejudice that are described as correct and necessary. These norms, invented in Soviet times, turn a woman’s natural process into hard work and lead her to the decision to give up breastfeeding. Opponents of long-term breastfeeding have many arguments in favor of weaning, and they all boil down to the fact that from a certain age breastfeeding feeding becomes harmful.

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But as of today, 34 weeks. I'll start with how I feel. The baby in the stomach is not only kicking, but spinning in all directions, tumbling. I caught him when they changed his diaper and I left him lying on the bed hugging a towel after washing him. First on his side, then on his stomach, and for a long time he couldn’t pull his hand out. I was even about to help, but then I changed my mind and he figured out how to pull him out.

So I was happy Until he no longer has the desire, he doesn’t turn over. The grandmothers’ reactions surprised me somewhat. I’ve been terribly afraid of them since childhood. But the gums inside were swollen, I had to give up while dad had a day off and could sit with the girls. A tooth with pus was removed. They said that many years of breastfeeding had affected my teeth; they were in terrible condition, crumbling, and the enamel was very thin.

Take care of your teeth, girls! Do not be ill! Let summer come soon, sunshine, vitamins from the garden and from the garden. A lot of useful information has accumulated about breastfeeding and complementary feeding. I will post useful links before I forget everything. But a friend discovered that her child was allergic. The girl, my son is 8 months old and we don’t have teeth yet. The doctor has been telling me for a month now that my gums are swollen and my teeth are starting to come out. I’m thinking maybe he doesn’t have enough calcium; we use mixed feeding, I feed porridge and purees, and only at night the baby’s breasts develop well.

Can you tell me how I can help my baby speed up the appearance of teeth? The cause of blockage of the milk duct is the formation of granules or curds, consisting of casein and other components of breast milk, often fat, hardened under the influence of calcium salts.

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Hello dear BB girls! Regime From the first days, Timur himself supported his regime. He always went to bed around 9. Moreover, it happened that we didn’t have time, we got carried away and forgot about the time, but Timur never forgot that it was time to sleep. You always had to adapt to him. Have time to feed Our Maria’s favorite pastime is pampering and unbridled fun! No, it’s not for nothing that I found it funny throughout my pregnancy. A balanced vitamin complex that regulates the proportional supply of vitamins to the mother and development. I began to suspect that all this swinging back and forth in my emotional state was all due to exhaustion of the body.

Still, childbirth is stressful. Plus a caesarean. Plus breastfeeding. The maternity hospital recommended that we not take vitamins with our son. Just take iodine and anemia prevention separately. I’m thinking of drinking mumiyo and spirulina. But I haven't bought it yet. And I take iodine, a little calcium and vitamin D.

By the way, life has become better with vitamin D. It seemed so far away, but then it passed. Of course, I know that giving birth to big children is Login Registration.

The main source of calcium is dairy products, but at the same time there is a global misconception that without milk a child is doomed to calcium deficiency.