Menu
As a rule, children 9-12 months old already eat 4 times a day, every four hours. If this is the mode you have set, then you should not give breakfast to your baby immediately after waking up. It is better to wait an hour if possible. A child under 10-12 months old may still need night feedings. The waking period is getting longer, with an average duration of 2.5-3.5 hours.
Honing the daily routine
Since sleep and feeding are closely interrelated, mom needs to constantly monitor both proper nutrition and the regime of wakefulness and sleep. At this age, babies sleep 2 times a day for about 1.5-2 hours. In autumn and winter, daytime sleep can be organized outdoors, in the fresh air, under favorable weather conditions. In the spring and summer period, everything depends on where the baby's waking period took place. If he has been walking in the sun with his mother for a long time, then it is advisable to sleep at home.
Mom can adhere to the following regime: try to organize daytime sleep at the same time so that the baby gets used to waking up at certain hours. It is also necessary to maintain intervals between meals, the duration of sleep and wakefulness.
Try to keep track of the rhythm of the regime process, because the baby at this stage of development will constantly change the sequence of sleep, feeding and wakefulness. Now, not every meal will coincide with the end of sleep. For example, if a child previously received dinner before going to bed, now it can be an afternoon snack, etc.
However, there are no significant changes in the baby's diet between 9 and 12 months of age. Most children at this stage of development still receive their mother's breast, especially if the period falls during the hot summer months, when weaning is impractical. At this time, there is a high risk of intestinal infection, the prevention of which, first of all, begins with breast milk, which has bactericidal properties.
If the last decade of the first year of a baby's life falls in the summer months, it is better to start weaning him in the autumn-winter period, when the baby turns a full 12-14 months old. At this time, the sucking reflex is no longer mandatory, and the child's body begins to actively receive a variety of useful substances from full-fledged food.
If a woman has the opportunity and desire to continue breastfeeding her baby until she is 2-3 years old, then this will only benefit the health and immunity of the child.
The menu of a child aged 9-12 months
Here is an example that every mother can rely on to create her own child's diet.
8:00 a.m. – chicken yolk, 180 g of 10% porridge and 60-70 g of fruit puree.
12:00 p.m. – 2 tsp. salad of boiled or fresh vegetables, 50-70 g of mashed meat and 150 g of mashed soup.
15:00 – 100 g of kefir, 20 g of cream, 40 g of cottage cheese and 50 g of fruit puree or juice.
19:00 – 130 g of 10% porridge or vegetable puree, 80 g of whole milk or kefir, 50 g of juice or fruit puree.
23:00-24:00 – 200 g of kefir or whole milk, milk formula, or breast milk of the mother.
The feeding method is undergoing some changes. It is very good if your baby has already learned to eat while sitting on a high chair. It is better not to feed the baby in your arms at first, but immediately get used to a special high chair. This way you will save yourself a lot of problems. However, even now it is not too late to teach a child to sit on his own during meals. Teach the baby to drink from a cup and eat from a spoon.
As a rule, by the end of the first year of life, children themselves hold a cup and drink with little adult support. At night, the child may still need a bottle or a mother's breast. During lunch, he can already chew a piece of bread by himself.
At 11-12 months, it's time to teach your baby to eat with a spoon on his own. First, put food in his spoon with his hand and help him bring it to his mouth. Then give the baby the freedom to act independently.
Be patient, because while the child is honing his skills, food will end up anywhere – on his jacket, on his forehead, on a chair, on the floor, and even on the walls. However, every child must go through this important stage and hone their ability to eat on their own. Try the most downloaded plinko app and test your luck now.
