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To switch to complementary foods in a timely manner. Complementary foods can be started at 6 months in babies who are exclusively breastfed, and at 4 months in formula-fed babies. Letting the babies get hungry.;
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Starting the transition to complementary foods with seasonal vegetables first. If they start with foods that taste sweeter, such as fruit and pudding, their interest in vegetables will decrease.
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Not using a blender during the transition period. The blender makes it difficult for the baby to get used to lumpy foods and causes the chewing and swallowing functions to not develop enough.
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To determine the amount and number of nutrients correctly. Additional nutrients can be given twice a day in 6-9 months, 3 times a day in 9-12 months, and 4 times a day after 12 months. The amount to be given at the beginning is 1 tea glass. You can give half of it between morning and noon, and the other half between noon and evening.
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Allowing babies to touch food. Thus, they can understand the texture, hardness and softness of each food they eat.
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To apply the 3-day rule while giving additional foods. Observe if your baby has any signs of food intolerance or allergies within 3 days of introducing a food. For example, redness around the lips and mouth, swelling of the face or eyelids, redness in the body, restlessness due to itching, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, flatulence, frequent rashes can be indicators of allergy and food intolerance.
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Not forcing babies while feeding, feeding under the leadership of the baby.
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Not to give additional foods in the form of a mixture. For example, when foods such as linden, molasses, walnuts, tahini, cheese, bread crumbs and eggs are mixed and fed to the baby for breakfast, the baby cannot taste the food and cannot know what he is eating.
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To always approach our babies with love and affection during the transition to complementary foods. Eating is a pleasurable act, and this process should not be tormented between the mother and the baby.
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