Complementary Feeding or Weaning
Process of giving an infant other foods and liquids with breast milk after the age of 6 months.
To meet nutritional requirement of growing baby.
Types of weaning foods
1. Liquids
2. Semi solid
3. Solids
1. Liquids
Soup of vegetables
Pulses
Rice water
Fruit juice
2. Semi liquid
Mashed potatoes
Pulses
Boiled vegetables
Mashed banana
Soft cooked rice and fish
3. Solids
Coocked rice
Chapati
Idli
Biscuits
Ground nuts
Fruits
Problem during Weaning
Breast feeding stopped suddenly may cause adverse psychological effects.
May prepare unhygienically
If weaning foods not nutrient rich, can cause malnutrition
May develop; indigestion, abdominal pain, diarrhea or cause rashes if allergic to certain food.
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