Regimen of a 7 month old breastfed baby

At 7 months of age, breastfeeding is still maintained, but is rather seen as complementary. The regimen is already mixed. The child mostly eats milk in the afternoon and evening. At night and in the morning, the child eats full natural food. At this time, the child is already beginning to sit up, learning to stand up. It is necessary to take the child in your arms from the position of lying on his back, while the child should pull his hands forward. Also, the child already knows how to knock, wave toys, shifts and throws them. He is attracted to new, brightly colored toys. The child already crawls well, babbles for a long time. On the question "Where?", looks for familiar toys. Drinks well from a cup or a bottle with handles.

Daily schedule

After the child wakes up, lies down, it is necessary to communicate with him, to conduct hygienic procedures, then perform a set of morning procedures (massage, active-passive gymnastics). Then the child is fed, given juice, or another treat (complementary food). It would be good to give him something new to provide new positive emotions. Then it is necessary for the child to be by himself for some time. A daytime nap is also obligatory.

After sleep and lunch, you need a walk in the fresh air, games and activities. The child should be practiced. The daily routine includes activities aimed at physical development (physical exercises, gymnastics, massage). From this time you can begin to teach the child to swim. Water procedures are already becoming useful for his skin. You can buy a children's inflatable pool, with special rubber toys for bathing. In bathing, you can use special baby shampoos, gels, foams for bathing. It is necessary to make sure that the child does not eat the foam. Daily with the child are activities aimed at physical and mental development. Important games, both with an adult and independently. It is better to go to bed at 22-23 hours.

Bait

At 7 months as a new complementary food give kefir, yogurt, cottage cheese for children. You can also give mashed meat, a small amount of minced meat, steamed cutlets (crushed to a puree). You can also give mashed potatoes, with sour cream or a small amount of butter. Give fish broths. You can give lemon water (about a teaspoon of lemon per 200-250 ml of boiled or special baby water). To sweeten, add about a third of a teaspoon of honey.

You can give special baby teas, herbal decoctions (after prior consultation with a doctor). It is possible to give small amounts of processed cheese. Also in the literature there is information that the child as an aperitif should be given about 2-3 ml of wine before meals. This stimulates appetite, normalizes microflora, stimulates digestion. It is important that the wine is red and sweet. Cahors is the most suitable.

Ration menu

The baby is fed breast milk in the morning. Milk should be offered periodically throughout the day, but usually the child refuses and prefers natural products. Then after a while, the necessary supplements, nutritional shakes, vitamins, fish oil (if prescribed by the doctor) are given. The second feeding should include vegetable or fruit dishes. You can also give cottage cheese, or processed cheese. It can also be given to drink juice, or lemon water, baby tea, broth.

For lunch, chicken or fish broth is usually given. Then for the second meal also give a little broth, offer a small amount of mashed meat or vegetables, minced meat, mashed potatoes. During the day it is necessary to offer periodically breast milk, broths.

For the first supper offer light foods such as egg yolk, cottage cheese, cheese. You can offer liquid semolina porridge. Breast milk is usually fed for dinner and during the night.

Chair

The stool of the child increasingly resembles the feces of an adult, but is not yet formed into fecal masses. It has a dark brown color, unpleasant odor. Normally, the stool is regular, daily, from 1 to 4 times a day.

Sleep

A child needs a full day and night sleep. This is the key to successful further physical and mental development and health. A child should sleep at least 16 hours a day.