Advantages of breastfeeding
Breast milk has many benefits for the baby and also for the mother. Breast milk is the best nutrition for babies in the first few months of life. Breast milk contains all the important nutrients in the right quantities for your baby. It adapts to your baby's development. Breast milk is also practical: it is always at the right temperature and is always with you. Breastfeeding helps to ensure that the relationship between mother and child develops well. Breastfeeding is also good for the health of both mother and child. Studies have shown that breastfed babies get fewer infections. For example, gastrointestinal infections or infections ...
First drinks
If you are only breastfeeding your child, it does not normally need any additional drinks. If you give your child complementary foods, you can also offer additional liquids. Complementary food is food that the baby gets in addition to breast milk. Your child will need drinks at the latest when it is eating the same food as the other family members. This is from around 10 months. Offer your baby liquids. But it should decide for itself how much it wants to drink. Water is best. It is better not to give your baby any drinks with sugar or juices. He doesn't need them. Under no circumstances should your baby be given drinks with ...
These foods are good for your child
Plenty of fluids: water is best Infants need fluids regularly. How much they need depends, for example, on their temperature and exercise. Toddlers should drink 6-7 portions of fluids a day, especially drinking water. One portion for small children is 1/8 litre, i.e. 125 millilitres. Drinking water is the most important food. Your child should only rarely drink fruit juices. If you do offer fruit juice, dilute it heavily with water. Avoid drinks with a lot of sugar. For example, soft drinks, fruit nectar or diluted syrup. Or tea sweetened with sugar, honey or syrup. There is a lot of sugar in these drinks. This can cause tooth decay.
A child’s development
Don't forget: Every child is different. This text is only intended to provide an overview. Physical skills You need to support your baby's head. Eating skills The baby knows how to suck, swallow and breathe correctly when breastfeeding or drinking from a bottle. A baby gives these signals when it is hungry or full The baby cries when it is hungry. The baby looks at the carer and is amazed. It opens its mouth during feeding. The baby gives clear signs when it wants to continue drinking. When the baby is full, it refuses the nipple or the bottle. It listens ...
What does my baby need?
You should give your child new foods gradually. This will make it easier for you to recognise whether your child cannot tolerate something. But offer your child lots of different foods. This way, your child will get all the important nutrients. "Which complementary food should we give the baby first?" Complementary food is food that the baby gets in addition to breast milk. Don't worry, you can't go wrong. It is not important in which order you give your child food. But it is important that your child gets enough iron and iodine for its development. Vitamin C helps the body to absorb iron from a meal. Give ...
What your child needs to be healthy
In order for your child to develop well, it needs enough nutrients. Especially vitamin D, folic acid, iron and iodine. Vitamin D Children need enough vitamin D. Vitamin D is important for your child to grow well and have healthy bones. The body can produce vitamin D itself if it gets enough sunlight. But vitamin D is also found in some foods. Most vitamin D is found in sea fish, which have a lot of fat. For example, herring, mackerel and salmon. Trout also has a lot of vitamin D. Vitamin D is also found in egg yolks and some mushrooms. For example in porcini mushrooms, chanterelles or ...
