When compiling a menu for seven month old baby it is necessary to gradually distribute food in such a way that it is similar to an adult. As a result, it should turn out that the 10-hour feeding will become breakfast, and at 14 o'clock the baby will have lunch with a vegetable dish with meat.
Approximate menu for a formula-fed baby:
- at 6 am a light breakfast of 200 ml. adapted mixture
- at 10 o'clock second breakfast, consisting of ¼ egg yolk, 50 gr. fruit puree and porridge 150 gr.
- for lunch at 14 o'clock in the menu should appear 50 gr. and mashed vegetables in an amount of 150 gr (for example).
- at 18 o'clock the baby should have a dinner of pureed porridge (for example) and 50 gr. cottage cheese
- at 22 o'clock before going to bed, the baby should refresh himself with 200 ml. milk formula
Approximate menu for a baby on a mixed diet
- for an early breakfast at 6 in the morning, it is better for the baby to give breast milk and supplement the formula
- breakfast at 10 am 50 gr. fruit puree (e.g.), 150 gr. milk porridge (e.g.) and ¼ egg yolk
- at 14 o'clock milk mixture 50 gr. And breast milk
- for dinner at 18 o'clock 50 gr. together with 150 gr. vegetable puree
- before bed, the best option for feeding is formula along with breast milk
Approximate menu for a breastfed baby
- first breakfast (6.00) - about 200 ml. natural breast milk
- breakfast (10.00) - ¼ egg yolk, 50 gr. and milk porridge 150 gr.
- lunch (14.00) - 50 gr. + vegetable puree 150 gr.
- dinner (18.00) - meat puree 50 gr. + puree made from vegetables 150 gr.
- Pain (22.00) - about 200 ml of breast milk.
If a child is allergic to cow's milk proteins, then his menu can be compiled as follows:
- at 6 o'clock - a fermented milk product, breast milk, lactose-free mixture or soy mixture 200 ml.
- for the second 10-hour feeding, the child should eat dairy-free porridge with the addition of a fermented milk product or breast milk 170 gr., 30 gr. fruit puree
- at 14 o'clock 170 gr. vegetable puree, 20-50 gr. meat dish, 20 gr. fruit puree
- the fourth feeding at 18 o'clock should include a dish of vegetables and cereals 170 gr., 30 gr. meat puree, 30 gr. fruit puree
- at 22:00 for the fifth last feeding, you can give about 200 ml. baby kefir, fermented milk product, breast milk or lactose-free mixture.
It is very important for a small child in this period of growth to consume meat dishes, since the proteins they contain are involved in the construction of tissues, in the formation and renewal of body cells. Meat also contains valuable vitamins B12, B, A and iron.
The baby still chews food very badly, so it is very important that the meat is well chopped, cleared of films and lived. To begin with, you can boil it, and then grind it in a meat grinder or carefully divide it into small fibers with your hands. At first, the child may be dissatisfied with the new product, since its consistency is unusual and different from soft porridge, so in the early days, minced meat can be mixed into vegetable puree. On the first day, it is necessary to give only 1/3 or ¼ of the recommended norm, after two days ½ of the norm, after a couple of days 2/3, and by the end of the week the entire portion. After 2-3 weeks, you can try to give meat in pure form, without impurities.
If a child suffers from different manifestations food allergies, it is better to start feeding meat with homogenized monocomponent canned meat. The product should be selected according to the individual tolerance of the child. Later, you can start expanding the range of meat dishes.
The baby's diet is expanding due to the introduction of flour products: bread, crackers and dry biscuits, a new product appears - fish. If the child is healthy, he almost always eats with pleasure. Do not worry if he suddenly refused one or two meals - this may be caused by a change in mood or heat.
Diet plan for a 7 month old baby
Gradually, a habit is formed to eat almost according to the same schedule as in adults. A traditional breakfast, most often milk porridge, a full meal, however, while soups and borscht should be prepared without fried vegetables. Slowly, there is a smooth transition to 4 meals a day - mainly in children on artificial feeding. sample menu 7-month-old baby for a day:
- 07:30–08:00 - breakfast, some kind of porridge, for example, oatmeal or buckwheat, a little cottage cheese, fresh fruit compote (in summer) or freshly squeezed juice can be offered as a drink;
- 12:00–12:30 - a full meal: soup with a piece of bread (very small, because the child is not used to it yet), for the second - vegetable puree with grated meat and a quarter of an egg yolk;
- 16:00–16:30 - afternoon snack, cottage cheese with fruit puree and sweet cookies will help the child hold out until dinner;
- 19:00–19:30 - dinner, mashed potatoes with fish or homemade liver pate, without spices and with a minimum amount of salt.
- 21:30 - evening portion of kefir or breast milk.
Of course, your schedule may differ, it is important to maintain breaks between meals - at least 3.5-4.0 hours. Please note that the baby has grown up and his portions have become larger, increasing from 150 g to 170. If possible, do not isolate the child, let him eat with adults, for common table: watching the elders, he will adopt good habits from them.
Diet changes
At 7 months, it's time to introduce flour products. Crackers and cookies will be a pleasant treat for the baby. Do not buy him confectionery products with creams, chocolate icing and other additions, the simplest pastries are the best option. The cookies are still too hard, so it is better to moisten them in milk so that the baby can chew them. Do the same with bread.
Gradually increasing share fermented milk products. Their purchase should be treated very carefully. Yoghurts and kefirs are useful only if bacteria have survived in them. If the shelf life of the product is more than 5 days, most likely it contains preservatives - it is better not to give such food to children.
Pharmacy and shops baby food you can buy live microorganisms, for example, bifidum or lactobacilli.
Important! Before preparing yogurt or kefir, milk must be boiled. Do not put bacteria (they are usually sold in capsules) into hot drinks - when high temperatures they are destroyed. Wait until the milk has cooled to 38–40 degrees, then add the powder (or liquid starter) to it and place the container in a warm place.
At 7 months, you can start introducing a new complementary food - fish. Low-fat varieties are suitable, for example, pollock, cod or pike perch. It is advisable to buy fresh fish that has not yet been frozen. Important! It is strictly forbidden for kids to offer caviar and seafood - they often cause allergies, cases of poisoning are not uncommon - the children's body is not yet prepared to eat such food.
Smoked meats, salted and dried fish - strictly prohibited. The same applies to all types of canned fish. The exception is products specially prepared for babies, which are sold in baby food stores. The weekly norm of fish for a 7-month-old baby is no more than 100 g. You can give it 2-3 times a week.
Getting used to the cup
Most often, mothers buy their children a special drinker with a narrow spout. Its advantage is that the baby can easily handle the dishes and can use them on their own without the risk of spilling the drink. But this cannot go on forever - sooner or later it's time to transfer the baby to a cup. Of course, it will be a beautiful unbreakable mug intended only for a child.
To begin with, it is worth giving the crumbs an empty cup, let him play with it. Most likely, the kid has already seen how adults drink, and will try to copy them. Pour quite a bit of compote or juice for the first time - almost all children like to drink from a mug. But sometimes the child is stubborn, demanding the usual bottle. Do not try to convince him, it is better to postpone accustoming to the cup until the next time.
How to cook meat for babies
If you have previously offered meat products to your baby exclusively in the form of mashed potatoes, it's time to move on to minced meat. Of course, you can cook it only for those children who already have teeth, and who have already slowly adapted to solid foods. Tips for serving and preparing meat dishes:
- it is preferable to offer meat in company with vegetable dishes;
- the use of liver, better than veal or beef, as it is devoid of the bitter taste characteristic of pork;
- meat for minced meat should be passed through a meat grinder twice - it will come out softer and more tender, it’s too early to make cutlets for crumbs, it can be added to vegetable purees and soups.
Never leave cooked meat dishes until the next time. The digestive system of a 7-month-old baby is still very vulnerable, so he can only be given freshly prepared foods.
Soups should be prepared mainly meat, just do not put bones in them. Better - beef or veal, choose low-fat pieces. The broth must be boiled for two hours. After boiling, remove the foam, then put the pan on a slow fire. For taste, put carrots and onions in water, it is not necessary to cut them, you just need to peel and wash them. Strain the finished broth, then boil again. The cooked soup will be more fragrant if, in addition to other products, put a little parsley into it at the end of cooking.
delicious puree
For mashed potatoes, it is important not only to choose the right meat, but also to prepare it well: first, wash it under running cold water, then remove the films and fat. A quarter cup of water will require 100 g of meat. Cut the product into small pieces, then cook over low heat with a little water. Boiled meat must be passed through a meat grinder twice, and then beat with a blender or wipe through a sieve.
The resulting mass is a little dry, so it is worth adding a little broth (milk) to it. The prepared puree must be boiled, the final stage is to salt and season with butter. The broth remaining from the preparation of mashed meat is useful for first courses.
chicken soufflé
One serving will require 50–60 g of meat, 30–35 ml of milk, half an egg yolk, a little wheat flour and butter. Serving yield - 100 g. Boil the chicken fillet, then pass it through a meat grinder (twice). Throw flour and yolk into the minced meat, add milk heated to 70–80 degrees. Then mix all the products thoroughly - you should get a homogeneous mass without lumps. Put in a greased mold, then bake in the oven over low heat.
Always study your baby's reaction to new foods. At the first sign of an allergy or indigestion, return to the usual menu, perhaps the new dish is not suitable for the child.
Good day! Today we have to talk about the nutrition of a seven-month-old toddler. The kid has grown up, and it's time to enrich his menu with new food. About what these products will be, how to introduce them correctly, give preference to purchased or homemade food, how much to feed a child at 7 months - you will learn by reading this article.
Features of the feeding process
It is very important to know how to properly arrange the process of feeding the baby. For this, there are a number of rules, following which you can achieve a good result in the development of your little one:
- Teach your baby to use a spoon and a cup. For the first time, you can purchase a special non-spill cup.
- Feeding should take place exclusively in a sitting position.
- Approve the cognitive actions of the crumbs. Do not be angry if he smeared all the porridge on the table.
- Set an example for your child. Show that you also eat like him.
For example, I took another spoon, and together with my son I ate from his plate. And then she poured herself into a separate dish and sat down next to him. This is how our meal went together.
- The baby eats five times, two feedings still make formula or breast milk.
- Breaks between meals last for 4 hours. This is enough so that the baby does not begin to feel too hungry, but also has time to get hungry.
- There are established norms for the consumption of a particular food. But the body of each child is unique, and you need to adapt to his personal characteristics: metabolic rate, activity, physique, genetic predisposition.
Nutrition system of a seven-month-old baby
As we have already said, the crumbs have five meals a day. It should be borne in mind that the very first, as well as the last feeding should be represented by mixtures or breast milk. Let's take a closer look at what time meals should take place and what, if possible, they will include:
- The first feeding is approximately at 6 am. It still includes the adapted mixture familiar to the baby or mother's milk.
- The second feeding falls at 10 am. Now you need to feed the crumbs with something satisfying. Perfect for porridge. At this age, the addition of fruit puree as a sweetener is allowed. 10 hours - optimal time for the introduction of new products in the complementary foods of the little one. So you will have enough time before a night's sleep to track the baby's reaction to a new complementary food.
- Dinner comes at approximately 2 pm. It is recommended that the child be given the most high-calorie food at this time in order to energize the child before a walk. Soups are well suited for this, and for children on an artificial type of feeding - meat purees (low-fat varieties), cottage cheese.
- The penultimate feeding falls at 6 pm. Feed your toddler any proven food. For such a time, vegetable purees, as well as fruit purees, are well suited. It is allowed to give the baby a little formula or breast milk after feeding.
- The last time the little one eats at about 10 am. The only acceptable food for this time is mother's milk (mixture). Make sure your baby doesn't overeat before bed.
Products from the store or home cooking
This is very controversial issue. Here, rather, you yourself choose what is more convenient for you, and how best. But let's still consider what are the advantages of one and the second type of products.
When buying food on the counter, you can be sure that all sanitary norms, the ingredients have been carefully checked and prepared using special technologies. You can also see the composition, as a rule, absolutely natural (maximum, the preservative will be represented by lemon acid), no added sugar. Such a product does not require almost any time investment. Convenient to use. Also on the label you will find optimal age for the intake of a particular food and an indication of portion sizes in accordance with age norms.
If you decide to prepare food for the baby yourself, you will have to spend a lot of time. But you will cook with love, you will be sure that you use only natural and fresh products. And as practice shows, food prepared with one's own hands turns out to be tastier than canned food or powdered porridge.
However, it is worth remembering that you cannot repeat the technology for preparing some products at home. These include juices and cookies for the little ones. If you still decide to make juice at home, then know that it must be half diluted with water designed specifically for baby food.
What can you feed a baby at 7 months
Here we come to the most important question. At the age of seven months, absolutely all children had a varied menu. However, it still differs in its composition.
Baby with natural nutrition
At the age of seven months, cereals (but only representatives of the gluten-free series), fruit purees, compotes and juices are added to the baby's diet. It is already allowed sometimes to add a little butter (butter) to the cooked dish. But you should still avoid salt and sugar.
Now you can introduce new types of vegetables, buckwheat, rice porridge, fruits. The main thing to remember is that the baby still needs food of a liquid and homogeneous consistency. We are still introducing new products little by little and watching how the child's body reacts.
As for juices and compotes, cook or buy them based on products that have already been adapted in the child's body. And it is important to know that juice prepared at home must be half diluted with special baby water.
I was the first to introduce apples and pears to my toddler at this age. And the first drinks she gave clarified apple and pear juices. Of the cereals, the first was buckwheat, boiled in water (it was still too early to cook in milk). The baby liked the new products and, fortunately, was normally perceived by the body.
Baby with artificial feeding
The menu of the artificial baby is already quite diverse. It includes many products. Vegetable purees, cereals and fruit purees remain indispensable. If you haven't introduced egg yolk, fish and meat yet, now is the time. It is important to remember that a serving of food for such children should be one and a half times more than those who are on breastfeeding. The food allowance can be calculated as an eighth of your child's body weight.
What can be the menu for the baby
Already all children, regardless of the type of feeding, switched to complementary foods. But they did it in different time and their menu is slightly different. Therefore, we will separately consider the approximate diet for a child on breastfeeding and for children on IV.
On GV
- The baby's morning starts at 6 o'clock. He wakes up and immediately wants to eat. The first feeding is represented by breast milk, which is still so necessary for a growing organism. There are no special restrictions on the amount of milk drunk. As a rule, at this age, the child drinks enough to be satiated and moves his head back or spits out the nipple.
- By 10 o'clock the little one will get hungry again. Porridge (for example, buckwheat or rice) is best at this time. The baby needs to eat no more than 170 grams. For dessert, offer your child 80 grams of fruit puree.
- At 2 pm, vegetable puree and juice (170 grams and 30 ml, respectively) are ideal.
- Dinner falls at approximately 6 pm. Cook baby fruit puree(enough 80 grams). And for a snack, give two biscuit cookies.
- The baby's diet ends (approximately at 10 am) breastfeeding. The child himself drinks as much as he needs.
On IV
- Feed your baby at 6 in the morning with milk or sour-milk formula. The volume drunk should be 200 ml.
- At 10 o'clock, the baby will have an appetite again. Now you can give him porridge in milk with a piece of butter (170 and 5 grams, respectively). A delicious dessert will be fruit or berry puree (80 grams).
- For lunch (at 2:00 pm), vegetable puree (170 grams) with 5 grams of oil (vegetable), one-half chicken yolk, 50 grams of mashed meat and juice (30 ml) are suitable for crumbs.
- Dinner at the baby falls at 18:00. For a child, cottage cheese and fruit puree (40 grams of each dish), 2 pieces of cookies or drying are suitable. All this can be washed down by a peanut with a mixture of 150 ml.
- Before going to bed, feed your baby (at 10 am). For this time, only children's kefir or a mixture (200 ml) is suitable.
By the age of 7 months, the menu of the child that the mother feeds adapted mixture quite varied already. After all, he began to eat adult food early, at about 4.5 months. His diet includes almost all the vegetables that a baby can have up to a year, and a small amount of fruits, most likely, mom managed to introduce her child to cereals and now it's time for protein food.
What is the time to enter?
The classic scheme for the introduction of complementary foods to a child who is on artificial mixture, includes a certain order of inclusion in the diet of products. Vegetables are introduced first, then cereals, egg yolk, butter and cottage cheese (the baby should already consume all this by 7 months), then meat and bread, and closer to 8 months, the baby can be offered kefir.
According to this scheme, the menu 7 month old baby on artificial feeding you can introduce meat puree in a small amount and add another quarter of chicken yolk (now he can eat half the yolk). If the mother was late with the introduction of the yolk, then it's time to give it to your little one to taste. If a child is prone to allergies, you can start his acquaintance with this food with quail egg yolks. Egg white should never be given. Butter must be in. It should have been introduced earlier, but if for some reason this did not work out, at this age it's time to try again.
At the age of 7 months, you can offer your child a piece of bread. You can give no more than 5 grams. It is better to offer a crust of slightly dried bread. If a mother did not give her child cereal dairy-free cereals, then at this age he should already eat these dishes, it is allowed to introduce milk porridge. It is better to purchase specialized cereals for baby food or add an adapted milk formula to the dish.
Under no circumstances should you feed your baby. cow's milk even hypoallergenic goat milk pediatricians do not recommend for children 7 months old. According to some reports, at this age, the baby is allowed small pieces of hard cheese (5-10 grams if the mother did not introduce it at 6 months and 10-30 grams if she already introduced cheeses to the child's menu). But this product is very allergenic and it is now problematic to find a good hard cheese, so you can not rush with this product.
Rules for feeding a 7-month-old baby
Despite the fact that the artificial baby began to eat adult food before a child, whose mother continues to breastfeed, his enzymatic system matures faster with the introduction of new dishes, you should not rush, just as you should increase the amount of food in his diet at an excessive pace. The digestive system matures in children in different dates and if the baby refuses some product, it is worth postponing its introduction for more late dates. The mother of a 7-month-old baby is worried about several questions. Firstly, how to feed the baby, and secondly, how much complementary foods should be given to him and how to properly feed your child.
At the age of 7 months children are already sitting confidently, are actively interested in the surrounding objects and are learning, including how to use cutlery. Therefore, when feeding crumbs, it is worth:
- put him at a table with adults, however, while on his personal highchair;
- serve one of the dishes in the form of finely chopped pieces that the child can eat with his hands;
- when feeding cereals, you need to give the baby a baby spoon and give him the opportunity to learn to eat on his own (of course, he will sprinkle some of the food, knock on a plate of porridge and smear not only his face, but you need to come to terms with this, since the time to learn has already come);
- it is better to offer drinks to the baby in a cup (you can use a drinking bowl or a non-spill bottle).
The rules for introducing new products to the baby's menu remain the same as in more early age. You need to start with minimal amounts of food (up to 5 grams), increase the amount gradually, and do not introduce "novelties" when the child is sick, moody, or he has been vaccinated.
At the age of 7 months, the child still eats 5 times a day, but it's time to prepare him for the "adult" 3 meals a day
Main distinguishing feature the formation of the nutritional skills of a baby of this age is the formation of a daily regimen close to an adult.
This means that three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) should be full meals, and two meals (breakfast and afternoon tea) should be a light snack. Therefore, it is worth forming a healthy habit for your child to eat porridge (you can use milk) in the morning, soup with meat in the afternoon, and cottage cheese or apple during an afternoon snack. This good habit will remain with the crumbs when he grows up and the number of meals will be reduced to 3 times.
At this age, it's time to move from smooth purees to more formalized foods.
You can partially grate it on a special grater, leaving a small amount finely chopped or grated on a larger grater. Vegetables should not be chopped in a mixer, they can be crushed with a regular fork.
Recommended average rates, for example, 180 grams of porridge per day, of course, are quite informative, but if the child does not want to eat the specified amount of vegetables or porridge, or vice versa, he is hungry, what should parents do? Averages are just recommended amounts of food. How much each specific crumb needs depends on its constitution, activity and metabolism.
To date, the most popular method of calculating the need for food is called volumetric. A child at the age of 7 months should receive a volume of food that is one eighth of his weight. By this age, girls on average weigh about 7.6 kg, boys - 8.3 kg. For the calculated value, 8 kg can be taken, the eighth part, respectively, is 1 kg of food, taking into account the milk mixture that he drinks per day. Milk accounts for slightly less than half of this volume. An infant of seven months old must:
- drink 180-200 grams of milk in the morning and 180-210 grams before bed;
- eat 180-200 grams of vegetables per day;
- 150-180 grams of porridge per day;
- the rest of the volume is replenished with fruits (up to 70 grams), meat puree(up to 30 grams), egg yolk(required hard-boiled), cottage cheese (up to 50 grams), juice, bread or baby biscuits and butter.
Proper introduction of complementary foods not only stimulates the child's digestive system, it also performs a developing function.
When a child takes small cubes of vegetables and fruits with his fingers, he trains fine motor skills By looking at colored pieces of food, learning to recognize colors by tasting foods, exercising taste buds and learning eating habits.
Features of the introduction of complementary foods for an artificial child
Adapted mixtures, no matter how high-quality they may be, do not fill the needs of a growing organism for useful nutrients. That is why they begin to accustom them to "adult food" earlier by 1-1.5 months. Products with which the baby, feeding on mother's milk, is just beginning to get acquainted (vegetables, cereals and fruits) have long enriched the diet of a baby who is forced to feed on a mixture. According to the indications, the pediatrician may recommend introducing some products earlier than the indicated dates, for example, cereals, yolk, meat or liver.
Introducing meat into a child's diet is not difficult, you also need to start with small portions. Offer crumbs this product in the form of a gentle puree. You need to choose low-fat pieces of turkey or rabbit meat. Chicken or veal meat is also permitted. If the child refuses the proposed puree, it is not necessary to give it in its pure form. You can mix meat with vegetables and offer your child such a mix. The meat is selected according to the taste preferences of the baby. If the mother settled on a canned version, then you need to take into account the individual intolerance of the child to additional component meat mixture.
1. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 7-MONTH BABY
It's really wisely noticed - the child grows by leaps and bounds! This is the thought that comes up often. loving parents when they look with tenderness at their 7 month old baby! This article will help you organize meals as a baby. , and the baby, gradually moving to a more varied diet. We will also tell you what the kid should already be able to do it himself and how to help him sit unaided.
Many babies at this age already know how to pronounce syllables quite articulately. , and some crumbs (especially girly ones) pronounce short words(mother, father).
At 7 months, babies crawl quite quickly on the floor and know how to sit without support. Clinging to a crib or sofa, the child can stand up and take a couple of steps . The kid happily picks up from the floor and carefully examines the found small items- a thread, a piece of fabric, a crumb.
A seven-month-old child is very curious and enjoys exploring objects that are within his reach. hand while crawling on the floor . Therefore, very carefully collect all objects dangerous to the health of the baby from the floor and remove things that he can reach. In addition, it is necessary to isolate all sharp and protruding corners, carefully close the retractable drawers, and also close the sockets in those rooms where there is a child.
Let the box with children's toys is within sight and reach of the baby. The more often the baby plays with his toys, pours them out of the box, shifts them, tastes them, the more actively he develops thinking, motor skills of hands and tactile sensations. By the way, by 7 months the child may already the first teeth appear - incisors on the upper and lower gums.
3 useful advice for mommy:
Tip 1. Get your baby out of the crib often and let him crawl on the floor under your watchful eye. When he plays on the floor with toys, spread a thick, wide blanket. Play with him finger games, and also teach how to press buttons in toys, show how to sort toy parts correctly different shapes.
Tip 2. Play different games with your child while bathing - with water pistols, with plastic containers, make foam with bubbles, just clap your hands on the surface of the water with your baby. A special rubber mat can be placed at the bottom of the bath so that the baby can walk with his legs without slipping when you hold him by the handles.
Tip 3. Such concepts as Possible and Impossible, a 7-month-old baby should already understand well. Be sure to try to teach your child to understand them as early as possible. If he pulls the handle to the stove or tries to grab something heavy, then the "magic" word Cannot prevent trouble.
IT IS IMPORTANT!
Dangers awaiting a seven-month-old baby:
Toys with sharp or very loud sounds can greatly frighten the baby, after which he will not be able to fall asleep for a long time.
Any small objects the baby can swallow! Rattles and other toys with small balls inside must be made of reliable and safe material so that their body does not break after another fall to the floor.
Some Stuffed Toys also pose a risk to small child. For example, long hairs made of artificial wool or poorly sewn parts can get into the baby's mouth or ear.
Ties, bows, buttons on children's clothes and on the clothes of dolls must be firmly sewn to the material, as the baby will certainly try to bite off their erupting teeth.
Children's plastic utensils can be very reliable and durable, but carefully look at the information on the packaging of the utensils so that they do not contain hazardous substances. child's body melamine stuff!
Substances such as lead and cadmium, which are often added to the varnish and paint of cheap Chinese toys, are also dangerous for the health of the baby!
Do not wear synthetic underwear on the baby's naked body, as it causes skin allergies, prickly heat and diaper rash! To avoid greenhouse effect synthetics on the skin of a child, buy underwear only from natural materials(e.g. 100% cotton or linen).
2. WHAT A CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO AT 7 MONTHS INDEPENDENTLY
▪ get on your knees and sit down with a minimum outside help;
▪ purposefully crawl on all fours (that is, to the object that you chose at the beginning of the "start");
▪ take at least a few steps with support by the handles;
▪ distinguish one familiar object from another.
SOME BABIES AT THIS AGE ARE ALREADY ABLE TO:
√ stand, holding the handles for the elevation and sit without support;
√ at 7-8 months, the baby is able to pick up small object with the help of the thumb and forefinger;
√ pronounce syllables and some monosyllabic short words;
√ saying goodbye, waving a pen;
√ play simple role-playing games, as well as in patties and "cuckoo";
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try to imitate surrounding sounds and actions;
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shift toys both with two handles, and each separately;
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sort simple toy figures ;
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show the objects named by the adult that surround him in the children's room;
√ express emotions and desires with facial expressions.
3. HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR BABY'S DIET
Option 1 - menu baby:
Option 2 - menu for a small child at seven months:
Option 3- menu for a 7 month old baby (complementary foods without the use of breast milk):
6 important tips for organizing feeding seven month old baby:
Tip 1 Most babies are still breastfeeding at 7 months. If you do not experience problems with lactation , then continue to feed your baby with your milk, which is wonderful regulates the balance of microflora in the intestines baby and helps to strengthen the immune system. It is not advisable to give cow's or goat's milk to a child at this age;
Tip 2- gradually introduce other foods into the baby's diet. Very useful special children's cottage cheese, rich in calcium and others. important substances for the development of the child's body;
Tip 3- it is also desirable to introduce protein food into the supplementary nutrition complex for a seven month old. But start not with meat products, but with egg white mixed with baby puree;
Tip 4- so that a sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals are present in the diet of the crumbs minerals, give him daily fruit puree, which can be prepared at home from fruits that the baby is not allergic to;
Tip 5- diversify menu 7 month old baby maybe baby porridge. Pumpkin and rice porridge is very useful for a child's body;
Tip 6- Closer to 8 months, you can include in the baby's diet some meat dishes.
It is recommended to start with a broth from chicken breast and lean beef tenderloin. But you need to cook the broth correctly. First, cook the meat in a saucepan for 10 minutes, then drain the water when it boils. And then fill again clean water this meat and cook for 2 hours. Give the crumbs a teaspoon of meat broth.
After a few days, you can give the baby and meat. You can cook it in the way described above to obtain the broth. Add chopped meat to vegetable puree (you can use pumpkin puree) and give the porridge-like mass in small portions.
4. HEIGHT AND WEIGHT INDICATORS OF A 7-MONTH-OLD CHILD
▫ Weight ▫
There is an indicator with which you can accurately determine the weight rate for your baby . To find out the level of accumulated subcutaneous fat, it is necessary to sum the circumference of the large part of the lower leg, the circumference of the upper thigh and 3 circumferences of the child's shoulder. From this sum, subtract the height of the baby in cm.
If this indicator is 19-21, then the weight of the crumbs is normal.
At 7 months, the boy gains an average of about 8.3 - 9 kg
The weight of a girl at this age is 7.6 - 8.7 kg
Premature babies may gain weight somewhat more slowly, but proper diet nutrition and daily care of parents about physical development help kids quickly catch up with their peers in this indicator.
▫ Growth ▫
Average height seven month old boy- 67-69 cm
Average height girls - 64-67 cm 
By eight months the growth of the baby slows down a little.
5. HOW TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO SIT WITHOUT SUPPORT
Is your baby already 7 months old and still not sitting up? In this video lesson, they will tell you and clearly demonstrate how to teach your baby to sit without support and play with toys while sitting: