What can babies eat at three months old

After a baby is born, milk is usually the main food. However, as the baby grows older, breastfeeding alone can no longer meet the baby's physical needs. It is usually necessary to slowly add complementary foods to the baby. However, for novice parents, they often don’t know what to feed the baby. Although it is recommended to eat more easily digestible foods, it is still too much. The following introduces what babies can eat at three months old.

What can babies eat at three months old?

1. In the first 1-3 months after the baby is born, the baby can only be fed with milk, and breast milk is the most suitable food. It not only provides the nutrients children need, but is also easily absorbed. In addition, breast milk contains immune factors that can enhance the baby's resistance. If the mother cannot breastfeed due to work or health reasons, she can also give the child formula milk.

It is not recommended to add complementary foods to children around 2 or 3 months old. This is because the gastrointestinal function of children is very weak and has not yet fully developed at this age. Adding complementary foods at this time will cause digestive dysfunction. The earliest time to add complementary foods to a baby is when the baby is 4 months old. Most babies start adding complementary foods when they are six months old.

3. If you add complementary foods to your child too early, it will not only affect digestion, but may also cause allergies and disrupt nutritional balance. Babies aged 3 months should be fed with breast milk or formula. When mothers feed their babies formula milk, they should mix it to an appropriate concentration. It is best not to let babies under 3 months old eat high-protein foods.

How much milk should a three-month-old baby drink?

A three-month-old baby should drink about 800 ml of milk a day, divided into 5-6 times, with each time containing about 150 ml. For a three-month-old baby, most of the time they still need to breastfeed at night. If mom and dad find that the baby has a good physique, they can try to guide the baby to stop breastfeeding around 2 a.m. Therefore, the feeding time should be adjusted. The breastfeeding at 9 to 10 o'clock before going to bed can be postponed to 11 to 12 o'clock at night. After the baby has finished this feeding, he will not wake up to feed again until at least 4 to 5 o'clock. In this way, mom and dad can basically sleep peacefully for 4 to 5 hours without having to interrupt their rest by feeding the baby in the middle of the night.

After entering the third month, the baby will be over 100 days old, commonly known as "over 100 years old". The baby's growth and development during this period is very rapid. As the body's demand for nutrition increases, the appetite will increase. Not only will he eat a lot, but he will also eat fast. You can hear gurgling sounds when swallowing, and milk will overflow from the corners of his mouth from time to time.

Moreover, after the baby was three months old, the time interval between each feeding became longer accordingly. The baby who used to cry because of hunger after three hours can now sleep for four hours, and sometimes even five hours without waking up. This shows that the milk the baby drinks has not been completely digested and absorbed, and it also shows that the baby has the ability to store energy. There is no need for mothers to feed their babies every 3 hours.

Of course, each baby's appetite and weight vary greatly. Some babies have big appetites and eat with relish; while some babies have small appetites and eat relatively less, and they take a sip and stop after a while, without the look of wolfing down the food. For such babies, if no abnormal reactions are found, parents should not worry too much.