Question
How many bottles of formula should my nine-month-old baby drink per day? How often should I feed them? What time should I feed them? How often should I introduce complementary foods? What time should I feed them? Should I give my baby a bottle of formula if they wake up at night?
Answer
The current situation requires increasing the baby’s nutrient intake! Help the baby gradually adapt to complementary foods. First, get the baby accustomed to the taste of vegetable soup and juice to spark interest. You can dilute it 2-3 times, cool it to body temperature, and then feed it. You can feed it before breastfeeding or formula feeding. Juice can be directly diluted with water or mixed with formula. Gradually increase the amount and variety of complementary foods. Introduce new foods gradually, starting with small amounts and gradually increasing. Be careful not to increase too quickly, as this can easily cause dietary imbalance. After four months of age, you can add egg yolks, starting with 1/4 initially, and if there are no feeding issues and digestion is normal after a week, you can increase to 1/2, then gradually increase to whole eggs. It is advisable to avoid giving whole eggs before six months of age.