Dissolving beans are not suitable for babies aged 5 months. Generally, they should be given to babies when they are able to add complementary foods, usually at around 6 months of age. However, it should be noted that nowadays children are very smart. Once they taste the flavor of snacks, it will be difficult to stimulate their appetite for milk powder and breast milk. Therefore, it is best not to let them eat a large amount of dissolving beans. It is sufficient to let them eat one or two appropriately. When adding complementary foods for a 5-month-old baby:
1. Start with 1-2 spoonfuls of complementary foods and gradually increase the amount. Mainly provide liquid and mashed foods. First provide rice flour, vegetable puree, then fruit juice or puree (start with diluted juice and then move to the original juice), followed by fruit puree.
2. Rice flour: It is recommended to wait until the baby is at least 1 year old before introducing protein. For babies with a family history of allergies, the timing of introducing egg yolk can be postponed until after 6 months. Doctors recommend starting with plain rice flour to prevent allergies.
3. Fruits: Avoid giving acidic fruits such as oranges, lemons, and kiwi to babies.
4. Vegetable puree: Such as carrots, potatoes, green beans, and pumpkins. Some babies may start to show interest in foods other than milk after 5 months of age. Even babies who were exclusively breastfed before 5 months may start to want foods other than breast milk at this time. For example, when a baby sees adults eating, they may reach out to grab or move their lips and drool. At this time, it is advisable to consider adding some complementary foods to prepare for weaning in the future.
5. The complementary foods that can be added for a 5-month-old baby should be coarse-grained foods. This is because the baby is preparing to grow teeth, and some babies may have already grown one or two milk teeth. Chewing food can help train the baby's chewing ability. Gradually add foods such as fruit puree, vegetable puree, and meat puree as the baby's acceptance of complementary foods and digestive ability improve.
