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Posted on 9th Jul 2010 @ 2:58 AM

Infancy is the rapid growth period of the baby, the need for adequate supply of nutrients to ensure normal growth. In summer, hot weather, as all aspects of your baby with poor ability to adapt, then there will be loss of appetite, metabolic rate of speed, on their consumption of energy and nutrients such as change in the high temperature is also easy to make baby dehydration. Therefore, if fed properly, will affect the baby height and weight gain.

To sum up, in the summer to feed your baby should note the following:
1. ensure your baby has adequate nutrition intake, exclusive breastfeeding baby nurse should increase in the number of times, 4 months baby should begin to add nutritional supplementary food.
2. due to relatively baby with appetite in summer, in the production of food supplement must pay attention to light, do not add too much salt or sugar and other spices, keeping in mind that one day transform the types of food supplement to keep fresh, so that children can eat more. In addition, in the summer, bacteria growing fast, so it is best for the baby to prepare food supplement that is made instant, instant noodles instant food supplement category, do not place too long. Whether in the refrigerator, overnight food is definitely no longer feed the baby.
3. summer sweat will greatly increase the body's water loss, even the baby will have severe irritability, dry stools and other performance seriously. Solution is on the one hand to keep cool room to reduce sweating; the other hand, increased water intake, which in addition to adding complementary feeding of breast-feeding, the daily intake for children 3-4 cup boiled water.