The 3rd month of baby often marks the return to work of the mother. You will have to learn to entrust your child and for those who are breastfeeding, to wean him. How to pass this course smoothly? Advice from Christine Zalejski, expert in infant nutrition 0-6 years old.
At three months, babies have generally exceeded 5 kgs and are beginning to find their rhythm regarding bottles. However, do not worry if his diet is still anarchic: each baby grows and eats at his own pace! three month old baby are also often associated with return and work and start of weaning for breastfeeding moms! Here is information about milk quantities and switching from breast to bottle gently, with the advice of Christine Zalejski (Dr, PhD), expert in infant nutrition 0-6 years old and author of the mixed diversification guide with Céline De Sousa (Ed. Larousse).
How much milk for a three month old baby?
If you were already giving the bottle, know that the quantity generally recommended is 5 bottles of 150 ml to distribute during the day. But this is only an average. “It is the baby who manages the demand for his milk”, indicates, in fact, Christine Zalejski.
Baby meal times at 3 months
There is no rhythm to impose on baby, but know that on average, a child needs a bottle every 3 hours around and sometimes one in the middle of the night if he is not sleeping.
How much milk for a three-month-old breastfed baby?
As for the rhythm of feedings, it is far from being regular and at 3 months, breastfeeding is still on demand. In addition, the meals are still very divided.
Should cereal be added to the bottle from the age of 3 months?
Christine Zalejski recalls thatCereals should not be added to baby’s bottle before the age of 4 months. “At three months, you don’t need any food other than milk”says Dr. Zalejski.
“At three months, you don’t need any food other than milk.”
Can you start giving a three-month-old baby a taste of food?
It’s still too early to introduce your child to foods. “But you can start making your baby feel them.”advises Dr. Zalejski.
This third month, you may be going back to work, your maternity leave is coming to an end and it’s time for you to think about your return to the office. This requirement can lead you to wean baby if you breastfed her during her first few months. Indeed, it is not always easy to maintain breastfeeding under these conditions.
This step takes a bit of time, so it’s best to do it in advance. You therefore have two choices: that of expressing your milk or that of opting for an artificial milk, even combine the two! “It is possible to express milk to get baby used to the bottle by going there gradually. It is then possible to replace a bottle of breast milk with a bottle of 1st age infant milk and to go there little by little“, advises Dr. Zalejski.
Thanks to Christine Zalejski (Dr, PhD), expert in infant nutrition 0-6 years old, author of the mixed diversification guide with Céline De Sousa (Ed. Larousse) and founder of the website www.cubesetpetitspois.fr.