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Infant & Young Child Feeding
Siti Norjinah Moin
Malaysian
Breastfeeding
Association
Give appropriate
complementary
foods to children between
the
age of 6 months to 3 years
Introduce complementary food to baby beginning
at 6 months of age.
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Start complementary food with a
few teaspoons and increase the
amount gradually.
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Add breast milk to complementary
foods (eg. breast milk mixed with rice
porridge).
Breastfeeding on demand should
be continued until your baby is 2
years and beyond.
Give your child a variety of food
like porridge, rice and tubers
(e.g. potatoes, sweet potatoes).
Feed your child with enough food to meet the energy
needs.
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Generally, baby aged 6 to 8 months should be
given ½ cup of thick rice porridge at each main
meal.
 This should be increased gradually to 1 cup
between the age of 9 to 11 months.
Children 1 to 2 years should be given ½ cup of
rice at main meals.
Gradually change food texture
and preparation methods as the
infant gets older. Adapting to
the infant’s development and
abilities
Add about ½ teaspoon of oil or butter
or margerine in each main meal in a day (up to
maximum of 2 teaspoons for the whole day).
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Encourage to
prepare home-cook
complementary food
without adding salt,
sugar or soy sauce.
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Reduce salt and sauces added to foods prepared
for toddlers
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Eat more home prepared foods, where
you have more control over salt and sauces.
Increase the feeding frequency according to age.
Give the following frequency of main
meals according to age:
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6– 8 month : 2 – 3 times a day
9 – 11 month : 3 – 4 times a day
1 – 2 years : 4 – 5 times a day
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Practise responsive feeding, applying the
principles of psycho-social care
During illness, give infants and
young children more water and
other fluids. Offer small but
frequent meals
Encourage your child to eat variety of soft and
appetizing food.
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During recovery, give extra food and
encourage your child to eat more at each meal.
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Increase the feeding frequency according
to age as follows:
Age
Daily Food
Intake
2 – 3 times
Snack
Frequency
1 – 2 times
9-11
months
3 – 4 times
1 – 2 times
1-3 years
4 – 5 times
1 – 2 times
6-8 months
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Give infants and young children fresh
home - prepared food, as much as possible.
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Serve blended, mashed and soft foods to
your child at the age of 6 to 8 months.
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Served chopped foods to
your child at the age of 9 to
11 months. Healthy finger
foods such as vegetables and
fruits can also be given.
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Give your child family food
at the age of 12 months.
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Avoid giving cubes of food larger than ¼ inch (¼
thumb) and supervise your child during mealtimes to
avoid choking.
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Avoid giving egg white to babies aged
below 1 year.
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Breastfeed your child
frequently and on
demand as breast milk
is rich in calcium and
other nutrients.
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Give about 3 cups (600ml) of milk with
no added sugar everyday to non breastfed
children above six months of age.
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Non breastfed children should be
gradually weaned off bottle feeding after
six months of age.
If milk and diary foods are not consumed give
your child legumes (e.g. mung beans, red beans
and dhall) everyday.
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Give dark green leafy vegetables (e.g.
spinach and mustard green) everyday. Add
different coloured fruits and vegetables,
whenever possible.
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Avoid giving your child drinks with low
nutrient value such as tea, coffee,
sweetened condensed milk, syrup, cordials
and carbonated drinks.
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Limit fruit juice to ½
cup (100ml) a day to
prevent him feel full and
then may decrease the
intake of more
nutritious food.
- Consume more fresh foods and avoid high sugar or salt content
processed foods
- Avoid early introduction to sugar added
- food and beverages.
- Encourage healthier and nutrient dense snacks such as fresh fruits.
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Gradually increase quantity of foods
according to age
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Feed your baby below 1 year and
when he grows older, assist him at meal
times
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Avoid giving complementary foods by
using feeding bottle.
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Be patient and take your time to feed your
child. He should be encouraged and not forced
to eat.
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Be aware of the sign of your child‘s hunger
and fullness. Stop feeding when your child is full.
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Create a fun environment and interact lovingly with your child
during meal times.
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Teach good and proper oral hygiene habits such as brushing teeth
daily.
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