A video with key messages about starting solids when your baby is around the age of 6 months. That's when your baby starts to need the extra vitamins and minerals that are in solid foods, especially iron and zinc.
Source: KidsHealth
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[Music throughout video]
Voice
Breast milk (or infant formula) gives your baby the nutrients they need til around the age of six months. Around six months your baby starts to need the extra vitamins and minerals that are in solid foods, especially iron and zinc.
Tamariki Ora nurse
So how much does she have?
Mum
She has one teaspoon of the rice cereal and about three teaspoons of water from the tap.
Voice
Babies have usually grown and developed enough to start eating solid food by around six months.
[Muffled conversation]
Mum
So I just mix it up.
Voice
Breast milk (or infant formula) is still very important for your baby.
[Baby sounds]
Voice
Offer breast milk (or formula) before solids until your baby is 8 - 9 months old. After that, you can start to offer solids before breast milk or formula.
[Baby sounds]
Voice
Talk with your Well Child nurse about starting solids.
Plunket clinical advisor
Look at his mouth going. He's really enjoying that isn't he?
[Laughter]
Plunket clinical advisor
You like that? That's good. We can tell. Look at Mummy!
You can always tell when they're ready when they open their mouths and are quite happy to have the spoon brought to their mouth.
Key messages in other languages
Ngā kōrero matua (Te Reo Māori)
Kei roto i te waiū (paura miraka pēpi rānei) ngā whakamōmona e hiahiatia mā tō pēpi tae atu ki te 6 marama te pakeke.
I te 6 marama, ka whai hiahia tō pēpi ki ngā huaora me ngā ōmanawa atu anō (tae atu ki te haeana me te pūhāora) kei roto i ngā kai.
Ko te tikanga kua tipu ngā pēpi i te 6 marama, ka mutu kua whai kaha ki te kai.
He mea nui tonu te waiū (paura miraka pēpi rānei) mā tō pēpi. Me whāngai ki te waiū (paura miraka pēpi rānei) i mua i ngā kai kia eke rā anō tō pēpi ki te 8-9 marama. I muri i tērā, ka taea e koe te whāngai ki te kai i mua i te waiū, miraka rānei.
Kōrero ki tō nēhi Tamariki Ora mō te tīmata ki te kai.
Tau Uho Manatu (Vagahau Niue, Niuean)
Ko e huhu he matua (po ke huhu tama fomila) ke moua ai he muke haau e tau huhua kai mitaki ke lata mo e 6 mahina fakamua he haana moui.
Ka tū e 6 mahina ti kua lata tuai he muke haau ke moua falu vitamini mo e tau minelolo (tuga e aioni & sigi) mai he tau mena kai maō.
Kua lahi tuai e muke mo e malolo ke kamata e kai he tau mena maō ka tu e 6 mahina.
Mahuiga mau e huhu he matua (po ke fomila) ke kai ai e muke. Fagai fakamua aki e huhu to kai e mena maō ke katoa e 8 po ke 9 e mahina. Ka molea e fafati mahina ia ti maeke ai ke age e mena kai maō to fagai aki e huhu.
Tutala ke he nosi he Tama Malolo ko e mogo fe kua lata ke kamata kai ai e muke he tau mena kai maō.
Fe‘au ‘Autū (Gagana Sāmoa, Samoan)
O le suasusu o le tina (susu apa susu) e maua ai e lau pepe mea‘ai latou te manaomia se ia o‘o i se mea o le 6 masina le matua.
Po o se mea o le 6 masina, ua amata ona mana‘omia e lau pepe ni si vaitamini fa‘aopopo ma ni minerale (aemaise mea‘ai fa‘atuputoto e pei o le iron ma le zinc e maua i mea‘ai mo pepe).
O pepe e masani ona lava lo latou tuputupu a‘e ma amata ona ‘a‘ai i mea‘ai mo pepe i se mea o le 6 masina.
O le suasusu o le tina (po o le susu apa susu) o lo o sili pea ona tāua mo lau pepe. Fa‘asusu i lou suāsusu (po o le susu apa susu) ae le i fafagaina i mea‘ai pepe se‘ia atoa le 8-9 masina le matua o lau pepe. A uma lena, ona amata lea ona fafaga i mea‘ai pepe ae le i fa‘asusuina i lou suāsusu po o le susu apa susu.
Talanoa i lau Tamaita‘i Foma‘i (Well Child) mo le soifua mololoina mo tamaiti aga‘i i le amataina ona fafaga i mea‘ai pepe.
Fekau Kautū (Gagana Tokelau, Tokelauan)
Ko te huāhuhu mai te huhu (pe ko te huhu apa mō tamaiti e taku ko te infant formula) e maua ai e tau pepe nā mea aogā mō te tino e manakomia e kilātou ke pā ki te 6 māhina te matua.
E tuha ko te 6 māhina, e manakomia e tau pepe ni vaitamini ma ni minelale fakaopoopo (kae maihe te iron ma te hiniki [zinc]) e i loto i nā meakai mākeketū.
Ko nā pepe e mahani lava kua ola ma tutupu lelei ke kāmata kakai ki nā meakai mākeke e tuha ko te ono mahina te mātutua.
Ko te huāhuhu mai te huhu (pe ko te huhu apa mō tamaiti e taku ko te infant formula) e tūmau pea te tāua lahi lele mō tau pepe. Foki pea ki ei te huāhuhu mai te huhu (pe ko te infant formula) ka ko heki fafagā i nā meakai mākeke ke pā ki te 8 pe ko te 9 māhina te matua. I tua mai, oi kāmata fafaga loa i nā meakai mākeke ka ko heki fakahuhuā i te huāhuhu mai te huhu pe ko te formula.
Talanoa ki tau teine fomai o te Well Child e uiga ki te kamataga i nā meakai mākeke.
Ngaahi Tefito‘i Fekau´ (Lea Faka-Tonga, Tongan)
‘Oku ‘oange ‘e he hu‘ahuhu´ (pe ko e hu‘akau pēpee´) ki ho‘o pēpee´ ‘a e ngaahi ivi fakame‘atokoni ‘oku´ ne fiema‘u´ ‘o a‘u hake ki hono māhina 6 nai.
‘I hono māhina 6 nai, ‘oku kamata ke fiema‘u ‘e ho‘o pēpee´ ‘a e ngaahi ivi vaitamini mo e ma‘u‘anga ivi kehe (tautautefito ki he iron mo e zinc) ‘a ia ‘oku ma‘u ‘i he me‘atokoni angamaheni.
‘I he ‘enau a‘u ki he māhina 6 nai, kuo ‘osi tupu mo matu‘otu‘a fe‘unga ‘a e fanga ki‘i pēpee´ ia ke nau kamata kai me‘akai.
‘Oku fu‘u kei mahu‘inga ‘aupito pē ‘a e hu‘ahuhu´ (pe hu‘akau pēpee´) ki ho‘o
pēpee´. Kei ‘oatu pē ‘a e hu‘ahuhu´ (pe hu‘akau pēpee´) ki ho‘o pēpee´ kimu‘a ‘i he me‘akai´ kae‘oua kuo māhina 8-9. Hili ia´ pea´ ke toki kamata‘aki leva ‘a e me‘akai angamaheni´ kae toki faka‘osi ki he hu‘ahuhu´ pe hu‘akau pēpee´.
Talanoa mo ho‘o neesi Palaniketi´ (Well Child nurse) felāve‘i mo hono kamata‘i ‘o e kai me‘akai´.
Au Karere Puapinga (Māori Kuki Airani, Cook Islands)
Ko te ū tangata (me kore ra, te ū tangata a te pepe tei kairo‘ia ki te ū puakatoro), te ka oronga ki taau pepe te au tuanga meitaki katoatoa te ka anoano‘ia nona e tae ua atu aia ki te 6 marama.
Me tae aia ki te 6 marama, ko te tuatau teia no taau pepe kia akamata‘ia te akatere atu i te au vaitamini e te au minerals nana (tena tikai i te iron e te zinc) i roto i te au kai kiko.
Kua maata mai oki te au pepe e kua turanga matutu mai no te akamata‘anga i te kai i te au kai matutu me tae ratou ki te 6 marama.
Te vai ra rai te turanga puapinga maata o te ū tangata (me kore ra, te foumula a te pepe) no taau pepe. E oronga koe i te ū tangata (me kore ra, te formula) i mua ake i te kai kiko e tae ua atu taau pepe ki te 8-9 marama. I muri mai i te reira, ka akamata ai koe i te oronga i te au kai kiko nana i mua ake ka oronga ai koe i te ū tangata, me kore ra, i te formula.
E komakoma atu koe ki toou neti Well Child no te akamata‘anga i te angai ki te kai kiko.
主要信息 (简体中文, Chinese simplified)
母乳（或婴儿配方奶）满足您的婴儿从出生到6个月左右的营养需要。
在6个月左右，您的婴儿开始需要从固体食物中获取额外的维生素和矿物质（特别是铁和锌）。
通常生长发育到6个月左右，婴儿已经可以开始进食固体食物了。
母乳（或婴儿配方奶）对您的婴儿仍然很重要。在婴儿8到9个月之前，先喂母乳（或婴儿配方奶），然后再喂固体食物。婴儿8到9个月后，您就可以开始先喂固体食品然后再喂母乳或婴儿配方奶了。
请和您的“健康孩童”护士讨论有关开始进食固体食物的事情。
開始餵食固體食物的重要訊息 (繁體中文, Chinese traditional)
母乳 (或嬰兒配方牛奶) 能提供您寶貝從出生到六個月左右所需的營養。
在六個月大的時候，您的寶貝開始需要固體食物所提供的額外維他命及礦物質 (特別是鐵和鋅)。
嬰兒在六個月大的時候通常已經生長及發育至可以開始進食固體食物的階段。
母乳 (或嬰兒配方奶) 對您的寶貝仍十分重要。在您的寶貝8-9個月大之前，您在提供固體食物之前仍應提供母乳 (或配方奶)。從8-9個月大起，您可以在餵母乳或配方奶之前提供幼兒固體食物。
您可與Well Child專業兒童護士討論開始提供固體食物的事宜。
핵심 메시지 (한 글, Korean)
모유(또는 영유아용 분유)는 생후 6개월까지 아기가 필요로 하는 영양을 공급합니다.
생후 6개월 무렵부터는 아기가 이유식에 들어 있는 별도의 비타민과 무기물(특히 철분, 아연)을 필요로 하기 시작합니다.
이 무렵이 되면 대체로 아기가 이유식을 먹기 충분할 만큼 성장하고 발육합니다.
그래도 아기에게 모유(또는 영유아용 분유)는 여전히 매우 중요합니다. 생후 8~9개월이 될 때까지는 먼저 모유나 분유를 먹이고 나서 모자라는 양을 이유식으로 보충해 주십시오. 그 이후부터는 일단 이유식을 주고 나서 모유나 분유를 먹이는 방식을 시작할 수 있습니다.
이유식을 시작하는 문제에 대해 전담 간호사(Well Child nurse)와 상의하시기 바랍니다.
Key messages
Breastmilk (or infant formula) gives your baby the nutrients they need up to around the age of 6 months.
Around 6 months, your baby starts to need the extra vitamins and minerals (especially iron and zinc) that are in solid foods.
Pēpi (babies) have usually grown and developed enough to start eating solid food by around 6 months.
Breastmilk (or infant formula) is still very important for your baby. Offer breastmilk (or formula) before solids until your baby is 8 to 9 months old. After that, you can start to offer solids before breastmilk or formula.
Talk with your Well Child nurse about starting solids.
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