7 month baby feeding schedule india

An Authoritative Guide by Our Experts

Your little one is now 7 months of age. Should you change up his meal schedule? Or adjust the amount of food? Here’s what our experts have to say.

By Health Promotion Board in collaboration with A/Prof Mary Daniel Lourdes, Head & Senior Consultant, Clinical Services, Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital.

At 7 months old, your baby may already be on two solid meals a day. Fret not if he’s eating less solid food than that, as different babies progress at different speeds.

Recommended Number of Servings (7 months)

Here are the recommended number of servings per day for your baby's development. Remember, these numbers are only recommendations. Let your baby decide how much he wants to eat!

Brown rice and wholemeal bread	Fruit	Vegetables	Meat and others	Milk (breast/formula)
1-2	½	½	½	500-750ml

7-month-baby Meal Schedule

Your meal schedule for the little one might look like this:

Early morning snack: 150ml breast milk/formula
Breakfast: 3 to 4 tablespoons of rice cereal mixed with 60ml breast milk/formula
Mid-morning snack: 180ml breast milk/formula
Lunch: ¼ to ¾ bowl* of solid food
Afternoon snack: 180ml breast milk/formula
Dinner: ¼ to ¾ bowl* of solid food
Evening snack: 180ml breast milk/formula

Right now, your baby’s meals may typically be made up of a base wholegrain/grain (e. g. porridge) mixed with vegetable (e.g. pureed broccoli) and meat/others (e.g. tofu), perhaps with a tiny portion of fruit (e.g. apple and other fruit puree) when your baby feels up for it.

Broken down into these components, there are countless yummy meal combos you and your baby can explore. Just mix and match and let your creativity go wild! Read on for ideas on what you can feed your 7-month-old tot.

Related: Nutrition for Your Toddler

7-month-old Baby Food Ideas for Mummy and Daddy

Along the grain

You know brown rice cereal and brown rice porridge are good staples for your baby. But you’re ready to branch out. Why not try other iron-fortified cereals made from other wholegrains such as oat, barley, or millet? They are great sources of vitamins and minerals.

Related: No Wholegrain, No Gain

Variety of veggies

Pureed carrots, pumpkin, spinach… your baby might have already tried these typical “baby foods”. Expand the veggie menu: your baby might enjoy other vegetables such as butternut squash or brinjal, which can both be steamed until tender for effortless mashing. Broccoli and cauliflower are also mashable veggie options that are good sources of vitamin C.

Related: Harness the Goodness of Fruit and Vegetables

Fruity fun

As for fruit, mummy and daddy can try venturing out of the sweet zone: your little one might enjoy the tart taste of fruit like cherries or plums (pits removed and pureed). So try feeding your little one some sour treats — and watch his face for when the flavour first hits him. Adorable! Note to mum and dad: no citrus fruit yet, though, as those are too acidic.

Baby not into sour fruit just yet? Why not try feeding him every millennial’s favourite fruit: the avocado! It’s easy to mash, and adds a subtle sweet flavor and creaminess to rice cereals.

Related: Fun Fruity Facts

Meet meat alternatives

Chicken and tofu are the safe baby food options, but your baby might be ready to handle other types of protein. Looking for a protein-packed alternative to meat? Try pulses like mashed chickpeas or kidney beans.

You can also introduce junior to fish such as salmon and cod—make sure you flake and mash them well. Do talk to your pediatrician before feeding fish to your baby if he has:

Had an allergic reaction to food in the past
A food allergy
Chronic (long-term) eczema

Keep observing your child for signs of an allergic reaction after you feed him fish, as it is one of the most common food allergens. Signs include facial swelling, rashes, vomiting, diarrhea, and difficulty in breathing. Take your baby to the doctor if you spot any of these signs.

Related: Soya—The Unique Plant Protein

Try These Solid Meals!

Breakfast

Oat cereal with breast/formula milk with pureed cherries
Brown rice porridge with pumpkin puree

Lunch/Dinner

Brown rice porridge with mashed chickpea and mashed cauliflower + tablespoonful of pureed plums
Brown rice porridge with mashed butternut squash and mashed cod
Millet cereal with apple and spinach puree, with pureed chicken

Related: Introducing Wholegrains to Your Child

Friendly Reminders for Mum and Dad

6 to 9 months: smooth, soft and fine texture

When you first start your baby on solids, the food you feed him should be smooth, soft, and fine in texture. As the little one grows older and gets better at chewing, you can gradually feed him food that is thicker and coarser—for example, a thicker puree.

Related: Your Growing Baby

Food prep pointers

If you’re making your own baby food, make sure to prepare it without oil. Some great cooking methods are steaming, boiling, baking, or microwaving. No stir-frying or grilling yet for the little one! Remember to skip the sugar, salt and any other seasonings (e.g. soy sauce) when preparing the meals.

Related: From Goreng to Grill: Healthier Cooking Methods

Be patient

If your baby isn’t interested in a certain food, do not force it. There’s also no need to force your child to finish everything on his plate! Stop feeding him if he rejects the food, and try again during the next meal. Right now, your baby knows best about how much he wants to eat.

Related: Getting Ready for Solids

What makes 1 serving?

Brown rice and wholemeal bread	½ bowl of brown rice/rice (100g) ½ bowl of noodles, spaghetti or beehoon (100g) 1 large potato (180g)
Fruit	1 small apple, orange, pear or mango (130g) 1 wedge pineapple, papaya or watermelon (130g) 1 medium banana
Vegetable	¾ mug or 1 small rice bowl of cooked vegetables (100g) ¼ plate of vegetables
Meat and others	1 palm-sized piece of fish, lean meat or skinless poultry (90g) 2 small blocks of soft beancurd (170g) ¾ cup or 1 small rice bowl of cooked pulses (e. g. lentils) (120g)

This article was last reviewed on Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Your little one is now 7 months of age. Should you change up his meal schedule? Or adjust the amount of food? Here’s what our experts have to say.

<div><div><p>
         By Health Promotion Board in collaboration with A/Prof Mary Daniel Lourdes, Head & Senior Consultant, Clinical Services, Department of Child Development, KK Women's and Children's Hospital. </p><p>At 7 months old, your baby may already be on two solid meals a day. Fret not if he’s eating less solid food than that, as different babies progress at different speeds.</p><h3>Recommended Number of Servings (7 months)</h3><p>Here are the recommended number of servings per day for your baby's development. Remember, these numbers are only recommendations. Let your baby decide how much he wants to eat!</p><div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td>
                     <strong>Brown rice and wholemeal bread</strong></td><td>
                     <strong>Fruit</strong></td><td>
                     <strong>Vegetables</strong></td><td>
                     <strong>Meat and others</strong></td><td>
                     <strong>Milk (breast/formula)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1-2</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>½</td><td>500-750ml</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>


      </p><h3>7-month-baby Meal Schedule
</h3><p>Your meal schedule for the little one might look like this:
</p><ul><li>
            <strong>Early morning snack:</strong> 150ml breast milk/formula
</li><li>
            <strong>Breakfast:</strong> 3 to 4 tablespoons of rice cereal mixed with 60ml breast milk/formula</li><li>
            <strong>Mid-morning snack:</strong> 180ml breast milk/formula</li><li>
            <strong>Lunch:</strong> ¼ to ¾ bowl* of solid food</li><li>
            <strong>Afternoon snack: </strong>180ml breast milk/formula</li><li>
            <strong>Dinner: </strong>¼ to ¾ bowl* of solid food</li><li>
            <strong>Evening snack:</strong> 180ml breast milk/formula</li>

*Rice bowl </ul><p></p><p>Right now, your baby’s meals may typically be made up of a base wholegrain/grain (e. g. porridge) mixed with vegetable (e.g. pureed broccoli) and meat/others (e.g. tofu), perhaps with a tiny portion of fruit (e.g. apple and other fruit puree) when your baby feels up for it.
</p><p>Broken down into these components, there are countless yummy meal combos you and your baby can explore. Just mix and match and let your creativity go wild! Read on for ideas on what you can feed your 7-month-old tot.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1243/baby-nutrition-for-your-toddler" title="Nutrition for Your Toddler">Nutrition for Your Toddler</a></strong></p></div><div><h3>7-month-old Baby Food Ideas for Mummy and Daddy
</h3><p>
         <img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Pregnancy%20and%20Infant%20Health/35_Opmz_621145626.jpg" alt="7-month baby diet includes pureed veggies " />


      </p><h4>Along the grain</h4><p>You know brown rice cereal and brown rice porridge are good staples for your baby. But you’re ready to branch out. Why not try other iron-fortified cereals made from other wholegrains such as oat, barley, or millet? They are great sources of vitamins and minerals.
</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1831/no-wholegrain-no-gain" title="No Wholegrain, No Gain">No Wholegrain, No Gain</a></strong></p><h4>Variety of veggies</h4><p>Pureed carrots, pumpkin, spinach… your baby might have already tried these typical “baby foods”. Expand the veggie menu: your baby might enjoy other vegetables such as butternut squash or brinjal, which can both be steamed until tender for effortless mashing. Broccoli and cauliflower are also mashable veggie options that are good sources of vitamin C.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/514/Benefits%20of%20Fruit%20and%20Vegetables" title="Harness the Goodness of Fruit and Vegetables">Harness the Goodness of Fruit and Vegetables</a></strong></p><h4>Fruity fun</h4><p>As for fruit, mummy and daddy can try venturing out of the sweet zone: your little one might enjoy the tart taste of fruit like cherries or plums (pits removed and pureed). So try feeding your little one some sour treats — and watch his face for when the flavour first hits him. Adorable! Note to mum and dad: no citrus fruit yet, though, as those are too acidic.</p><p>Baby not into sour fruit just yet? Why not try feeding him every millennial’s favourite fruit: the avocado! It’s easy to mash, and adds a subtle sweet flavor and creaminess to rice cereals.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1291/fun-fruity-facts" title="Fun Fruity Facts">Fun Fruity Facts</a></strong></p><h4>


      </h4><h4>
         <img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Pregnancy%20and%20Infant%20Health/35_Opmz_597211418.jpg" alt="Avocado is easy to mash, sweet and creamy – perfect for 7-month-old babies" />
      </h4><h4>


      </h4><h4>Meet meat alternatives</h4><p>Chicken and tofu are the safe baby food options, but your baby might be ready to handle other types of protein. Looking for a protein-packed alternative to meat? Try pulses like mashed chickpeas or kidney beans.</p><p>You can also introduce junior to fish such as salmon and cod—make sure you flake and mash them well. Do talk to your pediatrician before feeding fish to your baby if he has:
</p><ol><li>Had an allergic reaction to food in the past</li><li>A food allergy</li><li>Chronic (long-term) eczema</li></ol><p></p><p>Keep observing your child for signs of an allergic reaction after you feed him fish, as it is one of the most common food allergens. Signs include facial swelling, rashes, vomiting, diarrhea, and difficulty in breathing. Take your baby to the doctor if you spot any of these signs.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/190/soya_unique_plant_protein" title="Soya—The Unique Plant Protein">Soya—The Unique Plant Protein</a></strong></p></div><div><h3>Try These Solid Meals!</h3><p>
         <strong>Breakfast</strong> </p><ul><li>Oat cereal with breast/formula milk with pureed cherries</li><li>Brown rice porridge with pumpkin puree</li></ul><p></p><p>
         <strong>Lunch/Dinner</strong> </p><ul><li>Brown rice porridge with mashed chickpea and mashed cauliflower + tablespoonful of pureed plums</li><li>Brown rice porridge with mashed butternut squash and mashed cod</li><li>Millet cereal with apple and spinach puree, with pureed chicken</li></ul><p></p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www. healthhub.sg/live-healthy/617/wholegrain%20for%20children" title="Introducing Wholegrains to Your Child">Introducing Wholegrains to Your Child</a></strong></p></div><div><h3>Friendly Reminders for Mum and Dad</h3><h4>6 to 9 months: smooth, soft and fine texture</h4><p>When you first start your baby on solids, the food you feed him should be smooth, soft, and fine in texture. As the little one grows older and gets better at chewing, you can gradually feed him food that is thicker and coarser—for example, a thicker puree.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/9/guide_your_growing_baby" title="Your Growing Baby">Your Growing Baby</a></strong></p><h4>Food prep pointers</h4><p>If you’re making your own baby food, make sure to prepare it without oil. Some great cooking methods are steaming, boiling, baking, or microwaving. No stir-frying or grilling yet for the little one! Remember to skip the sugar, salt and any other seasonings (e.g. soy sauce) when preparing the meals.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1804/from-goreng-to-grill-healthier-cooking-methods" title="From Goreng to Grill: Healthier Cooking Methods">From Goreng to Grill: Healthier Cooking Methods</a></strong></p><h4>


      </h4><h4>
         <img src="/sites/assets/Assets/Categories/Pregnancy%20and%20Infant%20Health/35_Opmz_913370376.jpg" alt="Steaming is a healthy way to prepare food for your 7-month-old baby" />
      </h4><h4>


      </h4><h4>Be patient</h4><p>If your baby isn’t interested in a certain food, do not force it. There’s also no need to force your child to finish everything on his plate! Stop feeding him if he rejects the food, and try again during the next meal. Right now, your baby knows best about how much he wants to eat.</p><p>
         <strong>Related:
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1227/baby-getting-ready-for-solids" title="Getting Ready for Solids">Getting Ready for Solids</a></strong></p><h4>What makes 1 serving?</h4><div><table cellspacing="0" border="1"><tbody><tr><td><p>
                        <strong>Brown rice and wholemeal bread</strong></p></td><td><p>½ bowl of brown rice/rice (100g)
½ bowl of noodles, spaghetti or beehoon (100g)
1 large potato (180g)
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
                        <strong>Fruit</strong></p></td><td><p>1 small apple, orange, pear or mango (130g)
1 wedge pineapple, papaya or watermelon (130g)
1 medium banana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
                        <strong>Vegetable</strong></p></td><td><p>¾ mug or 1 small rice bowl of cooked vegetables (100g)
¼ plate of vegetables</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
                        <strong>Meat and others</strong></p></td><td><p>1 palm-sized piece of fish, lean meat or skinless poultry (90g)
2 small blocks of soft beancurd (170g)
¾ cup or 1 small rice bowl of cooked pulses (e. g. lentils) (120g)</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div>

      <p>
         <strong>For more information on early nutrition and weaning recipes for your little one, visit
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/122/early-nutrition-for-babies" title="Early Childhood Nutrition">Early Childhood Nutrition.</a></strong></p><p>
         <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/programmes/183/parent-hub/baby-toddler">Visit Parent Hub, for more useful tips and guides to give your baby a healthy start.</a></p><p>
         <em>Download the HealthHub app on
            <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sg.gov.hpb.healthhub&hl=en_SG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Play</a> or
            <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/healthhub-sg/id1034200875?mt=8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Apple Store</a> to access more health and wellness advice at your fingertips. </em> </p><hr /><p>
         <strong>Read these next:</strong></p><ul><li>
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1927/Breastfeeding-as-a-Working-Mother" title="Breastfeeding as a Working Mother">Breastfeeding as a Working Mother</a>
</li><li>
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/156/babys_first_food_journey" title="Baby's First Food Journey">Baby's First Food Journey</a></li><li>
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/2028/nutrition-for-toddlers-12-24-months" title="Early Childhood Nutrition: Food Guide for Your One-Year- Old">Early Childhood Nutrition: Food Guide for Your One-Year- Old</a>
</li><li>
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1959/Early-Nutrition-Baby-Switching-Cows-Milk" title="Early Nutrition: Switching to Cow’s Milk for Babies">Early Nutrition: Switching to Cow’s Milk for Babies</a> </li><li>
            <a href="https://www. healthhub.sg/live-healthy/2020/getting-baby-started-on-solids" title="Getting Your Baby Started on Solids">Getting Your Baby Started on Solids</a> </li><li>
            <a href="https://www.healthhub.sg/live-healthy/1579/things-new-dads-need-to-know" title="Things New Dads Need to Know">Things New Dads Need to Know</a>
</li></ul></div></div>

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7 Months Baby Food Chart with Indian Recipes

Published: June 17, 2014 | Last Updated on: June 3, 2022 | by Dr Hemapriya

As your baby crosses 7 months, it’s time to introduce new foods! Check out our 7 Months Baby Food Chart to know what to introduce when.

Must Haves for Feeding Solids

Basic Rules for Feeding your 7 Month Old Baby:

7 Months Baby Food Chart with Indian Recipes

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

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In the 6th month, solid feeding was restricted to only twice per day. By the time your baby completes the 7th month, she has already sampled most of the foods and is ready to go up to three solid meals a day. You may notice that baby gets bored easily nowadays and is more interested in playing with her food. That’s your indication that it’s time to introduce lots of variety in her diet.

Make meal time a pleasant experience for your little one by flavoring food smartly. Please remember that your baby is not ready for salt or sugar till the first birthday. Here is a list of some handy equipment that’ll make cooking for your baby a breeze.

Must Haves for Feeding Solids

1. Pressure Cooker

A small Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker of about 1-1.5 liters is recommended, rather than aluminium. You can make khichdi, steam vegetables and fruits, and even sterilize baby spoons and smaller items in the pressure cooker.

2.Food Processor

A baby food processor contains everything you need to make your baby’s food – sieve, masher, cups, spoons, juicer, grater etc. Be sure to sterilize all utensils properly before using.

3. Sterilizer

Sterilizing the utensils used for making and feeding baby food is of paramount importance. You can either use a Sterilizeror boil the utensils in hot water before using them.

4. Blender or Mixer Grinder

A blender or mixer grinder is a must have product in your kitchen for making baby food. Please use a separate mixie jar for making baby food as most Indian kitchens use the jars for grinding all kinds of spices.

5. Potato Masher

A Potato Masher is an excellent food to mash baby food, without the need for electricity or large equipment. If you’re using your regular masher, please be sure to sterilize it before using it for baby, or you can have a separate one for your baby alone.

6. Baby High Chair

Many parents think a baby high chair is an unnecessary expense, but it isn’t so. A high chair ensures that your baby is sitting to eat with the right posture, with her back supported. It also makes it easier for you to feed baby and contains the mess.

Most baby high chairs can be used well into toddlerhood. Check out our detailed guide on High Chair vs Booster Seat where we list the features of baby feeding chairs popular with Indian parents.

7. Feeding Bowls and Spoons

There are different kinds of baby feeding bowls and sets available, but it’s best to avoid cheap plastic ones. Go for stainless steel or traditional silver, or other eco-friendly versions. Make sure that the baby feeding spoons are soft tipped so they don’t hurt baby’s delicate gums.

Basic Rules for Feeding your 7 Month Old Baby:

1. From the 7th month onward you can start feeding thrice a day as proper breakfast, lunch and early dinner. Breast milk is still baby’s prime source of nourishment, so continue to breastfeed on demand. The feeding times can be around 9 am, 1 pm and 5 pm.

2. The quantity of each feed in this month will be roughly the size of your baby’s fist – approximately 90 to 100 ml.

3. The consistency can be thicker than that of the previous month, so that the food stays in the spoon without falling off.

4. Always feed a baby seated and not in sleeping position.

5. Sterilize all the utensils that are being used for cooking and feeding.

6. Please follow the 3 Day Rule before introducing any new food.

I have structured the charts in such way that the baby is gradually introduced to heavier diets, so I would advise you to follow the same order.

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

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Diet for a child aged 7 months

When compiling a diet for a seven-month-old baby, distribute the products so that you get a certain prototype of the menu of an already grown-up child with breakfast and lunch.

At this age, the yolk of a boiled chicken egg, a valuable source of fat, vitamin B12, A, phosphorus and selenium, is introduced into the child's diet. Chopped yolk can be added to porridge or vegetable puree.

At 7 months old, you can already give your baby a cracker (in the form of dried bread) and baby biscuits.

The volume of fruit puree and juice is increased to 70 g.

It is still better to give preference to commercially produced complementary foods, given their high degree of safety and variety. If the baby does not perceive a new product the first time, it can be mixed with an already familiar product.

Approximate diet for a child aged 7 months.

I feeding 6 hours	Breast milk or VHI*	200 ml
II feeding 10 hours	Dairy-free or milk porridge ** Butter Boiled egg yolk Supplementation with breast milk or VHI	150 g about ½ tsp. ¼ pcs 50 ml
III feeding 14 hours	Vegetable puree Vegetable oil Meat puree Fruit juice	170 g approx. 1 tsp. 30 g 70 ml
IV feeding 18 hours	Fruit puree Baby biscuits Breast milk supplement or VHI	70 g 1-2 pcs 130 ml
V feeding 22 hours	Breast milk or VHI	200 ml

* - infant formula
** - dairy-free porridge should be diluted with breast milk or infant formula that the child receives. Milk porridge is diluted with water.

Approximate diet of a 7-month-old child with cow's milk protein allergy:

I feeding 6 hours	Breast milk or formula for infants with intolerance to cow's milk proteins	200 ml
II feeding 10 hours	Dairy-free porridge* Vegetable oil Fruit puree (apple, pear)	130 g approx. 1 tsp. 70 g
III feeding 14 hours	Vegetable puree Vegetable oil Meat puree (rabbit, turkey)	170 g approx. 1 tsp. 30 g
IV feeding 18 hours	Vegetables or dairy-free porridge** Vegetable oil Meat puree	180 g approx. 1 tsp. 20 g
V feeding 22 hours	Breast milk or medicated formula for infants with cow's milk protein intolerance	200 ml

* - dairy-free porridge should be diluted with breast milk or formula for children with intolerance to cow's milk proteins.
** - you can either alternate porridge or vegetables, or offer a mixed dish - porridge with vegetables.

Daily routine for a child under 1 year old

Daily routine is a system for distributing periods of sleep and wakefulness, meals, hygiene and health procedures, activities and independent human activities throughout the day.

Compliance with a rational day regimen corresponding to the age characteristics of the child contributes to his healthy growth and development. Getting used to performing various types of activities at the same time, the child is prepared for the upcoming type of activity at every moment of time, which ensures their easier and faster implementation. Compliance with the correct daily routine provides a good mood for the child and maintains a keen interest in the study of the world around him, contributing to his normal motor and psychoverbal development.

The child's daily routine includes the following obligatory elements: diet, time spent outdoors during the day, frequency and duration of sleep, compulsory classes to develop skills in accordance with age, free time.

In the first months after birth, a healthy newborn baby sleeps for most of the day, since all external stimuli are very strong for the nervous system of a child, accustomed to a cozy intrauterine environment, and cause its rapid exhaustion. As the child grows older, the duration of sleep gradually decreases and the time of wakefulness increases.

Age	Daytime sleep mode	Night sleep	Wake mode
Birth to 2 months	6 x 2.5 hours	6 hours	During feeding
2-4 months	5 times 2-2.5 hours	6.5 hours	4 x 1.5 hours
4-6 months	4-5 times for 2 hours	7 hours	4 times 2 hours
6-9 months	3-4 times for 1.5-2 hours	8 hours	4 x 2.5 hours
9-12 months	2 x 1.5-2 hours	9-10 hours	4 times 3-4 hours

Closely related to the sleep-wake mode is the feeding mode of the baby. The sleep of a child in the first months of life is very sensitive and is easily disturbed under the influence of various extraneous stimuli, including hunger.

Age	Mode	Example
Birth to 2 months	7-8 times, every 3 hours	6,9,12,15,18,21,24 (no night feeding)
2 to 6 months	6-7 times, every 3.5 hours	6, 9.30, 13, 16.30, 20, 23.30 (without night feeding) 6, 9.30, 13, 16.30, 20, 23.30, 03 (with night feeding)
From 7-12 months	5 times, every 4 hours	6,10,14,18,22

A child's stay in the fresh air is essential in the daily routine. The total duration of stay in the open air for children under 1 year of age should be at least 5-6 hours a day. Fresh air has a calming effect on the baby, improves metabolic processes, and increases the body's defenses. In the summer, all games and activities should be held outdoors; in the cold and transitional seasons, two one-time walks of 1.