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Can I Feed Solid Foods For 5 Month Old?
Question: Hi,
My daughter is 5 month 10 days old, she weighs 6Kg now and at birth she was 3.08 Kg. She gained only 400 gms/month(i.e. for last 2 month she gained 800 gm) Is this the right time to introduce her to solid foods... Till now I am breast feeding and giving her the expressed milk... no formulas or no other state of food.. So if I need to start with her solid food what should I start with? Please guide me...
My daughter is 5 month 10 days old, she weighs 6Kg now and at birth she was 3.08 Kg. She gained only 400 gms/month(i.e. for last 2 month she gained 800 gm) Is this the right time to introduce her to solid foods... Till now I am breast feeding and giving her the expressed milk... no formulas or no other state of food.. So if I need to start with her solid food what should I start with? Please guide me...
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXX,
Your baby is slightly less in weight for her age.
She should AV been around 6 kgs whern 4 months old and now newly 7 kgs,.
May be your breast milk is not adequate now as she is growing.
The usual weaning time for breast fed infants is 6 months.
You can start now with cerelac rice or nest um rice once a day ,and then gradually increase to twice a day.
You can also give mashed potatoes, little bit of idly,booked and pureed apple, orange juice once a day diluted ,etc to start with.
Always introduce any new food one by one at intervals of at least one week.
By 8-9 months, you can start rice and dhal ,khichadi,pongal,vegetables boiled and masdhedd,egg yolk ,etc.
Good luck
God bless
Dr Uma
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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXX,
Your baby is slightly less in weight for her age.
She should AV been around 6 kgs whern 4 months old and now newly 7 kgs,.
May be your breast milk is not adequate now as she is growing.
The usual weaning time for breast fed infants is 6 months.
You can start now with cerelac rice or nest um rice once a day ,and then gradually increase to twice a day.
You can also give mashed potatoes, little bit of idly,booked and pureed apple, orange juice once a day diluted ,etc to start with.
Always introduce any new food one by one at intervals of at least one week.
By 8-9 months, you can start rice and dhal ,khichadi,pongal,vegetables boiled and masdhedd,egg yolk ,etc.
Good luck
God bless
Dr Uma
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