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Suggest Diet Plan For An Infant

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Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2014
Question: My kid is 9+ months age. Can we feed him with creptin biscuts
Also, he is 1 Kg less as compared to ideal weight . His weight is currently 8.1
Can you give us a good and healthy diet plan.Currently he is still drinking mother milk during night time.

Regards,
XXXX
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Answered by Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (55 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Calorie dense/High protein Diet/Tryfrequent meals.

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear
Welcome to the HCM,

Weight of the baby is almost fine with the charts, a little lower side but can be improved more with little efforts to reach the 90th percentile on the chart.
Weight of the child varies in the growth chart lower to upper side, It is not fixed for certain age. It should varie between the 5th to 90th percentile in the G chart

Introduce and increase the intake of semisolids gradually and frequently. Try to reduce milk intake.
Especially when the child is hungry, firstly try with some semisolids and then offer milk to him if he is crazy for the milk
Semisolids (which are acceptable to the baby/easily available in the family) to be given in small quantity and very frequently,

Children are fussy at this age,they are hungry, but they always refuse to take by their habit. Here we have to change their habit from liquid to semisolids but gradual effort.This may be tiring for the mother.

When child is offered frequently, every time children may take one or two spoon out of your ten spoons,he will not take whole bowl in one go. Plse do not get disheartened, just continue your efforts till they start recongising/liking the taste of new food you want to introduce and also they till they understand that this new food has to be swallowed.

Avoid bottle feeds.

No dilution of milk. Milk can be fortified with some protein preparation like Proteinex etc

Continue with mulitvitamins like zincovit drops,Iron drops like Tonoferon drops (one drop per kg) along with some vitamin D preparations.



Please select the semisolids which are having high calloric value like dal. rice, curd, gruel,porridge/oats, kheer made of concentrated milk,addition of edible oils,butter, cheese, chicken soups. boiled egg yolk, fish etc.
I would like to prefer freshly prepared homemade eatables for the baby instead of cerelac or tinned food.

In the end I would like to advice that the child should daily be exposed to sun light for an hour or two for proper physical and mental growth & development. This sun exposure now days is not being given much importance and is quite necessary.

Hope the query is answered to your satisfaction level.
Please feel free for the further clarification.
thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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Follow up: Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (6 minutes later)
Thanks so much for the information doctor.

Can we feed him with creptin biscuts at this age?

Regards,
XXXX
doctor
Answered by Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (6 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Yes you can add these high protein biscuits,
High protein powder like GRD powder etc are also available in the market for the purpose.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
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Suggest Diet Plan For An Infant

Brief Answer: Calorie dense/High protein Diet/Tryfrequent meals. Detailed Answer: Hi dear Welcome to the HCM, Weight of the baby is almost fine with the charts, a little lower side but can be improved more with little efforts to reach the 90th percentile on the chart. Weight of the child varies in the growth chart lower to upper side, It is not fixed for certain age. It should varie between the 5th to 90th percentile in the G chart Introduce and increase the intake of semisolids gradually and frequently. Try to reduce milk intake. Especially when the child is hungry, firstly try with some semisolids and then offer milk to him if he is crazy for the milk Semisolids (which are acceptable to the baby/easily available in the family) to be given in small quantity and very frequently, Children are fussy at this age,they are hungry, but they always refuse to take by their habit. Here we have to change their habit from liquid to semisolids but gradual effort.This may be tiring for the mother. When child is offered frequently, every time children may take one or two spoon out of your ten spoons,he will not take whole bowl in one go. Plse do not get disheartened, just continue your efforts till they start recongising/liking the taste of new food you want to introduce and also they till they understand that this new food has to be swallowed. Avoid bottle feeds. No dilution of milk. Milk can be fortified with some protein preparation like Proteinex etc Continue with mulitvitamins like zincovit drops,Iron drops like Tonoferon drops (one drop per kg) along with some vitamin D preparations. Please select the semisolids which are having high calloric value like dal. rice, curd, gruel,porridge/oats, kheer made of concentrated milk,addition of edible oils,butter, cheese, chicken soups. boiled egg yolk, fish etc. I would like to prefer freshly prepared homemade eatables for the baby instead of cerelac or tinned food. In the end I would like to advice that the child should daily be exposed to sun light for an hour or two for proper physical and mental growth & development. This sun exposure now days is not being given much importance and is quite necessary. Hope the query is answered to your satisfaction level. Please feel free for the further clarification. thanks