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Suggest Remedy For Loss Of Appetite In An Infant
Question: My 6 month old daughter just doesn't want to eat anything. She is on formula milk. We use spoon for feeding her. Right now she not interested in having milk or cerelac. She only takes water or any thing similar to water. E.g. bottle guard soup without blending pieces of bottle guard in it. Recently she was having cough and cold. But she is fine now.What should be the quantity of complementary food? How much time gap should be there between two meals? Can I give fruit juices to baby e.g pomegranate, Apple? After 6 months, what should be the quantity of milk given to baby? Can you suggest any food that is high nutrition even if consumed in small amount?
Brief Answer:
Complementary feed should be based on baby's demand
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
Complementary feed is to complement the breast feed with some Semisolid food items.
Initially continue to breast feed as usual and then gradually increase the quantity of Semisolid food and give breast feed only during night time.
The quantity of complimentary food should be based on baby's demand.Give the amount which baby accepts without any problem.
It should be of Semisolid consistency(completely mashed).
Start with one cereal or pulses and add a new one once a week.So that you can easily detect if there is intolerance to any item.You can give khichdi,dal ka pani,
Give wheat,oats and barley in the last as they have high tendency to cause allergy.
You can give mashed apple,banana,cheeku, papaya and even pomegranate juice.Dont give pomogranate as a whole to avoid the risk of chocking .As baby starts accepting the feeds give three major meals mixed with two to three snacks in between.
Complementary feeding is a gradual process and you can add little bit ghee(1/3 of a teaspoon) to the baby's food to make it calorie dense.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more doubts.
thanks and regards
Complementary feed should be based on baby's demand
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for follow up
Complementary feed is to complement the breast feed with some Semisolid food items.
Initially continue to breast feed as usual and then gradually increase the quantity of Semisolid food and give breast feed only during night time.
The quantity of complimentary food should be based on baby's demand.Give the amount which baby accepts without any problem.
It should be of Semisolid consistency(completely mashed).
Start with one cereal or pulses and add a new one once a week.So that you can easily detect if there is intolerance to any item.You can give khichdi,dal ka pani,
Give wheat,oats and barley in the last as they have high tendency to cause allergy.
You can give mashed apple,banana,cheeku, papaya and even pomegranate juice.Dont give pomogranate as a whole to avoid the risk of chocking .As baby starts accepting the feeds give three major meals mixed with two to three snacks in between.
Complementary feeding is a gradual process and you can add little bit ghee(1/3 of a teaspoon) to the baby's food to make it calorie dense.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if you have any more doubts.
thanks and regards
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Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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