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Suggest Solid Food Diet For A 6 Month Old Infant

Posted on Thu, 9 Jun 2016

Question: Hi,

My baby is 14 weeks old. He is breastfed most of time & given formula milk once a day about 30ml. When can we start giving him nestum (or) any other solid food?
His birth weight was 3.75kgs & now he weighs 6.5kgs.

Thanks,
XXXX

Please also suggest list of solid foods that can be given & the age to start off with till 1yr.

Thanks,
XXXX

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Exclusive breast feed should be given upto 6 months of age.

Detailed Answer:
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Breast milk is the best feed for a baby upto 6 months of age. I would insist you to exclusively breast feed the baby. At 6 months of age introduce semisolids. Initially it should be liquids like fruits juice and dal water. This can be followed by semi solids like mashed boiled potatoes, mashed bananas or khichdi. Gradually all sorts of food items are to be introduced in mashed form (it should be low in spices and oil).

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar