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Suggest Diet For 7 Month Old Baby

HI, MY BABY IS 7 MONTHS OLD AND I VE JUST STARTED HER ON FORMULA LAST MONTH. SHE DOESNT SEEM TO LIKE FORMULA (AS SHE WAS FULLY BREASTFED BEFORE THIS) HER WEIGHT WAS 7.4KG LAST WE CHECKED (AT 6 MONTHS OLD) NOW THAT I HAVE STARTED HER ON CERELAC, WHICH SHE LIKES IT A LOT, SHE SEEMS TO REFUSE MILK (BOTH BREAST MILK AND FORMULA) EVERYTIME SHE ONLY DRINKS 3 OZ ABOUT 3-4 TIMES A DAY AND WE FEED HER CERELAC ONCE. IS IT ALRIGHT AND IS THE NUTRITONAL VALUE OF CERELAC SUFFICIENT?
Fri, 10 Jun 2016
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Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Your kid's birth weight and current weight are absolutely superb. My congratulations for it.
At this age you can start giving Cerelac stage one rice or Nestum rice stage 1 etc. All are same in calories and energy. Only thing is palatability which is subjective for each kid.
Other home-made food options will be -
1. Daal and rice well cooked and made into a porridge along with ghee
2. Boiled apple or banana and mashed into a paste.
3. Any made cereal porridge preparation with additional ghee added.
Remember certain principles like -
1. Add one food material / cereal or fruit per week. This will be useful because if he develops vomiting or diarrhoea, we will know what to avoid.
2. Add vegetables and fruits made into a paste surely to avoid constipation.
3. Do not add too much sugar as it may cause diarrhoea.
Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,
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Suggest Diet For 7 Month Old Baby

Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. Your kid s birth weight and current weight are absolutely superb. My congratulations for it. At this age you can start giving Cerelac stage one rice or Nestum rice stage 1 etc. All are same in calories and energy. Only thing is palatability which is subjective for each kid. Other home-made food options will be - 1. Daal and rice well cooked and made into a porridge along with ghee 2. Boiled apple or banana and mashed into a paste. 3. Any made cereal porridge preparation with additional ghee added. Remember certain principles like - 1. Add one food material / cereal or fruit per week. This will be useful because if he develops vomiting or diarrhoea, we will know what to avoid. 2. Add vegetables and fruits made into a paste surely to avoid constipation. 3. Do not add too much sugar as it may cause diarrhoea. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Health care magic are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health. Dr. Sumanth MBBS., DCH., DNB (Paed).,