Hi all,
This is my first message here.I am a working mother and was on leave for 5 months after my delivery. I gave birth to healthy baby boy of 3.2 kgs. Was not worried about my baby till last month. Though, i was not having enough breastmilk after 3 months but still i was managing and trying to give him formula feed. he weighed 7.12 kgs at 5months which ws a good weight. But after I joined work, my in-laws are taking care of the baby and I can feel that he is not getting the proper diet as his weight is 7.3 kgs at 6.5 moths. I started with some solid foods like cerelac and banana initially.How much times should we give them solid food and formula milk? What other solids can I start? I am really worried:-( prao replied. Dont worry Nupur you are feeding her right
at 7 months u can give her cereal twice a day and a little fruit. banana is a good fruit to begin with. Slowly introduce other fruits as Nidhi has mentioned
Rice & ragi are good cereals to begin with. Next you can give her oats, barley. Be a little careful when u introduce wheat products since some babies r not able to digest it well

You can also add cooked & mashed dal & vegetables to her cereal.
Rememebr to go slow, maintain a gap of 4 to 5 days between any new food and watch her reaction. Since u work introduce any new food on a saturday morning so that u can observer her reaction over the weekend

I cannot comment abt the quantity of formual to be given since my dd never accepted it. But at 6.5 months milk (formula/bm) should make up the main part of her diet

It' s only natural that she will take a little time to get used to your being away at work.. dont worry she' ll adapt to the new routine fast.. dont discontinue breast feeding, continue to feed her at least at night Nidhi replied. Hi Nupur,

Dont worry at all actually after six months of age the weight gain process for babies slows down.

My son is also 7 n a hlf months, for him i had started solids at the age of 4 months with one meal for 1 month, n kept increasing a meal of solid every month. At the age of 6 months he was started with brkfast, lunch n dinner in solids.

In solids i make kheer with mashed rice, sooji n crushed dalia. Then thin upma, dal rice n khichdi with a very little salt n ghee.

In fruits u can give papaya, apple, banana, etc.

I hope all this helps u...

Rgds,
Nidhi