hi all,
my daughter is 98 days old today 14/10/2008
i have just started wid porridge..(just 60 ml in thin milky flow)
apart from dis i also give her lactogen at nite so that she sleeps at a strech atleast for 4 hours.but after every feed ( she is on breast feeding), she plays for almost just 20mins and again cries for milk...can i start giving her some other food?
plz advice me on wat all foods to give her, can i give her juice or something? a friend of mine started giving her son cerelac at 4 months.
wat is the rite time to start all that?? which is better cerelac or nestum?
wat else can i give her and when can i start other foods? kindly advice plz.... Sujata replied. Hi my daughter has been on formula since she was 4 days old....i did not have enough bm...i thinkk it is too early for u start solids...try giving her water boiled with ajwain and black grapes...this will her tummy and she will put on some weight as well...is ur baby sleeping thru the night.... RumA replied. until she completes 4 months just give her BF and top it up with lactogen ..if she plays for 20 min and immediately cries then it means she hasnt had enuf BF ...so topup each of ur feeds ..it also tells her that its ur feed and only then its formula ...after she completes 4 months you can try formula single feeds since some kids reject BF sooner if they find formula alone, enticing ..goodluck Mel replied. Please consult a doctor. She is too young for solids. Please give her milk when she' s hungry, as much as she wants. At this stage of her development, she needs milk.

Your objective is NOT TO JUST FILL HER STOMACH. But, to give her the best food suited for her growth and development (breastmilk). At night, you can give her formula. YOu can start giving her cerelac at 4 months if she can hold her head steadily. No juice until at least 8 months old, that too, it should be diluted half and half with water, or babies can' t digest it.