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hello!

I have 20 month old daughter and she is under weight ( just 19 pound) i don' t know how to increase her weight.
- i don' t know how much to feed her i live alone in USA i don' t know how much i should feed her as per her age and what kind of food?
at this age still she is eating all messed food.

please help me i want her to gain some weight?.

she is very shy baby what should i do to break her shyness and encourage her to play with other kids.

Thanks.

Mel replied. I' m unable to post my email id due to the site regulations. Why don' t you type in your mobile number. I' ll sms you my mail id and then you can mail me. Mel replied. For a young toddler:
Morning (on waking): Milk (5-8 oz)
Breakfast: Sooji/Nachni/Oats/Idli/Cereal. Let her have whatever she likes. If she doesn' t like oats, just omit it from her diet. Add a little ghee, 3-4oz milk and a bit of sugar to her breakfast.
Mid morning: Milk + fruits/biscuits/eggs/french fries/carrot sticks/etc.
Lunch:Rice/Roti + Veg/Chicken/Fish/Eggs or instead you could just give her pulao (with 4-5 veggies chopped fine and cooked with the rice + some chicken stock)
Evening: Milk + fruits/biscuits/custard
Dinner: Same as lunch
Before going to bed: Milk (5 - 8 oz).

She is too old to be having mashed food. Try giving her partly mashed food (lumpy and soft), and after a month or two, just offer her small bite-size chunks of well-cooked veggies and fruits, bits of roti, well-ccoked rice, etc.

About quantities of food - she should be having approximately 14 - 16 oz of milk daily, other food varies from toddler to toddler, but offer her as much as she wants. It could be 1 full aloo paratha for a meal to 2-3 chapatis with some cooked veggies and chicken. Let her appetite guide you.

Check with your doctor if you can introduce appetite stimulating syrups (like Polybion-L or Mimorange-L). This can be given twice a day for a month, and it helps increase the appetite. But, please check with your doc.

If she is shy, you have to increase her exposure to other people (both kids as well as adults). What you can do is take her to the park once a day without fail. Let her meet and play with other toddlers. Initially, she may be reluctant, but eventually, she will want to play with them. Take her over to relatives or friends houses and let her interact with adults and kids. But, if she is shy and clings on to you, don' t chide her. Just let her be. Gradually, she will learn to socialize. Eventually, you can enrol her in playschool where she will interact with kids on a regular basis.

2009-02-12

Name: Mel
Subject:

Hi Pruth

I' m unable to post my email id due to the site regulations. Why don' t you type in your mobile number. I' ll sms you my mail id and then you can mail me.

2009-02-09

Name: Mel
Subject:

Hi Pruth

For a young toddler:
Morning (on waking): Milk (5-8 oz)
Breakfast: Sooji/Nachni/Oats/Idli/Cereal. Let her have whatever she likes. If she doesn' t like oats, just omit it from her diet. Add a little ghee, 3-4oz milk and a bit of sugar to her breakfast.
Mid morning: Milk + fruits/biscuits/eggs/french fries/carrot sticks/etc.
Lunch:Rice/Roti + Veg/Chicken/Fish/Eggs or instead you could just give her pulao (with 4-5 veggies chopped fine and cooked with the rice + some chicken stock)
Evening: Milk + fruits/biscuits/custard
Dinner: Same as lunch
Before going to bed: Milk (5 - 8 oz).

She is too old to be having mashed food. Try giving her partly mashed food (lumpy and soft), and after a month or two, just offer her small bite-size chunks of well-cooked veggies and fruits, bits of roti, well-ccoked rice, etc.

About quantities of food - she should be having approximately 14 - 16 oz of milk daily, other food varies from toddler to toddler, but offer her as much as she wants. It could be 1 full aloo paratha for a meal to 2-3 chapatis with some cooked veggies and chicken. Let her appetite guide you.

Check with your doctor if you can introduce appetite stimulating syrups (like Polybion-L or Mimorange-L). This can be given twice a day for a month, and it helps increase the appetite. But, please check with your doc.

If she is shy, you have to increase her exposure to other people (both kids as well as adults). What you can do is take her to the park once a day without fail. Let her meet and play with other toddlers. Initially, she may be reluctant, but eventually, she will want to play with them. Take her over to relatives or friends houses and let her interact with adults and kids. But, if she is shy and clings on to you, don' t chide her. Just let her be. Gradually, she will learn to socialize. Eventually, you can enrol her in playschool where she will interact with kids on a regular basis.

2009-02-12

Name: pruth
Subject:

young toddler

Thanks for the reply.

well my kid doesn´ t allow me to sit infront of computer.......so replying late.

anyway this is her routine please help me how to change it so she eat more.
its usually a bettle to feed her.
weakeup at 9am
milk: 8-10oz
Breakfast10:30AM: sometimes boild egg(only white part) or GERBER food around 2 oz
Lunch 12:30PM: 1/2 roti+ 1 spoon rice+ mix dal or beans+ little bit ghee all messed and eats infront of TV or computer.Milk 4-5 oz
Evening 5 pm: Milk 4-5 oz 1 spoon maximum ....sometime toffu or idli or bit of fruit ( cut very small piece ) yet she is not eating from slice i don´ t know why?????
Dinner 8 pm : same as lunch
before bed around 10 pm:5-8 oz milk

Anyway we are vegetarian so can u please suggest something good dieat for her. I try to give her soji sira and rab and sira kind of bit sweet stuff she just refuse sweet items...

previoulsy I try to put full plate of food and let her eat or play but she wasn´ t eating much.......then i tried feeding her in front of TV and it workded she atleast eats her lunch and dinner ( total of half cup lumpy food ) not chewing just gulping all food.

Now i am worried she is not learing chewing if she is not sitting then she chews her food ( playing or walking in home if i give her something she try to chew)

i told u everything now please suggest me something so i can increase her intrest for food...and reduce her tv watching while eating..........

Thank you very much........you are very helpful and u have lot of information....

are you in USA can i get your email address please.... i have so many things to ask...

Thanks again...

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