Hey all ,

My baby is 7 months and he is really tall and underweight , my baby's weight is 7.59kg and height is 71cm( this was given when my baby was 6 months and 4 weeks )... Sometimes it makes me worry that he's too tall , im giving him solids 2 times a day and he drinks approx 30oz a day , do i need to add anything to increase his weight.. he looks so thin and for me looks like a newborn :) ...

Pls advice Neetu replied. Suneetha...First of all i really do not think your baby is underweight at all. Yeah he seems quite tall for 7 months which might be making him look thin. I had the same issue , my son is now 9months old, taller than avg for his age but also was slightly underweight. I changed his diet at 8 months and that seemed to have worked .

Here is what worked for my son :

-4-5 solid feeds spaced in 3 hours
-All mixed/cooked/made in full fat milk
-Each cereal is additionally supplemented by either cheese, fruit , yoghurt, ghee depending on taste enhancing combinations of each
-Cereals include Banana Powder, Ragi, Manna's instant Mix( which is a powdered mix of 13 dals & nuts ....quite nutritious ).
-Also give rice dal & vegies during lunch time .

Try this out if you can and lemme know if it works:))))

MSM replied. What do you think should be your babies weight at this age?? your baby weighs about 8 kgs.. and should weight not more than 12kgs when he/she is a year old...

I think your baby is doing perfectly well. You should check with your doctor. My doctor would get really upset if you said that to him - he would say - YOUR BABY IS THE RIGHT WEIGHT - CHILDREN WHO WEIGHT MORE THAN THIS ARE OVERWEIGHT (i doubt i would worry if my baby was overwight) -
So being underweight is definitely not a problem with your child sumi replied. i think itz not a bad weight though itz bit underweight..my baby iz 6 months with 67 cms n weighs 6.800 gms..and ped says itz absolutely normal for babies to b underweight slightly..but we shud always watch for activity ..if he iz active dunt worry.. VINCENT replied. I have used many types of diapers for my child. But the best one i found is \";NAPPIES\"; brand. It is very cost effective and good in quality.

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Hetal replied. after 8months start introducing cheese and other natural fat diet. also add in protein rich diet after 8months,,it will help to gain some weight,,
as of now giving banana with a lil cardamom, sweetpotato boiled and sauted with a lil tadka of hing and curry leaves,mix dal and rice,add in a dash of ghee to it..,also,give sweet potato halwa,,boil,mash them, put ghee in tava, add a lil cardamom,and the mashed sweet potato and give that !
all these will help him gain weight.
dont give these things daily,,as it will be too much for your baby to digest..banana is ok to give to everyday, watch your baby bowels, when you start all these,,these might be gassy and banana might cause a bit constipation,,so give banana with prune or banana with strawberry and like wise !
hope you got it.
since your baby is tall, even though he might gain his desired weight there is possibility that he will not look fat/plumpy or chubby. however it depends alot on his body structure.as far his growth percentile is stable, you shouldnt be worried..