Hi,

My baby was very obedient and would eat anything given to him for that matter until he was 6-7 months old. Now he has turned one year old this 12th and is turning his head away on trying to feed him. He is not drinking milk, eating food like dal chawal, not even fruits. The only thing he wants is breastfeeding. please help and also prescribe an ideal food program for my baby. Also he is losing weight recently. Dharmi replied. Dear Aarti,

It happen with kids, when they grow older, they develop their own taste, moods, likes and dislikes, and specially if you breastfeed them they just want that only. They become very possessive for mother and need all her attention so this is the best way to get all attention. But don’t worry he will be fine. Try to give him different kind of food and colourful food. Give him milkshakes, and some other flavoured milk also. Give him other substitutes of milk like cheese, paneer, curd, yogurt etc. give him some cookies, biscuits and other finger food which are safe and good for him. Try to make different dals instead of one daily. Make different kind of rice for him with vegetable. Like paneer and spinach rice or rice with carrots, onion, tomato, peas, etc. just mix rice with any two three veggies and pressure cook them, add ghee, some cumin seeds and coriander powder, and turmeric or a clove or cinnamon to his food to make it tasty and colourful. Make vegetable upma, or dalia or macaroni and spaghetti for him. He will surely like to eat different food. And say strict no for feeding at breakfast, lunch and dinner time. Instead tell him he will get feed if he will eat. I know this is hard to do but stick to your no till he eats some thing. That for his good, right? Hope this will help you. And for schedule he needs something after every 2-3 hours. Weather milk or food and three big meals and some small meals are necessary for his age.

Take care
Love

Dharmi