my baby who is 16 months old has a very poor apetite and is only 7.6 kgs. please can you helpme some home remedies to improve her apetite and for her to eat more food
Hetal replied. with repeated episodes of ongoing issues,, your baby apetite is severly affctd,,and with continuos antibiotics,,it seemd to have reduce her intake as well...
can you try offerng her food ideas as mentioned in the diet charts,,include varieties in her food,flavours and change in textures,,make her sit with family meals and see how she reacts...let her be hungry and once try to make her watch everyone of you eating ! see if she gets interstd,,the key for us here is to make her interestd in food,,with ongoing episodes,,your baby has lost her apetite,,and she needs to regain it,,,
although she will gain it once she is out of it, but from our side, we have to keep trying,,sometimes it works.
offer her foods that look attractive, nd see if it works,,like in diff shapes(cut the idlis with cookie cutters and so),,in diff colours(give her diff fruits and vegies as sep servng,,offer diff colourd vegies,,she will like it),,and such...offer her tofu and soy products,,good recipes are at :
1.wholesomebabyfood dot com
2.http(:)//homecooking(.)about(.)com/library/archive/blmisc16(.)htm
3.superbabyfood dot com
4.check on indiaparenting diet section, nice recipes therein too.
5.indianchild dot com
6.tarladalal dot com.
7.nandyala dot org
9.indianmom dot com site was also pref by other members.

so suit yourself with some good ones that your baby will prefer,,and see if it makes ne diff.

since she has been diagnsd with ecoli,,all you can do is :
1.avoid offrng her spinach, meats.
2.cook all her food fully boiled.
3.in order to minimze the risk of further infection, offer her vegetables or fruits that are frozen. cut,chop the fresh ones,and freeze them in freezer and thn once frozen,,cook frozen.
4.avoid offerng her dairy prods..give her soy based prods.
5.rare or repeated vomitng is quite common until the ecoli stays.
6.offer her lots of fluids to cope with the liquid loss due to vomitng.
7.offer her boiled,cooled water..
8.scrub the fruits and vegetables thoroughly while washing them.and if in US, its advisable to scrub them thoroughly under warm running water.
9.whnever you offer her juices orso, offerd them pasteurized,,and sicne she is below 1 yearr, offer diluted with boiled/cooled water...
10.go organic, if at all you are in US or outside india,or if available in india.

and since your dr is ok with your child active development, i would like to rely on it.just make sure her wght does not decrease...until the ecoli goes off, she will continue havng those vomits,,,after every episode of vomit, offer her boiled n warm water with a couple drops of ghee in it..it will soothe her sore throat and will smooth the tonsils as well.
take care,good luck,go thru the links and you will find some diet ideas therein...wrote alot.
good luck. kruthi replied. Thanks for ur quick reply. My baby's birthweight was 3 kgs. she was perfect till 6 months when she was only on my milk. i think problem started when she was 7 months when i had to start work and we started to give her formula. she was 6kgs by 6 months. then now she is only 7.6. so there was a weight increase not more than 100g every month. the doctors said she is active and hyper active. so dont worry. One pediatrician in my country said concentrate only on milk as she has very little milk. so we gave her NAN2 only for 2 months and no solids from 8th to 10th month. then no progress much of he rweihgt. all thru she never had a good apetite even in her 1st 6 months, she used to drink very little milk. then after 13 months, i changed the doctor and insisted on taking a stool test because she was vomitting. nothing was wrong in her stools but the stool of reducing substance came positive. so the doctor said change NAN and cow milk( i started giving cows milk since her 13th month). So we changed to ISOMIL which is having till now. Touchwood she started gaining weight(even though vomitting conitued sometimes.she gained about 600 gms in 3 weeks which i thought was good gain in her second year. She has never had a godo apetite since her childwood. I am working but i try my best to give her all possible. she refuses to be fed by her nanny. Since her 14th month, trouble started because she had bad flu first.so was on antibiotics. now since 3 weeks, she has been diagonised with E COLI and tonsilitis. we gave her antibiotics but the infection again got repeated in 2 weeks time.so she is agian on antibiotics now. Now the position is, if i show her bird, crow, car, she eats but soemtimes it just comes out immediately. Doctors say dont worry. she is active.so fine. but i am really worried. now her weight is again 7.6. vomitting may be once a day or once in 2 days.hope this information is enough. if u need any more, pl let me know. Hetal replied. hi there, with all the little information you have given,,i can help you only with some reasons that might be the cause of poor apetite..
1.16month just right age for teething molars,,so expect lack of interst in food, fussiness in eatng nething, being violent for no reason,,help him ease with teething pains with soothing gel or orajel(US) or some cold piece of carrot..
2. unnecessry use of ne supplement might cause poor apetite in long run...and hence should be stopped...and healthy alternatives should be adptd.
3.home remedies cant be given for poor apetite without knowng the reason, diet or the birthwght or ne other complication baby is having,,because often it leads to failure of the effect of such rememdies or it may lead to other effects that might prove dangerous to your baby health.
4. playing and changing texture, addng reducing flavours,temperature of food when served,,diff shapes or colours of food are all factors that make baby interestd in food,,so try changing them..

cant help you further without knowng your baby diet, ne other health conditions or complications,,without knowng wat all foods he has accepted at 16months,,,
but refer to links below, if at all you find something that might be helpful to you :

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6169&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5857&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5730&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5741&table_name=dis_feeding

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6375&table_name=dis_feeding

apart from that, sudden lack of interst in food or sudden loss of apetite is a sure sign of some striking of illness or sickness..dont want to scare you but whenever body is about to get sick,,it often neglects food ! so check on his temperatures,bowels,,schedules,sleepng hours, ne discomforts while bowels or urinatng,,ne other symptoms,,,

or else,,if none of the above helps,,let me know your baby details and i will work out something for you...