My baby is also 8m and underwt, she is 7.6kgs.
I m giving her iron and calcium as sugg by her doc, since long. But hasnt helped much. She also eats less but lately she has developed interest in eating by herself so i let her eat as much as she wants, keep giving her everything finger foods like roti, wheat biscuits, wheat bread, soupsticks, cheese slice, paneer cubes (big), plain white rice/rice balls (little), little aloo boiled pieces, carrot, cucumber, banana and all such things. wherever possible i add ghee and litttllle salt ... even on bread. Another thing i m giving her is malai mixed with sugar. Little, one baby spoon kindds. I hv just strted with this so that i can know if she digests it or not. Boiled egg with cheese, adding little malai to things like cerelac, fruit mash, kheer, etc.

She often has cough cold when she loses apetite and wt.

Try this.

Hi,

Even I had the similar problem, I increased solid feeds for my son. It helped. You can also try these high calorie food. (banana, Pear,Sweet potato,prune,peas).
How can I help my baby to gain more weight?
• Offer high calorie breast-milk or formula. Your nutritionist or doctor may give you a recipe on
how to make breast-milk mixed with formula or high calorie formula. It is important that you make
the formula the exact way that your doctor or nutritionist tells you. A mistake in mixing the formula
may make your baby very sick.
• Limit intake of " fillers" . Drinks such as juice, Gatorade®, water, punch or tea will fill up your baby
but will not help him gain weight. Limit juice to less than 2 ounces a day. Baby food fruits are also
low in calories. Limit fruit to 3 ounces a day once your baby is eating solids.
• Offer many small meals. The size of your baby´ s stomach is very small so he cannot eat a large
amount of food at one time. Give your baby 5 - 6 small meals a day. Strained foods should be offered
at 4 - 6 months of age. Before that age your baby may need to drink breast-milk or formula 6-10 times
per day.

How can I add more calories to the foods that my baby eats?
Fat
• Adding margarine, butter, or vegetable oil to your baby’s cereal, meats, or cooked vegetables can add
as much as 45 calories per teaspoon. Never add more than 1 teaspoon per every ¼ cup of food (4 ½
ounce jar of baby food).
Carbohydrate
• You may add " Polycose" or " Moducal" to your baby´ s foods. These do not change the taste of food
because they are tasteless. They can be purchased in the pharmacy section of your local grocery store
or discount store. Have the pharmacist order it for you if it is not available. Ask your child’s
nutritionist or doctor how to add these safely to foods.
Protein
• Put sliced cheese on bread or sprinkle grated cheese on infant cereal, or on potatoes. Cheese can be
given once your baby is able to eat 2 jars of baby food at a time.
• Use high calorie formula to make infant cereal, cream soups or potatoes.
• Offer plain strained meats instead of meat dinners. These special dinner foods contain a lot of starchy
fillers and do not have as much protein as plain meats. To improve the taste of strained meats, mix
them with vegetables just before serving.

If you are in India, which brand cheese are you giving to ur babies. Please let me know.

Thanks
Sadhana
Thanks

Hi,

Even I had the similar problem, I increased solid feeds for my son. It helped. You can also try these high calorie food. (banana, Pear,Sweet potato,prune,peas).
How can I help my baby to gain more weight?
• Offer high calorie breast-milk or formula. Your nutritionist or doctor may give you a recipe on
how to make breast-milk mixed with formula or high calorie formula. It is important that you make
the formula the exact way that your doctor or nutritionist tells you. A mistake in mixing the formula
may make your baby very sick.
• Limit intake of " fillers" . Drinks such as juice, Gatorade®, water, punch or tea will fill up your baby
but will not help him gain weight. Limit juice to less than 2 ounces a day. Baby food fruits are also
low in calories. Limit fruit to 3 ounces a day once your baby is eating solids.
• Offer many small meals. The size of your baby´ s stomach is very small so he cannot eat a large
amount of food at one time. Give your baby 5 - 6 small meals a day. Strained foods should be offered
at 4 - 6 months of age. Before that age your baby may need to drink breast-milk or formula 6-10 times
per day.

How can I add more calories to the foods that my baby eats?
Fat
• Adding margarine, butter, or vegetable oil to your baby’s cereal, meats, or cooked vegetables can add
as much as 45 calories per teaspoon. Never add more than 1 teaspoon per every ¼ cup of food (4 ½
ounce jar of baby food).
Carbohydrate
• You may add " Polycose" or " Moducal" to your baby´ s foods. These do not change the taste of food
because they are tasteless. They can be purchased in the pharmacy section of your local grocery store
or discount store. Have the pharmacist order it for you if it is not available. Ask your child’s
nutritionist or doctor how to add these safely to foods.
Protein
• Put sliced cheese on bread or sprinkle grated cheese on infant cereal, or on potatoes. Cheese can be
given once your baby is able to eat 2 jars of baby food at a time.
• Use high calorie formula to make infant cereal, cream soups or potatoes.
• Offer plain strained meats instead of meat dinners. These special dinner foods contain a lot of starchy
fillers and do not have as much protein as plain meats. To improve the taste of strained meats, mix
them with vegetables just before serving.

If you are in India, which brand cheese are you giving to ur babies. Please let me know.

Thanks
Sadhana
Thanks