Hi everybody,

hows everybody doing? Guess our bubs are keeping us super busy as they are always on the move.

Ishu has turned 8 months on 8th. havent got her weight checked. will do that next month when i go for her vaccination. She is crwaling at super speed but loves to stand all the time holing furniture and is taking 3-4 steps holding the furniture. She holds on to anything (table cloth, fridge, walls, sofa, table) and stands so i have to be continously with her when she is awake. Just cannot leave her alone for a moment. She has started blabering (dada, baba, aajaa, yaya, vava) but i am waiting for her to say mama, papa. :-)). she has got two lower teeth.

I have started giving her cows whole milk since last 10 tens and she seems to love this milk. She didn't like lactogen 2 at all, even giving her 2 ounces of lactogen was a struggle.

She is trying to eat on own her these days. She wants the spoon which is my hand, so i dip it in her food and give it to her. For the first 2-3 days the spoon went all over her face but her mouth, but now she puts it directly in her mouth and screams when i take it out. And the moment she sees another spoon in my hand she drops her spoon and wants the one in my hand, so we end up using atleast 6-7 spoons during each feed and feeding her takes ages but its fun..:-)))

I need your advice on her diet.

1) She is taking solids twice a days, top feed 3 times a days and BF once during the day, 3-4 times during night and first feed in the morning.
Should an 8 months old solid intake be more? and if no when should it be increased.

2) How are you giving egg to your babies. I tried giving her boiled egg(yellow) blended with milk but she didnt like it and doesnt take it at all. Any ideas on feeding egg to babies? I tried feeding her curd also but doesnt take curd at all. How are you feeding your babies curd?

3) What all new foods can i introduce now. I have started giving her marie biscuits and she plays with it more than eating it. i am giving her kichdi with veggies, dalia, and rava and ragi porridge. What else can i start now?

Do post your little ones photos?

Love to all the little ones and their mums.

Take Care
Vandana

Vani replied. Dear Vandana
Little Ishu seems to be busy keeping her mommy on her toes :) You are really doing a great job by feeding her all that you have written (touchwood). I remember Rishi having only my milk and Cerelac and rarely ragi porridge when he was 8 months. I started rice and idly/dosa only after he completed 9 months.

My doc asked me to give egg to Rishi after a year, so am not very keen on it. We are vegetarians, so I don't even know if I will give him egg after that. He takes rice, dal, carrot and potato all boiled together, strained. add ghee and a little salt and rasam too. I have to start giving him beans, peas and beetroot now. My doctor said I start off with everything now and when he is one he should be eating all that we eat!
Even I have to start giving paneer. He is taking milk now (the normal milk, I didn't even try Lactogen/Nan) about 10 ounces a day. I too feed him only twice and give him a marie biscuit and a banana in between. Have to start with papaya/chikoo.

Love to Ishu and do update her latest snaps. BTW, where do u live? India/abroad??? Sorry I know you have mentioned earlier, but forgot.

Love
Vani vandana replied. hi Paddoo,

Thanks for your reply. Ishu has also become very 'hyper'. Even chnaging her nappy is a big task.

Thanks for your input.Actually i forgot to mention in my last post, i give her her fruits everyday for breakfast. (boiled apple or banana or chickoo or papaya).Also i add ghee(instead of butter) in her kichdi or dalia while feeding her.

will start with paneer now.lets see how she reponds to it.

Love to kichi and do post hi latest photos paddoo replied. Hi Vandana,

The same here... My momm is really going crazy managing Kichu the 'hyper' now. And he's driving me up the wall at night with constant wakings and all that.

2 feeds of solids may be less, but you'vent mentioned how many scoops etc. And dont wash off from Cerelac/ Infant food totally now - They still need the Iron supplements that are there in the packed solids.

Dalia, Ragi, rava are all more fibre/carbs than protien or fat. 3 feeds of milk and the BF should be taking care of it, but dont take chances - Add butter to the Kichdi, and try feeding her Paneer or tofu.

Egg yolk is supposed to be great provided you've ruled out allergies. Dont mash with milk. Just break the yolk and squash the pieces with your hand and feed. (you add salt to the egg-boiling water na?)

Or, half-boil egg and separate the yolk. Add to your top feed qty milk and blend.

Fruits, my dear. At least a banana?

Kichu likes curd if i add a bit of sugar to it. But i dont give more than 2-3 spoons. He loves paneer cooked in tomato puree and spices (tej patta, dalchin, shajeera powders).

That's it. Love to Ishita.

Paddoo