Hi ,

My son is completing 6 months tomorrow. here is his diet :-
3 AM - breastfeed ( 5 mins )
5 or 6 AM - Breast feed ( 5-10 mins )
7 or 8 AM - Wheat paratha and small banana piece ground in milk
9 or 10 AM - Homogenized Milk ( Aavin brand in Chennai )
noon - rice, toor dal, veggies pressure cooked and ground in mixie , added a lil ghee

3 PM - Milk
5-6 PM - Ragi Kanji


He goes to sleep by 7 PM and sometimes wakes up around 9 PM for a breast feed . Otherwise he will get up at 3 AM directly for a feed. His weight gain is normal - he's 8 Kgs and he's very playful .

With this diet, he gets slightly constipated - stool is hard and strains while passing motion. We give him some black grape juice and also oil made of coconut milk . Still the situation continues.

Please let me know what you think of his diet. Will giving him water help ? What about juices ? Is such a long gap between night feed and morning feed OK ?

Thanks
Minka
mommy replied. do not give paratha at all in any form.
Give rice 2-3 spoon pressure cooked or rice cereal/cerelac.Consistency thin.
Too much cereal causes constipation. add pureed/well cooked veg like carrot etc. Ghee is not okay as his digestive sys is still unmatured.
Give water often as he is already eating various solids
TC Mommy Aarti replied. Minka,

At 6 months the only solids which my son was given were ragi kanji and rice cereal. I started rice-dhal and chapathi after 8 months. Ofcourse this is entirely a matter of choice. If he takes it well then that's great.

1) It does look like he can get some water. A few spoons of water after a solid meal can help.

2) You could try freshly squeezed and strained mosumbi juice. I started with very dilute juice.

3) Pressure cooked fruit such as apple and pear can be pureed and given. There is a common misconception that apple is constipating but when pressure cooked, it prevented constipation in my son.

4) Soak some raisins in warm water. When they are soft, puree them finely in a blender, strain and give your son in a dilute form.

5) The gap between the night and morning feed is fine. If he is sleeping well and gaining weight, he is doing just fine. The final authority would be your ped.

6) You could try substituting the banana with some other cooked fruit to check if there is improvement.

All the best, Aarti