Today Arnav got his 6 month shots .My Doc. Checked his weight and asked about his feeding .She told me he is not gaining proper weight because u r not feeding good amount of solids to him.Actually I was just giving him 2 times solid and more formula.Doc. told me to give him more food.Can u tell me what is your feeding routine ???
What we can give to baby?She told me don't only depend on readymade food jar .Give him what u eat like rice etc also.
I am little tensed now ...:(

Take care,
Nikki

Manvi replied. Nikki can u clarify if your dr is american or desi bcos u said she asked u to give rice too.Well the reason she got u all tensed is bcos dr's tend to caution moms bcos they don't like seeing percentiles drop consistently either maintaining the same or rising on the growth curve is assuring.Anyways don't get too worked but patiently do increase Arnav's solid intake to as Suni said to include veggies&fruits also&gradually inc the cereal qty too weekly.
But he looks so rolypoly i can hardly believe he is on 25th percentile,most babies during weaning&the crawling phase grow more in length than wt so there is a change.Relax&keep up the good work on baby Arnav!!
Can u share with us what were your dr's recommendations in general about diet during this visit.I haven't yetgone in for my son's 6th mth visit so would like to hear from u! Suni replied. Hi Nikki,

45th to 25th is not bad at all, just go on doing what you are doing, feeding him regularly, though slowly increase his cereal to breakfast and dinner, and keep a veggie as lunch.
Once you test out the veggies, lunch can be then made as veggie + fruit.
Do visit the gerber site for good menus to base your child's diet upon....and listen to your baby, he knows how much he needs!

Take Care
Suni Suni replied. Hi Nikki,

Do you have any numbers as to how much lesser the weight gain has been, like if Arnav dropped from the 90th percentile to the 10th, it would be cause for worry, otherwise typically children go all over the growth chart.
Sahil just turned 6 months and I have now started him on cereal and carrots. He has about 4 to 6 spoons of rice cereal at breakfast and dinner, and half a jar of carrots at lunch. The rest of the day he has about 24 to 26 oz of breastmilk and formula.
I would not recommend you jump to home cooked food now as jarred food retains nutritional value. Sometimes babies eat lesser and other times their intake increases....do not worry unless he is not healthy.

Take Care
Suni