I have started my 5 month daughter on solid food. I would like to know what feeding schedule to follow. I work full time (9am-5pm)and she goes to a Indian babysitter lady. Right now I pack her one bottle of fruit and pumped milk for one feeding and formula for one feeding. After coming home I nurse her and do not give any other solid food.
Should I increase her solid food intake? Can I make Ragi kanji in the morning and pack it for her for her afternoon feed? will it still be fresh?
Thanks PB replied. I have a 6 month old and i have introduced her to solids 2 months ago. I definetly think you should increase the intake for your baby. The following is my daughter's schedule:
Morning:
7:00am 3 1/2 ounces of milk
9:00am 2 Tablespoons of rice cereal with milk (Formula) + 1/2 jar of Applesauce or Pears (Somekind of fruit)

11:30am 2 Tablespoons of rice cereal + 1 small jar (gerber has plastic square jars not the bottle one) of beans or sweet potato.

2:00pm 3 1/2 ounces of milk

5:00pm Cereal + fruit again

and later in the night, maybe 2 or 3 times, just milk

I have started to introduce real food in the sense, (rice + Carrots + beans + lentil) cook it all together until very mushy and grind it. She like it a lot than the canned food + it's fresh so it's lot healthier. Hope this info helps you. Take care, Pallavi
Reply replied. Well the quantity of milk you give seems to be very less...... I have a 4 and a half year old son and he seems to have more than your daughter. I feed my son a little fruit juice(not too much as it affects the bowel movement.... motion passes little by litle constantly) in the morning, Ragi Kanji in the afternoon and night before he goes to bed apart from the breast feeding which I give him every 2 hours. But if your baby isn't complaning I guess the quantity you are giving is sufficient. Babies just can't tolerate being hungry!!!

Yup it's fine if you pack Ragi Kanji for your daughter in the morning. Just ask the sitter to warm it up after adding a bit of hot water into the prepared Kanji and cooling it before feeding the baby.