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Hi,

My son jus finished 6 mts, he is on the lighter side and weighs around 6.2kgs. rite now i give him ragi porridge made out 1 tablespoon and formula milk of around 200 ml and in the evening i breastfeed him. I dont know whether i should introduce some more semi solid food to his diet.
Pls help i am a working mother. Dr.Aarti replied. All the recipes are great and at for your son...my son too is 6 and half mnthsand weighs ardnd 6.7kgs.....as long as your baby is healthy and active dont bother too much abt the wt......but here r a few pointers to help increase wt if u wish:-
# give more of mashed potatoesatleast thrice a week
# add llittle bit mre ghee to the rice or dal
# try out oats

And pls dont give any salt to bbay tilll he is atleast 9 mnths old as the babys kidney is still not fully developed. SPrabhu replied. This is what I give my baby:
1) Raagi (They look like mustard seeds. You can buy them from any grocery store.)
Roast them - grind them (fine powder). Take 1 tsp (increase the quantity later). Boil it in very little water (3/4 tsp) to make a paste of it. Add a lot of milk and cook for sometime.
REMEMBER : Raagi has to cook well and it can be a litttle allergic. So try in small quantities. It is high in iron which is missing in breast milk, so you can try this out.
2) Avoid Tur dal - can cause a lot of gas/ colic in babies. Try Moong (yellow) dal. Soak it for an hr, pressure cook (with little salt/haldi- both optional) and mash it. Should be a very thin paste or watery in texture.
3) Try mashed elaichi banana (Kids love this)
4) Kichadi -
Two flavours - Rice (I use aambe more - small grains with good fragrance). Aadd salt/turmeric if you want to - Kids do not require salt/ sugar till they are 8 mths old.
* Boil rice with carrots
* Boil rice with tomato
* Boil rice with both carrots and tomato
* Boil rice and moong (yellow) dal.
Mash it in a grinder - should be a thick paste (whatever is your childs preference)
5)Cook Apple in a cooker - grind it to make it into a paste.
6) You could just cook carrots and mash them.
7) Sujji/ Rava / Wheat (Aata) - Boil Milk - Add Khaadi sakkar/Sugar. Add pre-roasted rava/Aata to it. Let it cook for sometime. Add Ghee if required.
8) You must try cerelac - with iron.

Try them and let me know if your kid likes them. AND PLEASE SHARE MORE RECEPIES Rohini replied. hi Usha,
im rohini frm hyd.. but i stay at bangalore and my baby she is jst 6months old,... regarding the food for ur kid - 1. slowly feed him with packet milk..
2.Boil an apple in a cooker and half in the day and half in the evening.
3. take small quantity of rice and cook with more water in a cooker and a pinch of salt with ghee gives him more strength.... but keep in mind tht u need to start with a little quantity and go on ....dont force anything if he doesnt accept in ur second turn... jst try and check it out hope it works.... mother of 2.5 year old replied. hi,
try to introduce him mashed carrots.place them in cooker till they are completely cooked.bcos babies at this age cant digest any raw food except mom's milk.if you take rice, roast rice and daal((rice) 1: (daal) 1/2 )and powder them.cook this add salt if he likes and ghee. try to feed him 2-3 TBSp morning and evenings.u better use toordaal for this.dont worry if he does not like this initially. some children are reluctant for new tastes . he will get used to it slowly. all the best.