Hello moms,
Is it necessary to give alternate food to a 7-month old. Till 6 months, I was giving mother's milk + 4 ounces of juice a day. After 6 months, I have added 4 ounces of raagi to the diet. (and milk every 3 hours).
Now, my mother tells me to give other food - rice cereal etc. Is it really required to add other food to the diet if the kids seems to be happy with the diet? I am worried that the intake of mother's milk will go down if other foods are given in higher quantity..
Please reply,
Thanks
SM Hetal replied. hello,
yes it is. your baby is growing and needs extra nutrients other than breast milk,formula or just bf..start adding single grain cereal,,and let them graduate to other foods..remember that mothers milk is the best only until 6 months maximum after that baby needs to have EXTRA nutrients that breast milk doesnt provide, no matter how good you will consume,, your baby is growing,maturing, he needs to eat !
also, want to add if you are worried about milk supply which even i did that,,pump the milk and express it to your baby, by spoon,sippy cup or by bottle,,watever comforts you... it will keep up your milk supply,,i just weaned my baby,,and i had put her to bottle from 6 months,,she is now at sippy cup..so it all dpends on how long you keep the habits to your babies,,its not always that they get habituated to bottles and such things,,its all upto mothers for each habit they teach their babies,,
so good luck, start single grain cereal,rice, oatmeal,barley, millet and then by 8-9months start all indian dals, and then slwly all our indian foods !
take carre, good luck.