Dear Hetal,

Hello.Deepti is seven months 2 weeks old and weighs 6.95 kgs.Her birth weight was 3.05 kgs .She is on solids like dhal rice and alu with milk mashed.So far her stools is once a day ,In the last six days it has increased to over 6 times a day.semi solid stool .smaller quantity.She is on Nan 1 bottle feed and responded well .We were asked to upgrade to nan 2 and due to her sudden increase in bowels we went back to nan 1 afetr 2 days of nan 2.She is on nan 1 now since last 5 days again but no stopping of motions.
Now her appetite has reduced..she feeds every 2 hours on bottle milk.But this evening she hasnt fed since last 4 hours and shows no signs of hunger.She takes about 20ml of milk on and off but does not finish even 120 ml which she used to every 2 hours.The doc says it is indigestion and on stool check for infection test is clear of infection.
She takes solids twice a day and now on every intake of solids or milk she passes semi solid motions in small quanitity.I am now feeding her only mashed potato with milk .She does not accept apple purie which we tried to bind her stools.

A bit concerened.What do we do?

regards,
Nikita niki replied. Dear Hetal,

Thanks.I will avoid potato from today .I will give her banana as a solid in the evening since this is not a new fruit for her..is dhal rice okay also to give since she has taken it before.I dont want to try new food groups or friuts at the moment.
She has even today since morning passed 2 stools semi solid so Hetal replied. hi nikita,sry couldnt reply earlier,,genrally i reply the subjects with my names first,,as they are mostly the followups,,,,and then the ones with no name subjects,,so yesday i didnt open your post yesday,,,,nways,,

at first avoid alu(potato)..
milk ? do you mean cows milk,,avoid that,,if you want to offer that recipe, give formula milk(dont boil it), and then give it,,avoid aalu(potaoto),,
other fruits you can offer during loosemotions/high frequnecy or repeated motions are :
keep him well hydrated,,,giving him icechips or water (2-3cups of boiled water,,,mixed with a pinch of salt n sugar and offer that, or give some electrolyte or pedialyte,can be given along with ne medications...give these every 1 hour,,for 7month,around 1-2tablespoons.,
if you want to offer aalu recipe, replace potato with sweet potato...and i would say for the time being avoid ne potato friends,,,instead give fresh fruits,,
a 7month old can be given fresh juice,,offer apple juice ( from the puree, add water,,not the 100% diluted one),,,,,give him boiled apple,,it will help him. if he doesnt like it,,offer with some other fruits,,,
papaya, banana,sweet potato..,,and mint leaves in part of his diet,,,it will help him recover better !

avoid fruits like prunes, pears, peaches,appricots,plums and ne high fibre foods...

indigestion prob cant be for long time like in your case 6-7days !!!
please note that,,try replacing milk,aalu,,then see if he recovers in a 48hours....
i want you to check her wght, every alternate days,,ne reduction, please note...
and if this repeats even after offering the fruits above,,i doubt its not a good sign and a matter for which i am also concerned,...

her digestive system is still getting used to solid feed, thats how instead of one shot clearing of bowels,,she is going multiple times,,,
as far her weight remains stable, m not concerned,,only my concern is crying during bowels,,ne signs of vomitting,,reduction in weight,,all these need an immediate medical attention,,
let me know her updates,,,and next time you post, please mention followup or my name so that it takes my immediate attn...
take care,,