Hi Hetal,
i've been going through the messages regularly n find u r comments very helpful.
i wanted to know is it ok to give my 7 month old son barley cereal twice a day...i did try giving him rice but he seems to be a lil constipated whenever he has it..i'd also tried oats but barley works the best for him as far as regular bowel movements are concerned....
i would appreciate u r comments on the same...

Nivi. Hetal replied. hi, its better to give variety of foods to your baby. introduce him fiber foods and give that with foods he feels constipated with. also if barley works well for him,its good, go ahead and mix it up with rice or oatmeal and then give. also give fiber with iron fortified cereals,as most of the times, its the iron in the cereal that makes babies constipated or pass on irregular bowels,,and not the grain itself !
fiber foods like pear, prune,apples,spinach,other greens, lauki,are great to give ! give them with cereal..add in a lil dash of cardamom,parsley flakes, for an easy digestion,,and now that your baby is 7months,give him alot of playtime,,so that he is able to digest all well !
down the line you dont want your baby to end up eating only one type of food...keep introducing foods once a while with other options,,,let him get everything that he can absorb ! rest, leave it to him.,and always watch your baby..
good luck