hi hetal,
i need your attention first.please reply me as soon as you can.i am in deep mess.

1.can i give cracked wheat to my 6month old. my dr told me to give wheat after 1 year. what is difference between cracked wheat and wheat that we eat.
will this be heavy ? how can i make it. i tried once it came out very hard.

2.can i give cheese to my 6month old. when is best time i can start giving it.i read just now in some post that cheese improves complexion, is it true.i had heard of it and to improve my own complexion i ate a while but i became fat so i stopped it.i felt constipated because of it.it also gave me acme due to stomach upset on my face. will this happen to my baby if i give him cheese. does this mean i am allergic to cheese?

3.how do i give brocolli to my baby. i boiled,mashed and puree it. he doesnt seem to like it. i managed to make him eat with green peas,and he is very gassy. am i giving it rightly. please suggest something.

4.can i give sabudana to my 6months old. i do not know what it means in english. but it is white seeds like grain or may be its some puffed thing that are used in many dishes.i have some south indian friends who also use it very often.i do not know how to explain it. sabudana is gujarati word.please let me know.

5. my baby is very gassy. sometimes he smells badly with stools. what should i do to avoid this.is this normal.this started when i started giving him solids at 5months onwards. my dr recommended me to start solids at 5months because my baby was not able to drink enough bm and formula.he used to throw out the formula if i tried to give him more. so i started solids.dr said he was losing his weight and if he is not given solids he will not be healthy.my dr had given me feeding chart according to some american board but my baby was not able to drink that much formula or bm.my bm was dwindling so i had to start formula. is it because of formula he is not able to drink the required.
like you said last time, i tried changing type of formula, brand but nothing worked. he will throw up even 2oz extra.
i doubt it started because i started brocolli and potato. so now i am all confused.
please advice me with this. i feel embarrased whenever i go out with my baby and he poops. i cant stand that smell sometimes.please advice me something that i can avoid this.

your replies has always been supportive to me at my each step of baby care.so i remembered you.
From last one month i was not able to login.my dh is at his visit to india so i am alone.i hardly find time to take bath.
today i could not have patience to see my baby tummy making noise as if having alot of gas and after that a horrrible smelly poop.he cried for 3 hours, i gave him mylicon still he cried.then i gave him gripe water. he pooped again with horrible smell and then he slept.
it was unbearable for me.its 12:30 night here in US and my baby just slept. i am badly tired with managing him alone. his gas problem has made me tired.from past 2 days this has become his routine.
hetal,please advice me something. my dh cannot come until he finishes his stamping. i do not know how i will manage this little baby. i am getting tired day by day.my dr tells he is fine and he tells to give mylicon and gripe water. but my baby is still gassy and continues crying.

love to your little one.how old is she now ?
how are you keeping by health.if its not personal can i ask you how you manage everything with little baby.i cant manage alone without my dh support.share only if you are comfortable here.it would be great if you can give me your email.i want to ask many ques that i cant ask here.
please do reply my post first when ever you come online. i will be waiting for your reply.

Mommy replied. Hi,

U can give mylicon with every feeding. Also try massaging your babby once in night and during morning. Let your baby have some tummy time. This will help to get rid of gases.