my baby iz 7 months old.nowadays her bm intake iz reduced a loot..now she feeds only twice or thrice a day..she dosenot have water at all.so i will give her musambi juice diluted.now my q iz
1....she iz not constipated but she iz having hard poop like moistended sand...iz that ok?
2....for the past 2 weks she iz having only raagi..she iz refusing all the other food..she was having all the food without any prob b4.
3....she weighs 7 kg's now.her birth weight was 3.300 kg's Hetal replied. m ok with you giving ne diluted juice. as far as she is taking extra liquid other than bm or formula,m fine !
you said bm intake has reduced alot,,how much does she feed ?
a 7month-8month old is expected to feed as below,plz go thru it...:
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please note that an oz here and there is ok or a tablespoon here and there is just fine,,its not needed for your baby to meet 100% standards,,because not all babies apetite are same..you are mother, you have to judge when your baby is full per feed..this is just a measurement to ensure tht if she eats approx this much, it means she is getting enough to grow as a healthy baby !
1.its ok for babies to have moist bowels, after starting solids..no probs..no worries,,make sure whtever fluids she is taking apart from formula/bm either increases or atleast remains same/constant..
2.i m fine with raagi, its a good food and excellent source of iron,,sometimes babies avoid taking foods all of sudden and stick to one food,,this is mostly related to starting to gum muscle to get strong to start teething, or already teething,,,check her gums/pinkish or swollen,or reddish,,move your finger thru the gums, if you feel the bony hard section,it means the teething buds are coming out thru the gums..so she might be doing this coz of this,,,keep an eye on her bowels,number of pees,schedules, crankiness,temperature if ne, cold or ne other symptoms,,or he sign of seasonal illness..
try offering varieties of foods to her,,even though she keeps refusiing her,,offer the other food the next time,,keep doin that..sudden refuse of food is mostly a healthy sign of maturing and teething,,other than that, is all sign of other needs from baby like need of varieties, change in texture,,so keep working on it,,other is illness, thats the last thing we want to talk about...
considering her birthweight,3.3kgs,she should be somewwhere around 7.6kgs,,she is 600grams less, and its not a big worry,can be achieved...
if she is accepting raagi, offer other foods with raagi ! see if she accepts it !! and then slowly reduce the amt of raagi in those foods,,give her a transition if she accepts that,,keep trying..
i dont want her to reduce more in weight, rest all m k...
take care, hope this helps.