dear hetal,

iam mother of 18 months old girl.her birth weight was 2.7kgs,now she weighs 8.7kg.the routine which i follow is given below

5.30 a.m- 4oz similac gain plus milk
8.30 a.m- 1 idly/ dosa /chappathi with ghee or chutney.
11.30 - lunch rice, dal khichdi
3 p.m. - 4 oz milk
5 p.m. - custard/ p[uffed rice/bread butter etc
8.30 p.m.- 1 chappathi or whatever i make for dinner.
the main problem is with lunch off late she is totally avoiding rice.can u give me some suggestins 2 improve her weight.we r vegetarians but take only egg.we r in dubai.thanks in advance.eagerly waiting for y'r reply ashwini replied. i am mother of 10mn old girl. if possible u can introduce some fruit juice to u r little one. like organe, mosambi, banana which is very good for her. after 8.30pm again at what time u feed her. what about night time. r u still feeding(bf) her? why can't u try ragi cherry which is very rich calcium and other proteins. once in a day u can feed ragicheery.


good luck
ashwini


Indu replied. Sini,

Can you tell me how u make custard, i have been asking this to many people but no one replies, hope u would.

Thanks
Indu Hetal replied. Please remove the brackets and paste the link to the address bar,,your 18month old is ready for all of the below :

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with birthweight 2.7kgs,at 18months,i expect her to b around 9.kgs..she is 300grams less,,so its ok considering that 18months is the age of premolars and molars..be ready for that,,expect lack of apetite and fasting during these teeths..offer more liquids, during these times,,juices or vegetable broths or soups,,,or some babies like to eat hard foods,,so offer teething biscuits and parathas,,pastas,,cheese crumbles,boiled vegetables,,raw peeleeed apples to bite on and let them eat if she eats it..offer other fruits to play with...
offer more varieties of foods and play with textures,,add in spices to her diet,1 year and above are ready for family foods and finger foods,,give her opportunity to feed herself..
at 18months,why is she on similac gain ??? try offering her whole milk..she needs that.
offer more juices, vegetables and tofu, in her diet,,include boiled eggs, mix vegetable omellets,,whole grain pastas,,mix grain pancakes,rotis,,and other varieties...
include roti in her lunch as wel..give her sooji prdocuts like upma,kheer,,add in wheatgerm and oatbran to her diet,,give her whole grain,,offer her cheese products,,instead of custurds ! offer sour cremes,cheese spreads on whole grain roasted bread(roast in butter or ghee,she will like it),,for healthy alternatives...
her schedule timings looks good to me, keep it up, just add in more varieties..
good luck


Hetal replied. Please remove the brackets and paste the link to the address bar,,your 18month old is ready for all of the below :

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5857&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5730&table_name=dis_feeding

http(:)//www(.)indiaparenting(.)com/boards/showmessage(.)cgi?messageid=5741&table_name=dis_feeding

with birthweight 2.7kgs,at 18months,i expect her to b around 9kgs..she is 300grams less,,so its ok considering that 18months is the age of premolars and molars..be ready for that,,expect lack of apetite and fasting during these teeths..offer more liquids, during these times,,juices or vegetable broths or soups,,,or some babies like to eat hard foods,,so offer teething biscuits and parathas,,pastas,,cheese crumbles,boiled vegetables,,raw peeleeed apples to bite on and let them eat if she eats it..offer other fruits to play with...
offer more varieties of foods and play with textures,,add in spices to her diet,1 year and above are ready for family foods and finger foods,,give her opportunity to feed herself..
at 18months,why is she on similac gain ??? try offering her whole milk..she needs that.
offer more juices, vegetables and tofu, in her diet,,include boiled eggs, mix vegetable omellets,,whole grain pastas,,mix grain pancakes,rotis,,and other varieties...
include roti in her lunch as wel..give her sooji prdocuts like upma,kheer,,add in wheatgerm and oatbran to her diet,,give her whole grain,,offer her cheese products,,instead of custurds ! offer sour cremes,cheese spreads on whole grain roasted bread(roast in butter or ghee,she will like it),,for healthy alternatives...
her schedule timings looks good to me, keep it up, just add in more varieties..
good luck