Hi hetal ,

I am nidhi mother of rishabh , again im here with some question's , hetal my baby gng to be 11 months in 2 weeks , so can i give him whole milk that time and still he's not taking 3 meals a day , he skips breakfast only taking lunch and dinner , is that ok ? so far im giving him vegetable patties , uppuma , spaghetti with vegie , chicken soup with rice and for dinner oatmeal cereal and giving him fruits for lunch .. He dont like to drink from sippy cup yet , how do i train him to drink from cup and he still cant self feed .. He is crawling and walking holding the couch ..

And hetal one thing that makes me worried is whenever i read book to him , i dnt think he listen to me , i just started 2 weeks ago , do u have any tips or any suggestion to make him listen to me and he still dnt understand the word 'No\"; , could u pls tell me how do i teach tht also .. sorry for asking lots of q's ..

Hetal so hows ur pregnancy going , and how's nirja doing ..

Hetal replied. hi there, its been a while saw your post ! gosh your lil is 11months now,,kids grw up too fast,,,

about wholemilk,,since he is doing ok, try offering him things like kheer(replace banana with sugar,,avoid sugar as much as possble),carrot or sooji halwa made of milk(replace boiled raisins with sugar),,and see how he responds..if he is doing fine,,
day 1, offerr him 80% formula or bm, and 20% cows milk..check his responses for whole 1 day or acc to how his body responds to particular food in given periodof time...if he fine,,after a day or couple,,day2 come to ratio of 50-50,,and thn graduallyy take him to 100% cows milk feeds,,by the time he is 1 year,,he will be able ready to drink it !
make sure to check his diet intake,because once on cows milk,,many babies/toddlers dont eat well or eat less because of heaviness that cows milk gives,,so check on that..if so, give him formula in morning, until he overcomes this,,breakfast,,and then lunch,and then late afternoons cows milk and then after dinner time, give formula,,,
once he overcomes or is able to digest it well considerin that he doesnt skip his meals,,you can switch him to all time feeds of cows milk..dont offer morethan 20oz-24oz of cows milk,,,2-3times a day of 5-6oz is just enough...

for training to sippy cup,,try nuby and for juices you can start with nuby strawcups...sometips i just shared :
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6762&table_name=dis_feeding

and

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6761&table_name=dis_feeding

they should help you..about her diet meals,,well respect his apetite, at first,,and 11month old is expected to eat an approx of below..please note that the below schedule is tentative one and to guide you about the qty in total or on an averrage...just to check whther he is eating properly...

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1270&table_name=dis_sleeping

wght reflects what he is eating and whther or not its enough for him,,so if you want you let me know his bw or current wght and we wil know whether the meals he is eating needs ne additions or extra meal has to be introduced..alsolet me know his intake in one meal !
the other things, if he is eating things like mac n cheese, i will not expect him to be hungry for next 3-4hours,,which might take him to 3 meals diet,,so key is go for minimeals and try to make meals healthy with proper serving of dairy,,,so that your baby develops good muscle instead of just fat ! now he doesnt require fat,,cows milk and other food will provide him enough fat esp with babies whose growth was thru out 85% in wght...thr body has enough fat,,and now only regular fat servings is required,,,
his developments are ok,,teach him to walk,,check the above post you will know how to do that..motivate him,at the same time see how he responds,,if he feels easy on legs,,thn only try otherwise dont,,let him take his tme to learn proper cruising,,but keep teaching him how to do it..
place 2-3 boxes next to eachother and let him hold them and walk,,increase the distances gradually and he will learn to walk...easiest way if he is walking holding the couch ! or do the same with furniture...

dont expect your child to pay attention to you,,,right now his distraction doesnt last for more than 5mins..you cant expect him to sit..but continue that,,,hearing itself promotes language development...the more you read aloud, the more vocabulary he will be exposed to,,,talk to him as if you normally talk to otherrs,,ask him hi,hello, bye and all that,,at everry action followed by the implimentations..the more vocab he will exposed the more he will understand the diff in words..
if your child doesnt understand word NO, nevermind,,teach him yes, how about this ! its not needed for you to make him learn No,,teach him alternate word with diverting his attention to his other fav activity or to something that you never gave him to play,,may it be just some vessel from kitchen...start involving him in your daily chores,,and he will learn the basics like putting things in proper place,,lifting and listning to you,,where to put and sort,,and all that..by the time he is 3 years..
practice and reptition is the key from nowon for each word you introduce him..per weeek one word and practice thru out the week,,he will learn it...always speak the same word in same manner with same expression as many times you can in same given situations !

hope this helps,,,good luck to you !
Hetal replied. hi there, its been a while saw your post ! gosh your lil is 11months now,,kids grw up too fast,,,

about wholemilk,,since he is doing ok, try offering him things like kheer(replace banana with sugar,,avoid sugar as much as possble),carrot or sooji halwa made of milk(replace boiled raisins with sugar),,and see how he responds..if he is doing fine,,
day 1, offerr him 80% formula or bm, and 20% cows milk..check his responses for whole 1 day or acc to how his body responds to particular food in given periodof time...if he fine,,after a day or couple,,day2 come to ratio of 50-50,,and thn graduallyy take him to 100% cows milk feeds,,by the time he is 1 year,,he will be able ready to drink it !
make sure to check his diet intake,because once on cows milk,,many babies/toddlers dont eat well or eat less because of heaviness that cows milk gives,,so check on that..if so, give him formula in morning, until he overcomes this,,breakfast,,and then lunch,and then late afternoons cows milk and then after dinner time, give formula,,,
once he overcomes or is able to digest it well considerin that he doesnt skip his meals,,you can switch him to all time feeds of cows milk..dont offer morethan 20oz-24oz of cows milk,,,2-3times a day of 5-6oz is just enough...

for training to sippy cup,,try nuby and for juices you can start with nuby strawcups...sometips i just shared :
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6762&table_name=dis_feeding

and

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6761&table_name=dis_feeding

they should help you..about her diet meals,,well respect his apetite, at first,,and 11month old is expected to eat an approx of below..please note that the below schedule is tentative one and to guide you about the qty in total or on an averrage...just to check whther he is eating properly...
wght reflects what he is eating and whther or not its enough for him,,so if you want you let me know his bw or current wght and we wil know whether the meals he is eating needs ne additions or extra meal has to be introduced..alsolet me know his intake in one meal !
the other things, if he is eating things like mac n cheese, i will not expect him to be hungry for next 3-4hours,,which might take him to 3 meals diet,,so key is go for minimeals and try to make meals healthy with proper serving of dairy,,,so that your baby develops good muscle instead of just fat ! now he doesnt require fat,,cows milk and other food will provide him enough fat esp with babies whose growth was thru out 85% in wght...thr body has enough fat,,and now only regular fat servings is required,,,
his developments are ok,,teach him to walk,,check the above post you will know how to do that..motivate him,at the same time see how he responds,,if he feels easy on legs,,thn only try otherwise dont,,let him take his tme to learn proper cruising,,but keep teaching him how to do it..
place 2-3 boxes next to eachother and let him hold them and walk,,increase the distances gradually and he will learn to walk...easiest way if he is walking holding the couch ! or do the same with furniture...

dont expect your child to pay attention to you,,,right now his distraction doesnt last for more than 5mins..you cant expect him to sit..but continue that,,,hearing itself promotes language development...the more you read aloud, the more vocabulary he will be exposed to,,,talk to him as if you normally talk to otherrs,,ask him hi,hello, bye and all that,,at everry action followed by the implimentations..the more vocab he will exposed the more he will understand the diff in words..
if your child doesnt understand word NO, nevermind,,teach him yes, how about this ! its not needed for you to make him learn No,,teach him alternate word with diverting his attention to his other fav activity or to something that you never gave him to play,,may it be just some vessel from kitchen...start involving him in your daily chores,,and he will learn the basics like putting things in proper place,,lifting and listning to you,,where to put and sort,,and all that..by the time he is 3 years..
practice and reptition is the key from nowon for each word you introduce him..per weeek one word and practice thru out the week,,he will learn it...always speak the same word in same manner with same expression as many times you can in same given situations !

hope this helps,,,good luck to you !