hi hetal
i have replied to ur queries ...regarding introducing solids to my baby i had gd..
Hi Hetal
First of all I want to say thanks to you for understanding all my concerns and fears. I am really worried and want to be careful with what I am fedding her.
My Baby was born on the due date only. I had a C-sect. My Baby's weight was 3.3 kg.
She is on formula from 4th month onward. she is taking 5 feeds in a day around 150 ml each feed. i m thinking of changing her formula as she is throwing milk after feeds from past one month. i havent changed her formula but still...
Yesterday i gave her rice cereal as I thought i will not receive any reply. She is taking around 2 spoons. She is accepting the solids nicely so far. She is a bit tall as compared to other babies of her age. I think thats from her father's side. She is active and moves her legs very fast when playing or happy. We are also thinking of starting her swimming next month. hope this information is enough. look fwd to ur reply. god bless you n happy new year to u n ur family. plz ignore typo she is in my lap...
Hetal replied. hi there,
baby wght is good and not overwght,,, she is not affcted by your gd levels,,at least its not reflected in her wght !
she might be overfed,,or may be that formula might seem to be abit heavy for her,as until now she was on BM,,see if changg the brand(not type),,helps,,sometimes it helps,because of fat levels in all formulas are not samee !!so you might want to try the othr brand,,
for a healthy 5months old,,see if she takes approx or around about, as below :

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=1096&table_name=dis_milestones

from the above posts,,avoid offerng the below or just introduce your baby the below foods and thn limit/restrict its servings per week instead of daily or every 2days,,,
1. sweet potato,cauliflower,potato, sweet melons(above 8months),
2. banana...offer with vit c fruits,or with boiled peach or pear.
3. ghee or cheese, butter in her diet, limit them,...
4. avoid offerng ne sweet foods until she is 1 year old..avoid salt as much as you can,,namesake is not a problem.
5. make sure her diet includes lot of fresh vegies and go low with fruits,,once she sstarts acceptng all the vegies and fruits,,,however, introduce all fruits, flavours and vegies and all foods,,but just restrict all the above foods i talked about.

for swmmng etc, i will recmnd you to start from 8-9months,,as by thn her solids will be regular,,swmng, playng in water increases false apetite and it might trigger high intakes which mght lead to obesity,esp if the baby is not cruisng yet,,so once she starts cruising, if you do that,,it will help her physically !
other things, take care about her intakes.

she is throwng milk aftr feeds,,try offerng smaller feeds per serving and see if that helps,
make sure her bottle nipple size is as per her age,,not too fast...
keep her elevated for around 25-30min just after the feeds and see if that helps.
if still the reflux continues,,talk to your dr about it,,may be she needs a soy formula ! sometimes some kids throw reflux at milk based formula and later they outgrow them,,,may b your child needs one,,ask your dr about it.
as far as he is gaining wght,,a lil reflux is acceptable.no problems..try offerng a bit lukewarm formula thn the warmer formula,,sometimes cool(lukewarm,but not cold or regular temp water) temp formula settles better thn the warm temp ones...and you dont have to work that hard to wwarm it...

good luck,,lemme know if nething confuses in this,,
take care.