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Feeding:Solids for 6.5 months old
2002-12-25
Name: Vinitha



Hi All ,
My son is now 6.5 months old . We stay in Hyderabad ,India .

He is on formula milk . I give him Nestle's rice cereal twice daily ( 4 scoops each time) . Morning time I mix mashed banana ( 1/2 banana ) in the cerelac . I just started rice ( 1 table spoon ) and little dal and carrot / beans , one vita marie biscuit and 1/4th steamed apple mixed in cerelac in the evenings.
What I observed is he gets constipated and passes lots of gas when I give him carrot . How much of carrot can be given to 6.5 months old . Also can I give him beans daily ? What other veggies can I try and how much quantity can be given ? Also the problem is he is having cold since 2 months and sometimes cough . The doctor says it is because of weather change (winter ) . So I am not understanding what diet I can give him ( whether to give him normal diet like banana, apple when he has cold ). Also I would like to gradually stop cerelac and introduce home made food . Any suggestions on how to start , how much to start and what veggies to start are welcome .Also he wakes up at nights for feeds . How to avoid this . I just can't stay if he cries . So I offer him milk when he cries .
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2003-01-02
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Anonymous Name: sarab
Subject:  food



hi,
my baby is 6.5 months and I give her home made food.riceand dal.mixed with carrot or cabbage or any veggie.I have powdered rice and dal .I biol water and put a spoon full or rice and dal with veggie.
I am also an engs.pl give ur email address.my address is suritz123andyahoodotcom so that we can exchange ideas.
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2002-12-26
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Anonymous Name: Sunita
Subject:  diet



my sincere request to all mothers would be please stop tinned food. The kids get more prone to allergies when they have tinned food. U can prepare ur own \";Cerelac\"; at home. Just fry rice/ dal for sometime and when they turn brown powder it and keep it . U can always add water to it whenever u want to feed the kid. Or u can start with proper diet such as dal/rice , chapatti soaked in milk etc. Also do feed him just 1 hour before he dozes off to sleep so that he feel less hungry during night. My son who is just 1 year also get up once at night during which i give him the formula milk.Rgding veggies, u can give all type of vegetable such as bean, cauliflower,cabbage, carrot etc., alwyas boil them well. Also i feel the constipation might be due to the apple that u give , since i have heard a lot of kids haveing it due to apple thought i have not faced any such issues. Also try and give him juices such as mosambi etc.
All the best
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2002-12-30
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Anonymous Name: Sunita
Subject:  raggi



u can soak about a handful of raggi overnight and can prepare it fresh the next day and give him little in the afternoon/night.

even i am a s/w eng from mumbai. My son Shreyas is now 1 year/1month. My mom takes care of him when we are away at work. Guess she is putting in her best to look after him :-)) .. lot of things u learn from ur mom is guess .

Also 1 more thing is if the cold is before of the weather then there is no much cause of concern, u can always give him rice with dal/veggies, just dont give him curd etc.

If possible do give me ur personal mail id so that we can keep mailing.
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2002-12-26
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Anonymous Name: Vinitha
Subject:  Hi



Thanks a lot sunita .

I wanted to start ragi from a long time ( from 6 months) . But due to cold I thought not to introduce new food . How much of Ragi can I give a 7 month old ?

Tell me something about urself ? Where do u stay ? R u working ? What is ur son's name ?
About me : I am working as a s/w engg in Hyderabad . My son's name is "Abhinav" . My mom / mom-in-law takes care of Abhinav at home .
Keep writing ,
Vinitha
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2002-12-26
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Anonymous Name: Sunita
Subject:  hi



u being the mother no doubt u know the best for ur baby, but then what i personally feel is that there should be atleast 4 hour gap between solid feeds for the baby. Rgding quanity of veggies u can take about 1 small carot cut it half ( is he is having problem due to it then fully avoid it ) .. beans u can take 1 bean, 2 small stem of cauliflower, 2 tsp of grated cabbage. dal 1 tsp, rice just enough to compliment all this. All this should mount to 1 small bowl of food . ALso it is told that kids know the best , so the moment he is full dont feed him. In Biscuits marie is good one . U can soak in milk/water 1-2 biscuits. Also i dont think u should mix fruits with cerelac and give it. Why dont u try giving it individually. Why dont u try giving him raggi... i ahve given my kid for 11 month atleast once a day. Quite a healthy food. Anytime better than cerelac.

For cold pls try and keep him in warm cloths and also u can try putting nasal drop "Octrivin" ... THE medicine u can take is "Flo"( its ayurvedic) .. aslo "Mucolite" for 5 days - 5 drops. Very effective. U can alwyas consulte ur doc for this. If it still persist then the basic reason can be that he is quite prone to cold/cough due to low resistence. The only way out is STOP tinned food , nothing like home made food. Even if he has cold u can still give him that "yellow banana" ..( the big one south indian banana) .. u can boil and mash it and give .. very rich in iron.

Hope this helps and ur kidoo recovers fast , do keep writing ..
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2002-12-26
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Anonymous Name: Vinitha
Subject:  Hi Sunita



I too am totally against tinned food . But what my ped suggested is to give them cerelac as first solid food as it is easy to digest .So I started cerelac. Now I would like to gradually increase the quantity of Rice / dal and replace it with cerelac . How much dal can I give 6.5 month old . I am too confused about the quantity of veggies / dal given to them . Can I give dal / carrot / beans daily ? Do suggest me on the quantity .
As The day I give him carrot he passes lots of gas . Also can I give him vita marie biscuit ..... how many can be given ?

My baby's schedule is as follows :
early morning around 6-7 Am he takes 6 ounces of milk . Then after a gap of 2.5 hours we give him 4scoops of cerelac with 1/2 mashed banana mixed in the cereal . Then after 2 hours we give him milk feed . Then after a gap of 2 hours we give him little(about 1-2 table spoons) rice/dal/veggie . Then after a gap of 1 hour i give him milk . Then again milk after 3 hours gap . Then cerelac ( 4 scoops) mixed with 1/4th steamed apple at around 7-8PM and then milk after 3 hours . Sometime in the evening/morning I give him 1 biscuit mixed in milk/water.

But he wakes up every 3 hours for feeding .
Am I following correct schedule and am I giving him balanced diet ?
He is having cold since almost 2 months.so I dont him banana/apple when he has severe cold/cough .
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