Hi Hetal
Thanks for replying to my earlier post .
This was my earlier post , for your reference

My baby who is 6 and 1/2 months old got constipation on rice and oatmeal cereal so i started giving him suji when he turned 6 months,just 1 tsp for breakfast.But i just read somewhere that you should not give wheat or wheat products till 9 months and suji is cream of wheat , so what else can i give him for break fast wherein i can add milk cause he does´ nt drink the required amount of milk .Thanks in advance.

The thing is his ped adviced to stop the cereal , he is on iron fortified formula .I used to give him his cereal with pear but his stool was still more formed than it should have been . This went on for like 2 months.His ped asked to give him regular oatmeal but my son did' nt like the taste at all and once threw up so i started him on suji .So what else can i give him for breakfast ?
Also i wanted to ask the following questions

1.Is it okay to give yellow moong khichdi mixed with veggies for lunch and dinner both ?and what other dal can i give him ?

2.If i add butter to the khichdi how much should i add and what else can i add to it to make it more tasty

3.I am in the US ,i don' t know whether the FDA has given a clean chit to using spinach .

Thanks again Hetal and congratulations for your second baby.


Hetal replied. how about trying home made cereals ? would you like to give it a try ?
if you are,let mee knw,,will post the recipe or you can get the recipe from internet too.
try itout !

other items as breakfast you can offer is raagi soup(soup,,more of watery like), whole moong soup,infant cereal soup(not the pasty consistency)..

start him on other vegies and fruits so that you have options to put in his foods.
even thouh your child is on iron formula, he needs iron at this stage. what do you mean by stool was more formed..
does it mean that he had extremly hard stools ?
if so, were you giving him undiluted juice that is to be started from the day 1 you startd solids.i dont mind if you give suji,its only your decision.bt i wouldnt recmnd it.offer overboiled rice with some parsley or spinach leaves, overcooked rolled oats with a pinch of cinnamon in it, or overcooked riceflour, oatflour(kanji style) with some cardamom...its nothing but homemade cereal..

1. give him moong dal khichadi for lunch and for dinner give wholemoong khichadi(whole moong with cover plus rice and light tadka)..avoid ne other dal as of now. if you want to offer you can offer alternatives like mix vegie pulav(vegie with whatever you have started) with soup or moong dal water or ne other fruits/vegie.

2.instead of butter, add ghee,1/2tsp of melted ghee is enough for baby.add in crushed curryleaves for good aroma.you can also add a lil sprinkle black rock salt for a good taste n good digestion(optional)

3. acc to sept report, that i got,FDA officials said that it was safe to eat again.however, if its produce of california based natural selection foods company(Dole brand name),,thn avoid taking it..
avoid taking ne spinach(frozen,canned or fresh stock frozen) with dates of aug 17th-oct1.
boil it and use it always,,may it be ne other greens.avoid bringing big packs,,use fresh and small packs and let the shelf life of spinach or ne other green in the fridge be the least...
once opened, use it within 1-2days to avoid ne food borne illness.
goodluck