Hi All,

I am a new member. Recently came to know about this site. Have gone through couple of discussions. Some were sounding like my problems only. And that has encouraged me in putting my problems also here. Please share ur views.

1) My daughter is going to be 11 months by next week. Till 5months her weight gain was fine and she was totally on BM and topmilk. I started solid for her by 6th month. 6th month my milk was comming very less and then my problem started. I had hard time feeding her top milk while sleeping as she was used to my milk during sleep time. By ending of 6th month my milk stopped and my daughter stopped taking top milk(through bottle) during sleep. So I had to wake her up and either bottle feed or spoon feed her according to her wish.

2) She started vommiting when I used to spoon feed. It was not every time but sometime. This was summer time and some ppl told me that ceaser babies feel more hot and may be thats why. gradually when I started solid/juice except cerelac she used to vomit sometimes and sometimes not. This vommiting period stopped last month. but this month again she started vommiting. Its not that I forced her and she does. I divert her attention through toys.

3) Her weight was 6.8kgs by 5months by now almost 11months and her weight is 7.5kgs. I was working and I stopped working so that I can take care of my daughter but its so depressing when I see my efforts are not working (may be I am not doing right)

4) I had put some bad habbits for her like... till now I just gave her khichdi(grinded one), cerelac and sometime fruit juice with fear of vomit. she got habit of this kind of texture. now when I try to give khichdi without grinding then she vomits out.

5) She doesnot show sign of not giving anymore. actually she refuse food from begining and I divert her attension through toys. so when to stop I donot know. If suppose today I feed 4 spoon cerelac. tomorrow after feeding 3 spoon she vomits out. It always a tension that which spoon she will vomit out I donot know.

6) I was using lectogen for feeding. I stopped lectogen and started dairy milk for her since then she is passing 4-5 times stool in a day.

7) Her general schedule now is...

8am-8.40am - milk(6-7oz)

9.40am-10.15am - veggie(2tsps) [1 month back she used to take cerelac but ppl told me to give natural stuff instead of cerelac and she is not taking much of veggie]

10.45am-11am[apple juice-2oz sometimes takes sometimes vomit out]

11-12.30pm nap

12.30pm-1.10pm milk(5-6oz)

2.10pm-2.45pm khichadi grinded one/cerelac 4scoop

3-5pm nap

5-5.45pm milk(5-6oz)

7-8pm khichadi grinded one/cerelac 4scoop

9.30pm sleep

4am- milk(3oz-5oz)

7) I feel her sleep time is increased since last 2months. She was hospitalize before 2 months due to seveare loose motion. I have increased her milk since last 1 month due to continuous my ped' s advice to increase milk. but due to this she reduced her solid. she used to take 9pm-10pm milk/solid part that she stopped since last 1.5month due to her sleep.

8) I am seeing that since last 20days she lost completely interest in food. Its very hard time for me to feed her. This might be due to increase in milk but my ped says she need to increase milk.

9) She is on lower side of her development. she started sitting after 9months when we make her sit. and after 10months she started sitting from sleeping possition on her own.

Please advice and share ur suggestions. Thanks in advance.
Dimple replied. Thanks for ur suggestions. Was out of town. So delayed in thanking you. sumi replied. Hi Dimple

First of all just relax, don' t be so tensed,everything will be fine, babies are like this only, one day they are fine, other day they create a big problem.

my daughter is 9-1/2 months and bit low on her weight scale and gives me a hard time while feeding. first of all i think you should give a little bit more gap between feedings, make it atleast 2 hours and everyday try to give her something new to eat, now that she is 11 months she can eat lot of things, give her yoghurt, put some sugar if she doesn' t want plane, give her boiled yolk of egg but not white part, u can also give her avacado, it is really good for kids, give her chicken soups or other vegetables soup home made or others also, if you think she will vomit after 2 spoon then weight for 10 mins and then give 3rd spoon keep feeding slowly, i know it is tiring, but u have no other choice.
u can add little of salt and black pepper to her food, bit of grounded nutmeg, since i started using that, my girl is little bit intersted in eating.

i don' t recommend any kind of juice, after one year u can give that, instead of juice give her mashed fruits, whatever she likes except tropical fruits.

as far sitting is concerned, don' t worry, some babies attain their milestones little bit late, it is perfectly okay if she is otherwise active.

best of luck USAMOM replied. Well continue with breastfeeding pr bottlefeeding. My baby is the same age as your baby. 1st thing is i think you should avoid juice, because it can cause caivities...give her some juice when she is constipated or somthing like that. 2nd thing babies will eat how much they want..you can' t really force them. i would suggest give her a longer break between solids and milk..maybe thats why she is vomitting..but she can' t handle it...when the baby wakes up in the morning..start with milk, wait about 2 to 2 1/2 hours..then give her solids..if she likes khichdi, continue doing that..but start adding little salt, shredded carrots or lauki and stuff..to give her a taste..just blend the stuff if she take its like that..trust me on this...sometimes baby lost interest in solid food..my baby just did that last week..i really got frustrated..what i try to do it..play with her fav toy and feed her..or sing her favorite lullaby...anything that will make her relaxed to give her food..second thing i do always..i will feed her milk in a quiet enviornment so she wont be distracted..anywhere i go...trust me it works...start giving her gripe water..so her food will be digested. start giving her more fresh food instead of cerelac..they will enjoy it more..there is only another thing i did i bought tarla dalal cook book just last week..ordered it from interenet. if you are in india you should be able to find in a book store... its called baby and toddler cookbook,,which has some yummy receipes for baby..it will help you get started..i should have ordered it when she was a month old...well anywaz...start giving her variety of foods..she will try it...:) good luck..

Do not worry..i use to do the same when my baby was exactly like this..
also P.S: Maybe she is teething...thats why she might not be interested..most of the time my baby use to do that because her teeth would hurt..and she woould not eat or even drink milk...
:)