Hello Doctor! I Am Writing Because Of My Baby. She

Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2018

Question: hello doctor! I am writing because of my baby. She turns six months after 5 days I want to ask how many times should I feed her and with what foods. I have begun to give her rice mixed with milk in the morning and fruits in the afternoons from two weeks with the advice of the pediatrain. Before starting the solid she was exclusively breastfeeding. the question is: Except rice and fruit should i start vegetable broad and how many times should I give her solid? Thank yoy

Answered by Dr. Sumanth Amperayani (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Suggestions on complimentary feeding

Detailed Answer:
Hi...At this age you can start giving Cerelac stage one rice or Nestum rice stage 1 etc. All are same in calories and energy. Only thing is palatability which is subjective for each kid.

Other home-made food options will be -
1. Daal and rice well cooked and made into a porridge along with ghee
2. Boiled apple or banana and mashed into a paste.
3. Any made cereal porridge preparation with additional ghee added.

Remember certain principles like -
1. Add one food material / cereal or fruit per week. This will be useful because if he develops vomiting or diarrhoea, we will know what to avoid.
2. Add vegetables and fruits made into a paste surely to avoid constipation.
3. Do not add too much sugar as it may cause diarrhoea.

Best regards - Dr Sumanth Amperayani

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T