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Suggest The Best Milk For My Child

Hi.Dr s good day! i just wanna know wts the best milk for 18mos her weight is just 9kg is it normal?ive switch her milk to a similac gain plus to nido1-3 cause ive heard so many good feedback about nido1 3. .but ive Also heard that nido can cause diabetes Coz it has high contend of sugar. is it true? my daughter is a picky eater what should i do? What is d best.suplements can i give to her? pls help me for some advice thanku.!
Wed, 8 Oct 2014
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Breast milk is the best food for a baby upto 6 months of age after which the child needs additional nutrition and hence mashed semi solid food is to be added. Milk becomes an optional food ingredient after 1 year of age provided that adequate nutritive diet is given. At the age of 18 months, the child basically needs a slightly mashed version of adult food low on spices. No need to provide milk or health supplements. Curd or yogurt is helpful. Do not worry about diabetes in a child if the child has proper play habits along with fibre rich diet. Children are picky eaters, so you will have to identify the nutritive food items that the child likes and plan the diet accordingly.
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Suggest The Best Milk For My Child

Breast milk is the best food for a baby upto 6 months of age after which the child needs additional nutrition and hence mashed semi solid food is to be added. Milk becomes an optional food ingredient after 1 year of age provided that adequate nutritive diet is given. At the age of 18 months, the child basically needs a slightly mashed version of adult food low on spices. No need to provide milk or health supplements. Curd or yogurt is helpful. Do not worry about diabetes in a child if the child has proper play habits along with fibre rich diet. Children are picky eaters, so you will have to identify the nutritive food items that the child likes and plan the diet accordingly.