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2 year old
My 2 year old daughter only eat mashed and when try to give solid won't eat and puke out .Infact mashed food also I make her eat forcefully ,she doesn't eat only .Please advise .
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This isn't something that will require any medicines., it just need parenting tips.
This could be due to any of this 3.
- Habit
- Lazy behaviour
- Stubbornness
Habit - Because child is habituated to that specific food or just milk/cerelac for long time,
Lazy behaviour - child doesn't want to chew as he/she has alternative mashed food always ready and never learnt to chew.
Stubbornness - usually seen in this age, when teeths are erupting from gums, child becomes cranky.
It could be due to any one of above or just one of the above, that you need to find out and work on it.
Next Steps
slowly step by step add semi solids and solids in diet. even if child spits it out from mouth, introduce it again and again
Health Tips
complementary feeds-
slowly start semi solids and gradually add solids in child's diet as soon as child complete 6month age.
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Give apple , puree and banana
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Dr. Prathibha Reddy
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello ! Give as purees like apple puree, banana. Kichidi in semisolid consistency
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