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Baby food quantity
Hello Doctor,
My baby is 14 and half months old. His weight is only 8 kg. I give him solid like Rica daal porridge, ragi, suji, roti, fruits, milk, cerelac, finger food, including bm. He is very choose in food and doesn't eat easily. He eats with distraction like tv and mobile watching. I tried my level best from 6 months on wards but he refused everytime..that's why I have to use mobile.
But after so many efforts his weight gaining is very very slow.
What's the reason behind this??
I request you all to can you please suggest the quantity of food at this age and how many times?
How many time solid food can be given including milk and fruits.
I give 5 to 6 times including milk and fruits
And the most important he doesn't walk yet . He walk with support from last 3 months but doesn't walk without support. When we Please suggest.
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Relax first .Don't be very anxious. Baby will do it. So long baby is progressing, it is fine.
I can give more suggestion to give banana with custard.Green veg with carrots and cottage cheese and dal.
Give sweet lime juice for developing taste. Always bland food is not liked Taste is impotant.
Improvement will take place let the child sleep well.Sleep is super power.
Follow hygiene so to avoid frequent GI infection.
Support the child with positive happy and healthy emotional welbeing. Never lose temper or abuse or argue orshout in presence of your baby. They respond byshowing behaviour problems.
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Hello. Your baby weight is less for his age ideally but if he is active and playful, it's nothing to worry. At the same time, get him physically examined once as a health screening to make sure that his physical examinations are all normal. He should take 3 proper meals and 3 snacks in between. Mobiles and TV or any other gadgets are NEVER helpful to feed the baby, but it can make his eating habits even more worse. So, stop this.
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Stick to the advise and monitor for next 1 month.
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What was the birth weight ? Current height. You are doing a good job. Weight is less but nothing to be worried about. The most important thing is that the kid is active. As mobile has not helped, stop this habit. Not eating is common at this age. One day he will start eating. You can give him one more month for walking.
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