Homemade Cereal Baby Food- 27 Questions Answered

My 8 months old baby weight is 7 kgs, is this normal ? My doubt is which food is good cerelac, Nestum, Slurrp or Homemade cereal?

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Dr. Vinit M MehtaPediatrician | Vadodara

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8 months can weight around 8 to 10bkg also, if the birth weight was around 2.5kg. Home made food always better than prepared outside food. Can give khichdi, curd rice, dalia, Raab, shira, boiled potat ... Read More

Two days back my baby had fever and cold cough . From morning he is not taking mother milk and cereals also

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Dr. Sharmila NayakPediatrician | Bangalore

When any child ahs fever,cough,cold, the oral intake reduces drastically please feed your child small frequent feeds (foods that the baby usually likes to have) avoid forcefeeding encourage to take pl ... Read More

Hello Doctor, My baby is 5 and half months old. His weight is 6 kg. he is on bf. Doctor suggested give nestum rice cereal to my baby due to less supply of mother milk. Is it safe to give in 5 and half months. Please suggest. His weight is not gaining in last 20 days. I am worried.

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Dr. Susanta Kumar SahaPediatrician | Guwahati

Baby can digest cereals from 6 months of age...u can try ripe banana /ripe papaya from now ... Read More

Can i give homemade cerelac to my 7 month baby with ingredients like moong dal chana dal urad dal toor dal masoor dal wheat rice makhana almonds dates? If not , what ingredients i can give now and from which month i can start all these ingredients? My baby girl weight is 6 kg which is same in 6 th month.. she is not gaining weight what can i do for

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Dr. Kiranpreet KaurPediatrician | Fatehgarh Sahib

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U need proper counselling for baby diet Introduce one food at a time and gradually increase the quantity Connect online for better explanation ... Read More

Is it safe to add Eno sometimes in food like Dhokla , Idli in my 2 year old? He eats everything in daily food.

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Dr. Mohd Faisal ZohebPediatrician | Hyderabad

Yes can use in moderation. If any further queries , Kindly contact me on Practo or whatsapp chat (84960595sixfive) Dr Faisal Zoheb MBBS , MD PAEDIATRICS , PGPN (BOSTON), Neonatology fellow ( Newborn ... Read More

My baby is 4 months old and is exclusively breastfed. Sometimes he has an aversion on breastmilk and he doesn't like to drink formula as well. So I would like to introduce solid food for my baby. Please suggest me on which baby food to be given whether cereal or Farex or any other baby food which is gud for 4 months old baby.

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Dr. Pandurang SawantPediatrician | Pune

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Ur baby is only 4months old U can start feed other than milk Only after 5.5 months Just wait for more one and half months For semisolid food At 5.5 months start with Water, smashed fru ... Read More

Hello Doctor, Can I give Nestum rice cereal to my baby. He is 5 and half months as suggested by doctor. Please suggest.

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Dr. Chandrashekhar Vasant PhadnisPediatrician | Pune

If breast fed, start top food only after 6 completed months. It's best to give fresh, home cooked food to babies like semi solid dal rice, mashed potato, sheera, upma. You can search google for baby f ... Read More

Hello doct my baby 6th month started so what type of food we can give?? wat type of cerelac?? and homemade any food? when should we give water to baby??and how much ml water??? thank you advance

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Dr. Jinia SahaPediatrician | Kolkata

Kindly consult, you can start with pureed foods, khichri, porridge, and sips of water after each feed ... Read More

My baby is 5 months old can I start homemade cerelac and semi solid foods like cooked carrot and fruits for my baby

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Dr. Harsh ModPediatrician | Ahmedabad

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I am glad that my baby girl completed 6th month today...i wanted to know which solid foods should i give... I am give rice cereal and wheat apple cereal ...Which vegetables to give i wanted to know .

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Dr. Ajay K TiwariPediatrician | Delhi

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Hello, Congratulations, Time for top up diet - home made foods are much better than Cerelac. Fruits, dal, vegetables soups, - after mashing it and making it like a liquid soup so that baby can swall ... Read More

My baby is 7 months old..the day I have introduced solids she doesn't want to drink milk at all..she wants to have cereals only..is it ok...how much milk she should drink daily??, please help

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Dr. Kirandeep SodhiPediatrician | Mohali

So that's no problem. Give her cereals . You are lucky that your baby has transitioned well to semi solids . Mostly mother's have the problem the other way round . The babies don't leave milk and go ... Read More

Hello Doctor, Apart from formula milk and packaged cerelac. Can homemade food like fruits pure, vegetables pure and rice also should use within half an hour or can I store it in fridge like 2 hours and can reheat the food and can give to baby. My baby is 7 months old.

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Dr. Kiranpreet KaurPediatrician | Fatehgarh Sahib

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U can store the food in fridge and use it again after heating it properly ... Read More

My baby have completed 5 months shall I start giving 1 or 2 table spoon of apple puree from now and rice cereal to my baby my milk supply is low and she don't want to take formula also plz suggest

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Dr. Jewel AhmedPediatrician | Bangalore

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Yes . Ideally weaning should be from the age of 6 months. Hence your milk is not sufficient , you may slowly introduce dal khichri, Dalia, Ragi , etc to your baby. Please start giving water with thes ... Read More

In our day today life we are taking cereals like black chana by preparing curry but it creates gastric how to cook to over come it.

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Ms. Rachna AgarwalDietitian/Nutritionist | Agra

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Usually people with weak digestive enzymes find it difficult to digest pulses especially channa and rajmah. Few steps to help digest pulses are Soak pulses before cooking Cook pulses on slow fame for ... Read More

Which ready made cereal is good for 7 month old baby. Also which fruit can be offered to baby in rainy season

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Dr. S. T. PushpamPediatrician | Bangalore

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Hi. No ready made food is good. Give a home made vegetables and fruits purée. You can give all fruits in all seasons. ... Read More

My baby is 6 month old and iam giving him cereals and ceralac and formula milk so what should be the time gap between formula milk and solid food?

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Dr. Jyotsima PandeyPediatrician | Mumbai

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U can feed 3 hrly to baby.....if u r giving formula milk then next time give food .....one at a time initially ... Read More

We are using homemade food ( rice and dhal mixed powder)for 8 months baby.it is cause of any blood infection of baby.which types of food reduce blood infection in baby

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Ms. Neha SuryawanshiDietitian/Nutritionist | Mumbai

Please ask me directly for personalized diet plan. ... Read More

Hello My baby is not interested to eat vegetables and fruits and homemade foods he is keep vomiting and neglecting food what can i do further to feed him shall i start feed cerlac or anything elase suggest me please

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Dr. MandhakiniPediatrician | Chennai

Plz do mention baby's age ma.. ... Read More

Hi Doctor ... I have low milk supply for baby My baby is now 8 months old .. my Dr suggested to give 600ml milk per day .. Since I got low milk supply , my dr suggested formula But my baby is not taking formula as such so shall I add formula to my baby food in cereals , fruits and veggies ? Please advise

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Dr. Amol SaswadePediatrician | Pune

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Yes,why not ? you can start complementary feeding to your baby from 6 month onwards. whatever the breast milk you have you can give your baby and additional e you can give dal water,rice water, variou ... Read More

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My 8 months old baby weight is 7 kgs, is this normal ? My doubt is which food is good cerelac, Nestum, Slurrp or Homemade cereal?

Two days back my baby had fever and cold cough . From morning he is not taking mother milk and cereals also

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Hello Doctor, My baby is 5 and half months old. His weight is 6 kg. he is on bf. Doctor suggested give nestum rice cereal to my baby due to less supply of mother milk. Is it safe to give in 5 and half months. Please suggest. His weight is not gaining in last 20 days. I am worried.

Is it safe to add Eno sometimes in food like Dhokla , Idli in my 2 year old? He eats everything in daily food.

Hello Doctor, Can I give Nestum rice cereal to my baby. He is 5 and half months as suggested by doctor. Please suggest.

Hello doct my baby 6th month started so what type of food we can give?? wat type of cerelac?? and homemade any food? when should we give water to baby??and how much ml water??? thank you advance

My baby is 5 months old can I start homemade cerelac and semi solid foods like cooked carrot and fruits for my baby

I am glad that my baby girl completed 6th month today...i wanted to know which solid foods should i give... I am give rice cereal and wheat apple cereal ...Which vegetables to give i wanted to know .

My baby is 7 months old..the day I have introduced solids she doesn't want to drink milk at all..she wants to have cereals only..is it ok...how much milk she should drink daily??, please help

Hello Doctor, Apart from formula milk and packaged cerelac. Can homemade food like fruits pure, vegetables pure and rice also should use within half an hour or can I store it in fridge like 2 hours and can reheat the food and can give to baby. My baby is 7 months old.

My baby have completed 5 months shall I start giving 1 or 2 table spoon of apple puree from now and rice cereal to my baby my milk supply is low and she don't want to take formula also plz suggest

In our day today life we are taking cereals like black chana by preparing curry but it creates gastric how to cook to over come it.

Which ready made cereal is good for 7 month old baby. Also which fruit can be offered to baby in rainy season

My baby is 6 month old and iam giving him cereals and ceralac and formula milk so what should be the time gap between formula milk and solid food?

We are using homemade food ( rice and dhal mixed powder)for 8 months baby.it is cause of any blood infection of baby.which types of food reduce blood infection in baby

Hello My baby is not interested to eat vegetables and fruits and homemade foods he is keep vomiting and neglecting food what can i do further to feed him shall i start feed cerlac or anything elase suggest me please

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