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No of times to give solids for 8 month o

2020-11-26 04:04:15
Hello all, i have 8 month old girl, Started semisolids at 6 months , now giving 2 times in a day. I want to know is 2 times semisolids sufficient for 8 month old baby. She is completely bf baby. Plz suggest on this
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Gradually increase solids in diet 3-4 times a day while reducing breast feeding. Aim is to have normal weight for age

Answered2020-11-26 11:49:37

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Give solids at least 4 times a day at regular intervals.Reduce breast feeding .

Answered2020-11-26 06:02:52

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Hi! You can slowly make it 3 meals followed by 4 and so on, replace breast feeding with complementary feeds gradually.

Answered2020-11-26 04:30:23

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Hi, Reduce breast feeding and increase the complementary feeds slowly to 5-6 times / day.

Answered2020-11-26 04:26:00

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