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Breast Feeding
I'm a lactating mother of 7 months old baby girl. Now a days I'm feeling that, my milk is not enough for my baby. How I will come to know whether my milk is sufficient or not.? I'm not feeling any fullness or overflow at day time, if I didn't feed the baby more than 3..4 hrs also.
I started solid food for baby 6 months onwards and I am giving thrice daily including ragi porridge, cerelac, rice vegetable puree etc.. Please gave me advise regarding breastfeeding and baby's deit at the age of 7-8 months.
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If there is proper weight gain then nothing to worry...
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You are on right track...continue complementary feeding 3 to 5 times per day and also continue BF...
if baby is gaining weight then no need to worry...
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monitor growth chart...
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Dr. Sandeep K Sukumaran
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Kannur
Actually babies need to be exclusively breast fed till 6months of age.After that u can start complimentary feeding like u mentioned including ragi porridge,cereals,pulses,rice n vegetable or fruit puree by starting 2-3 times a day and gradually increasing it to 5-6times a day along with on demand breastfeeding (to be continued till 2yrs age if possible)
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*From around 8months to 1yr age incude family pot diet with various textures and variety
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*You can add jaggery to your ragi porridge
*use sprouted pulses for improving nutritional value
*As u are from Kottayam( Kerala )u can get amruthum Powder from ur nearest anganwadi for complementary feeding
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