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My girl baby completed her 10th month,she is not drinking plain cows milk...can I give Horlicks,boost to her...any other healthy milk I can give...she is not taking lactogen and all...please suggest
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HELLO MADAM, YES, ALONG WITH SEMISOLID FOODS LIKE MASHED POTATOES BYE
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Can give lactogen2. But try breast feeding as well
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
9 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
No. Im sorry to say this but health drinks like boost, horlicks, bournvita etc are not meant for infants.
You can give those to a child of age 5 and up.
Not to a 10month girl.
Anyways, you can consult a pediatrician in person for further evaluation and management.
Best regards.
Dr. Anil kumar jain.
Bangalore.
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Dr. Vinod Veerapalli
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Horlicks and boost are not advisable for infants as after children develop presence to then over other healthy foods. Children need more energy dense foods after 6 months and hence need a cereal based (rice, wheat, ragi & other millets) along with breast milk or cows milk. Egg yolk (yellow) needs to be started as a snack daily, it's the next best for to mother's milk, but cannot replace semi-solid diets. Once they get teeth (10-12 months), solidified foods, pulses, minced meat or chicken, egg white needs to be started as protein demand will be very high at that stage.
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Dr. Rama S.K
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18 yrs exp
Pune
Horlicks..boost are energy drinks with nutritional values for growing child and not infants...meet child specialist to consult about weaning
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Dr. Kanchan Sharma
Pain Management Specialist
10 yrs exp
Jaipur
Consult a pediatrician
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