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My baby does not accept food
I have a 14-month-old child, he breastfeeds naturally but does not accept eating normal food.
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Dr. D V Ramabhadra Raju
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vizianagaram
It is healthy habit to give breast feeding till 2 yrs but breast milk will not enough for the growth of baby after 6months of age..
So you should give additional feeds along with breast milk.
The main mistake all people will do is
They try different kinds of foods at a time without any gap, which leads to taste confusion for the baby and tries to reject all the food given except milk.
Next Steps
start one particular food per week..
e.g.
1 St week give only carbohydrate food like boiled potatoes, start with 1/2 spoon and gradually give full potato over a week time
2 week, start giving egg in same manner
3 week start giving banana or apple
4 week start giving curd / ghee mixed with rice /dhal
Health Tips
read about complementary feeding in newborn.
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