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Father of a 3 yr 7 m old girl3 years ago

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#AskTheExpert Hello Doctor please tell me what diet like food other than milk can be given to a 5+ months baby thanks for your reply.

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ExpertDr. Minal AcharyaNutritionist3 years ago

A. dear parent, you should continue to exclusively breastfeed your baby till 6 months complete. after 6 months, you can begin with foods like porridges (like rice, Ragi, wheat flour , moong dal and rice flour mix) , kheer then dal-rice with vegetables, veg khichadi, soft mashed fruits, curd. later mashed paneer consistency of food should be like that of ghee. avoid water thin foods like thin dals and rice water, soups. Squeeze lemon in baby's food for iron absorption. start with 3-4 tsp and then about half katori per meal about 2 to 3 meals per day. give 1 food for about 3-6 days for baby to accept and to see how baby tolerates it then introduce another new food Initially give after a breastfeed, or between two feeds; later give as breakfast, lunch ,dinner continue to breastfeed.

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