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#asktheexpert My baby is 5.5 months old. I feel she is more hungry and not getting enough breastfeed as she keeps on crying every 1.5-2 hour... can I start food for her? what can be the very first food and how many times a day should be given?
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ExpertDr.Sabiha AnjumObstetrician and Gynaecologist1 Year agoA. It is a normal frequency where the baby will cry every one and a half to two hours after a feed. It is ideal that you wait until six completed months or 180 days of age before starting solids and instead, you can also give formula.
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Author of questionMom of 2 children7 months agoA. I had the same concern for my baby but I waited for 180 days as per Doctor recommendation. As per my experience she becomes cranky may be due to teething, discomfort or colic pain. I tried to distract her and hold her in my arms to comfort ( sometimes whole night). There are various ways you cna try to distract or give additional breast milk/formula.
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