Hello doctor... what to do for waight gain for my baby girl?

2 Answers

Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 5 m old boy1 Year ago

A. outside food / weaning / complementary is started after 6 months of ahe of the child. at the end of 6 months you have to start gradually all types of food to which the child is not allergic and does not have digestion problem as well as the child is able to swallow the food. cereals pulses vegetable gradually from few spoons per day(cereals pulses vegetable) you have to shift to half katori (100ml) three times per day till 9 months of age. fruits from six months to nine months you have to give few 2 pieces of fruit and then shift to half a katori 2 times per day. if breastfeeding is going on you can continue at regular interval. and if you are giving outside milk then it should be around 700 to 800 ml per day. homemade food is better compared to outside packet foods and processed foods meet your doctor to find the weight gain of the child as well as weight and height of the child and if they are within normal limits then no need to worry if they are less then doctor will assess for nutritional deficiency as well as need of supplements for your child. give plenty of water and juice extracted from fruits which will help in increasing the appetite. you can add ghee and dryd fruits to the diet in quantity not causing any digestion problem to the child. go through the firstcry application which will tell you which recipes you can make at home and offer to the child at this age for weight gain

Sai Prasanthi R LMom of a 11 yr 7 m old boy1 Year ago

A. Hello dear parent! You can start giving your baby homemade cerelac, mashed bananas, apple purée, ragi and so on. Continue with breastfeeding. Keep Babyhug tummy roll on handy. Consult your doctor for further assistance