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hello, my baby boy is 17 month. he has got only 4 front teeth so far. is it normal? also he eats only soft smashed food. he doesnt eat hard food or finger food. i tried introducing to him bt he gags alot. and also it seems like he is not interested in taking food with his hand and put it in his mouth. whenever i give him finger food or fruits, he doesnt take in his hand or starts playing with it... please suggest something.
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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy1 Year agoA. that's normal
it is very important to give all types of food made from cereals (rice wheat and other) pulses (dal) vegetable milk and fruits to the child and this will only help in increasing the growth weight height immunity of the child.
you can go for any recipes and flavours and taste according to the the preference of the child.
start with small quantity and gradually increase the quantity.
you can go for different colour plates as well as different size plates to make eating more attractive.
also it is very important to rule out nutritional deficiency in your child because that is one of the most common cause of loss of appetite in the child.
you can add ghee and dry fruits powder to the diet to make it more calorie rich.
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PriyaDharshiniMom of a 3 yr 7 m old boy1 Year agoA. It's completely normal. I think it will take some time. Try fruits and other foods which he likes. And for the teeth I think you can ask his pediatrician he might suggest Calcium syrup.
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RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl1 Year agoA. All the things that you are mentioning are completely normal so when it comes to solid food don’t give properly Mast suppose you giving Roti just need it properly into Roti or anything that you are giving and that’s what you should be offering so that your child can swallow and over the period when other teeth will be there at situations are going to be better
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