Hi, My baby is 5 months old now. Can we start giving water? It’s very humid & feeding is less, depending on bottled milk. What food we can start giving from 6 months? Baby is 6.5kgs but still looks lean.

1 Answer

ExpertDr Disha PatelAyurvedic Physician2 years ago

A. better to give water after 6 mth.. not now, In hot weather also , it is important to feed more frequent breast feeds or formula feeds if your baby is less than 6 months.

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