how many times I need feed cerelac r home made food my baby daily... has he is of 6 months 5 days old

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Hello...to start with you should be giving one meal a day...as baby grows you can increase the feed and frequency of your baby feed...

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Hello dear 
I would suggest you to give liquids for a month and then semi solids like cerelac..Plus cerelac only once a day and give other homemade semi solids also

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If your baby has completed six months  then you can...start with semi solid foods. Give your baby ragi or rice porridge.  Make it a bit watery in the beginning and then gradually harden. Give dal water, rice water, fruit puree, rice and carrot  finely mashed, carrot puree, apple puree. Give a few teaspoons of this in the beginning. Even 2-3 teaspoons in the beginning of is good.

Start with one semi solid meal at a time.  This means that you will be eliminating only one breast feed at a time as BM is still the chief source of nutrition to the baby.

Restrict the use of salt and sugar. you can use just a pinch wherever required.  You can use jaggery instead of sugar. Much healthier for babies.

Give a few sips of water after every meal. Just about 2-3 teaspoons to start off with.

Feed once a day in the beginning. Then gradually increase.  Try different foods and see what suits your baby the best.

Also rice cerelac is easy to digest and there us no fear of any allergies. introduce all new foods at day time in the morning. its safer to know how the body reacts.

Still continue on breast milk a few times a day as it is still the best and safest form of nutrition for your baby.

Introduce only one new food at a time so that if any allergy you know what caused it.

Ensure nutrients are not lost in preparation of food ....steaming is better than boiling.

At 9 months plus 50% of the nutrition must be from solids and the remaining 50% from breast milk.