My 8 Mo old baby is refusing to eat hand mashed rice with any cereal or vegetable prefers to eat only puree or cerelac..he is also teething now..How can I introduce rice? Or should I wait?

1 Answer

ExpertNiharika PandeyPediatric Dentist4 years ago

A. Hi during the teething phase kids suffer from loss of appetite and they tend to reject intake of solid food items.. give whatever food your baby is liking to avoid any nutritional deficiencies

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