my baby is 8 months old. Her weight is approx 7.5 kg. I started to give her makhana powder with cerelac and milk formula. kindly suggest me the quantity of makhana powder per day.#asktheexperts

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cant be told as quantity is variable..dont force feed..
what ever baby accepts happily is his quantity 
After 6 month complete you can start weaning your child with simple foods that are prepared at home or cerelac, nestum kind of Pre- prepared baby foods.
At that time you can also start giving water but it is always preferable to avoid using salt sugar and honey till 1 year.
Continue breastfeeding the baby but you should make sure that you are either giving breastfeed or formula Milk but not animal milk before 1 year.
You can give rice porridge Ragi porridge mashed soft fruits like Banana Chiku Apple Puree and other seasonal fruits like mangoes, watermelons etc.

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good morning you can give your child powder prepared from one katori of roasted makhana that would be sufficient to be given throughout the day and apart from that you can also give things like dates for weight gain