My daughter is 5 months old, she is not taking the feed from her mother properly, she is taking the feed for about 2 minutes after that she refuses. We are concerned whether she is taking the required amount. What could be the reason and how to improve the situation ? Can solids be introduced ? if yes which one is recommended

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You must be wondering what should be served as the first food for your baby at 5 months of age. Here is a list of food items that can be included in a 5-months baby's food chart. These food items are known as stage 1 food for babies.

• Breast milk or formula milk

• Mashed banana, mashed avocado, pear sauce, and apple puree

• Well cooked, pureed and strained carrot, peas, sweet potato or pumpkin

• Pulse soup or daal ka paani, after boiling pulse in adequate water (preferably moong daal water)

• Rice water after boiling rice in sufficient water

• Sago water