Hi Doctor My baby is 6 months 10 days old. He was exclusively on mother feed till 6 months. Now I have just started weaning him with banana shake, chikoo shake or in mashed form, suji kheer, apple juice... Please suggest if I am going in right direction and suggest some more foods for him. And if possible, please give a weaning diet chart with time gap. Thanks & Regards Isha
Hello, You did very good job by exclusively breastfeeding your baby up to 6 months of age. It is very important to give only breastfeeding up to 6 months and baby does not require anything else up to 6 months. But after six months babies need can not be fulfilled only by breastfeeding, so we need to add some other food so that it can help in healthful growth of baby. If you are still breastfeeding your child, you may continue breastfeeding up to 2 years of age. The weaning food you started are good, and you are going in the right direction. Here are your recommendation for feeding:1. Breastfeed as often as the child wants2. Give at least one small bowl serving at a time of - mashed rice/bread/biscuits mixed in sweetened undiluted milk or mashed boiled/fried potatoes or mashed fruitsGive this savings 3 times a day if breastfeeding and 5 times if notion can continue this till the age of 12 monthsAfter that i.e. up to 2 years of age add some food from family pot and if child wants to breastfeed him as he wants. Give this 5 times a day and in amount of one and half small, bowl. After 2 years of age, give child family foods at 3 meals each day. Hope this helps you. Thanking you.