Diet for Babies Under 1 year

Dear,
Each kid has different constitution.So one does not apply to another. These are the few important points you may consider in the diet

1) Please slowly add in solids in the diet and watch how the baby takes to it

2) Avoid as much as ready made food like heinz etc . Use it for travelling

3) You can add fruits like papaya which are soft and mushy (infact 1 teaspoon when 4 months old)

4) Breast milk is the best, pls stick to it if you can

5) Children do need plenty of fluids .it helps in preventing constipation

6) Two solid meals is sufficient, with one semi solid, maintain at least 2-3times milk (if no lactose intolerance)

Please remember each baby's constitution is different so you make the final call

Originally Posted by riyasmommy

Here's my next question - Priya and Meeta stress on the fact that the babies are not taking enough formula. How important is it? - both these babies are eating solids (fruits and veggies) and rice cereal. Shouldn't that be enough? I am just curious as to what does formula have that the other food don't or can't fill in.

Raj

Hello,

These days I find lot of mothers giving BF too much say 6 to 7 times a day which causes anemia as Milk has got no or negligle iron which is important for the baby..

As priya has pointed out the frequency depends on the age and requirements of that particular baby. A newborn needs 10-12 feeds a day while a 12 mnth old may need only 3-4. Breast milk has sufficient iron for a baby and morever the iron in BM is in the best possible form for maximum absorption. This is fact one of the main reasons why Bfing is advocated until 1 year and solids are recommended only after 6 mnths.

THESE DAYS MOTHERS DO NOT BREAST FREED THEIR BABIES AND THEN COMPLAINT OF AUTISM AND OTHER DISORDERS.. IF only you activate your baby's brain with DHA which is enormous only in breast milk the baby will have cognitive development..

Lack of BFing DOES NOT cause autism. Show me the evidence to back up your statement.

This makes a yummy cereal much better than the US based stupid cereals which has no nutritive value at all..

Giving the baby lot of readymade cereals will make the baby "buddhu" and cause slow mental development..

Really? Says who?

Atleast Indians go the traditional way and give your baby a healthy brain..

I dont see what living in india or elsewhere has to do with this.

This has got to be one of the most intolerant posts i have come across on this forum. I dont know what you hope to achieve by this other than making a lot of people very angry. All of us - whether in india or outside - are doing the best we can for our babies, so think twice before you hurl accusations right and left. There is no one way to raise a child and you need to look at what you write before you hit the "submit Reply" button.This is a SUPPORTIVE, TOLERANT board and we would like it to remain that way.

Vanathi.

Originally Posted by meeta shah

Thank you for your reply Vanathi.
Few questions are coming in my mind
1)Should I consider Aarya in older babies or in babies just starting solids. I started Aarya on solid from her fth month.
2) Is Ragi a kind of Lentil?
3) IS there any other spices I can add to it?

Thanks Vanathi

Since Aarya is 7 mnths old now you can try the second way. Ragi is a cereal (like rice/wheat/oats).Finger millet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia We usually dont add spices to it - I know many adults who eat ragi dosa and also porridge with salt and buttermilk instead of sugar. Also look at Chitvish recipes for soups.A - Z Order in Chitvish Recipes for Easy Search Lots of yummy soups there.

Originally Posted by reshmirn

One doubt… how do u all prepare rasam for babies? Infact I do add more pepper to rasam so never offered him tht. wat good is garlic for infants?


Reshmi

Reshmi - Try this http://www.indusladies.com/forums/24283-post57.html This is like the rasam i make for Aadhu.

Vanathi.

dear meeta

i gave ragi for my daughter and she liked it..it is very nutitious and healthy...if you could get it,try making kanji out of it and feeding the baby....for my son aryan who is 5 months old, i give him ragi kanji only...

lov
sowmi

Reshmi - Try this http://www.indusladies.com/forums/24283-post57.html This is like the rasam i make for Aadhu.

Thanx Vanathi...shall try out..lets see if Advi likes it..! last day I tried with idli+ chutney and he loved that.

Vanathi,
I would not even bother responding to someone like twinuma. Either she may have been going thro some postpartum emotional issues or may have some serious self esteem issues regarding her mothering skills. Hopefully her hormones and senses are back to normal.
Glad to know that the tadka dhal recipie worked out.

Advi's mom.. here is what I do for Baby's rasam. ( Check with one feeding and see if the baby does not react to tomatoes' acidity. The recipie is good for babies 8 months plus)
Baby Rasam
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Boil one large tomotaoe with water ( like soup).
pinch of asfoteida.
Add 1/2 teaspoon of jeera pepper.
Add a pinch of black pepper and salt ( very little)
Add little finely chopped cilantro ( kothamalli)
After the mixture is boiling for 15 min I put it thro a strainer and hand squeeze the tomatoe so that only the pulp goes thro and all other choking hazard does not pass thro. You can give this with mashed rice, rice cereal or with cooked Toor dhal.

Originally Posted by dallascw

Vanathi,
I would not even bother responding to someone like twinuma. Either she may have been going thro some postpartum emotional issues or may have some serious self esteem issues regarding her mothering skills. Hopefully her hormones and senses are back to normal.
.

That was my first thought too Dallascw. A little later though I thought i should post one reply and then stop. Now I'm back to thinking I shouldnt have bothered - you are right.

Vanathi.

Originally Posted by reshmirn

Reshmi - Try this http://www.indusladies.com/forums/24283-post57.html This is like the rasam i make for Aadhu.

Thanx Vanathi...shall try out..lets see if Advi likes it..! last day I tried with idli+ chutney and he loved that.

How did you make the chutney....I want to try it too!

Vanathi.

dallascw and Vanathi, you guys are sharing so many yummy recipes but Riya is not there yet so I can't make those for her just yet. I'll have to search for these recipes when she is 8 or 9 months old. Or maybe I should save all these recipes on a word document, I think that will be better.

Thanks for sharing!

Raj

My son is 11 months now and yesterday was the first time I gave him rasam rice and curd rice.He had been totally refusing to eat the usual things that I used to feed him like cereals, vegetable purees,fruit purees etc.Initially I thought this must be solely due to teething....but then I realised that he must be simply bored with this stuff.Though I have been wanting to change his diet and start giving him rasam etc for a while now,for some reason my relatives were discouraging me from doing so.
But since he hadnt eaten properly for almost 4 to 5 days,I thought its high time I stop listening to the others and change his diet for good.And touchwood,he simply loved it .
I really want to thank and appreciate all of you IL for giving me soo many ideas about what to feed my kid.Since I dont have anyone here to advise me on these issues,I would be totally lost , not knowing what to do if it were not for ladies like you.