Are you new to Chennai Moms?

Welcome to Chennai Moms, register with us and become a part of an exclusive community for moms and moms to be.

As a member you can:

Make friends and meet moms who live in your area, who have kids of your kid's age group etc.

Read the reviews from fellow moms on the schools, play schools, doctors, after-school activities.

Get regular updates on the events/competitions for you andyour child, deals/discounts for you and your family.

Ask your questions and doubts. Our moms will help you with answers and advices.

Join groups and meet moms with similar interests, whosekids studyin the same school as your child.

Get expert advice from doctors and other professionals.

Alternate food for the baby

Tags : food

August 18, 2010 15:53
Category : Babies (0-12 months)
3 answers

jyothimouli

karma: 0

Dear moms,

I have a 4 & 1/2 months son....and I started back to my work, 15 days ago. As my workplace is near to my home , I go in the afternoon...,feed him , and come back.But now i think , its better to give some alternate in between..., especially in the afternoon period. My pediatrecian says...to give ' Ragi sari ' , and not to give any other type of milk ( Nandini etc,) or other products.

Please give your valuable suggestions.

3 answers so far. What are your thoughts?

Best Answer

etam

karma: 0

Hi Jyothi,

I don't know what Ragi sari means but if it is the same as Ragi kanji(in tamil) i.e ragi +different grains then u can give..but my ped asked me to start alternate only by 6months...it depends i guess.

The alternate foods i gave my little one were

-rice and moong dal fried and powdered and then made into porridge.

-boiled apples

-cerelac

consult ur elders at home before going about with home made things as they have better knowledge

gud luck

uma

over 1 year ago

Report abuse

post

Shilpa

karma: 0

Dont give anything except ' Ragi sari'...

over 1 year ago

Report abuse

jyothimo..

karma: 0

hi shilpa & uma,

thanx for ur answrs...

Uma, ' Ragi sari' is also like porridge ; ragi is soaked for 6-8 hours , left for sprouting for another 8 hrs and then dried in shade only for 5-6 days(inside house) ..., then it is powdered & sieved in a white muslin cloth. this fine white powder is used to prepare poridge,adding little milk & jaggery.

when the baby is above 6 mnths , we add wheat, green grams etc to it.

over 1 year ago

Report abuse

Answers from Natural childbirth and lactation consultant,Pediatrician- Dr.Shacchee Khare Baweja

My son of age 5 's urine is always surrounded by ants. Is he diabetic? Bcoz my father and grandparents are diabetic. I'm not. Please help me.

If your son is otherwise fine, Urine surrounded by ants is no indication that someone is diabetic , this is quite a common feature, but because diabetes runs in families so whenever you visit your paediatrician next do discuss your family history with him so that he/she can keep a watch.

8 months ago

Greetings Doctor,

Trust this finds u in best of health.

I am a mother of 2 kids. daughter age 6 and son 22 months. my concern is my son. its been a couple of months now, he blabbers alot. there are a few words i can understand but most of the time he blabbers or talks baby talk to himself or to us. he can say mamma, dadda, come, more (if he wants more to eat) numnum for food, the word no, his sister's name very recently. he loves to sing rhymes. but he cant prenounce the words perfectly but say he is 4 out of 10. the melody is perfect. it was all very adorable but sometimes its very worrying to hear him blabber. i wonder if it is normal. i am quite anxious to know cause i did not experience this with my daughter. infact she started talking really well by this time. please advise. Thanks for reading.

Best regards

natalia

Hi Natalia,

No 2 kids are same so u cannot compare him with your daughter, From what you have written, doesn’t looks like there is a problem, some kids start speaking late, so if his understanding of things and hearing is all right,don’t worry, just continue talking to him, reading to him and otherwise stimulating him and just relax and enjoy your babies!