1) How to increase my baby's intake of food , my baby of 16 months weight 8.6 kg does not eat , take only 3 servings in a day of each 1 wati of nachani ( breakfast ) , rice( lunch) , and again rice (at night ) . She does not take fruit juice and vegetable soups , I am really worried - does there is any tonic to increase the appetite ?
there are tonics but they are not recommended. you may visit my site http://infantfeeding.blogspot.com for further reading and download a CDC booklet there. increase the frequency of feeds.. offre feeds to chidl 6-8 times a day. keep the bowl in play area. dont worry even if child doesnt eat. let it just be there. small feeds.. mroe often will increase assimilation of food.
2) isthe weight of 8.6 kg is ok with a baby girl of 16 months.
ok. not bad. though technically less. i m not much concerned unless teh growth and dvelopment is affected or weight is too low. or if there is a weight loss.
3) How to increase my baby's resistance power ? she gets ill frequently - which daily food to be given to her to increase her resistance power so that she will not ill and always strong in health . Is there any medicine / tonic on daily basis to be given to baby to increase my babay's resistance power ?
you neeed to specify illness. frequent illness will reduce appetite so does the chronic illness. if it is surely there every month mroe than 5 days.. it needs evaluation. for strength.. take teh child to a garden and tecah basic exercises.. practice every day. everything in life cant be cured by tonics. dont fall prey to tonics that increase resistance power. diet is teh best tonic. resistance power is raised by high protein diet.
you may however give, mineral calcium or iron supplements after discussing with your doc.
4) I do not believe on the lady of Day Care who says she eats very well ( 3 chapatties + rice two time and fruits ) ( as this does not reflect on increase in weight of my baby ) , If I give up my job (which is good one in monetary terms and very convenient ) for 5 years and fully concentrate on my baby does her health improve ?
well, activity plays a major role in spending the energy.. so surely weight will be maintained. if you just want to increase weight, it can surely be done at any age in future too. but at present you should chart serial weights on growth charts and document growth faltering if an y . if there is serial weight gain.. no worry.
we leave her day care at 8 AM and pick her at 6 PM evening . But as her weight is not increasing and she does not look fat compared to other babies of her age , I am worried and thinking to leave the job. Pl tell will this help us ?
== dont compare too much. well, thinking to leave job.. is individual decision you would way with attention to child and your financial or career needs. i dont think it has any to do with weight. visit your pediatrician with a serial weight charted on a growth chart.
5) pl tell what ideal diet ( VEG ) should be for my baby girl ? please tell me as per following , so that she will not ill and always be strong by mind and health.
remeber there is nothing like an ideal diet. there are just recommendations and guidelines.
diet for a toddler should eb decided from what the child likes, whats cooked at home and what variety of dietary practices you follow. one simple rule that is most important is small quantity more frequent and calorie and protein rich diet.. no bottle feeding.
Diet Plan
such plans i had already written at http://infantfeeding.blogspot.com
7.30 AM :----------( please tell name of menu as I do not understand which food has protine , Iron , calcium , vitamine or fat ) foods rich in calcium are ragii, soya, fish etc. ragi si also rich in iron. best will be to give diet to child the way you find comfortable .. add vitamins minerals and calcium as supplements. avoid milk based diets in toddlers.
9 AM :------------
12 PM:-----------
3 PM:-------------
6PM:--------------
9PM:--------------
How much water ( ml ) in a day baby should drink :-
a 8 kg baby may drink minimum 3 glasses of water in a day. water requirement increases in summer and with semisolid diets. be liberal about water intake. if its too low or too high .. pls consult a doctor.
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