Moms -Need help in dietchart of 9 month baby

sri0107 · Mar 24, 2014

I have 9 month old baby boy.am confused abt his diet plan.He is not gaining weight properly.He had wheezing prob for last 2 months,so didn’t give any fruit other than apple according to doc’s advise.Now he is fine.this is diet plan am following

Breakfast: Healthmix/ragi porridge(Adding Jaggery+ghee)
Lunch : rice+moongdal+veggies+ghee
Snack: veg puree/soup(carrot,potato,peas,beans )
Dinner: cerelac

He is BF in btw,no formula/cow’s milk.

Now I have few questions ,Plz advice.

1.want to start fruits.Which fruits r best nd safe?I know banana helps in weight gain,but more afraid to give as I heard that it increases phlegm. I really don’t want to see my baby in pain again,it is this thinking that is making me to avoid fruits.
2.Want to start Egg yolk as morning snack. Can I give it daily ?
3.Which veggies help in weight gain?

ramyaramani · Mar 25, 2014

@Sri01071. Hill banana can be given. This does not increase phlegm. 2. My paed advised me to start egg yolk after my DD turned a year old. 3. Avocado helps in weight gain. You can try starchy vegetables like potato, taro root etc.Is the paed concerned about his weight gain? By not gaining weight properly what do you mean?

Sparks · Mar 25, 2014

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U can give sweet potato, squash, avacado,watermelon,cantaloupe,papaya,mango
i gave egg yolk at around 7 months for my son. Above link is very useful

sri0107 · Mar 25, 2014

@ramyaramani -Hey thanks.will try hill banana and avacado.Regarding his weight,he is 7.5 kgs now .He is an active boy,but this was his weight for past two months.paed said he is ok with his weight.But am quite worried as he is becoming lean .I dont want my baby to look chubby,but atleast i want him to put up healthy weight .

@sparks - Did you give egg yolk daily.I don't know whether its a myth or fact that having egg daily raises body temp.Just want to be on safe side as it is hot chennai weather.hmmm my over careful attitude

ramyaramani · Mar 25, 2014

@sri Babies gain around 300 grams in weight after 6 months of age. If paed is ok with his weight gain, then it should be ok. Once kid starts walking they slowly start losing their baby fat.

Egg yolk increases body heat. You can give oil bath twice a week. Yogurt, coconut water help in reducing body heat.

breeze01 · Mar 25, 2014

I use to give my son one or two bananas a day it did help for his weight gain but when he has cold/congestion I stop giving it to him.. just start with one banana. and see how he takes it.. I was worried too but now he is okay thank god... your little one will be okaytoo but its just us who worries...