Is juice mixed with glucose safe for a 5 month old infant?

Posted on Wed, 25 May 2016

Question: My Son is 5 months old, now a days we are giving him a little quantity of pomegranate juice,Orange juice mix with glucose and separetely we are giving glucose. Is it good for him?
And I am using Lactogen1 for him

Answered by Dr. Archana Verma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
You may give them for taste

Detailed Answer:
Hi
You may give plain juices (not with glucose)for taste a few times in a day but they should not form the main part of his diet. Continue with lactogen 1 in proper dilution for 6 months of age and change to stage 2 thereafter along with complementary feeds.

Avoid juices if you feel the baby is gassy, colicky or poorly feeding anytime.

Hopefully it will be of help.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar