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Can Solid Food Be Introduced At 5th Month?

Hi Doctor,
Im Aparna. My son has completed 5 months. He is cranky sometimes. His motion passing is like alternate days. Im thinking of starting cerelac " wheat apple". Kindly suggest if I should wait til he completes 6 months. And I want to be careful about motion too.
Thu, 9 Oct 2014
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For a child of this age passing stool 10 times a day is equally normal as passing stool once in 10 days. So long as stool is not hard we will not think it to be constipation. No need to change diet if child is passing stool once in two days. However, if you feel you can start trial of semi solid food at this age and it would not be a problem.
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Can Solid Food Be Introduced At 5th Month?

For a child of this age passing stool 10 times a day is equally normal as passing stool once in 10 days. So long as stool is not hard we will not think it to be constipation. No need to change diet if child is passing stool once in two days. However, if you feel you can start trial of semi solid food at this age and it would not be a problem.