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What Is The Cause For An Infant To Refuse Solid Food?
hello doctor
my daughter is 1 year old. teething started .she has 2 teeth in the lower and one is coming upper.
she likes breast milk. hesitates solid food.. i tried variety of food. even crunchy food to get soothness to her gum. applied bonjela cream. she cries loudly. spits food. she is underwheight now. 1 kg
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress - 1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well. 2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone. 3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day. 4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it. 5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness. Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Is The Cause For An Infant To Refuse Solid Food?
Hi...Thank you for consulting in Health Care magic. I take this opportunity to tell you certain scientific facts and relieve your distress - 1. An active is a well kid even if she/ he is not eating well. 2. Development of a kid is as important as or I would say even more important than growth alone. 3. As the kids grow their interest in food decreases and interest in play activities increases so that they eat small quantity and run away to play. As parents we need to be more patient and feed than less quantity but more aliquots per day. 4. This age rather than the quantity of the food I suggest you concentrate more on the number of times you feed her and also make whatever you feed her calorie dense by adding good amount of ghee to it. 5. I suggest you not to use appetite stimulants on long run as they may cause drowsiness. Regards - Dr. Sumanth