Patient Q&A
What food to start for babies for the first time
Asked for female patient, 5 years
Asked 2 Months ago
My baby boy has completed 5 months and we wanted to start giving him food. I am opting to give homemade ceralac to him not the packaged ones. What is the best food to start and at what quantity and how many times should I feed him that?
1 doctor answer
Don't start with food after 5 months. I think your baby must have completed 6 months by now as I saw the post late. After six months, start with semisolid food. Homemade is the best and should be consumed within three hours of preparation. You can give food three times a day and continue breast feeding along with it. Can give khichri in one meal, then soft fruits in the afternoon, give whole fruit instead of juices; in the evening can give suji or dalia cooked in milk. This way the baby would get balanced nutrition. Can add soft cooked vegetables like tomato, lauki torai in khichri too
