what kind of food is best for my 7 month old son to increase his weight ?

Question

My son is & month old and he isvery lean. Pls tell me what food or formula is the best to increase his weight. I am really worried. Pls help.

he is underweight.

Answer 1

My daughter was always very thin, even as a baby. Now she is 20 months. She is in the 85% for her height, and in the 45% for her weight. Since she is so tall, she looks so skinny..you can see her ribs. But she eats well, and is very active. My pediatrician told me it is better a child be a little underweight than overweight. Her weight will catch up over time, and not to worry.

Answer 2

Is he always staying in the same percentile? My son has always been skinny, but all his life he's been in the 50th percentile for weight. As long as he doesn't drop down a percentile suddenly it's all good. Plus he's probably more active now right? That burns calories. When babies start to crawl and walk they slim down quite a bit. The best food for a baby that young is breastmilk or formula, solid food is just practice until 1 year. My son barely ate any solids until he was 11 months, now he eats like a pro at 14 months.

Answer 3

Continually giving her the supposetories is a bad idea. Her body will begin to need them to poop and the muscles down there will get weak so she will not be able to go on her own. The cereal and bananas could be her issue. I'd cut those from her diet. Increase the other fruits and veggies she is getting. Peaches, prunes, pears, carrots, squash and things like that are better choices. You can give her 2 oz of prune, apple or grape juice mixed with 2 oz of cooled boiled water once a day. Another thing that was recommended by my children's doc and worked amazingly well was to put an ounce of Dark Karo Syrup into 4 oz of into 4 oz of formula. You can do this twice a day to get things moving and then continue it once a day to help keep her regular. Teething often causes the opposite issue of diarrhea. I've never heard of it causing constipation.

Answer 4

Your baby is the right weight for him.

Give him as much breastmilk or formula as he wants. Give him a few fruit and veg so he has some fun and learns to eat --but solids are for fun not for nutrition at this age.

As long as he gets all the breastmilk/formula he wants he is fine and the right weight for him. (We aren't all the same size now are we?) You could try offering him breastmilk or formula more often to see if he will take more, but ultimately the more you leave it up to your child how much he eats the healthier he will be in the long run.

Answer 5

the best system is to use your regular diet pureed or mashed. This way the child gets accustomed to the food he will be given later on. Commercial foods have no additional advantage. Start with rice/dhal/veg or ragi based cereal mixes, then progresss to reach an adult diet bya ge 1yr. More important than the "lean" look is to see whether the weight gain is appropriate for age

Answer 6

I had the same worries with my daughter, she is and was very skinny since she hit like 7 months...i went to the doctor with her and they told me it was just her frame and shell grow at the rate her body wants to. So as long as its not a concern of the doctor and he eats regulary i wouldn't worry about it.