Increase 1 Year Old Baby's Weight

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Increase 1 Year Old Baby's Weight

by DURGA DEVI
(MADURAI,TAMILNADU,INDIA)

My baby Madhu is not gaining weight. Her birth weight is 2.75kgs. Now she is one year and two months, but she's weighs only 6.75kgs.

She doesn't like bottle feed and cow milk. She can't even stand it.

She looks very thin but very very active. Please give me suggestion to improve her body weight. You are the only hope to me.

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DURGA(TAMILNADU)

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Feb 22, 2011

increase baby's weight
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi Durga,

I agree with you that your daughter's weight is at the lower end. A rough guideline is that a baby should weigh around 3 times his or her birth weight at the age of 1 year, so that would mean that your daugher "should" weigh about 1 kg more than she does. But these are just estimates, and how your child develops, if she grows in length, if she is happy, healthy and active, are a stronger indications of her well-being than her actual weight. You say that she is very active - that is a good sign! If she seems weak, isn't eating or increasing in length, make sure you take her to a doctor to have her checked.

Being active is wonderful for a 1 year old - it means that she is developing and exploring the world. But it also means that she can benefit from eating quite often. If she doesn't have time to sit down and eat, give her a healthy snack on the go several times per day. A small sandwich with butter, or a piece of banana are great snacks to boost her energy intake. Cooked vegetables are also good, as well as fresh avocado. If she likes peas, give her some to discover in a small cup - many babies love picking them up.

Make sure she eats something 6 times per day - three regular meals and three snacks - at least. And if her regular meals become very small, because she is too busy, then simply offer more healthy snacks while she is playing.

Regarding her refusing milk - that's actually quite common for babies at around 1 year old. Some start prefering solid foods and seem to think that they are no babies anymore. :-)

What you can do is to add some formula or milk to her foods and mash it. Then she might not notice that she gets it and she will still get the nutrition from the milk.

I hope this gives you a few ideas. Enjoy your little bundle of energy,

Paula

Mar 07, 2011

milk for a baby
by: Anonymous

I am having 8 months old baby and being a working women and not able to feed my milk. She started taking rice with dhall and cerelac and lactogen. But while i am home, when i wanted to feed, my milk level has come down and not feeding her sufficiently.

how to raise the milk level, at least during nights i wanted to feed her.

pl. suggest me some tips.

Priya sankar
priyateam @yahoo.com

Mar 07, 2011

Increase milk supply
by: Paula (Baby Help Line)

Hi Priya,

What a good ambition to continue breastfeeding your baby despite working.

Once a baby starts eating anything else but breast milk, the supply slowly starts decreasing, since the baby doesn't suckle as much. It is a natural process, where mom's body adapts to the needs of the baby. But sometimes, like in your case, the supply decreases too fast. The most efficient way to increase supply or keep it stable is to get the baby to suckle more often. So if you can find a time in the morning for example, and squeeze in another feeding in the evening, it will help.

Another possibility is to buy a high-quality breast pump and take time during the day at work to pump. If you breastfeed in the morning, evening and at night at pump once or twice per day at least 10 minutes per breast, it should increase your supply.

There are also herbs that may help increase your supply. Herbs such as Fenugreek, Red Rasberry Leaf, Fennel, and Mother's Milk Herbal Tea may all work to increase the hormone levels that produce milk naturally.

I hope this gives you a few ideas.

Paula

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