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27/09/2026

When can your baby start eating family food?

Around 8–10 months, many babies can gradually transition to modified family foods—you don’t need to keep making a completely separate baby meal.

But remember 👇
✓ Keep the texture soft and easy to manage
✓ Mash/chop/shred according to baby’s skills
✓ Avoid added salt and sugar before 1 year
✓ Modify choking hazards
✓ Keep spice mild; avoid very hot/chilli-heavy food
✓ Include iron- and protein-rich foods regularly
✓ Let baby explore textures instead of blending everything into a smooth purée

The goal is to gradually move your baby toward safe family foods and varied textures, based on their developmental skills.

Want our age-wise feeding guides with meal ideas, textures, finger foods, water & more?

👇 Comment “GUIDE” and we’ll send you the details.

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27/09/2026

Parenting is hard for both parents, but mothers often carry the invisible load — the routines, reminders, planning, feeding, school updates, emotions, and the endless “mental checklist.”

So dear dads, be tired… but also be present, supportive, and involved.

A happy home is built when parenting becomes teamwork. ❤️

— Dr Saroj Tiwari & Dr Rahul Verma
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27/09/2026

৬ মাহ পূৰ্ণ হ’ল? এতিয়া সঠিকভাৱে Complementary Feeding আৰম্ভ কৰাৰ সময়।

কি খাদ্য প্ৰথমে দিব? কেনেকৈ আৰম্ভ কৰিব? কোনবোৰ খাদ্য এৰাই চলিব? সঠিক আৰম্ভণিয়েই আপোনাৰ শিশুৰ সুস্থ খাদ্যাভ্যাসৰ ভেটি গঢ়ি তোলে।

💬 “GUIDE” লিখক, আমি আপোনালৈ আমাৰ ৬–৮ মাহৰ Baby Feeding Guide DM কৰিম।

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27/09/2026

Not every food commonly given to babies deserves a high rating.

As a pediatrician, I rated popular foods for 6–8 month babies based on nutrition, texture, iron content, and feeding development.

❌ Apple purée
❌ Rice water
❌ Ragi malt
❌ Nestum powder
❌ Salt & sugar

✅ Thick mashed dal-rice
✅ Mashed chole
✅ Roti mashed with dal/ghee
✅ Curd

Remember, starting solids isn’t just about filling the stomach. It’s about helping your baby learn different tastes, textures, and healthy eating habits from day one.

💬 Comment “GUIDE” to get our complete 6–8 Month Baby Feeding Guide with meal plans, first foods, finger foods, and texture progression.

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27/09/2026

Celebrating our 6th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

26/09/2026

Flat ni***es do NOT automatically mean you can’t breastfeed.

Your baby needs a deep latch onto the breast—not simply a prominent ni**le.

And as you read this, you may already begin to NOTICE WHAT’S REALLY STOPPING THE LATCH—position, attachment, breast support or technique.

If baby keeps slipping off, won’t stay latched, breastfeeding hurts, or pumping/top-ups are slowly taking over…

you don’t have to keep trying the same thing and hoping it improves.

Sometimes, once you GET THE LATCH ASSESSED EARLY, the next steps become much clearer.

So before another difficult feed, CHOOSE TO GET THE RIGHT SUPPORT.

Comment “LATCH” below and TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS EASIER BREASTFEEDING.

Dr Saroj & Dr Rahul | Doctor Parents
Pediatrics • Lactation Support | Guwahati

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26/09/2026

Newborn crying for hours every evening? Don’t assume it’s just gas.

Newborn colic can be exhausting—but every cry doesn’t need gripe water, ghutti, herbal remedies or another colic drop.

First look at feeding, latch, hunger, tiredness, overstimulation and comfort. And if crying comes with fever, poor feeding, green/repeated vomiting, breathing difficulty, unusual sleepiness, blood in stool or fewer wet diapers—get your baby checked.

📌 SAVE this newborn colic guide.
❤️ SHARE with a new parent.

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26/09/2026

Baby खाना नहीं खा रहा? Force feeding solution नहीं—problem को और बढ़ा सकता है.

बार-बार “एक bite और”, distraction, chasing या mouth में food force करना धीरे-धीरे food refusal, mealtime stress और feeding aversion को reinforce कर सकता है.

Goal सिर्फ आज पेट भरना नहीं है.
Goal है baby का food के साथ safe, positive relationship बनाना.

👉 आपका baby खाना देखते ही mouth बंद करता है, head turn करता है, रोता है या हर bite के लिए distraction चाहिए?

Comment “MIND” for our Feeding Aversion Support.

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26/09/2026

Starting BLW at 6 months sounds simple… until you actually start.

How big should the food be?
How soft? What about gagging? Iron? Allergens?

And sometimes, once you know exactly what to do, the fear starts becoming confidence.

We’ve put the how into one practical 30-day Indian BLW guide.

👇 Comment “BLW” for BLW WITHOUT FEAR.

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25/09/2026