Infant New Born Toddler Diet and Dietician Nutritionist in Mumbai
Infant Dietician Nutritionist Geetanjali Mengi plays important role for the growth and development of the New borns, infant, Toddlers, and Pre-School Kids, and mothers
Every child is unique and as the child gets older, their food habit changes with the growth. Geetanjali Mengi makes the plan for the good height, bones, brain, with all the requirements for the kids and helps them to raise.
Reducing Fussy eating
We help to give your child a good height and love for food.
Building Strong Bones.
Infant growth and development In the first year of life birth weight increases by 300%, doubling in the first 4–6 months, and height increases by 50%.
Growth then slows down. This rapid growth involves tissue and organ maturation that mean that energy and nutrient requirements are high relative to body size during the first 5 years of life.
Growth reference charts Monitoring child’s growth is essential to identify any faltering growth. Length/height, weight, and head circumference should be plotted on a growth reference curve. An infant’s growth should follow the direction of the growth curves. Serial measurements are necessary to determine adequacy of growth as a one-off measurement is only a reflection of size. The chart can be a useful tool for communicating with parents so that they understand the importance of monitoring growth. Parents with naturally short children will need reassuring that s/he is growing well if progressing in parallel with the same centile throughout infancy and childhood. Parental height plays a role in determining eventual height.
Faltering growth Infants commonly show some weight faltering in the first 12 years, but it may also affect older children. As a guide, population studies show that 1 in 20 children <2 y shows a sustained fall through 2 centile spaces for weight. One in 100 children <2 y shows a sustained fall through 3 centile spaces.
Weight faltering is defined as weight falling through centile spaces, low weight for height, or no catch-up from a low birth weight. Growth faltering is defined as crossing down through length/height centile(s) as well as weight, a low height centile, or a height less than expected from parental heights. Consensus statement by a multidisciplinary group of experts in the field of faltering weight and growth in young children is available.
Only 5% of young children whose weight/growth falters will have an organic root to the problem. It is estimated that a further 5% will need the support of Child Protection Agencies. As a result, it is recommended that management for the majority of faltering growth should occur in primary care, rather than in hospitals.
Fussy eaters
Patients’ FAQs for fussy eaters/behavioural tips for mealtimes
Every meal time is like a battle of wills; how can I break the cycle?
Encourage parents to avoid arguments and try to keep calm. Mealtimes should actually be fun! The child is probably trying to either gain attention or show that s/he has control over parents. It is important not to give in and to ignore the behaviour. The child should not detect that his/her behaviour causes anxiety. Reassure parents that as long as a child is gaining weight overall there isn’t too much cause for concern. Never force feed children.
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Can I give my child only snacks if baby is not taking the breakfast?
Children can go for days without eating, and if they are hungry their behaviour deteriorates. If they refuse their meal, having a small snack, a couple of hours later will not impact on mealtimes, and it is far enough off for them not to associate snacks with not eating meals. This helps relieve parental anxiety too, as their child is getting something to eat. Mealtimes are approximately 4 hours apart, and snacks (mid am, mid pm, and supper) fall between these, but should not be given any closer than 1½ hours before a meal. This applies to drinks too.
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Should I reward my child for eating?
Parents should avoid giving rewards to the children to eat their meals.
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Could it help if he eats on his own, so that we can eat in peace later?
A young child should never be left alone whilst eating as there is a risk that s/he might choke. It is preferable if the whole family tries to sit down and eat together, ideally the same food, so that they are acting as role models and can share food. Inviting friends to eat can help as children often copy each other (as long as the guest is not a fussy eater too!).