Hi,
my baby is 2.5 year old and still she is breastfeeding, in this situation can I take 'apetamin' syrup for weight gaining.

Question

Breastfeeding is the elixr of life. Exclusively till 6 months. Maybe continued till 2 years with appropriate complementary feeds. Breastfeeding doesn't have much role beyond 2 years of age. Weight gain will be achieved with proper home based diet rather than giving any syrup. More nutritional advise will depend on the child's current weight and height.

Meenakshi Mitra · Accepted Answer

Breastfeeding is the elixr of life. Exclusively till 6 months. Maybe continued till 2 years with appropriate complementary feeds. Breastfeeding doesn't have much role beyond 2 years of age. Weight gain will be achieved with proper home based diet rather than giving any syrup. More nutritional advise will depend on the child's current weight and height.

Nirmal Raj · Answer

No. Stopping breastfeeding has to be a habit breaking process imposed by behavior change. She has to be weaned off the breast abruptly. No medicine will help you with that. Please don't use any medicine to stop your child from breast feeding.

Shakeel Moinuddin Mohammad · Answer

You should gradually stop breast feeding your baby, and divert her to semi solid and solid foods, also please update me the weight of your baby so that I could suggest you plans for weight gain if at all required.

Bhavik Patel · Answer

Hi lybrate-user, now you should stop breast feeding and give homemade food to your child. You can take apetamin but its not required.

Karuna Chawla · Answer

Follow this 1. Don't take tea empty stomach. Eat something like a banana (if you are not diabetic) or any seasonal fruit or soaked almonds and a glass of water first thing in the morning (within 10 mins of waking up). No only biscuits or rusk will not do. 2. Don't overeat 3. Take your breakfast every day. Don't skip it. U should eat whatever your mother or grandparent eat in bfast. I mean to say whatever is your traditional food. If punjabi eat paratha, if belongs to south then take idli/ dosa etc. 4. Have light meals every 2 hours (in addition to your breakfast, lunch n dinner) e.g. Nariyal paani, chaach, a handful of dry fruits, a handful of peanuts, any fresh n seasonal fruit, a cup of curd/milk etc 5. Finish your dinner at least 2 hours before going to sleep. 6. Maintain active life style7. Avoid fast foods, spicy n fried foods, carbonated beverages 8. Take a lot of green vegetables n fruit. 9. Drink lot of water.10. Everyday preferably sleep on same time exercise in the form of yoga, cycling, swimming, gym etc.Till lock down do suryanamaskar every day.

Prakash Medatwal · Answer

Stop breastfeeding now so she can learn to eat and drink other better sources of energy

Sandip Pagdar · Answer

You should discontinue breastfeeding b'coz your baby growth is fast and breastfeeding not able to give enough nutrition.

Hi, my baby is 2.5 year old and still she is breastfeeding, in this situation can I take 'apetamin' syrup for weight gaining.