Category: Nutrition

  • [Q&A] When is the right time to give a protein-based infant foods such as fish and chicken?

    Question: hi Doc, when is the right time to give a protein-based infant foods such as fish and chicken? Tqvm Answer: anytime after 7 months. American Academy of Paediatrics recommends it as early food because of the iron content. When starting on solids, you may want to start with grains like rice cereals , then […]

  • [Q&A] Methods to teach my kid get feed with the bottle

    Question: Hi Doctors, I have a baby boy, now turn 10 months old. Since last week, he refused to get feed with the bottle and only wanted to get direct breastfeed. I have tried to teach him using the training cup, sippy cup in order to get feed but the problem is, he still refused […]

  • When can I introduce SALT & SUGAR to my baby ?

    Q: Salam and morning doctors, may i know the age that we (parents) can start to intro salt and sugar in baby foods? (Nor) A:  Thank you for the question. There is no age recommendation to start salt intake. Salt, in the form of sodium, chloride and potassium is vital in the normal functioning of the […]

  • [Q&A] What is the cause of this diarrhea?

    Question: First and foremost I would like to thank you for having this very informative and useful website for new parents like us. My question is regarding my son, 1year 4mth old which have been having the same symptom for the past 3 weeks. He would have a very watery diarrhea each time he drank […]

  • [Q&A] how important is introducing solids at 6 mo for growth and development?

    Question: Dear Docs, My daughter has just turned 6 months, our clinic doc advised on introducing solids but my MIL is determined to have us try avoiding solids for a whole 2 years as a of friend of hers did just that and appears to have a healthy child. So my question is…how important is […]

  • [Q&A] Masalah buang air besar

    Question: Doctor, anak lelaki saya baru 1thn 28hb aug lps. Baru2 ni sy tukar susu formula utk 1thn ke atas. Dh semggu lbh dia poo poo. Sehari dlm 4 atau 5 kali. Ms sy bwk dia g cucuk utk 1thn, paedetrician ckp tu normal & bg sampel utk susu formula baru. Tp anak saya tetap […]

  • [Q&A] Masalah berat badan

    Question: Doktor, Anak saya berusia 2thn 8 bulan, perempuan. Lahir dgn berat 2.6kg. Sehingga kini beratnya hanya 10.5kg. Dia mempunyai selera mkn yg sederhana, cuma bdn tak naik2.. sy ade beri susu pediasure, dan vitamin appeton. Still same shj. Apa yg hrs sy buat ? Bulan lepas die jatuh on the floor, menyebabkan bibir berdarah. […]

  • Perlukah diberi vitamin tambahan untuk kecerdasan otak ?

    Q: hai doc,baby saya berumur 1tahun 3 bulan. Perlukah baby diberi vitamin tambahan untuk kecerdasan otak. Sebab bila datang kerja ada kawan-kawan kata diaorang bagi  vitamin itu vitamin ini untuk bagi cerdik. Perlu atau tidak sebenarnya vitamin ini? Terima kasih. (Naz) A:  Assalamualaikum dan selamat sejahtera. Terima kasih sebab Puan mengutarakan soalan mengenai vitamin tambahan untuk […]

  • [Q&A] Anak saya tak mahu lagi direct breastfeed

    Question: Doctor, anak saya 13 september ini berusia 4 bulan. Fully breastfeed since she was born. Lately, anak saya ada masalah bila nak minum susu. Dua hari lepas , anak saya tak mahu lagi direct breastfeed. Dia minum susu dalam botol yang dipam. semalam , dia tak mahu lagi susu dalam botol. Bila dia mengantuk […]

  • [Q&A] Masalah susu badan

    Question: As’salam Doc… Umur anak saya 12 bulan, saya berikan bf sepenuhnya dan bermula usia 6bulan saya sudah perkenalkan makanan pejal. Namun kebelakangan ini susu badan saya makin kurang dan saya cuba untuk memperkenalkan susu formula kepadanya. Namun anak saya menolaknya, beberapa produk susu yang berada di pasaran telah saya cuba namun tetap ditolaknya. Anak […]