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Diet Plan for 12 Month 4 Week Old Toddler
Introduction
Your baby’s diet should be high in protein, fibre, vitamins, calcium, and other necessary minerals. You can give him chapati, dal, vegetable soup, milk, soya, etc. Foods that offer nutrients required for baby’s growth and are light on his tummy should form a part of his daily diet. If you need some food ideas for your 1-year-old baby, refer to this meal plan.
Food Menu & Schedule for 12 Month 4 Week Old Toddler
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 1
Breakfast
Palak (spinach) -puri bhaji + lassi
Mid-morning
Besan (gram flour) ladoo
Lunch
Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber
Evening
Boiled whole moong (green gram) with chaat masala
Dinner
Spring onion thalipeeth with white butter
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 2
Breakfast
Cheese vegetable pancake + milk
Mid-morning
Chopped guava or boiled carrot cubes
Lunch
Jowar (sorghum)-wheat roti + chole palak + a few cherry tomatoes
Evening
Mango/ strawberry yoghurt with oats or poha (flattened rice) soaked in dahi with mashed banana
Dinner
Curd rice with cucumber
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 3
Breakfast
Mini idlis with sambar and chutney + milk
Mid-morning
Boiled chana (chickpeas) chaat
Lunch
Roti + a sabzi of choice + dal fry
Evening
Seviyan (vermicelli) or sooji( semolina) upma + kesar (saffron)- elaichi (cardomom) milk
Dinner
Paneer (cottage cheese) cutlets
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 4
Breakfast
Jowar (sorghum) puff porridge
Mid-morning
Poha (flattened rice) pudding
Lunch
Aloo (potato) paratha with homemade butter + lassi
Evening
Paneer (cottage cheese) cubes with honey or chaat masala
Dinner
Low spice pav bhaji with lentil soup
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 5
Breakfast
½ egg omelette + banana milkshake
Mid-morning
Stewed pear-chopped/ stewed apple
Lunch
Paratha + paneer(cottage cheese) bhurji
Evening
Grilled sweet potato cubes with hummus
Dinner
Vegetable khichdi with dahi (curd) or kadhi
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 6
Breakfast
Rice-apple kheer
Mid-morning
Sliced banana
Lunch
Roti + dal + a sabzi of choice + a few slices of cucumber
Evening
1 bowl wheat porridge with walnut powder
Dinner
1-2 small star- shaped jowar (sorghum)- paneer(cottage cheese)- palak (spinach) paratha
Diet for a 12 Month-Old – Week 4, Day 7
Breakfast
Rajgira (amaranth)- jowar (sorghum)pancakes + banana milkshake
Mid-morning
Dahi(curd)
Lunch
Roti + a sabzi of choice + dal + cucumber raita
Evening
Cheese sandwich with date and tomato chutney
Dinner
Peas and potato sabzi with paratha
Conclusion
Take this meal plan and cook healthy recipes for your baby. If your baby is allergic to a particular ingredient suggested in this meal plan, use its alternative. Keep in mind your baby’s taste and preferences while cooking for him, and he will eat without throwing tantrums (or food). But if you some help in planning menu for your baby for the next month, click here! Read more
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Vitamin K for Newborns - Why It Is Important at Birth
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin that our bodies need to make blood clot. It is an essential micronutrient. It helps in producing prothrombin, the protein responsible for clotting of blood. Without this, even a small cut can keep on bleeding and result in serious blood loss. New-born babies are born with low levels of Vitamin K. Therefore; they need to be given the same at birth.
Why is Vitamin K Necessary for New-born Babies?
It is necessary for new-born babies as it helps in preventing a rare but serious disease called Haemorrhagic Disease of New-Born (HDN), also known as Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB). Babies do not naturally have the vitamin in them. Unfortunately, breastfeeding also does not have adequate amounts of the vitamin to protect the babies from VKDB. This disease occurs in the first week of life and can cause internal bleeding that can damage organs permanently and can even be fatal. Hence, supplements should be given to newborns to make sure they do not have a deficiency.
Vitamin K is made by a gut bacteria in adults. However, babies do not have gut bacteria to synthesize the same in the first week of their life. Premature babies and babies that need surgery are at high risk of developing Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding.
Can All New-borns Have Vitamin K?
All new-borns require a supplement of the vitamin.
Premature babies, sick babies and new-borns that require surgery are at higher risk of having VKDB
Giving the same orally may not be suitable for some babies.
Injections have been found to be more effective for babies than oral doses.
During pregnancy, if you have taken medication for blood clots, epilepsy or tuberculosis, let your doctor know. This may prevent your baby from being able to absorb the vitamin orally and an injection maybe required instead.
Why Do Infants Have Low Level of Vitamin K?
Babies do not have enough Vitamin K because sufficient amounts do not get transferred through the placenta during pregnancy or via breast milk. Also, it is synthesized in our bodies by gut bacteria. However, babies do not have enough gut bacteria at birth to make the same. Here are some ways that the situation can be remedied:
1. Vitamin K injection for New-borns
This is the most dependable way to give babies vitamin K. The injection is given in the leg. A single injection at birth can protect the baby for several months.
2. Oral vitamin K for New-borns
Oral supplements not as effective as an injection as the babies do not absorb it well when they are given orally. This is because the vitamin does not last long in the body, and hence 3 doses are required – at birth, at 1 week and then at 6 weeks.
How is Vitamin K Given to Babies?
It is given to babies either orally as drops or by intramuscular injection in the baby’s leg. The oral doses are not as effective as the injected dose. A single injection at birth is enough for several months. If given orally, 3 doses are needed. There is a chance that the later dose may be missed or that the baby does not swallow the drops properly. The correct Vitamin K new-born dose, when administered orally, is 3 doses for breastfed babies and 2 doses for bottle-fed babies. Vitamin K drops for new-borns are available in all hospitals, and you can opt for it if given a choice. However, the injection is recommended as it is much more effective than the oral dose.
Are There Any Side Effects of Giving Vitamin K to Baby?
There are no side effects of giving vitamin K to babies. It helps in clotting of blood and prevents bleeding. There have been numerous studies on their effect in babies, and they show that it causes absolutely no side-effects in babies.
Where to Get Vitamin K?
The paediatrician in the hospital where your baby is born usually administers the Vitamin K to your baby. Your nurse or doctor will usually ask you if you want to give the same to your baby as an injection or as oral drops. It is better to opt for the injection as it is more effective than oral drops.
Which Babies are at The Higher Risks of Developing Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding (VKDB)?
Some babies can develop deficiency-related bleeding more quickly than other babies:
Babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Babies who had breathing trouble at birth and suffered from a lack of enough oxygen at birth.
Babies born via ventouse or caesarean delivery or by forceps delivery, where bruising may have occurred.
Babies whose mothers took anti-clotting drugs, epilepsy medication or drugs for tuberculosis while they were pregnant.
Babies who have symptoms of prolonged jaundice and babies who have dark coloured urine and pale stools.
Possible Symptoms of Vitamin K Deficiency
The symptoms include:
Your baby bruises very easily
Nasal bleeds, bleeding from the umbilical cord or gut.
Increased bruising around the face and head of the baby.
Vomiting, pale skin and gums, and irritability.
If the baby is more than 3 weeks old and has jaundice that is worsening.
When to Consult a Doctor?
A paediatrician should be consulted immediately if you notice any of the signs and symptoms of vitamin K deficiency. If you find blood oozing from the umbilical cord stump or if bleeding does not stop for a while after a heel-prick test, or if the baby has a sudden nosebleed, call the doctor right away. If this is not treated immediately, it could cause internal bleeding, organ damage and even death.
Vitamin K is essential for clotting of blood as without it, the blood will not clot, leading to uncontrolled bleeding. Babies have poor levels of it, and hence they need to be given supplements for the same at birth. It is better to give this in the form of an injection as this will protect the baby from any deficiency-related bleeding for several months. By the age of 6 months, the baby will have enough gut bacteria to synthesize her own.
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The Story of My Childbirth
My due date was January 7th, 2019. I had heard stories of babies being delivered a few days earlier or later than expected. And so I was hoping that my baby would come on Christmas eve or on the new year, but babies have their own plans and decide on their own to arrive.
On the morning of 31st December, I lost my mucus plug. My excitement was at its peak and I thought that I would be going into labour soon. I checked with my gynaecologist and had an appointment in the evening. She did my checkup and said that there was still some time for delivery.
I was curious and asked her how long will I have to wait. She said that she couldn't tell me the exact time but that I would cross my due date. I went home quietly as I was too happy with the fact that the time had come to welcome my baby into the world. However, the time for labour was not around - my little baby had his own plans.
On the morning of January 2, I had stomach pain and experienced cramps. I tried to ignore but by afternoon, I felt too weak and was rushed to the doctor again. After the checkup, the doctor said that it should be fine and that the baby hadn't dropped much yet for labour to begin. I was again sent back home saying that there was still time. In the evening, the pain intensified and cramps got worse, but thinking about what the doctor had said, I tried to ignore. I was trying to be strong. I had dinner early that night and decided that I will sleep early. I thought that I would be fine by morning.
Around 11 pm that night, the cramps started getting worse. I thought that the cramps were contractions. I had never had false contractions throughout pregnancy so I did not even understand what they felt like. So I started surfing the net to keep myself busy and to forget the pain for a while. However, by 2 am I realised that it was not pain - they were contractions indeed. I did not want to trouble anyone at night so I thought I would somehow manage and wait till morning. But the pain was excruciating. I started calling the hospital emergency number, but nobody answered. Finally, I realised, I had another emergency number in my file and so I dialled that number at 5 am. On explaining my symptoms, I was asked to come to the hospital.
At 7 am the next day, I woke up my husband and told him that we needed to rush to the hospital. I had a feeling that I was in labour. I was in pain but I took a bath then left. My bags were ready for a week and they were in the car already. As I reached the hospital, I was 1cm dilated. My baby's heartbeat was being monitored and the intern there called my doctor and gave her all the details. They came to the conclusion that I needed to get admitted right away. After reaching the hospital, I was a bit relaxed. I was offered a juice and once the formalities were done I was shifted to the labour room.
The labour room was a very normal room and the environment was quite relaxed, but I was not. I had never been admitted to a hospital ever in life and never even had the need to go to any for even any checkup and here I was for the very first time admitted. I was induced pain and that's when the pain started getting worse. It started getting unbearable. I was screaming in pain and calling the intern doctor again and again but they couldn't help me in any way because I had to go through the pain. My gynaecologist came to me at 11 am. By then I was only 2 cm dilated and the pain was getting unbearable for me. My water did not break yet so there was nothing that could be done. By 12 pm, the doctor broke my water bag. Another induction dose was given. By that time my baby's heartbeat, as well as mine, was still being continuously monitored. The pain started getting worse and all I was doing was screaming and chanting "Ganpati Bappa Morya".
Finally, when I was 4 cm dilated I couldn't bear the pain at all and asked for an epidural. I was shifted to the delivery room. I was given an epidural by 2 pm. Within 20 minutes, I felt a bit relieved. I was even dozing off a bit in between. One complication that I had was that I wasn't getting dilated at the speed at which I should have. Neither my body nor my baby was cooperating. Finally, at 2.30 pm the doctor came and asked me to push. This went on for about 10 minutes. And I was 5 cm dilated. I was asked to rest again for a while. At 3.30 pm, the effect of epidural reduced and again the pain was unbearable. I screamed and shouted and called the anaesthetist. And I was given another dose. Again the doctor came and I had to start pushing. I was dilated 6 cm. I was stressed and wondered for how long this process would go on. I thought I would have to go for a C-section whereas I wanted to deliver my baby normally. But my hubby was by my side and assured me that everything would be fine.
The same process was carried out until 4.15 pm. I was pushing, pushing, and pushing hard, I was 8 cm dilated by then. At 4.30 pm, I was given a final dose of epidural as said by the anaesthetist. I understood that it was the last and final moment and I would be having my baby in my arms. At 4.45 pm, a panel of interns and nurses along with my gynaecologist entered the room and started getting ready. The process started again and I was asked to push. Suddenly, at 5 pm, the doctors start murmuring among themselves. Forgetting the pain I wonder what's wrong. I keep asking the doctor again and again but nobody tells me anything. Suddenly I see a vacuum being prepared. I stress out more wondering whether my delivery would be using the vacuum. One nurse climbed on my bed and when asked to push literally pressed my stomach so hard. I almost died at that moment. But nothing worked. The doctor performed an episiotomy and again I pushed. The baby's heartbeat increased, my heartbeat increased and finally at 5.35 pm, my baby boy was born. I gave birth after 16 hours of labour.
Then after having held my baby in my arms for about 5 minutes, they took my baby away. I got to know that my baby had pooped at the last moment which increased the delivery complications and this was what everyone around was murmuring about a few minutes back. But somehow I managed to have a normal delivery. But then my baby had a few difficulties in breathing and was taken in the NICU for a few hours. And finally, at 11 pm, I was given my baby in my arms again.
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The 5 Best Autumn Vacations With Your Family
India has always attracted visitors from around the globe. Our country remains a beauty no matter what the season or weather is. But, there are those few places around the country that look spectacular and wow tourists during specific times of the year.
October is here and school vacations have started everywhere. Why stay home when you can take your kids out to explore the beautiful landscapes that particularly look spectacular during this month of October and November? We give you a quick line up of the best autumn family vacation ideas in India.
Five Places to Visit in India in October and November
1. Coorg
Ah Coorg! Everyone who has visited Coorg will swear by it. Coorg, also called Kodagu, lies at about 252 km from Bangalore. The rolling hills, lush forests, tea and coffee plantations, mysterious crevices, orange groves...don’t you want to visit Coorg already? If you are in for some adventure, don’t miss out on the white water river rafting and trekking.
2. Kanyakumari
Hello, the southern most tip of India! Crisp blue oceans, some amazing street food, friendly poeple, breathtaking sunsets and sun rises are just some of the things that would be part of your vacation at Kanyakumari. Though the sunrise is visible throughout the year, the sunset is a spectacular scene particularly between October and March. You are in for a treat if you visit Kanyakumari on full moon nights - you can witness the simultaneous moon rise and sun set! While you are there, do not miss out on the meeting point of Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.
3. Goa
It isn’t without reason that foreigners from all over the globe rush to Goa for their autumn vacations. Goa’s unique pace and life have kept people coming back to it every year. Goa is a unique amalgamation of years of rock culture influence and the laid back Goan lifestyle. Experience the mellow Goan food flavours and the pristine beaches at Goa. It will definitely be an unforgettable experience for you and your kids.
4. Rajasthan
Rajasthan reinforces the importance of traveling with children during autumn holidays. Numerous historic monuments, rustic villages and roadways and food that you can kill for - Rajasthan has it all! Introduce your children to well-preserved royal palaces and your child’s history lessons would suddenly be much more interesting! Take a detailed tour through Jaipur, Ranthambore, Ajmer and Jaisalmer.
5. Kerala
Surely God’s Own Country cannot be missed from this list! It is not easy to summarise Kerala in a few words. Kerala is an experience in itself. Just sit back and enjoy the foliage or indulge yourself in Ayurvedic treatments, delicious sea food, the backwater rides, or the little streams running in unsuspecting nooks! Let your children experience houseboats and the many backwater adventure activities.
Make the most of your autumn vacation with the best holiday destinations in India. We are sure it is not an easy task to choose from the enticing list of tourist destinations! Read more
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