WHAT SHOULD SHE EAT?
If your baby has not started eating solids as yet, it is time to introduce her to them now! But if she still refuses to look at them, never mind. There is still time.
If she is in the mood for it, you can try giving her mashed banana or some mashed potatoes. In India, boiled moong dal water or arhar dal water is given along with rice. A very watery form of khichadi can also be introduced slowly. If she turns around in protest, be patient and try again after some time. Just be sure to mash up the food or puree it in a mixer, as your baby cannot process bits or chunks of any food, not at this time.
SHE MAY START CLINGING TO YOU!
This is because she has now started recognizing you as somebody important, the one person she is with constantly and most essential to her safety. So, when someone looking different approaches her she recognizes the person to be a stranger and might start panicking. Always keep her assured, and carry her when you are with strangers. She will need the comfort of your arms.
HOW MUCH WILL SHE SLEEP?
At this time, she will soon start sleeping regularly. But there will be times during the night when she will wake up and awaken you too. This is because she does not still know how to fall asleep again. Till the time she learns to put herself to sleep, you will be awakened! Try not to use any props like pacifiers, feeding bottles, or even your rocking her back to sleep. She will soon not miss them as a routine.
At night, make sure you keep the lights dim, do not speak very loudly and put her back to bed immediately after her feed is over. Try not to change her nappy unless it gets very soiled. Doing that might disturb her falling asleep.
WHAT ALL SHE WILL DO!:
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She will love splashing in her bathtub now, sitting and enjoying the water!
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She can also sit now, with some support, for longer and longer periods of time, soon she will be sitting on her own!
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She will now be able to display emotions in all their glory- anger, boredom, dislikes, even her boredom!
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If she has begun to babble, you can be assured that the communication channels are opening! Keep talking to her, and let the squeals and gurgles begin!
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She will start expressing her love and want you to hug her and kiss her. She is growing, and her ability to show love and display a sense of humor too will amaze you!
HOW MUCH SHOULD SHE WEIGH?
Keep checking her weight ever so often. Usually, her weight nearing 6 months should be double her birth weight, so if was a 3 kg baby she will now be anything between 5.5 kg and 6.
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