tanker015
i was wondering, i have been told many things, that you can start baby ceral at 4 months, but i have also been told that its bad to start the baby ceral at 4 months and that you should wait until they are 6 months. i was wondering for the moms out there how old was your baby when you first gave him/her baby ceral and how did they react to it, did they get tummys aches? also i was told that at 5 months you can mix in a baby spoon full of baby food, just apple sauce though, but have also been told not to do that tell the baby was 7 months old. what do you guys think about that too???
Answer
A good general rule of thumb is not to go by age alone, but development as well. A baby is ready to start solids when:
1. She has doubled her birth weight
2. She can sit well with support
3. She can move the food to the back of the mouth with her tongue
4. She shows interest in other foods, like what you are eating
5. She is drinking 2 oz for every pound she weights in a 24hr period, and is still hungry.
These are just guidelines because every baby is different. But as with turning her to face front in the car, there are guideline to follow to show she is ready. Most babies achieve these things between 4 and 6 months.
When you do start with foods, start with cereal mixed with formula at her most hungry time of day (usually morning). Once she has mastered moving the food to the back of her tongue and swallowing, then you can move on to 1st foods.
I read all the nutrition labels and found that Beechnut were the most nutritious (Gerber are close, but I think they have gotten lazy with their nutrition and are riding on the fact that they are Gerber)
Try 1 new food every week, and just that food all week to find any allergies. Allergies present with rash, vomiting, and diarrhea. It takes most babies 10 tries of the food before they actually show they like it or not, so just because she spits it out the first 4 or 5 times, keep trying until about 10. If she still refuses that food, don't force it; try it again in a couple months.
Once baby has tried and been ok with a food, you can mix it with other foods she has tried. Cereal can be mixed with any fruit, or even veggie. It may sound nasty to you, but baby will love it.
Usually 1 or 2 spoon feedings per day is all baby will need until around 6 to 7 months, when you may want to up it to 3, breakfast lunch and dinner, with bottles in between.
Babies are actually more in tune with their bodies than you may think. If she is not ready, she will not eat it. She will spit it out. Babies have a reflex to reject solids until they are ready. As they are ready, that reflex fades.
Feeding a baby solids will not cause them to be fat, or speed or delay their development in any way. The only thing that you should not do when introducing solids is to put them in the bottle, or even those seemingly nifty baby feeder bottles that are meant for baby food. The muscles used for sucking from a bottle and those used for eating with a spoon are very different, and it is important for baby to distinguish the 2. Also, cereal in the bottle has been shown to cause diabetes. The sugars in the cereal are charged by those in the milk when there is such a high level of milk to cereal. As it sits in the bottle, it becomes extremely sweat, and thusly, very unhealthy.
Other than that, if baby meets all the guidelines, are you think she is ready, go ahead and try it. The worse that will happen is she will spit it out because she is not ready, and you can try again later.
Also, starting with fruit will not make baby reject veggies, and starting with veggies will not make baby any healthier that fruit. Try which ever you want 1st, then go to then the other. Switch back and forth until baby has tried them all.
It is good to talk to her doc as well, he will know if your baby is ready.
Good luck!
A good general rule of thumb is not to go by age alone, but development as well. A baby is ready to start solids when:
1. She has doubled her birth weight
2. She can sit well with support
3. She can move the food to the back of the mouth with her tongue
4. She shows interest in other foods, like what you are eating
5. She is drinking 2 oz for every pound she weights in a 24hr period, and is still hungry.
These are just guidelines because every baby is different. But as with turning her to face front in the car, there are guideline to follow to show she is ready. Most babies achieve these things between 4 and 6 months.
When you do start with foods, start with cereal mixed with formula at her most hungry time of day (usually morning). Once she has mastered moving the food to the back of her tongue and swallowing, then you can move on to 1st foods.
I read all the nutrition labels and found that Beechnut were the most nutritious (Gerber are close, but I think they have gotten lazy with their nutrition and are riding on the fact that they are Gerber)
Try 1 new food every week, and just that food all week to find any allergies. Allergies present with rash, vomiting, and diarrhea. It takes most babies 10 tries of the food before they actually show they like it or not, so just because she spits it out the first 4 or 5 times, keep trying until about 10. If she still refuses that food, don't force it; try it again in a couple months.
Once baby has tried and been ok with a food, you can mix it with other foods she has tried. Cereal can be mixed with any fruit, or even veggie. It may sound nasty to you, but baby will love it.
Usually 1 or 2 spoon feedings per day is all baby will need until around 6 to 7 months, when you may want to up it to 3, breakfast lunch and dinner, with bottles in between.
Babies are actually more in tune with their bodies than you may think. If she is not ready, she will not eat it. She will spit it out. Babies have a reflex to reject solids until they are ready. As they are ready, that reflex fades.
Feeding a baby solids will not cause them to be fat, or speed or delay their development in any way. The only thing that you should not do when introducing solids is to put them in the bottle, or even those seemingly nifty baby feeder bottles that are meant for baby food. The muscles used for sucking from a bottle and those used for eating with a spoon are very different, and it is important for baby to distinguish the 2. Also, cereal in the bottle has been shown to cause diabetes. The sugars in the cereal are charged by those in the milk when there is such a high level of milk to cereal. As it sits in the bottle, it becomes extremely sweat, and thusly, very unhealthy.
Other than that, if baby meets all the guidelines, are you think she is ready, go ahead and try it. The worse that will happen is she will spit it out because she is not ready, and you can try again later.
Also, starting with fruit will not make baby reject veggies, and starting with veggies will not make baby any healthier that fruit. Try which ever you want 1st, then go to then the other. Switch back and forth until baby has tried them all.
It is good to talk to her doc as well, he will know if your baby is ready.
Good luck!
Food Recipe for My 6 Month Baby?
bluegreeny
My baby is now 6 month. She passed the full 6 month of being breastfed. Now, I'm giving her baby food.
Any suggestion?
Answer
Biscuit Cereal with Mung-Bean & Apple-Sauce
Ingredients:
4 pieces of baby biscuits
2 spoonfuls of boiled mung bean
100 g of ripe sweet apple, boil/steam & mash
50 ml breastmilk or formula
How to cook:
1. Put the biscuits into your babyâs bowl.
2. Add breastmilk/formula into the bowl and mix.
3. Put in the mashed apple into the bowl and mix altogether.
The cereal is now ready! Very easy, isnât it?
If you want it more mushy, just add breastmilk or formula into the cereal.
Last but not least, though your baby has passed her 6-month exclusive breastfeeding, itâs best to continue the activity still⦠Itâs the healthiest nutrition your baby can get.
Biscuit Cereal with Mung-Bean & Apple-Sauce
Ingredients:
4 pieces of baby biscuits
2 spoonfuls of boiled mung bean
100 g of ripe sweet apple, boil/steam & mash
50 ml breastmilk or formula
How to cook:
1. Put the biscuits into your babyâs bowl.
2. Add breastmilk/formula into the bowl and mix.
3. Put in the mashed apple into the bowl and mix altogether.
The cereal is now ready! Very easy, isnât it?
If you want it more mushy, just add breastmilk or formula into the cereal.
Last but not least, though your baby has passed her 6-month exclusive breastfeeding, itâs best to continue the activity still⦠Itâs the healthiest nutrition your baby can get.
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