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Starting Daughter on Food
Asked by S.B. from Boston
on April 4, 2008
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We are starting my 5 1/2 month old daughter on solid food and am looking for some help in how to progress her. She has had rice cereal and loves it...I would think th...
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- I did try all the cereals because if she is allergic to one you will have to avoid that ingredient in other foods. My daughter got really sick from oatmeal, so now tha...
- Hi S., All that advice about starting with cereals comes from trying to force babies to eat solids when they are too young to handle it (like 3 or 4 months old). You...
- Stacy, It only takes about 3 full days before you introduce another food. I would follow the nurse's advice and go through the cereals first. You don't have to give t...
If He's Allergic to Peaches, What Else Should I Be Careful With?
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on April 2, 2009
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We've had quite a food journey with my 7 month old. After figuring out he was having some kind of allergic reaction to organic foods (two different brands of organic f...
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- Join "foodlab" yahoo group. It's dedicated to food sensitivies/allergies. You can really be sensitive to any food. You'll need to do an elimination diet (outlined in f...
- Take him to an allergist to eliminate all this guessing. Good luck.
- Hi J., I find it unlikely that your son is having a reaction to a food because it is organic. Peas are peas, organic or not. I think it is more likely that he had ...
Strategy for Starting Solids
Asked by E.M. from New York
on March 18, 2010
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I'd love some advice and guidance from all you experienced mommies! My 6 month old has started rice ceral mixed with BM this week. We have been exclusively nursing u...
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- I used the book "Mommy Made and Daddy too!" by Martha and David Kimmel. It gives step by step, food by food directions. I also exclusively nursed each of my children...
- It's no big deal (and exciting) to start on solids. Yes, just give her some and over a few days or so she'll stop pushing it out. She'll still nurse - it's her liquids...
- My daughter is 6 1/2 months old. At about 5 months when she started showing a bit of interest in how we ate, we sat her in her highchair for dinner and just gave her ...
Introducing Solids
Asked by A.T. from San Francisco
on July 28, 2009
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Hello Mommies,
I am wondering what your experiences have been when introducing solids to your babies.
We have tried several different foods, but our son doesn't seem...
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- If he has teeth already I would suggest regular foods. My daughter was the same way, she hated "baby" food. I gave her bananas, peas, steamed baby carrots and at 9 m...
- My son did the same gagging-type thing with everything we fed him. We thought he was just a picky little diva, but it turns out that some babies have a strong gag refl...
- Hi A., Our second child (now 7) had the same allergies and issues with foods when he was a baby/toddler. Egg was the only food he reacted to via my breastmilk tho...
Introducing Solid Foods... HELP! :-)
Asked by G.M. from Los Angeles
on August 14, 2008
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HI there, I am a mom of 3 (and yes I still have a question... haha). My two older ones are 9 and 11 years old and I just had a baby girl in February she is now 5.5 mon...
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- G., as long as she pushes the food out she's not ready for solids. All babies have that reflex. I didn't start solids for my kids before they were between 6 and 8 mon...
- Hi G., I saw that you got plenty of responses. I have to agree with the mom who thought perhaps your baby just might not be quite ready yet. I'm very big on breas...
- So great that you're breast feeding. Most pediatricians recommend waiting until 6 months of age before introducing food. I would try feeding her rice cereal only with ...
Starting Solids
Asked by D.R. from San Diego
on March 28, 2008
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I started my son on solids at 4 months. He's now 6 months and still seems to somewhat struggle with fruits and veggies. He does well with the rice cereal but he really...
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- Starting on solids at 4 months is pretty early. At six months he can usually start cereal with no problem but pay attention to the response. Some people don't even st...
- You didn't mention whether or not you are breastfeeding. If you are, the baby doesnt really need solids at all at 6 months. If he likes cereal but not fruits and ve...
- Some doctors don't even recommend starting babies on solids until 6 months so I wouldn't worry about him being behind. My son never really liked baby food much and wo...
My 2 Year Old Eats NO Veggies or Fruit
Asked by B.S. from New York
on October 24, 2011
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Any pointers? Veggies I get, but fruit??? An occasional banana and thats it! Her diet consists of organic breaded chicken, pizza, mac and chesse, french toast, waffles...
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- Give her fruits and veggies. You're the mom. You control what you give her to eat. Yes, she'll resist but gradually she'll learn to eat veggies and fruits. What ...
- Keep introducing them to her. You make her plate so put a few peices of veggie on her plate at lunch and dinner. She has to try them, eat 2 peices, before she can le...
- Something that helps my DD is if she sees us eating it. Give her a bit of what you are eating at dinner and teach her that if she doesn't want it, she can say, "No tha...
Starting Solids at 5 Months?
Asked by E.L. from Jacksonville
on January 12, 2007
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Hi. I have a 5 month old daughter who I have exclusively been breastfeeding but lately she seems to be wanting to eat a lot and that she wants to eat a lot longer than...
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- Hi E., My daughter was exculsively breastfed for the first 4 months and when she turned 4 months she started feeding every two hours and just seemed very hungry still....
- What I did with my children is start one food per week to make sure that there is no problems with each new food. Start slow that's the best method! Hope this helps!
- E., I have three wonderful girls...and all three started cereal around 5 months or so. I watered it down so that it would "slide" in and this lasted about 3 weeks....
Introducing Solids to a Breastfed Baby
Asked by M.B. from Los Angeles
on August 27, 2008
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My son is 6 1/2 months old and we started solids a few weeks ago. He is still breastfed and I am offering him all of his usual feedings like the pediatrician instruct...
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- my baby just started solids too. i chose the route of organic oats. i feed him 4 tbsp. 2x a day (10am and 6pm) i do this for two weeks, and then introduce a new vege...
- Hi M....congratulations on your little one. He sounds like my guy (who's now almost nine months). My son is a chow-hound and gobbles up whatever I give him. At six mon...
- What an exciting time. You're doing everything perfect. Just remember to adhere to the 4 day rule when introducing new foods. I also recommend feeding your baby before...
Introducing Solids---causing Constipation?
Asked by J.T. from Youngstown
on February 28, 2008
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Hi. I have a 21 week old baby boy, who is just a delight! I started him on his rice cereal about a month ago, he liked it. Just this past week, I introduced stage on...
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- Hi, J.! I have three boys and each one has been different with foods. I have always been told to start out with rice cereal at about 4 months and they have always b...
- My doctor suggested I put a little clear (not the dark one) Karo syrup in with the food. My son was always constipated as a little baby, and he suggested mixing it in ...
- Hi, J.. My doctor says it is impossible for nursed babies to get constipated. It's not uncommon for them to go up to 7 days without a poopie diaper. Even with intro...
