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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...
Introducing Solids and Breastfeeding
Asked by N.W. from Chicago
on April 30, 2010
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My son is now 5.5 months we recently started him on rice cereal twice a day. Next week we need to start him on fruit and veggies, I'm planning to start one fruit or ve...
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- I'm still BFing my 11 month old, and I waited until 6 months to introduce solids, but started with rice cereal, added a few tablespoons of breastmilk or apple juice (w...
- HI. You should definitely check out Square One Organics Babyfood! It's available at many grocery stores around Chicagoland. Also Peapod.com, amazon.com, Jewel in...
- I breastfed my girls. I think I started with rice cereal, which they didn't like much and moved to oatmeal soon after. If you have pumped milk, you can use that to m...
Introducing Cereal
Asked by C.S. from Green Bay
on May 4, 2009
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...I feel almost silly asking, but one-child-to-the-next, I can barely remember how I handled certain things...my youngest is 5-1/2 months old and I just introduced ce...
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- whenever you feel baby is ready. basically, solids arent nutritionaly necessary especially when breastfeeding... so you are doing just fine. its more for texture, and ...
- My pediatrician said something like this 4-5mos.old 1st mo. eat cereal/babyfood 1x a day 5-6mos.old 2nd. mo. eat cereal/babyfood 2xa a day 6-7mos.old 3rd. mo. eat...
- You can start doing cereal 2x a day whenever your little one is eating a few teaspoons at a time. However, know that if you are breastfeeding and start introducing reg...
6 Month Old ~ Pediatrician Suggests Eating Only Vegetables and Meats
Asked by S.F. from Kansas City
on January 5, 2009
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My daughter turned 6 months old on December 29th and we had her 6 month old shots done on December 30th. She had the flu the week of Christmas and up until then, she ...
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- S.- I have 3 children, and have never heard of starting with veggies. Even if you check parenting books, you should start with applesauce or bananas because they are ...
- boy, I bet you feel totally frustrated with your ped right now! His comments are something I've never heard & I've been with children....more than 20 years! Usually,...
- I was told, veggies first, then fruit (both around six months) and meat when they started crawling (for the extra protien for the muscles) or eight months, which ever ...
Should You Begin Introducing Solid Foods
Asked by E.G. from Jackson
on October 19, 2010
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I have a 5month old and she is hungry. I just started her on 2nds. She seems ok but my mom thinks should let her try some cream potatos and maybe fruit in those things...
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- 6 months is usually considered the best time to begin introducing fruits and veggies, although I think this is because a younger baby's tummy isn't ready to digest mor...
- for what you are interested in I would try http://www.babyledweaning.com/ that site. It really helps. Our youngest REFUSED baby foods of all types, but was more than...
- You don't need to wait for teeth for solids (you chew with your molars, if you waited for baby to have molars to chew with, she would be nearly 2 before you were feedi...
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...
Starting Solids - Now or Later?
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on October 30, 2008
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I have a healthy 4-month old boy who is a great breastfeeder. He eats about 5-6 times a day, breastmilk only and has been getting increasingly interested in OUR food :...
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- My son is 5 months and 1 week old and i sarted him on solids when he turned 4 months old. where I take him, Thats what the pediatricians recommend. He is an average ...
- I have 2 boys, ages 5 & 2. I breastfed both of them for a year. I started both of them on rice cereal around 4 1/2 months. They both did great and were really ready...
- I breastfeed my kiddos and later supplemented with formula I however waited to start solids on my 2 kids till they were 5-6 months old.Because of the risk of allergies...
Introducing Rice Cereal to 4 1/2 Month Old
Asked by K.S. from Pittsburgh
on March 18, 2008
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I've been working on introducing rice to my 4 1/2 month old for about two weeks now and she still really hasn't taken to it. Now I only try 1-2 times a day and she do...
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- Hi Kathie, my baby, like yours ,started rice at 4mons.what i know is that she HATES the lumps in the mix and will not hasitate to SPIT IT OUT if i don't mix it properl...
- If she is truly not interested, I would hold off. My cousin started her son(same age as my oldest) on solid foods early and when he rejected them she would keep it up...
- Hi K. - First I would try the oatmeal instead - my kids have seems to like that better and I always fed them the cereal/oatmeal first before any liquids. My children ...
Introducing Solid Food to a 4 Month Old
Asked by S.W. from Kansas City
on November 18, 2007
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I need some advice on how to introduce food to my 4 month old. My doctor went really fast explaining everything and I am not sure exactly what to do. I know that eve...
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- Your pediatrician is right to let you know about introducing rice first. You can even mix things into the rice cereal. I would start with vegetables. Pick one, and ...
- I started my oldest on some cereal at 4 months b/c I was eager to feed him solids. He really just played with it more than anything. I waited until my second son was...
- when i introduced my son,who is 3 right now,to solid foods at 4 months, he did not like the cereal, fruit or vegetables, but he ate the carrots gerber jar once in a wh...
Introducing New Food
Asked by A.V. from Chicago
on September 11, 2007
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I have a question about introducing regular food (mashed) and then later table food. How have you introduced table food and when? My daughter is eating stage 2 baby fo...
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- Hello, I have an 8 month old and make all of her food, but even if you don't make it, you might find some help at www.wholesomebabyfood.com. I go there a lot to check...
- Hi, our pediatrician told us to go through all the foods, like go through all the stage 2 foods and if tolerated well then move on to stage 3. Personally we didn't gi...
- I have 6 children and every one is different. My youngest in 12 months old right now and he already has 10 teeth. He began eating the puffed veggies when he was arou...
