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What Foods to Feed 6 Month Old?
Hi my 6 month old boy just started solids 2 weeks ago and I started out with rice cereal and fruit. I need to know what food groups (fruit, vegetable, ...
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- Hi R., He is too young for you to worry about food groups and giving him meals. His milk is his primary source of nutrition til a year old. When you first start soli...
- this website has a lot of details for your question. The information is broken down my age: www.wholesomebabyfood.com
- Food groups are important because introducing some foods too early can cause food allergies later. Feeding your baby whatever you eat is not something you want to do ...
6 Month Old Hates Baby Food!
Neither of my boys wanted baby food at 6 months. ... What to Feed Almost 8 Month Old Baby? ... Introducing Solid Foods to 9-Month Old Son ...
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- Nothing like going to the effort of feeding a baby and cleaning up after feeding a baby without getting the baby to eat anything. Neither of my boys wanted baby foo...
- My son did the same thing. My doctor said not to worry, food isn't necessary at this age. Keep trying but don't force the issue. Eating should always be a positive ...
- My daughter flatly refused baby food of any sort. She would not eat ANYTHING mushy (and this included the 5 brands of cereal I tried.) She had an extreme interest in...
Giving Water to a 6 Month Old Exclusively Breastfed Baby When Starting Solids
Giving Water to a 6 Month Old Exclusively Breastfed Baby When Starting Solids. My sweet boy is 5 months a 3 weeks old. He is exclusively breastfed but we ...
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- He is still so young it is really not necessary but I have let some of my kids play with a sippy cup of water at that age. Food when they are that young is really abo...
- Great idea, giving water in a sippy cup with meals is a great habit....But wait until and ask nurse/dr how much or when to start water due to concerns about diluting h...
- I believe the doctors say 1 oz of juice for every month old they are a day...i choose pear and prune juice because rice is know to stop up your baby...I believe that i...
Gassy 7 month-old...because of Solids?
I also have a 7 month old breastfed daughter who we started solids on at 6 months. She recently started waking up again in the middle of the night but I ...
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- S., the answer is simple----Go back to the breast ONLY! The baby has a sensitive digestive system right now. All he needs to strengthen him is your milk! He's obvious...
- I feel for you! I too am a mom to a seven month old. She started waking during the night just before we started solids. I noticed when I was up with her at night af...
- My son was also gassy when we started rice cereal and my dr. told me that I could try the baby oatmeal cereal instead. It worked for my son. Also, keep in mind that wh...
Typical 6 Month Old Napping Schedule and Diet
I have an almost 4 year-old and a 6 month-old daughter + a 2 year-old son between them. I was just wondering how I should start solids. ...
Solid Feeding with an 8 Month Old
I am about to start trying to work to three solid food meals a day and I am wanting ... I have a 7 1/2 month old boy..here is our schedule. 6AM - 4 to 6 oz ...
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- My son is 10 months old and he get 4 to 5 meals a day of solids. I would recommend more. Maybe the meal without the juice you can feed him cheerios (get an off brand...
- My little girl will turn 9 months in 1 week. For the last 2 months she has eaten 3 meals a day. She can go about 4 hours between meals - but I basically feed her o...
- If you would like to get 3 meals a day this is how you would do it. 8am Cereal w/fruit the whole jar and then a bottle. Lunch 11am whole jar of vegetable and meat a...
5 Month Old Not Taking Solids Too Well.
Hi I have a 5 month old darling son, he just doesn't want to eat solids yet. ... We didn't start feeding out son solids until 6 months--he just didn't seem ...
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- He's simply not ready yet. The WHO and AAP now recommend waiting until at least 6 months to introduce solids (if you're BF you might even want to wait longer). Try ...
- Most doctors will tell you to wait until 6 months to feed the baby solids anyway. If he's not interested, wait another month and then worry or talk to the pediatrician...
- It's perfectly normal what your son is doing. I would stick with the rice cereal until he gets the hang of it. It takes a while for them to get used to it. Then you...
Schedule for a 6 1/2 Month Old
I recently put my 6 month old in day care and them not following schedules did ... It's pretty common that once solids are started, there's less intake of ...
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- It's always been my understanding that food was a replacement for the milk... so once they start eating, they drink less milk. Still drink milk, but less often. Good ...
- Hi D. Ok, you have enough advice for the next several children....I just had to add my silly 2 cents... First, honey, please, there is no need for a schedule...an...
- we had a similar problem with my daughter at daycare. make a schedule that works for you when you have your son and tell daycare to follow it. i read several "sleep th...
My 6 1/2 Month Old Won't Eat Solids
Read all 31 responses: "Does anyone have suggestions for getting a baby to eat solid food? I breastfeed her and try to give her food in between that time.
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- I have a 9 month old and I am BF (only in the mornings now), I didn't even introduce baby food to her until she was 6 months. Since you are BF, you really don't have...
- My 6 1/2 month old had trouble in the beginning too - he's eating them fine now. I just kept trying a little bit at a time - usually right before we ate dinner, about...
- I would try rice cereal. My dr told us to give our 7 month old that first and she loves it. Teething definitely makes a difference too. We have been feeding our dau...
My Son Doesn't Seem to Want to Drink the Formula Anymore
Read all 11 responses: "My 6 month old has been drinking anywheres between ... Cut back on the solids. at 6months old solids are not "food" they are to play ...
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- I think it is a phase they go through. When my DD was that age I asked the doc, he said to make every thing that required milk with formula instead...ie homade pudding...
- I would agree that a 6 month old does need formula. Absolutely try a few different sippy cups. I had trouble with my daughter around 8 months. She never took a bott...
- Cut back on the solids. at 6months old solids are not "food" they are to play with and taste. He shouldn't be eating anymore than a a couple of tablespoons of solids...
