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When to Start Rice Cereal for Breastfed Baby?
My DS is almost 4 months and I am wondering when to start him on rice cereal. .... I didn't do any rice cereal or baby food. I completely breastfed my son ...
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- I know you have a million responses. I started my son on rice cereal about 10 days before he was 4 months because he was eating every hour and never seemed satisfied. ...
- I personally don't understand this being made into a big issue. Your baby is ready when he/she is ready. I think you can tell when your baby is hungrier for something ...
- I breastfed my daughter and started her on cereal around 4 mos old. She was really getting hungry, and mom alone just wasn't cutting it any longer! We liked to give it...
Introducing Solids
It's actually much better to start with fruits and veggies because they are less likely to be ..... Hello both of my children started baby food at 4 months. ...
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- It's actually much better to start with fruits and veggies because they are less likely to be allergenic than grains like rice are. Rice is the least allergenic grain,...
- My son hated the rice cereal. We had problems with Reflux with our son and the GI Dr told us if he is interested and can pull toes to mouth it is time to introduce, h...
- Hello both of my children started baby food at 4 months. My daughter had rice cereal at 2 months and did fine. My son however wouldn't touch the stuff. We started him ...
10 Month Old Refuses to Eat Baby Food!!
Food. Not baby food...your food. So his gag reflex is strong. Start out small, it will improve. he wants to control what goes in his mouth and when and at ...
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- I haven't been able to feed my little girl baby food since she was 9 months old (or so). She loves to feed herself and won't let me help her at all (most of the time)...
- You sure don't want mealtime to become a circus! Give him the little bites of whatever you are eating. You will expect him to eat what you're eating when he is older...
- First don't panic. My son was just like this.....so are lots of others. This is a normal "control" issue. There are 2 things your son wants. 1. Time with you doing...
When Can I Start Introducing Baby Food to My Baby?
Read all 8 responses: "I have a 4 1/2 month old baby that I take to her pediatrician on a regular basis. Her appointment is next Thursday but I was just ...
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- Hi D., I started my kids at 4 months with rice cereal (under the direction of my pediatrician). After a week, I offered barley cereal, then another week later, oatm...
- Evidence suggests that feeding baby solid foods before 6 months greatly increases their chances for diabetes. I usually introduce solids between 6-9 months depending ...
- Hey D., I started feeding my son baby food I believe when he was 5 months old. He probably could have eaten it at 4 months, but we wanted to get the okay from the ...
6 Month Old Hates Baby Food!
Also, it takes at least a dozen times for a baby to try a food to decide if they like it or not-- so start with one thing at a time and do that for a few ...
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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...
When to start transitioning infant to table foods?
Some parents start feeding their child table food at 6 months, .... My daughter would never take baby food. The only creamy foods she would eat was/is ...
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- Hi R., If your little one wants table food, go for it! My eldest never ate baby food. As long as you keep an eye one how well she's able to chew/mash foods up, I ...
- Yes - my son was the same way and it was fine. It is amazing what they can mash with their gums. He eats everything from Ritz crackers to cheese to steak and chicken...
- R. M. Table food seems to be your daughters favorite, let her check it out. I used to give my kids as early as they wanted french fries, they picked up on the fing...
How to deal with infant food intolerance?
Our Dr. always told us to wait until my children were 6 months to start solids. I may just be that your daughter isn't ready for babyfood. ...
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- I started my son on baby food by mixing it with the cereal. He wouldn't touch the food by itself. His gastroentologist (stomach specialist) said to give him the oatmea...
- Dear J., If this is your first attempt to introduce solids to your baby, the rule of thumb is to introduce one food at a time for 2-3 days. If no reaction occurs, ...
- hey J. i know the feeling of that my oldest daughter was the same way, what i did was i started her on rice cereal at first then started the foods but i only gave her ...
What Kind of Solid Foods to Start Feeding My Daughter
What kind of food do you usually start to feed your nine month old baby? what is safe and okay to feed them? What is the best finger foods? ...
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- cooked peas are great, they are small and soft. you can also do cooked chicken just cut it into really really tiny pieces. My girlfriend gives her son cheese cut up ...
- My sons favorite baby food was avacado! comes in it's own bowl, can be cut into managable chunks just fine and easily dissolves. Plus it's chock full of omega-3's, p...
- cheerios when she can pick up the cheerios pretty well.. then move on to other foods. canned peaches cut up small (dry them so they are not too slippery) K...
Rice Cereal and Beyond
I've mixed baby food with cereal to dilute it because my youngest is used to the cereal and didn't ... What Is the First Solid I Should Start My Baby On? ...
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- Sounds like you are in the right direction. I think about 6 or 7 months I started my son on veggies. One at a time and I still continued giving him the rice cereal. Th...
- Get a copy of "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. It is a priceless reference tool for what and when to feed babies and beyond. I have lent out my copy to several friends...
- Get the book "Super Baby Food": http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=super+baby+food&oe=UTF-8&cid=2943741422033277594 It's fantastic! It breaks it down by age an...
20 Month Old Son Still on Baby Food
Your child will start eating when they're ready and you can relax knowing that baby food doesn't have additives that aren't good for us. Helpful? ...
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- You might try getting a food mill (Kidco makes one that's available at Babies-R-Us for around $15). Use it to grind up "grown up" table food to a baby-food-like textur...
- K., Maybe your son doesn't like table food because it has so much more flavor than the jar stuff. Since they cook baby food so much to keep it good in the jars it al...
- He may be teething? My son becomes fussy if a tooth is coming in, he will only eat yogurt or baby fruit. Keep trying though, I've always heard it takes a number of...
