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Incorporating Solid Foods with Breast Milk
Asked by J.S. from Davenport
on September 28, 2008
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I am curious how much breast milk to feed my 6 month old along with his solid foods. Right now I am feeding him every 3.5-4 hours and he gets rotating feedings of 7 1...
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- I think your schedule is just fine. I feed my daughter very similar but she eats rice cereal with a full jar of foods. We do one fruit in the morning then the same in ...
- yay mom! way to go for breastfeeding!! you sound like you are doing an excellent job - way to go and keep it up! :D i chose to nurse until my son self weaned. brave...
- I think kids at 6 months of age should be nursing about every 3-4 hours. As far as amounts, if he seems content then he is getting enough. If he seems hungry, feed h...
Should I Be Concerned About My Son's Solid Food Intake
Asked by R.J. from Las Vegas
on January 21, 2009
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Hello, I am a first time mom to an almost 1 year old boy. He is still having some issues with solid foods. He loves his formula, he loves his baby food, but when it co...
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- Hi R. - I dont think you are doing anything wrong. I have twin boys that just turned 13 months and they still arent eating everythign I eat. They LOVE their bottle.....
- Get a day care provider who knows more about kids! That is ridiculous. They all develop and different rates. It probably makes things harder on her and it sounds li...
- I'm no expert, but my daughter is 14 months old. I would listen to your Doctor. As far as your son eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by now....they don't rec...
Introducing Solid Foods to Formula Fed 5 Month Old
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on April 16, 2007
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Please do not respond to this request if you are going to tell me not to give him solid foods until he is a year old. I realize that formula is nutritionally complete...
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- It's all personal preference and there is no right or wrong answer. I started my kids on a sweet veggie first, like sweet potatoes, then did apples. I just alternated ...
- Don't stress over solids :) It's really just trial and error. I'm sure you know which foods to avoid. I gave my daughter rice and oatmeal cereals at 4-5 months with...
- Hi K., My son will be a year old next month and is pretty much on all table food and only gets two bottles a day now. Now that your son is 5 months old and is eati...
Food Ideas Needed for One Year Old
Asked by S.M. from Dallas
on November 3, 2008
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I'm looking for good ideas for finger foods for my son who just turned 1 last week. He does great with finger foods but I'm just out of ideas of what to make for him....
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- Hi S., My twins are 2 now. But at the age of 1, we gave them foods like, greenbeans, beans and rice, cornbread, cabbage,there fav pasta. Oatmeal for breakfast and waff...
- Kix cereal - dry cut up bananas and roll the pieces in cereal crumbs so it is easy to pick up and less messy yogurt Pancakes - when you make them dump in some...
- Early exposure to a variety of foods definitely helps with later problems of being picky eaters. People are always asking us how come our boys eat so well, and I beli...
Seeking Solid Food Stories
Asked by S.B. from Portland
on September 8, 2006
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How did your baby's transition to solid foods go? I'm wondering if anyone else out there has had (or is having) a not-so-smooth transition to solid foods with their ba...
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- My doctor recommended mixing the cereal with one of the orange foods-my daughter loved squash and sweet potatoes. You could also try mixing it with a juice instead of...
- Hi S.! My daughter hated rice cereal, oatmeal and basically anything in a jar. I continued to try for several months without much success. She would only eat 3 or 4 ...
- hi S., we never started with cereal, but with avocado. our son loved it and still does. we also didn't follow a lot of the 'musts' people say with feeding childre...
My 6 1/2 Month Old Won't Eat Solids
Asked by J.W. from Tulsa
on August 11, 2006
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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. I've also tried giving her food wh...
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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...
Transitioning to Solid Foods from Nursing
Asked by S.J. from Atlanta
on April 29, 2008
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Hi everyone! My son is 7 1/2 months old now and we're eating solid foods (stage 2) twice daily - 4 oz at lunch and about 7 oz at dinner. We also send three 8 oz and on...
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- Hi S., I have a seven year old and a three year old. When we were going through the food transition (isn't there always some kind of transition to go through?) I r...
- Nurse first until you are empty and then offer foods and feed until full (don't feed fillers, such as cereal). Your baby will let you know when nursing is not enough....
- Hi S., One site that has helped me a lot is www.wholesomebabyfoods.com (or org?). It has information on making homemade baby food but even if you don't they have a L...
Food for an Almost 8 Month Old
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on August 14, 2009
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I am struggling finding consistent information about what kinds of foods I can feed my 8 month old girl. As well, I am looking for some sort of basic schedule for soli...
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- Breast milk is all your princess needs! If you choose to feed jar food of course, you can. With my daughter, I prepared fresh fruits and veggies for her at home. Have ...
- I think she is getting plenty of fluids. You also have to remember that by giving fruits and veggies she is also getting liquids from those too. (that what my ped. tol...
- YOU are doing a fabulous job of balancing all! Keep up the good work and the nursing...This takes me back to when I nursed my 3 who are now young adults and all degree...
What, How Much, and How to Give Solids to My 8 Month Old!
Asked by B.P. from Great Falls
on July 27, 2007
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My son just turned 8 months old. I tried giving him stage 3 foods, he won't eat them what so ever! He likes the stage 2 still, sometimes! He likes to eat pieces of foo...
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- To be honest I never even gave my son the stage three foods. When he was ready for solids, as far as having his teeth and stuff, I just started feeding him regular foo...
- Try feeding him the same foods that you eat, only more mashed up. I found with 2 of my 3 kids, they would refuse to eat unless it was the same stuff as me. My son wa...
- Nutritionally, babies only need breastmilk and/ or formula until they turn 1. The baby food is there for thhem to experiment with the new flavors and texture, not rea...
Weaning
Asked by M.P. from San Francisco
on January 1, 2009
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Hi moms,
My son is turning 1 in a couple of weeks. My plan has always been to breastfeed for a year. Of course now that a year is approaching, I am finding it harder ...
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- Dear M., I think if your baby already takes the bottle, you are halfway there! My son had to quit the breast cold turkey due to health reasons and it was pretty roug...
- It doesn't sound like the two of you are ready to quit yet, so why do so? Even the gov't recommends nursing till one, & then as long thereafter as mother & baby desire.
- Babies don't have a sense of time yet. If you leave your child for a week at this age it is not good for his attachment. To stop nursing him also, seems a bit cruel....
