This post is Part 3 in a series
about starting solid foods.
What
about starting solid foods?
As much as I hate parenting buzzwords and trends, I feel like there need to be more options in the conversation
about starting solid foods.
As a feeding therapist, I often hear many questions from new parents who are worried
about starting solid food with their babies.
Not exact matches
She has just, in the last couple of days,
started eating more than a couple of spoonfuls of
food once a day... our doctor says breastmilk fulfills all her nutritional needs, and not to worry
about the
solids.
Be sure to look at the other posts on this blog
about starting solids, finger
foods, and eating with a spoon.
Starting with the normal breast or formula milk, you should make sure that you introduce a small amount of
solid food just before your baby is
about to have a full stomach.
My 6 month old just
started solid foods about 3 weeks ago.
We talk
about strategies for
starting solids with whole organic
foods, the pros and cons of various packaged
foods, making baby's meals and the safety of various feeding accessories.
When you first
start solids, and up until
about 18 months, babies are fairly accepting of new
foods that you introduce — I call this the «honeymoon stage of feeding» — where they enthusiastically experiment with and taste anything that you...
In the second part of our series on
starting solids, Katja Leccisi answers some of the questions most commonly raised
about how to
start offering first
foods to your baby.
Either way, if you're thinking
about starting your child on
solid foods — or even on purees — you should always make sure your baby is ready to begin the process.
When you first
start solids, and up until
about 18 months, babies are fairly accepting of new
foods that you introduce — I call this the «honeymoon stage of feeding» — where they enthusiastically experiment with and taste anything that you put in front of them.
When the baby is
starting to take
solids at
about six months of age, there is little difference what he
starts with or the order
foods are introduced.
Until they
start eating
solid food at
about 6 months of age, babies don't have enough naturally produced vitamin K. And nursing moms don't pass enough vitamin K in their breast milk to protect their babies from VKDB.
Weaning — We are yet to introduce any
solid food into Alex's diet but we are
starting to think
about weaning ready for when we
start next month.
If you have a baby who is nearing the age of
starting solids, you've probably had conversations with other moms
about various approaches to introducing baby's first
foods.
Are you
starting to think
about introducing
solid foods?
Therefore I
started to look for homemade formula but I didn't find the information
about if a formula would be necessary to her if my milk dries out as she is already on
solid foods.
When your baby
starts eating
solids at
about six months of age, it doesn't matter what
foods are introduced first.
Iron Breast milk and formula both contain iron, but
about the time your baby
starts solid foods, the iron requirement jumps (from 0.27 mg daily through 6 months to 11 mg daily from 7 to 12 months).
As your baby grows and becomes a more voracious eater, you may
start to wonder
about introducing
solid foods.
if anything it made it easier for me and for my son because i could offer
solids at the right time because i knew he wasnt full up or starving either so he was more interested in exploring
food, he made a brilliant
start with this method and honestly meal times are an absolute joy in our house, he is confident with
food and its lovely to watch him learning
about food in such a positive way.
Starting at
about age 4 to 6 months, your child will probably
start eating
solid food.
I bet I'm not the only one who thinks
about mama birds feeding their babies when their little one
starts to eat
solid foods.
Whether you've already
started on
solids or you are just beginning to think
about them, I hope this list will help you pinpoint some of the most nutritious
foods we can expose our little ones to at this stage.
Once a baby is six months old, mother
start thinking
about introducing
solid foods to the baby.
It is essential you consult your pediatrician before
starting solid foods, ensuring your baby is ready and there are no underlying
food intolerances to worry
about.
But if your baby has moderate to severe eczema, has had an allergic reaction to a
food or has a known
food allergy, or has a sibling with a peanut allergy, your child's doctor may have specific recommendations
about which
solids to
start with and when.
If your child is exclusively breast fed (EBF), you do not need to clean the
solids or poop out of the diaper until they
start to eat
food, usually at
about 6 months of age.
I think many breastfeeding moms feel a tinge of sadness when their babies are
about to
start eating
solid food.
On the Site, we provide information
about food (including recipes and nutrition tips) as well as child feeding strategies (including
starting solids, tips for picky eaters and family mealtimes).
Many parents worry
about their baby choking when
starting solid foods.
We chatted
about all things
starting solids with babies and I shared why the mixed approach to
solids (purees + finger
foods) may be the best way for many parents to share love for
food and eating with their babies.
You may have questions
about what age to
start the baby
food and whether or not to breastfeed before or after feeding the
solids.
While your baby may
start to explore
solid foods at
about six months, continued breastfeeding is recommended for two years and beyond.
My daughter's pediatrician recently told us at her 4 month Well - Baby checkup to
start her on
solid foods by using it as a «treat» with just a few samples until she's a little older (
about 6 months), when she'll be ready for actual meals.
I wish i can post a video of my chat with my cutie, he will be four months in less than 3 days from this writing and although he has been on formula since he was born, i felt like introducing something
solid even if he has to eat it once per day, i have read so much
about babies and
solid food and have made a hell of research and gone through so many baby
food, reading every content and realized that the best bet is from six months.However research also showed me that in between 4plus that a baby is good to go, have been thinking
about the best
solid to
start with until i saw the above content, sure i will
start with rice cereal if not cimilac anyway.
Most babies have a growth spurt at
about 3 months of age, so they do tend to be hungrier then, but increasing the amount of formula or frequency of breastfeeding is a better choice than
starting solid food before the baby is ready.
This is one of the very first things that my nurse practitioner warned me
about when I
started talking
about giving my twins
solid foods when they turned five months old and began looking at our dinner like it belonged on their plates.
While reading comments they say font give your baby water I just have to say if your baby is constipated they need the extra water to help soften the stool helped my boy took a week BUT when he got constipated again I used probiotics and in 2 HOURS he was pooping again he also
started cereal at 2 months he was going through 24oz of milk at each feeding and he has a milk protein allergy (gets hives) so having him on special formula cost
about 100 $ every 2 days so pablum was best for him now 7 months on finger
foods,
solids, cereal, and formula (of course) 2x a day and doing fine.
The natural weaning process typically begins when a baby
starts solid foods at
about six months of age.
Babies just
starting out on
solid foods between 4 and 6 months of age should typically be served
about 1 to 2 tablespoons of
solid food per meal, gradually increasing it once they are used to the
food.
However, new and expecting parents can make this time a bit less daunting by thinking
about it as three main stages: nutrition during pregnancy, breastfeeding if possible, and
starting solid foods.
Between 6 - 7 months Jones was happy eating once a day, but Stevie
started showing increased interest for
food twice a day after
about 3 weeks of
starting solids.
Robin Kaplan: And plus it would be hard for your body to know what your child is nutrient deficient in, however, you know, babies are born..., we talked
about this in one of The Boob Group episodes, that babies are born with you know, sufficient iron stores for example until they are a certain age, and then they
start needing more iron - rich
foods, for example and that's kind of when, that six months to eight months, kind of introducing
solid foods at that time is there for a reason.
If you're heart - set on
starting your baby exclusively on large
solid chunks of
food right from the
start, you'll likely find
about 40 % of the course content doesn't align perfectly with that method.
Here's a question from a mom
about starting her second baby on
solid food and Ruth's answer.
There is a persistent myth
about infant gut development that comes up in nearly every online discussion of
starting solid foods.
To read more
about starting solids, try the new Super Baby
Food ebook available on Super Baby
Food.com.