Munchkin Soft - Tip Infant Spoons Since five and six months is when most parents begin introducing solids, you'll need
a few baby spoons.
Not exact matches
A mother will tell me she can only express a
few drops but after I show her proper technique, she can usually express at least 5 ml's which is enough to finger or
spoon feed to the
baby.
Our son is nearly 6 months old and has been having a
few spoons of
baby rice for breakfast for the last 2 weeks.
We've outlined a
few of our favorite
baby spoons here to help you find the best one for your little one.
When ready to serve, add some yogurt to your
baby's bowl and, using a
spoon, swirl in a
few spoonfuls of the berry puree.
You may want to
spoon some out and leave at room temperature for a
few min (or mix with hot fruit / veggies) for the yogurt to warm up as
babies may not yet be used to eating «cold» foods.
In the meantime, keep your
baby skin - to - skin, hand express your colostrum (pumps don't work as well in these first
few days before your milk «comes in») and feed your
baby the colostrum with a small
spoon or a medicine dropper.
Even if your
baby happily ate from a
spoon for a
few months, many
babies do reach a point where they want to feed themselves finger foods, and their independence should be encouraged.
If you do heat
baby food in the microwave,
spoon some out of the container into a microwave - safe dish, cover with a microwaveable cover (not plastic wrap), and heat for just a
few seconds.
Hold the
spoon a
few inches in front of
baby's mouth and wait for him or her to open up before you feed - never force them to open their mouths or rush the process.
Some mothers give their
baby the small weaning
spoon to play with for a
few days before the first meal so that it does not feel strange in their mouth.
So if possible, your partner (or your mom or caregiver) should give your
baby those first
few bottles and help
spoon - feed those mashed potatoes at dinner.
There are a
few factors you may want to consider when deciding whether to wean your
baby using the
spoon - fed method:
It's now recommended that
babies be introduced to a variety of textures within the first
few months of starting solids —
spoon - feeding purees is no longer the one and only way.
Would you start solids maybe about 6 pm in eve just
few spoons of
baby rice with some breast milk.