Re: baby food
I started cleaning zayan's teeth around 7/8 months. They actually say that if your baby doesn't have teeth..you should even clean then..because it helps in the process of teething.
As for food, when zayan was three months old and i was at home i used to make homemade cereal for him...i used to grind the boiled rice and used to mix them up with the milk. But when he started going to the babysitter while i went back to studies..i gave her readymade cereals and babyfood for zayan but after few days of usage he stopped using it..so ever since i made homemade food for him. It was fresh and saved me money too. Initially he liked carrots so i used to make carrots in chicken yakhni..then it was carrots with mashed chicken and qeema..then daal chicken yahni..sometimes qeema with rice..chicken with mashed potatoes..he liked variety..so everytime i used to make something different. I used mild spices all the time for him otherwise he wouldn't eat the food. I had a tiny slow cooker and i used mini chopper to make the paste. Also, i used to make vegetable and fruit purees for him. Now MashAllah, he eats shami kabab with bread for breakfast..rice and daal and some qeema or chicken for lunch..or pulao..then i do give him fruit yogurt and cheese at times..and some fruits during the day or evening. So, now i don't make any special food for him. Everything is regular food that we eat.