Alhamdulillah baby Is 6 months and ready for solids… We went to ped for hs appt n she said to start cereal n rice cereal coz it has iron which is good for exclusively breastfeed babies…
She just said give him 3 times n small amount thts it..
I wanted to know if there is any baby food chart?
Basically I need advice and guidelines for starting food.. How n when ? How many times when starting n all.plz hhelpline bought some bowls and spoons
We were think of buying baby food maker.. Is it worth it? Or u can just prepare without it?
i started with 2tablespoons once a day…in morning
then increased the amount slowly…
when he took one full cup i introduced another meal…in evening
then after 2,3 weeks he was eating half cup of meal 3 times a day…
i introduced pureed avocado first…because many GSers told me that baby can get constipated with rice…so i gave oatmeal instead..
i used our regular blender for pureeing food…
^no Asma it wasnt iron fortified but contains enough iron naturally…i bought wholegrain oatmeal powder with no additives or any other ingredients n cooked at home…added milk to it first…then avocado n bananas too later…
breastfed babies absorb iron pretty well so my intake was good n had no issues with baby’s iron levels…
yes i gave avocado first!
i gave half of an avocado mashed or pureed in blender with milk…
this was my order of introducing foods to him from 6 to 8months…
remember the four day wait rule too…
Since I ebf ..can I use water to purée things? Or do I have to pump n add milk?
I haven’t given water to him yet n thinking of giving him some n introduce him sippy cup…
my baby first food was avocado and he loved it.. he still does!
we also only used oatmeal cereal.. never switched to rice cereal.. he was on formula so he was getting enough iron or so I think but for the fear of constipation, i never introduced rice cereal.
I didnt pureee but just mashed it with the fork.. like boiled potatoes, bananas, avocados, apples, pears, etc. were all mashed.. since I was afraid of transition between puree and textured food i thought about giving it atry and it worked.. some children can gag on texture initially so do whatever your child prefers!
Honestly… The reason why ure not getting any replies is cuz this topic has been discussed to death… Most mothers feel blah bout posting the same response over and over…
No offence really…
And now just so it dorsnt look like i have the time to post this and not a reply to a question… Here is my answer:
U do not have to steam fruits… Hard veggies yes.
Baby food maker is a luxury… Not necessary. Pot, sieve and hand blender will doo too
Thnku khwateen anyways …
no problem u r right actually I searched for word baby food n I did not find more than 2 post … Today I again typed babyfood n it showed alott of post…mso Thanku n u r rite this has been discussed a lot..
if you are breastfeeding…then mix breastmilk to baby’s food…
dont worry about iron intake…but if you are facing problems already then apple is a good source…as a starting food
At this point milk is where he gets us nutrients so keep bfing..he won’t eat more a tablespoon or so in the beginning..we didn’t start the proper three meals until around us first birthday while we switched to regular cows milk..until then, the solids were there as introduction to table food not to supplement for his nutrients!
My little one will be 4 months next week, I feel he is ready for solids, lets see what the ped says at his 4 month appointment. My husband thinks we should start with banana, I hope he wont get constipation from banana. My other choices are avocado, sweet potato, pumpkin, and carrots. Lets see what we will go with at the end. I am very excited for him to start solids. alhamdulilah!
Aww congrats and mashallah… We started with rice cereal … Alhamdulillah today is was his second day .he is little confused like wt is this coming n y is it not continous but he does eats n he wants more… He gets soo excited when he sees his bowl… Mashallah… After tomorrow will give him avocado inshallah…
Plus I plz let me know wt ur ped says ..I mean any info will b helpful thnku..
Ok experienced mommies…l I m a lil confused..
ive been reading on websites and old topics here too, but I don’t find answers for these one…plz help me
It’s been 3 days I m feeding hint rice cereal,.once a day First I gave him tsp n then tbsp and today 1 1/2 tbsp…n every time h wanted more lol mashallah..l but I just bf him …
Ok now my question is according to 3 day rule.I can give him new food from tomorrow… I wanna give him avacadoo… Now my question is since I feed him once a day… Shall I stop cereal n give him avacado or shall I start giving him food twice a day and give him both?
I m very confused… As wt to do… N I m gradually thickening the consistency of cereal he seems fine with it…some dont wanna stop it…
plz help me with this..
thanku..
hugs..