such as cooked potatoes or avacados.. Im worried she will choke. What is a good age to feed a child solid foods other than baby foods?
2006-07-04 07:03:17 · 18 answers · asked by Shawnda G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
your doctor is an a55. you cant feed a baby chunks of food. you gotta get the jars of pureed baby food. such as sweet potatoes, carrots and peas.
2006-07-04 07:07:19 · answer #1 · answered by †♫♫♫♥☼♥♫♫♫† 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious? Doctors usually start infants on rice cereal mixed with formula or breast milk to a soupy consistency. Babies 6 months old are not capable of chewing or swallowing big chunks of anything. Even if you cooked and mashed the potato it would be too difficult to use as a starter food. Either call you doctor and recheck his instructions or go online and do some major research. I started my babies with soupy rice cereal and graduated to pureed baby foods such as sweet potatoes, squash, etc. When they got some teeth and were ready I offered junior foods or table food slightly pureed.
Always follow your instincts. If your doctor, friends, family, suggest something that doesn't sound right for your baby step back and take a look at things before jumping in.
2006-07-04 07:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by dddanse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm hoping you misunderstood your doctor. If the doctor really said to give your child big chunks of food, I'd be looking for another doctor, right away. A baby doesn't need anything but mothers milk for the first 12 months. You can introduce other food after 6 months, but it has to be strained, mushed, in other words, baby food. Don't rush it. Check out some web sites. Here's one to start:
http://www.babycenter.com/baby/babyfeeding/index
2006-07-04 07:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by wires 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fed my baby "off the table" when she was a month old. Cooked potatoes as well as many other foods (peas, carrots, etc...) can be mashed easily and fed to your child. I would not give them big chunks of any food. Jars of baby food have not been around forever.
2006-07-04 07:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by mik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. My daughter is 2 and a half years old. Depends. Does your child have a lot of teeth for a 6mo. old.? If you give your child small pieces of mushy food then they should be okay. Avoid things like cut up pieces of hot dog, or a slice of a cooked carrot. These can choke them easily. Follow your own instincts.
2006-07-04 07:12:32 · answer #5 · answered by Maya D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start off when you are eating your own dinner. Chew some of the dish, meat, veg, potato etc., and spoon it to the child. After a week or so, mash it up in a dish and feed the child from it. It worked every time for my mothers' thirteen kids and we have all continued the practice with no ill effects............
2006-07-04 07:11:57 · answer #6 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
eather way is ok. the only thing if you feed your baby with chunk food you have to be with your baby in there while is eating to prevent choke cut small pieces like a dime size it's a big work to do that but baby food is easy and it work so don't sweet mom you'll be fine.
2006-07-04 07:10:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try mashed.. Try small amounts.. My kids was off most baby food s at 5,6 mos..Mash or blend it.. almost the same as baby food..My X stuck me with 2 young ones and I did it.. Use your head in the matter, NO BIG CHUNKS, think small.. GoodLuck Rob
2006-07-04 07:16:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more than OK to feed babies bits of food at 6mths old...even with no teeth!! My son ate Cheerios(!), bananas, potatoes, sliced pieces of grapes, and other fruits and veggies...He didn't get any teeth until he was 10mths!
2006-07-11 04:17:15 · answer #9 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she will not choke if you feed her solid food my niece was eating solid food at about 5-6 and she never choked
2006-07-04 07:07:07 · answer #10 · answered by key2me12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋