I'm starting solids on my infants, does it really matter if I use 1st or 2nd foods first?

Question

Dr. told me too start with greens and I have greens in 2nd foods.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

I think it does matter because the 1st stage foods are processed more and are just a bit easier to digest. We gotta remember that their little bodies are still forming and some things are more difficult to digest than others.

Starting with greens is a good idea because they are usually the ones that end up not being a favorite food but usually the more healthy one for the baby. I know my son loved squash as well as peas. But after awhile around the age of 18 months, we couldnt wave spinach even near him. So I think starting with greens is just to introduce your baby to healthier foods with more nutrients his or her body can use. Later after there was no adverse reaction introduce slowly another flavor one at a time so that you know if there is a weird reaction what it came from.

Answer 3

2nd foods are generally in larger jars. You can buy a jar of Gerber 2nd foods green beans or 1st foods green beans...the only difference is the size of the jar. By the time your baby is ready for stage 2 foods, her stomach is bigger...hence the bigger jars (more food). You have to watch though...some second foods are combination foods (Banana grape plum, for example). If your baby never had any of these foods and is trying this as her first fruit and has an allergic reaction to it, you won't know what caused the reaction...was it the banana the grape or the plum?) That's why first foods are necessary...they're single-ingredient foods. If she eats bananas for three days and is fine, then give her something else for three days, to rule out any allergies she might have.

Answer 4

It depends on what it is. Some of the third foods are just as runny as the first foods and the only difference is the size of the container. It's important to start with single ingredient foods, which all of the first foods are. Try one new ingredient every 5-10 days (depending on who you ask) to check for an adverse reaction.

Answer 5

Yes, it matters. Don't. If your baby is ready for solids, give food, not mush of *any* number. If she/he isn't ready, don't give *anything*. Babies aren't ready for solids until they are *at least* 6 months old and can sit unsupported and have developed the "pincer grasp"--where they pick up small items with the thumb and *one* finger. (Most will also have teeth.)

Offering mush instead of food has several disadvantages. Food is tastier and more nutritious. It teaches baby to eat nutritious foods, instead of what's easiest. This will be an important lesson throughout a baby's life. In addition, real food isn't subject to manufacturing errors. Have you ever heard of a recall of potatoes?

Answer 6

We gave ours apples, cheese, hot dogs, waffles, etc. Our main concern was the mess. I wouldn't want to give an infant a chocolate bar, because they like to hold it very tight till it melts, and they like to rub their chocolate hands on all the furniture and on your pants etc. But in general an infant who eats solid food will eat just about anything you eat. Lots of variety helps insure that they get the right stuff for their health. Don't worry about first vs second, because it really doesn't matter all that much, just give them some of each, or just whatever you happen to be eating.

Answer 7

Yes it matters.
1st foods are generally less clumpy and more creamy. 2nd foods have more that the baby can chew on as she/he gets teeth. Stick with 1st foods before going up.. That way there's no chance something could get lodged in the childs throat.

Answer 8

I fed both of my children what I wanted to. I have never went by what a doctor told me or what was on a baby food jar. My daughter was eating flour tortillas when she was 5 months old and she didn't have teeth yet. My son was eating full chicken legs when he was 8 months old. Do what you think is best for your baby. You know better than anyone else does.

Answer 9

baby food
First thing u shud introduce is cereals at 4 months of age which doesn't have gluten like rice . don't introduce a new thing for atleast 10 days.


initially give any veggy or fruit it shud be boiled n blended then only kids can have it nicely.

introduce some veggies which r little sweter in taste like carrots , pumpkin,potatoetc.

now u can give new food every week . after veggies u can start with some fruits like apple, pear(soft one), bananaetc. plz don't give citrus fruits till six months of age.

at six months u can intruduce yoghurt also. u can mix some fruits along with it.

after eight months u can give even cereals with gluten like wheat. then u can also start with veggies like beans, peas. spinach.
now if u want u can introduce honey also.
plz try not giving salt till six months of age n after that also add very little just a pinch n not more.

Answer 10

1st foods are easier to take in, plus many 2nd stage foods are combined and u should try 1 at a time, to cancell out any possible allergies.. it wont take long til jr is ready for 2nd stage, tho...

Answer 11

Yes, it's easier for the baby to digest stage 1 foods.