2006-09-03 12:22:46 · 24 answers · asked by ~~Zin's Gurl~~ 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
my baby's doctor told me to start at four months with rice cereal than with the baby jars.
2006-09-03 16:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by cutie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was almost 5 months when I started her on baby foods. The best thing to start out with is that baby rice cereal. You can make it really thin for the first few times and then start making it a thicker consistency as baby gets better at eating. Plus rice cereal is the least likely to cause food allergies. After that you can add something else mild, usually applesauce. The Dr.'s like you to stick to the "white" baby foods for awhile, the white rice, applesauce, bananas, mashed potatoes. Although about the bananas, my daughter would get a rash on her face whenever she would eat them and I've heard from a couple of other Mom's this happened with their baby's too. If this happens, simply stop giving her this and stick with the others. Oh, and once you know your baby can tolerate the applesauce, use it to flavor the rice cereal because it's pretty bland, but very good for baby's.
P.S.- In general, pediatrician's recommend you start baby foods between 4 - 6 months of age. That's why I picked 5 months, it was right in between what they recommend.
2006-09-03 12:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by nimo22 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months is what doctors recomend now. I started giving my son baby cereal at 5 months. You will be able to tell when she is ready. If she is really interested in what you are eating, and watches you put it in your mouth, she may be ready. But just cereal until at least 6 months. Then you can start to introduce stage 1 fruits and veggies 1 at a time. You need to do one at a time for about 2-3 days each to see if baby has a reaction. My son was allergic to eggplant. His skin turned bright red where ever it touched him. And never start a new food at night. If they have a reaction, you wont know because they will be asleep, and something terrible could happen...
2006-09-03 12:49:20 · answer #3 · answered by Ask me anything! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not until 6 mths,she can have cereal at 4 mths b-4 bed is always good.Start first foods at 6 mths.It is better to start w/veggies for a while b-4 introducing fruits.They won't want the veggies if u start w/fruits.Introduce one thing at a time for 2-3 days b-4 trying something new.
2006-09-03 12:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by hotmama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started with rice cereal at three months. And by four months, she was having baby food once a day. By five months, twice a day. That was from the advice of my pediatrician, and it worked out great for us. I think it really depends on the baby, mine was ready. She is 10 months old now, and can eat as much as I do.
2006-09-03 13:09:46 · answer #5 · answered by Jilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my daughter was about 5 months, I would give her frozen bagels and unsalted crackers. The stores carry really good Gerber snacks that you can also give her.
I started giving her baby food when she was 6 months. I gave her slices of cheese when she was almost 8 months. At about 10 months I started giving her regular milk.
Always check with her pediatrician first before giving her other foods besides formula or breast milk.
2006-09-03 12:31:37 · answer #6 · answered by mmorganloans 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can start experimenting with stage 1 foods now.....but only a couple of spoonfuls at a time and stick with one food for a week to make sure baby has no adverse reactions to it....at 6 months you can start pushing the solids....cereal or fruit for breakfast, veggie and meat for lunch, and veggie and meat for dinner....close to 7 months, you can move up to the stage 2 "dinners" which is just a bunch of stuff all mixed up together....I don't know where that person heard to wait until 9 months to start solids, but a child can only thrive on formula/breast milk until 6 months, then they need nutrition from other sources for crawling, cruising, etc....
2006-09-03 12:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by squigit1985 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months
2006-09-03 12:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by Chloe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your pediatrician will inform you when he thinks your child is ready, usually between 9mos. and 12 mos.
The acids needed to digest solids are not present in the stomach until 9 mos. although a few babies may eat earlier due to excessive spitting up or other medical reasons.
Also, there is a study that indicates that starting foods earlier could lead to being overweight later in life.
2006-09-03 12:26:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they say 6 months but i started when my son was 4 months
2006-09-03 12:41:11 · answer #10 · answered by DES 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋