My son turned seven months today. At what age can I start feeding him some solids (not baby food) like mashed potatos, veggies, etc... Do you have any tips that you may be able to share with me? He doesn't seem to like the biter biscuits very much either. He puked on me! LOL
2006-09-25 12:40:39 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
My son was eating table food at 6 months old. He wouldn't eat baby food at all, so I fed him real food the doc said it was ok. He ate smashed peas,carrots,and fruit and noodles cut up, soup, little little pieces of chicken, I pretty much knew what he would be able to chew and what he couldn't. They also sell this little mesh bag at wal mart that you put food in then let the baby chew on it so they cant get big pieces, I never tried it I thought it was kinds nasty looking but my friend loved it and still uses it for her kid. Try getting the gerber wagon wheels or the fruit or veggie puffs, the are great starter snacks if he can eat those then feed him what you want to (with in reason of course)
2006-09-25 15:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by ashleyeb23 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how many teeth he has, you can feed him veggies.. The best thing to do is ask the doctor... But with my nieces & nephew, we fed them mashed potatoes & squished veggies since they were 3-4 months old... As long as you feed it in small portions, only a few bites; then back to the baby food or bottle.
2006-09-25 12:44:12 · answer #2 · answered by ` veeT0WN 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WIC recommends feeding baby foods starting at 6 months of age, and baby food is real people food. If you mean not preprocessed baby foods you can make your own from table foods you are feeding your family. I gave mine steak bones at 6-7 months of age when they could hold it on their own. At the same time I did stop the bottle before they were 1 year of age, and only gave it to them before nap and in te middle of the night. Any other time it was sippie cups for drinks. All of my children are way within normal ranges for body weights... My 15 y/o is 167 lbs and 5'8" but she has only 4% body fat as she is totally into sports. My 11 y/o daughter weighs 85 lbs and is 5'2 and 9 y/o son is about 79 lbs and about 4'10 so I don't see any weight problems with starting them on table foods. Remember that before there were "baby" foods around babies existed and ate the same things their families did.
2006-09-25 13:19:00 · answer #3 · answered by singlegal001 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We have these mesh feeder things with handles that we were able to put fruits and veggies in when our son was younger. he loved them because he was able to chew on them and get the juices out, and we loved them because he couldn't choke. You can find them at BabiesRUs, Target and Walmart. Otherwise, you will have to wait until he is a little older. Mashed potatoes should be ok if they are thinned down.
2006-09-25 13:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by missiekay91101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In our family we always started feeding solid foods (soft real people food) whenever they had regular baby food with a spoon.
Theres really no difference except seasonings. Avoid excess salt, and butter. Babies dont need those things. But full flavor foods are a good idea. Babies taste buds are more sensitive at this age, but it also means they will aquire a better palate for foods.
2006-09-25 12:45:46 · answer #5 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never bought baby apples -- always used sugar free apple sauce. You can give him mashed potatoes, if you don't put cows milk in them -- you could make them with formula or breast milk?? I think we even gave my daughter refried beans (not spicy ones!) around that age. My kids both liked those zwieback (sp?) teething toasts, but not biter bissuits. I would think he could eat toast sometime in the near future, cut into strips. Some of this depends on teeth. But soon peas, etc are in the near future.
2006-09-25 13:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by Beth M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You an feed him apple, pear, butternut squash, acorn squash, sweet potatoe, peas, green beans, prunes, peaches, carrots (all pureed) just make sure to introduce 2 new foods a week, and to give them the same food for 3 days straight, check for any allergies....
2006-09-25 12:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i started giving my little boy mashed up potatoes carrots with a little bit of gravy when he was 5 months old any vegetables that can be easily mashed with a little bit of gravy will do for your little boy i think that is sometimes better than the baby food and has more of a taste than baby food.
2006-09-25 12:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by luvlifeshell 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nicely first element is he doesnt favor to be far off from you possibly so he screams and moans for interest. and for the reason that you supply him interest he will locate the thanks to do it again and again. Now the nighttime problem feels like you 2 have diverse schedules. My questioning is the naps. Does he sleep all day? If no longer at the same time as does this toddler sleep? Um commonly naps may reason any man or woman to be up at nighttime so possibly shop the toddler lively for a lengthy time period. also in the experience that your toddler moans and cries possibly something is incorrect with the crib?Or the toddler itself.
2016-11-23 21:29:08 · answer #9 · answered by gyllenband 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i have been there and did that.my son is turning 3 and i knew wen he was ready for foods with more flavor{solids}wen he could grab for my food.id give him tiny tastes and peices of my food.then before you know it the teeth come and your questions will be y is my 2 yr old such a picky eater lol
2006-09-25 12:45:58 · answer #10 · answered by angel~face 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋