My daughter willl be 8 months this month. I am feeding her stage one baby food. She has a big appeitite and could finish the whole jar. When could she start on stage 2 and whats the difference in stages?
2006-10-09 12:14:31 · 19 answers · asked by concern1 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I plan to start using stage 2 baby food at 8 months old. I read a chart somewhere that said stage one is 6-8, stage 2 8-10, stage 3 10-12
2006-10-09 12:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you've been feeding your baby stage 1 foods for a while now and have eaten most of the stage 1 foods available, then you can go on to stage 2 foods now. However, if you're just starting to offer solids to your baby, then I'd keep giving stage 1 foods until most of the single flavors have been tried.
Stage 1 foods are for beginners and provide one food/flavor at a time. Plus they are smaller portioned. So since your baby is finishing the whole jar, I would move onto stage 2 because there's more quantity to fill your baby's hungry tummy.
Also most stage 2 foods combine 2 or more flavors (i.e. peas and carrots, apples and sweet potatoes, chicken/rice/vegetables) that can give your baby a bigger variety in food tastes.
Stage 3 foods are the ones w/ small lumps of food (not pureed) and some people skip this stage and go straight to table foods. It depends on your baby. If he's enjoying feeding himself finger foods, then you may have trouble feeding him stage 3 foods because he'll want what you eat, not his bland baby food.
2006-10-09 13:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by caliorchid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When did you start feeding your daughter solids? That can determine when you should move on to the next stage. If you started your daughter on solids later than those people that started their babies at 4 months, then yes, your daughter will be moving at a slower pace. It's ok though. My daughter is 8 1/2 months and we are into finger foods. I started her on stage 1 at about 4 1/2 months after she had had cereal for a couple weeks. Around 5 months we moved onto stage 2. I tried a couple stage 3 foods, but she really didn't like them. At about 6 months she started eating things like the biter biscuits, zwieback toast, and crackers. I also gave her mashed bananas instead of pureeing them to give her a little more texture. At about 7 months, she started eating smaller things like cheerios, and bits of food cut up such as bananas, peaches, avocado, squash, pasta, tortilla, bagels, etc. She is now 8 1/2 months and refuses baby food! If she can't feed herself, she doesn't want it! (I think you're lucky your still on stage 1 foods because it gets so messy when they feed themselves!) Some of my daughters favorites are yogurt (Yo Baby is a great brand made special for babies), large curd cottage cheese, shredded cheese, whole wheat tortilla pieces, shredded chicken, and pretty much all the fruits and some veggies. So...now that I have given you way more info then you asked for, I would say, go ahead and move on to stage 2, and even possibly stage 3. It won't hurt to try it, if she doesn't like it or isn't ready for it, she will spit it out. I would start giving her some finger foods also...the whole wheat Ritz crackers are a good one!
2006-10-09 18:11:42 · answer #3 · answered by fiestagrill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 5 and a half months old and is already on stage 2.
She was only eating baby cereal mixed with stage 1 fruits, but I quickly saw how she just wasn't as satisfied anymore. If you notice her observing and being more interested in what you or other People are eating she's probably more than ready for stage 2 foods. I'd try different stage 2 foods for dinner and of course a fruit snack helps to satisfy my little girls growing appetite. Hope that helps!
2006-10-09 13:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by angelbabydia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It varies greatly on when the child is ready for the next stage of jarred food. I based it primarily on my children's appetites. My daughter was on stage 3 by the time she was 5 months old. My son on the other hand went from stage 2 right to solid food. Skipped stage 2 all together.
2006-10-09 12:23:41 · answer #5 · answered by lovefinallyfoundme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She should have been eating stage 2 foods like 2 months ago.By about 9-10 months she should be on stage 3.There's not a whole big difference between stage 1 and 2 it only a little thicker and and has itty bitty peices of food.It helps the baby learn to chew foods.
2006-10-09 14:53:38 · answer #6 · answered by wvcountrygirl_93 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son is six months and he eats stage three cereals, the other stage threes have too big of chunks, but the cereals are good and that's how much he wants to eat. He never ate stage ones by the time I started feeding him solids(about a month ago) the ones just weren't big enough for him.
2006-10-09 12:26:53 · answer #7 · answered by sara D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would start her now, my nephew was eating stage 2 at 7 months and by the time he was 10 months he was eating stage 3
2006-10-09 12:19:17 · answer #8 · answered by princessnae19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think she can start on it now. Since her appetite is increasing it would probably be a good idea. Start off with old favorites in stage 1 and get them in stage 2. The difference is that stage 2 is thicker, like custard or pudding. Good luck!
2006-10-09 14:15:48 · answer #9 · answered by d4cav_dragoons_wife84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started my son on stage 2 after he had already tried all the stage ones, the are just a littler thicker so after she is eating good, it will be ok to move up to stage 2 .
2006-10-09 12:35:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋