2006-10-22 14:34:19 · 11 answers · asked by princess_fidone_86 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
After she is 6 months old and no longer has the tongue thrust reflex (meaning everything that is put in comes right back out).
2006-10-22 14:37:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congrats on having a wonderful baby girl!
How old is your little girl? I know pediatricians today have all sorts of age levels and reasons why for starting solids and you certainly want to take it slow and not introduce several at once. You and she both need to see how she'll react to each food.
I know my daughter was told to start her children on baby cereal (rice was recommended) when they turned a yr. She just nodded and followed her heart and the children are both healthy eaters now well within their age/weight range. She followed the advice an Army pediatrican gave me when she was a baby...When a child is taking 32 ounces of formula a day and is still hungry, that is the time to introduce them to cereal. He suggested very thin cereal she could suck through a bottle nipple (enlarge once slightly with a sterile hat needle--though now you can buy special feeders that are meant for this). When I saw she was reacting well with this, I started making it a bit thicker. Now she was still being allowed just 32 ounces a day...the formula used for mixing the cereal came from an 8 oz. bottle with the meal. In between, offer plenty of water and juice if it has already been introduced. Once she is handling the cereal well, you can try introducing the baby apple sauce. If she reacts well to this, you can even mix it in with her cereal to give her a taste treat.
All in all...after reading all the "should do's"...use your own good common sense. You'll do just fine.
2006-10-22 21:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by LookInsideYourself 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pediatricians now recommend waiting until at least 6 months before introducing solid foods. Here's some information from the kellymom.com website:
"Solids readiness depends on both the maturity of baby’s digestive tract and baby’s developmental readiness for solids. Although the maturity of baby’s digestive system is not something that we can readily observe, research indicates that 6 months appears to be ideal for avoiding the allergies and other health risks of too-early solids. After this point, different babies are ready for solids at different times -- developmental readiness for solids cannot be determined using a calendar. Most babies are developmentally ready for solids somewhere between 6 and 8 months.
Signs that indicate baby is developmentally ready for solids include:
Baby can sit up well without support.
Baby has lost the tongue-thrust reflex and does not automatically push solids out of his mouth with his tongue.
Baby is ready and willing to chew.
Baby is developing a “pincer” grasp, where he picks up food or other objects between thumb and forefinger. Using the fingers and scraping the food into the palm of the hand (palmar grasp) does not substitute for pincer grasp development.
Baby is eager to participate in mealtime and may try to grab food and put it in his mouth. "
2006-10-23 00:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by Christy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHEN SHE IS READY. I repeat WHEN SHE IS READY. my daughter is 4 months now and has been eating baby food since she was 2 and a half.. if she is smaking her lips and takes juice or any flavor on her pacifer it probably means she wants veriety. just take it slow do like juices dialuted in water 1:1 ratio then slowly give her baby food (1 week later) go off her signal if she refuses then wait a week and try again. never give up but don't wait past 6 months or you may be dealing with a whole different set of problems. when changing her diet give 1 week in between each step that way you can tell by her stools. if it is way too green give her more juice. if it is still yellow go ahead with a new baby food. good luck and HAVE THE CAMERA READY!
2006-10-22 21:44:29 · answer #4 · answered by armykitty01 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Please consult your pediatrician on this. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until your baby is 6 months old before even starting rice cereal. This has been shown to reduce the risk of food allergies later. I know some people are saying their kids started at 2 months, but this is really early and unnecessary!
2006-10-22 22:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by Gina P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son has stage 1 baby food from Beechnut every once in a while.. Or he'd eat the store outta formula a month.. LOL
2006-10-22 22:32:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ash 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Introduce solids SLOWLY starting around 6 mos of age when baby is showing ALL signs of readiness. Start with mashed bananas or avocados.
2006-10-23 07:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
four months. It will take a while for her to really be eating much baby food, you have to start with really runny cereal and teach her how to eat first. by six months she'll be really eating.
2006-10-22 22:49:42 · answer #8 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever you want her too, my 2month old son is eating Gerber baby food the 1st steps because milk by itself isn't filling him up.
2006-10-22 21:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by This is just my opinion! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They had mine start around 4 months old.
2006-10-22 21:41:31 · answer #10 · answered by country girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋