I have been nursing for 21 weeks now. I'v heard my pediatrician mention starting my baby on solids when she is 6 months. What is your intake on this? Please let me know if you nursed or not. When did you start your baby on solids? She was born 7 pounds 5 ounces and 20 1/2 inches. Now 14 pounds 8 ounces and 25 3/4 inches.
2007-02-07 11:06:10 · 14 answers · asked by qtiequawn 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I definatley wasn't going to stop nursing. I just read that your babies nursing habits can change.
2007-02-07 11:14:46 · update #1
Okay... Maybe, I'm just having a bad day. But I didn't ask anybody on how long they think I should breastfeed. I don't think that it's anyones choice, but mine. So hold your comments to youself about when I should wean. I don't tell you what to do with your kids. I just asked about solids, when you started, and if you nursed or not. Thanks~
2007-02-07 11:32:48 · update #2
Sorry if I came off mean. It's okay for you all to tell me to continue to nurse. The few people that did put try to wean took it off. I thank you all for being helpful and appreciate it! This gives me an idea of what to do.
2007-02-07 12:09:40 · update #3
My 5 and half month old son did get my breast milk till he was 4 and half months then switched to hypoallergenic formula due to medical reasons,I would suggest to keep breast feeding as long as you can or till about a year,rice cereal is to be started at 6 months,then you go on to beginner foods.I am one who agrees with waiting with cereal and all solids till 6 months unless for some medical reason and/or your pediatrician has told you to start earlier,there stomachs and digestive systems are not developed enough until about 6 months.As for my son I am just as of yesterday trying him on cereal as per my pediatrician because he has a heart defect and needs to gain more weight for his next open heart surgery in the next 2 months,he also gets boosted formula for extra calories,he only weighs 13 pounds 9 oz and is 25.5 inches...At birth he was 8 pounds 1 oz and 21 inches
2007-02-07 11:26:12 · answer #1 · answered by Baby Pearce 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am breastfeeding my 7 month old son, and only started him on solids within the past couple of weeks. It is safe to start solids now, though it isn't really neccesary to do so. Besides reaching 6 months of age and losing the tongue-thrust reflex, one of the other indicators that pediatricians use to decide whether a baby is ready for solids is that they have doubled their birth weight, and your daughter is nearly there.
One of the best foods to start your baby on is mashed avacado. It is loaded with omega-3 fats and is very unlikely to cause allergies. Other good choices for first foods are bananas, squash and rice cereal.
When you're ready to start, offer the breast first, then offer the solids. At this point, solids are just for practice... your baby should still be getting the majority of her nutrition from your breastmilk. After trying one item, wait a week before trying something different so that if an allergy develops you can easily pinpoint the food that triggered it.
And if she's just not ready, give it a few weeks and try again.
Good luck!
2007-02-07 11:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Inquisitive Mom of 2 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My baby will be 16 weeks on saturday...
He is already about 17 pounds.
He is showing an extreme interest in table foods.
I have been exclusively nursing since his birth and plan to continue nursing til he's at least a year.
However he has his four month appointment in a few weeks at which time I will ask if he can start on solids.
He has a healthy appetite and he's a big boy and he's showing interest...so we're very excited about feeding him semi solids when the doctor thinks he's ready.
I'll be making my own babyfood just so that I can keep it wholesome and natural.
Here is a link to an excellent website that provide some nice recipes for babyfood as well as a sample menu and suggested serving sizes for babies at different ages.
www.wholesomebabyfood.com
2007-02-07 11:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a breastfeeding mom. I was told we could start cereal and fruit/veggie purees between 4 and 6 months of age. My son was 8 lbs 11 oz (3 weeks early). I plan on breastfeeding him for a year. The food is supplementary at this point, especially since it is really a learning process in the beginning. My son eats cereal/purees twice a day, and continues to breastfeed normally. After 3 weeks, he is finally starting to get the hang of swallowing the food. He is doing wonderfully with it! I think you could probably introduce the cereal now if you wanted to... But your pediatrician probably knows best.
2007-02-07 15:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by JadeAMurray 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am still nusing at almost 9 months (I have a booaholic who nurses alot 6-10 times a day) we started her on beginner solids at about 6.5 months because our doctor was pushing us to start solids. I now wish we had waited longer as she was not really ready. I would definately not give a baby any solids until after they are 6 months old there is just too much risk that there stomachs and bowels are not ready and that can lead to life long problems. Now she is still exploring solids but most of her nutrition is still coming from breastmilk and will until at least her 1st birthday.
2007-02-07 11:20:24 · answer #5 · answered by CowtownMummy 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Different doctors say different things...some say start at 4 months, but then you need to be very careful about which foods you introduce because the baby's digestive system is still developing. My dr recommended 6 months and that's what I'm following (my son is just 6.5 months). A great book on this is Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron - it goes through good nutrition, how to balance introducing solids with breastfeeding, and what foods are good to introduce at which month. Only thing with this book is she's vegetarian...so she barely addresses introducing meat. All the best!!
2007-02-07 11:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by ta11nterrific 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GREAT JOB MOM!!! Looks like you're doing a wonderful job. Baby doesn't want to nurse as much because he's not such a baby anymore. He's filling himself up on the solids and when he does nurse he's drinking more and doesn't need it as often!! Don't doubt yourself, he's eating, sleeping, and having dirty diapers right? Remember, like I said, as they get older - even if you were to be nursing only - they'd get more out of each visit to the breast and nurse less often. No need to add more nursing visits. I think you are doing a great job and should be commended.
2016-05-24 04:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by Susan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months is the correct age to introduce solids. You keep nursing of course, and also feed the baby puree's and thin cereals. It's recommended that when you start solids, that you feed the baby it's liquid first, followed by it's solid meal.
2007-02-07 11:11:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
There nothing wrong with starting your baby on solids when she is 6 months. Try giving her different types of baby food to see what kind she likes and gradually ween her from nursing. I started feeding my child baby food when he was 6 months. He is now three. It might take some time for her to adjust to the changes but it will benefit her nutrition wise. Good Luck!
2007-02-07 11:23:04 · answer #9 · answered by Tinkerbell 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I nursed my son for the first year and started him on baby food at 4-5 months... he still nursed and was content.. at 6 months started giving him solids and he nursed just fine still... at 6 months I also started pumping and putting rice cereal in his bottle... his pediatrician recommened that for me. Just b/c you are going to start giving your baby food doesn't mean you have to stop nursing... giving both is great and will fill your baby up just fine. Goodluck
2007-02-07 11:11:17 · answer #10 · answered by sleepyincarolina 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋