is 5 months to young?

Question

my son is 21 weeks old he wants to self feed ( he wants to grab my food and when i put a finger food in his hand he brings it to his mouth. and tried to drink from a sippy sup.
if he is to young when will be the best age.?
if he is ok to self feed what is the best foods to self feed
and whats the best sippy cup to use for his age.

you should know he has gerd and can't have foods with lactose in it.

he eyes are food and trys to grab at it.

im not no stupid and uncareing mom. and it was ok by his doctor about foods. so i dont want to hear that either. what im asking about is the foods they haveing in the baby section its for teething babys and for 4 months old.

Answer 1

Actually, canned baby foods aren't necessary. He can have what you're having, as long as there are no added salts or sugars and the food is mashed well (for example, a plain baked potato or sweet potatoe, ripe banana, cooked apple). Nothing hard yet, no finger foods, because his digestive system isn't ready for that yet - it needs time to practice with the softer foods first. Don't let him have much, just a few bites. For sippy cups, try Nuk or Avent, but don't give him much juice. If you do give him some, make sure it's 100% juice and water it down with 1/2 water, 1/2 juice.

Answer 2

The two biggest signs that he's really ready for bite size food is if he has teeth and can mash with his gums. If he's not making the mashing movements yet, be careful about what finger foods you give him. The Gerber Next Step foods and the like will be too big. Just give him really small, mushy stuff for now like bananas, and let him play with some spoons. And even though he's putting some food in his mouth now, he's not fully ready to self-feed completely, so you'll still need to spoon feed him.

Answer 3

I started giving my daughter a sippy cup about 5 months old. I didnt expect her to drink out of it obviously but it was to give her time to explore it. At 12 months taking her off the bottle was sooo easy- my other friends who didnt give their babies sippy cups until they were ready to take them off the bottle are having a difficult time getting them off the bottle. I used the short Gerber ones with the handles and soft spout. The handles were great for her to grab onto and the spout didnt hurt her teeth. As far as the baby food- start out at step 1 and work your way up. If your baby is showing interest in the food then give it to him! If you let him self feed, yes it will be messy but that's what having a baby is about right! I let my daughter self feed and now she is 18 months old and can feed herself using a fork or spoon. Just ask your dr what foods to avoid for his lactose intolerance and let him go to town.

Answer 4

yay! your son is growing up! I think that you are being responsive to his wants (self feeding, or well, what he can do to get things into his mouth) and needs. I found these little dippers at Target that my son loves. He can grab them and aim them at his bowl and stick it into his mouth. So he can feel a little bit more in control and you can also control the foods. Just a little bit messy, but hey! they're kids!
I personally found that the 'cup sippys' work best. Their cheap, and the lid comes off when he gets older to use a 'cup'.
I didn't start puffs or chunky fruit until he got his teeth, but I did have slightly chunky pieces of very soft fruit for him to practice.
Just follow his lead and you will do fine.

Answer 5

That middle of the first year translates to 6 months for most people... well, 3 weeks early is not going to hurt him.

I'd say keep things small... cheerios size, and only put a few on the high chair at a time, between the mess and a curious little one putting too many in his mouth at the same time - just keep it to 3-4 pieces at first

Any sippy with a soft spout... when they have teeth they can grind and scrape on hard ones... I was a fan of Avent, but I know Nubi makes good ones too.

some healthy & (if cut to pea size) hard to choke on items:
cheerios
peas (cooked, canned)
avocado
banana
steam fruit/veggie (apple, sweet potatoe, butternut squash pear, carrot-until super soft)

Answer 6

Babyfood on a plate. Let him get messy with it. That's half the fun. No finger foods yet. He is still way too young for that. Just stick with baby food puree. A sippy cup is fine if he can do it. Just be sure that you feed him, too. That way you know he is eating and not just mimicking your actions.

Answer 7

Does he have any teeth yet??
If so, go for it.
My daughter is 6 months old and we just started her on some baby juice in a sippy cup. She's not good at it yet, but does sip it occasionally.
We also tried giving her those Gerber Fruit Puff things. She didn't like them, but that's probably because she doesn't have any teeth yet.
I would hold off on table food until you ask your doctor. Especially if he doesn't have any teeth. It will just make for one huge mess!

Answer 8

my son was 6 weeks old and always hungry and not sleeping more then an hour at nite so I put rice cereal in his bottle and he slept 6 hours I was a happy camper. my doctor let me give him cereal at 4 months so go ahead feed your baby and a sippy is also fine they had me start him at 6 months with that

Answer 9

Bear in mind that at this age, babies put EVE|RYTHING in their mouths and can't really distinguish nor understand what is food and drink.

My daughter (also 5 months) is doing the same thing, but it's because she's teething and also because everything goes in her mouth - she was munching away on the edge of a sippy cup, but i strongly suspect it was just teething relief - she's not to know that drink can go in it.

She also seems genuinely fascinated in watching us eat at the moment, but I suspect this is just interest as she can take more and more notice of what is going on in her world.

It is recommended that you wean from 6 months now, especially if breastfeeding. i am BFing my daughter and she has been going longer between feeds recently so she certainly is not unsatisfied by her feeds and needs no supplements.

Look for signs that your son is actually not fulfilled by milk alone rather than just his apparent interest - remember, he doesn't really know what food and drink is all about, he just wants to explore his world

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

5 months isn't bad. I believe you can start him on first foods at 4-6 months. Gerber and Beech Nut make first foods, but I suggest getting him some baby rice cereal before giving him mashed baby food.