2007-07-15 05:04:21 · 20 answers · asked by Holly N 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Most physicians recommend starting your infant on cereal at 4 mos and yellow veggies at 6. My kids were those ages when I started them and they are happy healthy 10 and 7 year olds. Really, ask your baby's dr what he/she thinks.
2007-07-15 05:09:57 · answer #1 · answered by ohiogirl 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Just a couple weeks shy of 6 months. We started a couple weeks early to please my mom who was visiting and wanted to witness the first feeding.
The AAP recommends breastfeeding only until 6 months because the baby might not be able to digest food well before then and because of the possibility of developing allergies. Some people still start feeding babies younger than 6 months, though. I have a small, slight child who didn't show a lot of interest in solids before the first feeding we gave her. I think that if I had a really big, well-developed 4 month-old who showed interest in solids, I might be willing to bend, though. You should never feed them solids earlier than 4 months, though, even if they have good head control and seem interested. The reason is because before this time their bodies do not make the enzymes needed to break down food. It passes through their system largely undigested, or else they bring it back up. It can be a choking hazard and is not good for internal organs.
By the way, those first feedings are a lot of fun. Have a video camera or digital camera at hand to capture the cute expressions and utter mess that you and the baby will make!
2007-07-15 12:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My parents gave my daughter some rice cereal at 5 months, but she didn't get solids again until she was 6 months and we started using the baby-led solids method that mystic_eye_cda refers to above. The baby's now 15 months old and she also eats anything and everything. It's a great way to make mealtime a great experience for baby and parent and is so low-stress.
Although I wasn't stressed out by my parents giving my daughter some cereal at 5 months, I would have preferred that they not.
2007-07-15 14:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by Evin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most say start basic cereal between 4 to 6 months and slowly add veggies and fruits after that. Mine started about then, too. She'll be 6 months on the 23rd and we just started some stage 2 mixed veggies and some yogurt and new stage 2 fruits. She still breat feeds about 3 or 4 times a day and has an occasional formula bottle.
2007-07-15 12:10:15 · answer #4 · answered by jachooz 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
4 months
2007-07-18 22:31:06 · answer #5 · answered by jessie0420 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months
2007-07-15 12:08:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sage 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
4-6 mos. when they start cutting teeth, I think that's just natures way of letting you know it's time for the next stage ! I did give my child so much soft food for a year, because I was afraid of him choking, that a lot of older ladies were encouraging me to let him eat "tougher" foods ! I've seen a lot of people mash up whatever they are cooking and baby gets dinner like everbody else. All you people who live "by the book", will be calling yoor Grandmother's in the middle of the night for their home remedies that WORK !
2007-07-15 12:11:54 · answer #7 · answered by Scorpius59 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Never.
If a baby is ready for non-breastmilk foods they can feed themselves. So when my son was ready at 6 months (the norm is 6-9 months) he started eating family foods.
He has always eaten everything you put in front of him. Yes he has preferences and eats his favorites first but he never says no to something. He's 16 months now.
Guidelines for implementing a baby-led approach to the introduction of solid food
http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html
"Babies who are ready for solids can usually feed themselves. Mothers often report that they knew their babies were ready when they picked up food from a plate, chewed it, swallowed it, and wanted more."
http://www.llli.org/FAQ/solids.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/faq/bf4.asp
"I encounter this situation frequently in my office. Many parents have the misconception that all infants will be ready for foods between 4 and 6 months of age. The truth is that very few infants are developmentally ready at 4 months. In addition, it is now recommended to delay foods until 6 months in order to decrease the chance of allergies. I also have found that some infants are not developmentally ready for solids until 8 or 9 months. You can click here to read about what signs to watch for to determine when your infant is ready for foods. Breast milk is nutritionally complete for at least the first year of life. This means that infants can go for at least a year on breast milk alone, without eating any foods, and be nutritionally complete. Offering foods between 6 and 12 months of age is simply for social development and to get infants used to eating.
I encourage parents not to try to coax their 6 month old into accepting solids before he shows many of the signs of being ready. This can create a picky eater and negative feelings about eating. "
2007-07-15 12:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I started baby cereal at 4 months ...... vegetables and fruits at 6 months!
2007-07-15 13:34:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
6 months but began cereal with formula at about 4 months.
2007-07-16 03:23:14 · answer #10 · answered by sad_discoverer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋