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Question

I have been reading and different books and websites say different things. My 6/12 month old has been eating solids for 2 1/2 months. I feed him cereals, veggies and he will only eat a few fruits (he doesn't really care for them that much). When do you start feeding them the actual dinners with meats in it? I have read 10 months somewhere I read when they are crawling in other places? I just want to do what is right for him and I can't seem to find the information! He is trying to crawl right now. He can go backwards but not forward yet. I also wondered when they start things like cherios, biter biscuits and such. Any advice so I know when to start these things?

I meant solids as in baby foods

Answer 1

When he can pick things up on his own and put them in his mouth, then start giving him things like Cheerios, etc. When he fights you on the baby foods, then start offering other things - if he has teeth, you can give him small pieces (REALLY SMALL) of whatever you're eating.

The only things to stay away from are nuts, honey, and shellfish. Hotdogs and grapes are also a no-no because of the choking risk.

Answer 2

I have a nine month old and he has been eating solids since like 5 months (before he had teeth). He refused to eat baby food anymore at that point! He can eat anything his three year old big brother can and does just fine! You have not given him Cheerios or biter biscuits? Maybe I miss understood you..... those are the first few solids you try! The fruit puffs are great as well! Just go with your heart you can see how hungry he is after baby food and decide if he needs solids to fill him up! My son eats... he could eat a full 8oz bottle and two jars of baby food at 3 months per sitting! CRAZY and he only weights 13 pounds..... Good Luck and remember no one knows your baby better then you and every child paces different!

Answer 3

Meat is a very important first food because of its high zinc, iron, and protein. There is no need to delay meats past 6 months of age.

There is also no need to every offer pureed foods if your baby is developmentally ready for non-milk feeds they can feed themselves (within reasons and safety).

http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/130/2/358S

http://www.westonaprice.org/children/nourish-baby.html
Thus, a baby's earliest solid foods should be mostly animal foods since his digestive system, although immature, is better equipped to supply enzymes for digestion of fats and proteins rather than carbohydrates.1 This explains why current research is pointing to meat (including nutrient-dense organ meat) as being a nourishing early weaning food.

Unfortunately, cereal is the most often recommended early weaning food. A recent Swedish study suggests that when infants are given substantial amounts of cereal, they may suffer from low concentrations of zinc and reduced calcium absorption.15

Meat is also an excellent source of iron. Heme iron (the form of iron found in meat) is better absorbed than iron from plant sources (non-heme). Additionally, the protein in meat helps the baby more easily absorb iron from other foods.18 Two recent studies19,20 have examined iron status in breastfed infants who received meat earlier in the weaning period. While researchers found no measurable change in breastfed babies' iron stores when they received an increased amount of meat, the levels of hemoglobin (iron-containing cells) circulating in the bloodstream did increase. Meat also contains a much greater amount of zinc than cereals, which means more is absorbed.21 These studies confirm the practices of traditional peoples, who gave meat--usually liver--as the first weaning food. Furthermore, the incidence of allergic reactions to meat is minimal and lower still when puréed varieties are used.17,22,23,24




http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html
Baby led introduction to solids

Answer 4

Usually you start meats when they are on level 3 foods which is around 10 months. Start him on cherrios and biscuits when he has teeth or around 7 months you can start him on the little Gerber puff things. They look like little star type things. They melt in your mouth and they are really good. I have tried my cousins before.

Answer 5

i started my baby boy on solids when he was 4 months he was only eating breakfast then at 5 months he was having breakfast + dinner then at 6 months he was having three meals a day and eating chicken and non-oily fish then at 7 months he started eating meat and everything else!!!

good luck x