At how many months do you start your baby on water and the gerber baby food?

Answer 1

Before your baby is six months old, your breastmilk should be his ONLY source of food. This is according to the World Health Organization and the Center for Disease Control, Pediatricians, La Leche League, and just about every other organization that has anything to do with feeding babies.

Even once you are feeding solids, it's best to give breastmilk instead of water.

There are signs that should all be in place before you offer your baby solids. Some of them are as follows: ability to sit up with little assistance, salivates a lot, VERY interested in food (wants to put in his mouth and gets angry when he can't), grasps things with his hands and puts them in his mouth, chews on things.

If baby is not ready for solids when they are introduced, his stomach cannot process it and he may develop allergies, diaper rashes, an upset tummy, and other problems. Baby's main source of nutrients should be breastmilk until at least their first birthday.

When you start baby foods, you want to introduce one thing at a time in order to watch for allergies and sensitivity. The first foods introduced are typically cereals mixed with breastmilk, followed by fruits and vegetables. One food introduced per week is a typical guideline. If your baby gets fussy, has a diaper rash, develops diahrea, or shows other signs of allergy or sensitivity, stop using the food and wait another few weeks to re-introduce it. It could just be that his digestive system is not ready to handle that food or he could be allergic to it. If a severe reaction occurs, take him to the ER and call your pediatrician. Don't give him the food again, of course.

Answer 2

Generally, you should try to breast feed for at least four months before introducing other foods. Starting the baby on liquids from boiled cereals is often recommended, introducing a new cereal every 2 weeks or so.

There is nothing special about Gerber baby food except its price. It is easy to prepare fruits by simply scraping most fruits with a spoon. The meat and vegetable mixes are only a little harder to prepare.

Answer 3

My 6 month old started with rice cereal at 4 months.
We added a new stage 1 food every week to make sure he didn't have any allergies to whatever fruits and veggies he was tasting.

At our 6 month checkup the pediatrician said we could start introducing the sippy cup with a little bit of water in it at meal times when we were feeding him the food (obviously not when you are bottle or breast feeding him).
They don't need a lot of water, but a few sips with a sippy cup is usually good you don't want the stopper in the sippy cup lid because they won't be able to get any water- just free flow it.

Answer 4

It's supposed to be at least 6 months. However, by 5 months, if your baby stares at you when you eat and seems interested, it's time to feed him baby food. I mix baby cereal with hot water and then a couple teaspoon of baby food for my son. The cereal keeps him full and the baby food gives it a little more flavor. Start out with rice cereal and if he's not allergic to it, you can continue feeding it to him. Every week, introduce your baby to a new flavor of baby food. Keep a close eye on any negative reactions. Don't mix two different flavors of baby food together until your baby learns how to sit.

Answer 5

My daughter is 3.5 months and I have been reading into when I should start feeding her Gerber, I read that by the time they can sit on their own you can start. I have been giving my daughter a little bit of water a day due to constipation and it has worked so far!

Answer 6

Your child gets all the water they need from breastfeeds/formula under a year. All water supplementing does at that age is fill them up and reduces their caloric intake. It is not recommended that you start solids until 6 months and then it is only for them to get used to the idea of eating. Nutritionally they get everything they need from the breast or bottle until a year old.

Answer 7

You can start them on cereal between 4 and 6 months and fruits and veggies after 6 months.

Answer 8

It depends on the baby. I had to start my daughter on rice cereal at 2 months because she was not satisfied. Her ped actually put her on the baby food at 4 months. Sometimes she seems interested and sometimes not. I do not force it on her. Play it by ear.

Answer 9

My daughter's doctor told me at her 2week check up that since I was breast feeding I should give her at least one bottle a day and it could be water, expressed milk, or formula. I give her water in the car when I can't heat her bottle up right away to get something in her tummy when she is hungry. I think water is fine at any age. For food her doctor said to start with cereal at 4 months, veggies at 5, meat at 6, and fruit and juices last. I started her with cereal at 3 months because she seemed ready and she was. He does stress though to feed with a spoon and not put cereal in the bottle, but we did at night and babies seem to sleep better with it.

Answer 10

That depends on the child and you should really ask his/her doctors about it. My son started on gerber cereal just before he was 3 months old because even with formula he never seemed full/satified. It depends on if your child can handle it, and if formula or breastmilk just isn't enough to satisfy them. I would ask your doctor and go from there.