my daughter is 4 months old.... my doc told me to try a baby food on my daughter for example* bananas applesauce..ext....(but to just keep her on one tilll shes use to it). what do yu think ???
2007-09-08 15:34:58 · 16 answers · asked by maiyancarlos 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
my doc is GREAT!!!!
2007-09-08 16:37:12 · update #1
When you are introducing baby food, you need to stick to one food for at least 3 days in order to watch for allergies before you introduce the next food.
2007-09-08 15:41:12 · answer #1 · answered by Erika 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Four months is usually when docs start recommending food. I would try baby rice cereal first then move through veggies first, using the same food for several days before introducing a new one so if she has a reaction to something it will be easier to figure out what caused it. If you intro yummier sweet fruits first, she will not like the veggies and it will be harder to get her to eat those in the future.
Right now, she should be mostly dependent on formula or breast milk the food is mostly for fun and learning.
Also, start with tiny bites, a small soft spoon and have her in an upright position. Four months is a little young to sit up, so set her up in a cradling high chair or bouncy seat or car seat or something like that. By the time she's 6 months, she'll be a pro at baby food and will show preferences for foods.
2007-09-08 15:50:52 · answer #2 · answered by shannon m 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is best to introduce one type of food at a time. If a baby has a reaction to a food, it is easier to tell which one is causing the problem if you only introduce one at a time. At 4 months, your baby may or may not be quite ready to begin solids. A baby is born with a natural tongue-thrust reflex that is necessary to properly nurse from breast or bottle. Until this reflex begins to subside, sometime between 4-6 months, the baby will push the spoon and it's contents out of his/her mouth. This does not reflect on his/her opinion of the taste of the food, but simply means he/she is not physically ready to begin spoon feeding. You can certainly give solid food a try, but if she isn't ready for it, that's OK. Wait a few weeks and try again. All babies are different and ready to eat more than breast milk or formula at different ages. Generally speaking, most babies are ready sometime between 4-7 months, but there are some ready earlier and some later. My grandson is 4 1/2 months old. My daughter and son-in-law have tried to feed him cereal twice, but he isn't quite into it yet, so they'll wait a couple weeks and try again. My own youngest child didn't have anything other than breast milk until just before she turned 7 months old. She's 10 now, very healthy, a good eater and loves lots of veggies. Nutritionally, there is no need for a baby to begin solids earlier than 6 months.
2007-09-08 16:04:02 · answer #3 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that 4 months old is a little young for baby food, but each doctor is different. Have you started her on cereal yet? If you have not, I would start there, because it is very hypo allergenic. The problem with starting baby food too early is that the risk for allergies can increase, and there swallow reflex for thinker foods might not be fully developed. If she is eating cereal fine, then you can add some baby food to the cereal, and see how she tolerates that.
Also be sure to keep her on one food for a few days before giving her a different food, because if she were to have a reaction to a certain food you will know what food it is, because she will only have one type at a time.
Good Luck, and best messy wishes to you!
2007-09-08 15:40:53 · answer #4 · answered by rabika97 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Four months does seem a bit young, but I have heard younger unfortunately. Six months is best and do some research about what you start with. There is no need to ever give the baby anything artificial, that includes cereal. It is not the worst thing to start with but I personally try and avoid Gerber at all costs. Cereal really is hard on their digestive systems. A good food to start with is avocado actually and do as the other posters mentioned, only introduce one new food every few days.
2007-09-08 17:24:26 · answer #5 · answered by Daala2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My baby doc told me that I could start giving my daughter solids at 4 months. I started with rice cereal and then applesauce and then gradually moved on to other things. My doc also told me to start one food at a time to make sure baby isn't allergic to it.
2007-09-08 15:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by delolo78 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Their digestive system is still a little sensitive at 4 months old. You should start a baby on rice cereal or oatmeal first, and then start introducing the baby veggies and fruits at 6 months. Try to start them on veggies in one single color group. For instance...yellows, which would consist or carrots, and squash. You should wait a few days before starting a new color group to see if there are any allegic reactions. Then try green...peas, green beans, spinach. Babies love the sweet taste of fruits, so if you start them on that first, they may turn away from the vegetables.
2007-09-08 15:47:22 · answer #7 · answered by Miami Lilly 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
2 months old is too young. Her little digestive system isn't advanced enough yet to handle food. Only breast milk or formula is ok at this point. 4 months is the earliest you should introduce foods other than milk/formula, and I would still suggest waiting later than that.
2016-05-19 23:52:10 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started my daughter on baby food at that age and she did great. She loves it and is now 6 months and is on stage 2. Good luck just keep an eye out for allergic reactions.
2007-09-08 15:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by heather w 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
usually doctors say not to start baby's on food until 6 months, just single grain cereal at 4 months. but yes. when you do try baby foods you should do one kind at a time for a few days in a row to make sure they do not have an allergic reaction to it.
2007-09-08 16:02:36 · answer #10 · answered by anne d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋