I bought a banana for my son to try for his next food this week. I want to know if this is good: I plan to mush it up real nice, add some oatmeal and formula. This will be his first time eating this. Does that sound good or any other suggestion would be helpful too.
2007-10-07 14:39:43 · 5 answers · asked by RearFace@18mo. 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I wouldn't bother mushing it up, babies that are ready to eat food are ready to eat it themselves. Babies who are left in control of what they eat accept more foods and have less of a chance of choking.
http://www.llli.org/FAQ/solids.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.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html#choke
Many parents worry about babies choking. However, there is good reason to believe that babies are at less risk of choking if they are in control of what goes into their mouth than if they are spoon fed. This is because babies are not capable of intentionally moving food to the back of their throats until after they have learnt to chew. And they do not develop the ability to chew until after they have developed the ability to reach out and grab things. Thus, a very young baby cannot easily put himself at risk because he cannot get the food into his mouth in the first place. On the other hand, the action used to suck food off a spoon tends to take the food straight to the back of the mouth, causing the baby to gag. This means that spoon feeding has its own potential to lead to choking – and makes one wonder about the safety of giving lumpy foods off a spoon.
It appears that a baby's general development keeps pace with the development of his ability to manage food in his mouth, and to digest it. A baby who is struggling to get food into his mouth is probably not quite ready to eat it.
2007-10-07 14:46:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You definatlely have the right idea. He will probly love it! They also sell jarred baby food fruits that I mixed with cereal and formula also. You most certainly could make your own also, but the jars are very convenient. Have fun with your baby!
2007-10-07 21:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by wamom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats how i did it. I actually just gave it to my son mushed and by its self.
He LOVED it. I think he was about 12 weeks then.
2007-10-07 21:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is fine. It would be ok mashed alone too but mixed in cereal and formula will make a familiar texture for him.
2007-10-07 21:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by Samantha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yep thats perfect
2007-10-07 22:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Amber 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋