How do I introduce solids to my baby?

Question

I was wondering...I know it's cereal first, but how long do I keep giving her cereal? or how long should I wait until I introduce something new to her?
and how many times a day should I give her solids or cereal when I first start?

Answer 1

This is what I did for my son and now I am doing for my six month old baby girl. I started them both off on Farax rice, I would give my daughter a small breast feed first then how ever many teaspoons of rice cereal she wanted then I progressed her to having the rice cereal first then BF. Then it was just the cereal and some boiled water afterwards. Once she got to this stage I started steaming vegies, giving her one type over two days until I was sure she would not get an allergic reaction and then I would try her on another vegetable. I will keep on doing this until she has tasted a wide viriety of vegetables and then you can mix them without worry she is going to get a reaction and not knowing what from. After my son was eating dinner and no BF's I progressed him onto fruit, I started off with stewed apples which I skinned cored and sliced and boiled in water until they were soft. Mushed them up and mixed it in with his milk until he got use to the flavour. I went through all the fruits, try and stay away from citrus fruits and Kiwi fruits as they will cause very loose poo and burn their bottom. Try apples, bannas, melons and then later on when they are use to that you can try them on the other fruit. When they get constipated don't worry just keep up their boiled water, and if they get too bad add a little juice to the boiled water so it is mainly water not juice this will loosen them up. When they start solids they will get constipated so don't get worried it is just them getting use to having something more then breast milk or formula in their system. Hope this helps. Oh just remember that when you steam veges or prepare fruit it only last two days in the fridge afterward chuck it out.

Answer 2

At first, replace one feeding a day with cereal mixed with formula or breastmilk. Then slowly replace a couple of meals a day with baby food. Be careful to only introduce one thing at a time (apples, squash, etc) for three or four days before you introduce something new to make sure you're ahead of the game in case of allergies.

Answer 3

Runesmisstress's advice is similar to how I introduced my daughter (10months) to solids.
When I puree vegetables and other baby food, I do a big lot and freeze it in icecube trays. That way I always have homemade babyfood on hand and I only have to prepare it once a week.
When she was 6-8 months, I cooked up individual vegetables and fed her different combinations (eg pumpkin, broccoli and zucchini). Now I prepare meals (eg chicken and couscous with pumpkin and spinach) and defrost the number of cubes I need for a particular meal.
My daughter eats a wide range of foods and enjoys trying new things.
I tried to give her a jar of baby food the other day and she refused to eat it as it didn't taste like real food!

Answer 4

you can try something new everyday to see if what you have given her suits her.. solids should first be given only once a day and then twice and by the time the child is a year old she should be eating table food like you.

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Answer 5

Say "Baby, this is Solids. Solids, this is Baby." lol, just kidding. Do what "Still Waiting" said to do. :)