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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 13:58:11 GMT -6
At E's 4 month appointment today, her doctor gave the go ahead to start introducing cereals because she's showing interest. But I'm not ready and I don't think she is either. She has had so many tummy issues that I want to wait a few more months until her gut is a bit more mature. But I'm curious! Have any of the other M/A '18 babies started solids yet?
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Post by stardust84 on Jul 25, 2018 14:21:41 GMT -6
I don't plan to until 6 months but L isn't showing any interest
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Post by alwayscheese on Jul 25, 2018 14:27:21 GMT -6
Yes at DS's 4 m appt the NP said as he's nearing 6mo and shows interest to go ahead and start introducing one food a week. I am in no hurry. He can't even sit so it will be a while here.
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 15:07:36 GMT -6
DS didn't start solids until well past 6 months and we skipped cereal and started with soft cooked veggies- baby led weaning style.
But I think he was about this age when he started having tastes of fruit and stuff. Actually, I think the forst thing he ever tasted was a lemon wedge because we're jerks.
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Post by mrsmonogrammed on Jul 25, 2018 15:15:20 GMT -6
I don’t plan to start until 6m, and I’ll probably skip cereal again and go right to veggies.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Jul 25, 2018 15:30:56 GMT -6
DS1 started at 5 1/2 months and it was a real challenge (tongue tie we didn’t know about). This one is showing all the readiness signs so will probably start a bit sooner than his brother. We skipped rice cereal with DS1, did veggies then a different cereal (name escapes me) mixed with breast milk which he really liked.
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Post by nevertoomanyshoes on Jul 25, 2018 15:32:08 GMT -6
The way DS2 looks at my food is hilarious, he’s counting down the days I think haha.
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 15:38:55 GMT -6
The way DS2 looks at my food is hilarious, he’s counting down the days I think haha. E has been grabbing for our plates for a few weeks and just looks so determined!
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Post by sunshinedaisies on Jul 25, 2018 16:14:33 GMT -6
I had initially planned to wait until 6 months and do what we did with DS1 and go straight to veggies. But part of me wonders with the reflux issues if cereal might help get something else in his stomach and settle it. Or maybe it might make it worse. I have no idea. Okay I just talked myself out of it. We will just wait for his 6 month appointment and ask them.
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Post by stardust84 on Jul 25, 2018 16:29:16 GMT -6
I had initially planned to wait until 6 months and do what we did with DS1 and go straight to veggies. But part of me wonders with the reflux issues if cereal might help get something else in his stomach and settle it. Or maybe it might make it worse. I have no idea. Okay I just talked myself out of it. We will just wait for his 6 month appointment and ask them. K had major reflux (on two types of meds) and once he started eating cereal he FINALLY started gaining weight. We didn't really start until 6 months though. Since the cereals are not acidic or anything I say go ahead if he shows interest. I wouldn't go to veggies first but that is just my experience just because they are less neutral in make up.
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Post by clementine on Jul 25, 2018 16:36:52 GMT -6
No solids for us yet. I think we’ll wait until 6 months or later, depending on when he starts sitting on his own and his level of interest. He’s always trying to grab what I’m eating, but he’s also always trying to grab anything I’m holding so I don’t think he’s necessarily showing a specific interest in foods. We’ll skip cereal and start with baby led weaning, as well.
Anyone have tips for balancing solids/BLW with nursing? I know BM is still supposed to be the primary nutrition, so did you just nurse like usual and try solids in between?
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Post by calendula on Jul 25, 2018 17:14:19 GMT -6
We started at 4.5 with DS because he had all the readiness signs and doc said go for it. L is definitely ready so we will do the same. I'll prob start with puréed carrots from our garden. I'm not a fan of BLW theory at all. Purees all the way. So much easier to introduce them to tastes and flavors IMO.
L grabbed my ice cream sandwich the other night. LOL. So I guess that was her first food. She was so happy. Like dancing as she smacked and licked her lips. Mom of the year! 😂
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 17:20:45 GMT -6
Anyone have tips for balancing solids/BLW with nursing? I know BM is still supposed to be the primary nutrition, so did you just nurse like usual and try solids in between? That's pretty much what we did with my ds! When he was first starting solids, dinner was usually the meal that we sat down together for. So I'd nurse him before I started cooking, and then he'd have some play time before sitting with us. We worked our way up to 3 meals a day by the time he was 1. He never got enough in at the beginning to actually count.
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Post by sunshinedaisies on Jul 25, 2018 17:46:44 GMT -6
I had initially planned to wait until 6 months and do what we did with DS1 and go straight to veggies. But part of me wonders with the reflux issues if cereal might help get something else in his stomach and settle it. Or maybe it might make it worse. I have no idea. Okay I just talked myself out of it. We will just wait for his 6 month appointment and ask them. K had major reflux (on two types of meds) and once he started eating cereal he FINALLY started gaining weight. We didn't really start until 6 months though. Since the cereals are not acidic or anything I say go ahead if he shows interest. I wouldn't go to veggies first but that is just my experience just because they are less neutral in make up. Thanks for this. You confirmed where my mind was going. I’m not sure we are quite ready for solids yet but I think you are right that I may have to do things differently this time once we are.
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Post by woodenshoes on Jul 25, 2018 17:48:30 GMT -6
Our pedi gave us the go ahead to start foods at L’s 4 month appointment, but I haven’t started yet. He is formula fed and big so I probably will start sometime in the next month. I hope will help us save a little on formula. I am waiting until he can sit up better in the high chair. We started with DS1 around 5 months. I will probably do mostly purees to start. Maybe a little BLW.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 25, 2018 19:54:03 GMT -6
DS started at 4 months and I'll do the same with N after talking with her doctor in August. I'm not a fan of BLW so we start with cereal, then fruit and veggie purees, etc.
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Post by stardust84 on Jul 25, 2018 20:03:25 GMT -6
K had major reflux (on two types of meds) and once he started eating cereal he FINALLY started gaining weight. We didn't really start until 6 months though. Since the cereals are not acidic or anything I say go ahead if he shows interest. I wouldn't go to veggies first but that is just my experience just because they are less neutral in make up. Thanks for this. You confirmed where my mind was going. I’m not sure we are quite ready for solids yet but I think you are right that I may have to do things differently this time once we are. I don't know if it was the food or just time to develop but the reflux had mostly subsided by 10 months with K so we were able to wean from the meds before he was a year. My guess it was a mix of the two. It is definitely different as I worried a lot more with him than I think I will with L since I was worried about him comfort and weight gain.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Jul 25, 2018 20:17:15 GMT -6
clementine just keep reminding yourself that “food before one is just for fun” They’re not getting anything out of it really nutritionally - just learning to chew/swallow and testing out different tastes and textures. DD1 hated cereal and all purées - she wouldn’t touch anything with that consistency until recently. I feel like cereal is kind of a waste. They didn’t need it and it’s just a huge freaking mess. We’ll probably do BLW again and start whenever she can sit up unassisted but likely no earlier than 6mos. I like to do canned green beans (no sodium/additives), scrambled eggs, sweet potato, packaged peaches in juice, etc. I hate adding food though in because it makes their poop smell really bad LOL If you’re a FTM, make sure you know the difference between gagging and actually choking. I about gave myself a heart attack with DD1 🙈. They all gag a little bit at the beginning but it’s so hard to watch.
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 20:22:59 GMT -6
Oh my god Leaf 🌱, my SO still panics everytime DS coughs while eating. I'm gonna make him take an infant cpr class to try to ease his poor worried mind.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Jul 25, 2018 20:26:21 GMT -6
Oh my god Leaf 🌱, my SO still panics everytime DS coughs while eating. I'm gonna make him take an infant cpr class to try to ease his poor worried mind. LOL we have family friends that I love dearly but they cut up their 1.5yo’s food SO SMALL that the poor thing will never learn how to chew since they’re so worried about it.
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 20:30:12 GMT -6
Oh my god Leaf 🌱, my SO still panics everytime DS coughs while eating. I'm gonna make him take an infant cpr class to try to ease his poor worried mind. LOL we have family friends that I love dearly but they cut up their 1.5yo’s food SO SMALL that the poor thing will never learn how to chew since they’re so worried about it. My remember my SIL being shocked that I gave DS a whole apple at that age.
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Jul 25, 2018 20:37:33 GMT -6
LOL we have family friends that I love dearly but they cut up their 1.5yo’s food SO SMALL that the poor thing will never learn how to chew since they’re so worried about it. My remember my SIL being shocked that I gave DS a whole apple at that age. OMG SAME. DD1 would only accept a full apple, even better if it was yours. BLW makes life super convenient, but it also means your kid is about a thousand times more likely to swipe your food. FWIW I do think it made her a good eater though - she’s always willing to try new foods and knows that whatever we’re eating, she’s eating. No special “kid friendly” food for her. And no extra work for me!!
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Post by snowmoon on Jul 25, 2018 20:39:39 GMT -6
My remember my SIL being shocked that I gave DS a whole apple at that age. OMG SAME. DD1 would only accept a full apple, even better if it was yours. BLW makes life super convenient, but it also means your kid is about a thousand times more likely to swipe your food. FWIW I do think it made her a good eater though - she’s always willing to try new foods and knows that whatever we’re eating, she’s eating. No special “kid friendly” food for her. And no extra work for me!! Totally agree. He will try literally anything. His favourite meal is eggplant parmesan and grilled zucchini.
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 25, 2018 20:49:16 GMT -6
I must be confused about what BLW is from reading here... My son was eating whole apples at 18 months and we haven't made separate food for him since he was probably 9 or 10 months? And even then I didn't make separate food, I either mashed up what we were eating or opened a jar of something. I can't remember exactly. But he eats any and everything, including strongly flavoured things like sashimi, olives, blue cheese... We started with purees but that only lasted a few months. Maybe we did a combo?
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Post by Leaf 🌱 on Jul 25, 2018 21:04:02 GMT -6
I must be confused about what BLW is from reading here... My son was eating whole apples at 18 months and we haven't made separate food for him since he was probably 9 or 10 months? And even then I didn't make separate food, I either mashed up what we were eating or opened a jar of something. I can't remember exactly. But he eats any and everything, including strongly flavoured things like sashimi, olives, blue cheese... We started with purees but that only lasted a few months. Maybe we did a combo? BLW means no purees or cereals. You just start out with safe/developmentally appropriate food and let the baby make their own decisions about it. When you spoon feed babies purees they are learning to swallow and then will learn to chew later. This is obviously perfectly fine and works for a lot of people. When you do BLW, they learn to self-feed (practice hand/eye coordination and fine motors skills), they eat until they are full (learn their own hunger/full queues), and learn to chew before they swallow solids. Most importantly BLW means I didn’t have to try and force my baby to eat purees and I didn’t have to buy or carry around anything special. I just picked out parts of my meal that she could eat and didn’t worry about anything else. It sounds like you practiced a lot of the principles: family meals, no special kid stuff, etc that is supposed to help establish good eating habits! Clearly it worked!
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Post by mintyblueair on Jul 25, 2018 21:16:39 GMT -6
I must be confused about what BLW is from reading here... My son was eating whole apples at 18 months and we haven't made separate food for him since he was probably 9 or 10 months? And even then I didn't make separate food, I either mashed up what we were eating or opened a jar of something. I can't remember exactly. But he eats any and everything, including strongly flavoured things like sashimi, olives, blue cheese... We started with purees but that only lasted a few months. Maybe we did a combo? BLW means no purees or cereals. You just start out with safe/developmentally appropriate food and let the baby make their own decisions about it. When you spoon feed babies purees they are learning to swallow and then will learn to chew later. This is obviously perfectly fine and works for a lot of people. When you do BLW, they learn to self-feed (practice hand/eye coordination and fine motors skills), they eat until they are full (learn their own hunger/full queues), and learn to chew before they swallow solids. Most importantly BLW means I didn’t have to try and force my baby to eat purees and I didn’t have to buy or carry around anything special. I just picked out parts of my meal that she could eat and didn’t worry about anything else. It sounds like you practiced a lot of the principles: family meals, no special kid stuff, etc that is supposed to help establish good eating habits! Clearly it worked! Oh OK, yeah I didn't realize there were other principles at play with BLW but I am totally on board with the social aspect of eating and not giving "kid" vs. "adult" food. I'm more comfortable starting with pureed food but I think it's important to progress to developmentally appropriate food and not get stuck with purees or itty bitty bites.
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Post by leatherpants on Jul 25, 2018 21:30:34 GMT -6
The way DS2 looks at my food is hilarious, he’s counting down the days I think haha. Same here. B is totally interested and a bit put out that we don’t share. He needs more trunk strength though to sit upright better. The pedi said we could look at starting in about a month If we want to.
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Post by alwayscheese on Jul 25, 2018 21:32:56 GMT -6
Thanks for the BLW explanation Leaf 🌱. I like the sound of that. I didn't really know what it was, haven't been reading about that stuff yet.
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Post by cp3 on Jul 25, 2018 21:45:36 GMT -6
D1 started around 4.5 months with baby oatmeal and then purees around 5 months. We will do the same with this baby.
We did purees with D1 but as she got older she ate meat, veggies, and fruit normally not pureed. I would say we started giving her table food around 8-9 months maybe a little earlier. She also had a ton of teeth at that point which helped.
We never did and still don't do separate meals for her and I think that has helped her not to be a picky eater and she will always try new foods. She'll eat pretty much anything and I'm hoping this baby is the same.
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Post by katietopaz on Jul 26, 2018 0:31:54 GMT -6
It’s interesting to see the different trends in BMBs. I feel like most of my M15 BMB was allll about BLW. Mostly I’m just glad that both there and here, no one is getting judgy or uptight about different approaches. I waited till 6 months to start solids with DS1 and I’m planning to do the same with DS2. We did some purees and some BLW-esque foods. clementine With DS1, I didn’t intentionally modify nursing. Since breast milk or formula should still be their primary source of nutrition, I would nurse first, then offer solids shortly after.
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