Babies first food-What age did you start your baby?

Nomi - posted on 10/27/2012

Hello mom's



I have started my baby boy of 4 months 12 days on his first pots of vegies, I have given him carrot purée, four times, he was fine with that, I gave him a little bit of Banana purée yesterday evening, and today I have started him on mashed pea's,

will give him 1 veg for 3-4 days to make sure is all okay with him, and no allergies,

Am I starting too early??

what are the risks if I have started too soon, ??



All advice appreciated, thank you in advance for a reply, :)

Jolene - posted on 02/04/2009

I started when she could hold her head up completly unassisted and was showing interest in my food when I ate. So at 4 months I started mine with rice cereal and just let her experiment with this texture in her mouth for a couple weeks once a day and then slowly started to make it thicker. By 5 months she was eating cereals and fruit. 6 months I started the veggies.

Rene - posted on 02/04/2009

My son was hungry early so I fed him cereal around 3months. But I can't imagine feeding cereal at 1-2weeks. Their little tummies aren't ready for food. He was eating jar foods about 4months and loves his food and isn't picky. He stayed on formula though until he was a yr. About 10-11 months I started going half formula and half whole milk to get him used to the taste of regular milk. He is 3 now.

Michelle - posted on 02/03/2009

I have twin girls who were 7 weeks prem, special care team at hospital told me it didnt matter if they were on milk until 12 months old

Got to 4 months and they were just so hungary all the time got to about 4 and half 5 months, and i gave up the waking had started in the night again, they just werent getting enough food!!

Told my local health visitor and she actually suggested weaning them!!!

I do believe that your baby tries to tell you when he she is ready, my 2 kept looking at my food, or reaching out for it...This is a dead give away, hope this helps!! xx

Melissa - posted on 02/03/2009

As you'll find, it's really up to you, your son and your pedi. Babies with colic start cereal as soon as 1-2 weeks old. As long as you wait a few days between new foods to make sure there's no allergic reaction, he should be fine. (which I was a bad mom and didn't wait at all). He tolerates the food and is happy with solids then I say go for it. Especially with a pedi recomendation. I breastfed my daughter for 1 year, I started cereal around 3 months and I made a lot of baby food with a mini food processor so she had a great taste for table food when the time came. She eats everything now and has never been a picky eater and she's 9.

Good Luck

Melissa

Ashley - posted on 02/03/2009

i started my son at 3 months on rice cereal but he didnt like it...he wouldnt really start taking it until he was on his fruits and veggies and i started him at 5 months on his veggies...then once his main veggies were done (carrots, green beans, wax beans, peas, peas and carrots mixed, sweet potato's) theni started him on his fruits....once i was able tomix his fruits with ihs cereal is when he ate it.....so i would say more so 5 months......

Nicole - posted on 02/03/2009

I think it varys from kid to kid. I heard the start at 6 mo but both my daughters were strong from the get go (held neck up and sits on their own at 4 - 5 mo). As well due to them wanting more than the breast milk I could give them we started with the Nurtilite Rice cereal and added banana, squash, apple sauce, carrots, then Oat cereal etc...

My second daughter is 5 months old now and started eatting the cereal last month and is already on to 2 veggies and 2 fruits.

I was told though to only give fruits and veggies till about 6 months, since the dr and I felt that she need food now.



Good Luck!

Armita - posted on 02/03/2009

My baby is 4 mons old.  I've been told to hold back feeding solids until her neck is strong when in a sitting position.  before then, it's not safe

Azra - posted on 02/03/2009

Hello Nikki,

 watever  information u have its true, my  pedaec recommended to breast  milk my son till 6 months   after which he told me to start with cerelac/ farex of rice flavour as they are mild n easily digestible for babies stomach . he told me to  give small amt  for first week n later on gradually increase the amt.

 He also recommended me to introduce one food at a time coz that will help us understand thatw hether  our baby likes it or not..

 the solids are not recommended  during early stages of growth( ie before 6 months) coz they have very weak stomach n takes time to develop it..

   later u can start with fruits, vegetable soup

 hope this helps u out

tc

bye

keep posting

Leia - posted on 02/03/2009

I started my son on rice cereal at 6 months, and then started introducing different fruits and veggies every week after that.

Nikki - posted on 02/03/2009

I spoke with the doc and she recommended i start him earlier on solids as he was always so hungry and i was producing as much milk as i could. She wanted me to start solids instead of using formula. His extreemly happy trying new foods so im pretty happy with it too. I was just asking as i have read to start at 4 months but still breast feed to six months (thats the current reccommendation in Australia) and have also read not at all until 6 months and have also seen six weeks!

Jennifer - posted on 02/03/2009

Our Pediatrician suggested holding off on solids until 5 1/2 months. We started with strictly rice cereal for the first two weeks, then introduced the first vegetable at 6 months. Talk to your Ped and good luck!