
Tiffany - posted on 07/12/2011 ( 19 moms have responded )
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Brayden is 4 months old. We started him on solids and we noticed it doesn't make him any more fuller than what formula does.
He still eats every 4 hours. He will eat an entire jar of Step 1 baby food with rice and still eat every 4 hours.
Now I might be wrong on this but isn't solids suppose to fill them up more? That's what my mom told me with my daughter, but some things my mom has told me is a myth (like cereal makes babies fuller, pfffft)
Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks!
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Kate CP - posted on 07/12/2011
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Before one, solids are just for fun! Babies should be getting most of their nutrition and calories from breast milk and/or formula until 12 months.
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No solids don't make babies fuller. The formula should be main source of nutrition until he's a year old, anyway.
Maria - posted on 07/13/2011
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Think about how tiny their tummies are at this age. It is normal and healthy for them to want a bottle every 4 hours. eating solids at 4 months old should not be with the goal of filling them up, the formula should do that, rather it's to get them practice with different textures in their mouths so that when they are closer to one they (hopefully) don't reject solids. And like someone else said, even though some pediatricians and gerber suggest you have to start solids at 4 months a lot of other sources say 6 months. Unless he is loosing weight, don't worry about trying to "fill him up" on solids. And a side note...don't set him up for future wieght problems by teaching him to over eat now.
Elizabeth - posted on 07/12/2011
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There's a lot of water in the Step 1 jars, we stuck with formula for the most part until 6 months to make sure he got the proper nutrients.
Tania - posted on 07/12/2011
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A four month old should not be getting solids. Both the AAP and WHO recommend breastfeeding (or formula) for at least 6 months before introducing other complementary foods. And then foods to complement milk until a year of age. So, no, foods should not be "filling" a baby up until they are over a year old.