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EAT => Feeding Solid Food => Topic started by: epmoreno on August 22, 2011, 10:23:15 am

Title: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: epmoreno on August 22, 2011, 10:23:15 am

Hi !

Our DS is now a bit more than 5 months old. He is close to 8 kg weight and drinks 6 bottles a day of 180-200 ml. He can hold his heads and loves to seat. He is also waking up in the middle of the night (but I think this may be due to the fact that we were feeding him till a couple of weeks ago).

I think he would be ready to start with some fruit (he has some constipation issues so may be better to rule out cereals for the time being?) but I have a lot of questions....

What fruits shall we start with?
When should we do it? before milk or after milk?
I guess we will just follow him but... How much should we aim for?

Thanks a lot !

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: jay2yay on August 22, 2011, 16:57:25 pm

Hi Epmoreno,

I can't post the links right now but I know all that info could be found under the FAQ section. I just started solids with DS and have been visiting there frequently! But...start with mild fruits/veges (apple, pear, avocado, sweet potato, etc.), do it after milk - about an hour after, and start with 1 or 2 tsp. :) HTH.

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: epmoreno on August 22, 2011, 20:12:00 pm

Hi

thanks for your post. I will follow your advice and will visit the FAQ section. I have read that many moms here do it after milk but also read in Tracy's book to start in the morning before milk?

I will keep browsing and start making a menu :-)

Thanks a lot for the help !

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: *Kara* on August 22, 2011, 22:59:30 pm

The info in Tracy's book re: feeding before milk is outdated.  If she were still with us, she would have changed it to the one hour after milk :)

Start with veggies... yams are a great one... gently and easy to digest. 

If baby has been constipated, peas are a great source of fibre - my DD loved them right off the start!  Avoid carrots and apples and bananas (unless very ripe).

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: epmoreno on August 23, 2011, 06:59:42 am

That's great.... thanks a lot !

should I start just once a day or 3 times per day? this morning he ate pears or the first time and ... he liked them ! he ate 3 spoons :-) fingers crossed that it stays this way...

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: jay2yay on August 23, 2011, 15:14:50 pm

I would do just once a day for a few days just to make sure everything goes well. Within the first week, I was doing breakfast and lunch with DS but that's up to you and up to how your DS takes to solids. I'm going to wait a couple more weeks before doing dinner so that solids aren't replacing any milk calories.

Title: Re: Ready to rock solid food but... how?
Post by: *Kara* on August 24, 2011, 04:40:21 am

Follow his lead!  Just watch that he doesn't drop his milk intake... if he does, cut back on solids :)

I started DD at just over 5 months with just a bit of cereal or fruit at breakfast only... then added in a bit of lunch after a month or so... then a bit of dinner another month later... she is 9 months now and still has days where she could take solids or leave them :)