Hi everyone!
I haven't seen anything about this anywhere else (which may mean I'm way off base
) but I was wondering if anyone had given their LO a "baby smoothie" made with breast milk or formula?
I was talking with one of the preschool teachers who said that most of the babies in her family started on a little stage 1 baby food (the pureed fruits/veggies) between 3 and 4 months old. I want to make sure that Colin is given a wide range of foods from a young age before he gets those preconceived notions that vegetables are icky or anything like that; however 3-4 months seems sort of early.
At the same time, he has been awfully hungry lately (he just went through a growth spurt), but since I'm at work I have a hard time keeping up with him. He can always get more formula but I have kind of a
feeling about that. I'm wondering if it wouldn't be more beneficial for him to get some of those extra calories from fruits/veggies.
I'm wondering if it would be OK to blend a little bit of fruits or veggies with the occasional bottle? I'm talking like one strawberry or a few banana slices per 5-oz bottle. Just enough to thicken it a bit and help fill him up without making it really thick, if that makes sense. He's also been sick quite a bit lately as he's started preschool, and I'm wondering if a little extra vitamin C wouldn't help.
I'm just speculating here, I won't do anything until the ped gives it the OK. But has anyone heard of anything like that?
