suggestion for start solid

[clare chan]

plan to start solid for my close to 6 month old baby, i plan to buy cereal for her, hw much should i feed her and hw many times a day? thx for sharing

[adoreachild]

People are starting for solid food from the 5month but yours child is of 6 months. This means you are late. So, you can start it from now and as you are initiating so, start with once per day. After that you can increase it to twice after one or two week. Baby Toys

[lyra]

6 months is recommended by WHO to begin feeing baby. It isn't too late to start, no worries! Now, I realised, many baby food package r starting to list 6 month instead of 4 month to be in line with the new recommendations. I started my baby on solid at this age too. Gave him apple/ pear/ sweet potato/ potato/ spinach/ broccoli/ sweet corn/ prunes/ nectarine/ carrot/ papaya/ banana purée. For fruits, you can just blend n take out the big pieces n feed. for vege, you need to steam, blend, then feed. I also give baby oats n brown rice. Banana is easy, just scrap with spoon n feed. Pumpkin no need to blend, just steam to soft n then mash n feed.

Start with small amount. Once a day, anytime is ok. If you want to wean her off milk early, feed her before milk feed so she eat more ( n thus drink less milk). If you dont want to, feed her after milk feed. I feed my baby after milk feed as I'm breastfeeding n I want to let him have more of the precious mummy's milk. When she first eat, she won't eat a lot. You'll be happy if she take a few spoonfuls. Slowly increase the spoonfuls when baby's ready for more solids. I only begin to give 2 meals when he's 7 month n 3 meals when he's 8 months but not big meals, small amounts.

[Natashasingh]

you can start with Nestlé cerlac some are for 1stage...or can start with banana purée,apple purée as these are very easy to start with..try to give 1-2spoon in starting..after that you can increase it...

[clare chan]

thx all mummies for all e precious advice

[clare chan]

6 months is recommended by WHO to begin feeing baby. It isn't too late to start, no worries! Now, I realised, many baby food package r starting to list 6 month instead of 4 month to be in line with the new recommendations. I started my baby on solid at this age too. Gave him apple/ pear/ sweet potato/ potato/ spinach/ broccoli/ sweet corn/ prunes/ nectarine/ carrot/ papaya/ banana purée. For fruits, you can just blend n take out the big pieces n feed. for vege, you need to steam, blend, then feed. I also give baby oats n brown rice. Banana is easy, just scrap with spoon n feed. Pumpkin no need to blend, just steam to soft n then mash n feed.

Start with small amount. Once a day, anytime is ok. If you want to wean her off milk early, feed her before milk feed so she eat more ( n thus drink less milk). If you dont want to, feed her after milk feed. I feed my baby after milk feed as I'm breastfeeding n I want to let him have more of the precious mummy's milk. When she first eat, she won't eat a lot. You'll be happy if she take a few spoonfuls. Slowly increase the spoonfuls when baby's ready for more solids. I only begin to give 2 meals when he's 7 month n 3 meals when he's 8 months but not big meals, small amounts.

hi lyra,

Family doctor advice to start solid when she is close to 6 mths old, thats y im starting late, bsides im breastfeeding too, wants her to get as much breast milk as possible. that's some questions to ask, if i intent to make pumpkin puree, i sure buy e whole small pumpkin right, i cant be steaming the whole pumpkin as she cant finish them, so if i cut small portion and steam, then can i keep e rest in e fridge and for use other day?

then if i buy those ready made puree which comes in bottle, can i scoop some and e leftover keep for next feed? i have a 4 yrs old daughter, but i totally have no idea how i go through e starting solid process for her, sign, aging perhaps.thx for sharing!

[lyra]

Hi Clare chan, haha, not aging but perhaps you forgot since the last time you started baby on solids is 4 years ago!

For pumpkin, I bought a slice from supermarket, those which had plastic wrapped around it and weighted. Cut a slice and wrapped back the pumpkin and store in fridge. The pumpkin spoils very fast. I bought organic pumpkin and it cannot be left for more than 1 week. It will become soggy and colour will change. So I let baby eat pumpkin for 3 days and if there's leftover, I'll cook it for adults. dont't let baby eat too much of the red/orange colour food for too many days as baby will have too much carotene in his body and his skin will appear yellowish. That happened to my baby so I dont't buy pumpkin and carrot all the time. After the pumpkin is eaten, I switch to non reddish food like broccoli and asparagus and potato for the rest of the week.

For puree, the instruction on the bottle is that once opened, it must be consumed within 48 hours and leftover must be stored in fridge, so if you are starting baby on solids, its quite a waste to buy a big bottle of the puree. Buy small bottle. I kept the bottle of left over for 3 days max and try to let baby finish asap. It is convenient if you are bringing baby out. I keep the puree in cooler bag with ice pack and bring it out with me the whole day. Scoop up some to warm in a baby feeding bowl. You can bring your own hot water or get from cafe or restaurant if you are dining there. The rest can be stored in the cooler bag until you reach home.

At first, I put in a bit of my milk so that baby can taste the familiar taste and is more willing to eat. Now I dont add my milk anymore. Hope this helps

hi lyra,

Family doctor advice to start solid when she is close to 6 mths old, thats y im starting late, bsides im breastfeeding too, wants her to get as much breast milk as possible. that's some questions to ask, if i intent to make pumpkin puree, i sure buy e whole small pumpkin right, i cant be steaming the whole pumpkin as she cant finish them, so if i cut small portion and steam, then can i keep e rest in e fridge and for use other day?

then if i buy those ready made puree which comes in bottle, can i scoop some and e leftover keep for next feed? i have a 4 yrs old daughter, but i totally have no idea how i go through e starting solid process for her, sign, aging perhaps.thx for sharing!

[clare chan]

Hi Clare chan, haha, not aging but perhaps you forgot since the last time you started baby on solids is 4 years ago!

For pumpkin, I bought a slice from supermarket, those which had plastic wrapped around it and weighted. Cut a slice and wrapped back the pumpkin and store in fridge. The pumpkin spoils very fast. I bought organic pumpkin and it cannot be left for more than 1 week. It will become soggy and colour will change. So I let baby eat pumpkin for 3 days and if there's leftover, I'll cook it for adults. dont't let baby eat too much of the red/orange colour food for too many days as baby will have too much carotene in his body and his skin will appear yellowish. That happened to my baby so I dont't buy pumpkin and carrot all the time. After the pumpkin is eaten, I switch to non reddish food like broccoli and asparagus and potato for the rest of the week.

For puree, the instruction on the bottle is that once opened, it must be consumed within 48 hours and leftover must be stored in fridge, so if you are starting baby on solids, its quite a waste to buy a big bottle of the puree. Buy small bottle. I kept the bottle of left over for 3 days max and try to let baby finish asap. It is convenient if you are bringing baby out. I keep the puree in cooler bag with ice pack and bring it out with me the whole day. Scoop up some to warm in a baby feeding bowl. You can bring your own hot water or get from cafe or restaurant if you are dining there. The rest can be stored in the cooler bag until you reach home.

At first, I put in a bit of my milk so that baby can taste the familiar taste and is more willing to eat. Now I dont add my milk anymore. Hope this helps

hi lyra,

The info really helps much, thx for sharing. 1 last question, you meantion about broccoli and asparagus, you steam e veggie first then you blend it? then just feed baby like that? no need to add milk or anythg else?

[lyra]

Yup, and whether you want to add milk or not is up to you. Remember to remove large chucks before feeding. Pea size chucks can choke baby. you can mix diff food together too n feed baby.

hi lyra,

The info really helps much, thx for sharing. 1 last question, you meantion about broccoli and asparagus, you steam e veggie first then you blend it? then just feed baby like that? no need to add milk or anythg else?

[ladyluck1801]

Hi....I started introducing semi solid to my boy when he was 4.5 mths....started him on cerelac n was brought to my attention that it contains sugar....I changed my cereal to Healthy Times organic cereals after that. I started him on porridge when he turns 6 mths.

My boy is now 8 mths + n so far I've only given him pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots, peas, spinach n fish that I add into his brown rice porridge.

For fruits, I fed him apple, pear, prunes, apricot n papaya.

Apart fm fish, I have not tried pork or chicken yet. Wanna try minced pork next wk

[barberwyatt]

I suggest you to start with little solid food of three spoonful with breastfeeding. Even you can use your finger to give food to your baby, if your baby is not eating food with the spoon.

[leesc]

Hi....I started introducing semi solid to my boy when he was 4.5 mths....started him on cerelac n was brought to my attention that it contains sugar....I changed my cereal to Healthy Times organic cereals after that. I started him on porridge when he turns 6 mths.

My boy is now 8 mths + n so far I've only given him pumpkin, sweet potato, carrots, peas, spinach n fish that I add into his brown rice porridge.

For fruits, I fed him apple, pear, prunes, apricot n papaya.

Apart fm fish, I have not tried pork or chicken yet. Wanna try minced pork next wk

Hi there, when you first started introduce baby rice cereal, how often did you fed him? I started introduce my girl when she is 5mths but I'm not feeding her everyday. just only twice a week in the morning.

I heard fm dr sears that avocado is the best first fruit to intro to baby. Can I give her now?