Here're a few signs that your baby may be ready for solid foods (obtained from Is Baby Ready for Solid Food? Signs of being ready for solid foods at wholesomebabyfood.com):
Hi Snowbear, i understand u told us to hv 4 day wait rule, same as I read the super baby book. Meaning let say I feed my ds today, hv to see any allegic reaction for 4 days wait rule, so in this 4 days I continue to feed him the same puree? hehe I m still new. pls adviseHere're a few signs that your baby may be ready for solid foods (obtained from Is Baby Ready for Solid Food? Signs of being ready for solid foods at wholesomebabyfood.com):
Loss of tongue-thrust reflex - This allows baby to drink and swallow liquids with ease; with the tongue-thrust reflex still present, baby may simply drink in liquid purees or push the food back out. According to Dr. Jim Sears, in the first four months the tongue thrust reflex protects the infant against choking. When any unusual substance is placed on the tongue, it automatically protrudes outward rather than back. Between four and six months this reflex gradually diminishes, giving the glob of cereal a fighting chance of making it from the tongue to the tummy
Ability to let you know she is full from a "meal" with signs such as turning away from the bottle or breast. This is important so that baby is able to self-regulate the amount of food being eaten. This helps stop baby from accidentally overeating as parents may continue to feed baby thinking that she is still hungry.
Ability to sit up and hold head up unassisted
Interest in your food (we tend to disagree with this one as when a baby reaches the age of 4-6 months, he is interested in putting everything in his mouth.)
Doubling of birth weight
Frequently waking in the middle of the night when a solid sleeping pattern had been established. This may not be the best indicator that your baby is ready for solids. Please keep in mind that a growth spurt will occur between 3-4 months of age, 6-7 months of age and also 9-10 months of age. Baby may also be waking due to an illness or teething.
You can refer to www.wholesomebabyfood.com for more information about feeding baby. It's a very informative website.
For my dear daughter, i started her on a bit of Heinz rice cereal at about 51/2mths. From 6mths onwards, i started her on barley, oatmeal and brown rice cereal from Healthy Times. She also had some Moon Rabbit Si Sen brown rice gruel for awhile. After making sure that baby's not allergic to the cereal, you can start introducing vegetable and fruit purees. Make sure you follow the 4-day wait rule (dont't intro more than 1 new food at a time, wait for 3-4days to see if baby has an allergic reaction to the new food). When you've established that your baby's not allergic to the veg/fruit puree, you can add the puree to the cereal or you may wish to continue to feed them separately.
The url i gave you has a comprehensive guide to what to feed baby and when. :001_302:
Yup, continue feeding the same food for these 4 days.. If no allergies, u can start on the next food.. :001_302:
I bought the Braun handheld Blender ($45) from courts. Pretty good. Still using it for Iggy now.. :tlaugh:im reading super baby food. it seemed that homemade is good!
but what kind of kitchen machines I need? what kind of blender?
for those who feed their baby homemade, can you share with me? Thanks
You feed the new food in a small amt for the four days to see if there's allergic reaction. Last time my dd ate tofu and she developed rashes the next day so we knew immediately that she had a soy allergy. But some allergies may take a longer time to surface so it's better to wait for the 4 days to pass.
You dun really need that many appliances to make your own homemade food. You can read about what's needed in chapter 2 of super baby food (The feeding area and equipment).im reading super baby food. it seemed that homemade is good!
but what kind of kitchen machines I need? what kind of blender?
for those who feed their baby homemade, can you share with me? Thanks
You can start with commercial rice cereal.
u guys got a photo? so i can also buy one , heeeee
The one I bought is this. The model is Braun MR4000 MultiQuick.
Thks snow bear
r u SAHM? Ist time mummy, hope I can cook for my dear son. Can I ask? as my ds coming 6mths, when JUST starts having his puree, issit alot to hv single puree ard late morning and porridge in the aftern? thks 4 advise
Yes, i'm a stay at home mum.Thks snow bear
