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Dani R
19 yrs ago
My boy is now 7.5 months and has been on purees and cereals for the past month. Luckily, he's a great eater and has had quite a variety of veggies and fruit already. We've used loads of recipes from Annabel Karmel's book.
My question is, when did you start giving your babies bigger pieces of food - i.e. pieces of carrot, apple, etc? He's only had the pureed versions and has tried teething biccies so far. As a FTM, I'm SO afraid of him choking, am I being paranoid??
I've read posts of mums giving their LO's cheerios and such, but I'm afraid he'll just inhale it. He only has 2 little teeth in the front right now.
What did you give your babies? Also, when did you introduce yogurt and meats?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I totally did baby led weaning with my LO which is a method of introducing solid solids to them (even though she had no teeth for the first 6 weeks or so of solids). It's not a method which suits everyone (I think it suited me cos I didn't have to make too much seperate stuff for her!! Lazy Mummy!) anyway, can't help on when to introduce lumpier foods but here's a couple of links which explain why babies shouldn't choke on solids at the age your LO is now. HTH's to put your mind at rest a bit - the first link is the most comprehensive.
http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/baby/startingsolids/babyledweaning/
Oh, and yoghurts and meats, I think about 7-8 months.
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Hi Dani, the baby can gum almost anything! Cheerios are great because baby will be very proud that he can practice and pick it up by himself, too! I used to give tiny bits of diced fruit too. And he's old enough to practice holding his own baby spoon and a plastic bowl of baby cereal -- just put bowl and spoon in front of baby with lots of newspaper all around on the floor, let him have at it, and then give him his daily bath right afterwards to clean the food out of his hair! He'll have a blast! It's all about experimentation and having fun, not really about nutrition at this point! (Just be sure to introduce foods one at a time following food allergy / pediatrician recommendations.) I personally would recommend slices of banana, then peeled and diced apple only after you feel comfortable. I'd not give carrot simply because it's so hard. A cheerio is going to dissolve eventually, whereas a carrot isn't. Don't ever give whole grapes or chunks of hot dog (like what you find in beanie weenies)! That is the prime size to choke a baby; I had a friend who almost lost a child to choking after a grandparent insisted it was fine to give the baby hot dogs. You can solve the grape problem by cutting them in half (or smaller).
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Babies should always be observed and attended while eating.
Complementary foods should be protein and iron rich, therefore meats should be added soon after a child commences solids at 6 months of age. From 6 to 9 months foods should be soft fork mashed and have a few lumps. Plain yogurts can be introduced between 7 and 9 months.
At age 9 to 12 months food should be minced or finely chopped. You can serve meat with gravy, as savory minces or casseroles. By 12 months of age the baby should be eating family foods.
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suem
19 yrs ago
What about for babies from 4 to 6months? I've been told that we need to keep giving them just milk...shouldn't we start giving them some cereals?
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AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommends breastmilk or formula exclusively for 6 months. After six months you should introduce the cereals. However, each baby is different (some are very underweight and may need to start solids earlier) so you should ask your pediatrician.
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suem, another sign that your baby is ready for solids if heor she is hungry - i.e. waking up at night earlier than before, seems to drink more milk, etc. Baby rice is very easy to digest for babies tummies (just a step up from milk really!) - I started mine at 4 months and they loved it!
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