At their appointment today the doctor suggested starting solids. My older two started at this age with cereals and then jar food, but I know newer recommendations say to hold off until 6 months and skip the cereals. I originally was going to do this but the past week or so the girls have completely lost interest in their bottles. It's a struggle to get them to even eat half. They are just so much more interested in playing and "talking". So I'm considering adding food. What are you all doing?
I don't know if this will help, but with DD1, starting around 4 months, she became a horribly distracted nurser because everything else was so interesting. The advice given to me was to try white noise while nursing and make it as boring and routine as possible. She would only nurse well in the rocker in her room with white noise or in the car if we were out. Nursing before naps when she was sleepy and calm helped too,
It is probably really hard to make a solid routine and completely eliminate distractions with twins + older kids but maybe you can figure out something that will work.
At their appointment today the doctor suggested starting solids. My older two started at this age with cereals and then jar food, but I know newer recommendations say to hold off until 6 months and skip the cereals. I originally was going to do this but the past week or so the girls have completely lost interest in their bottles. It's a struggle to get them to even eat half. They are just so much more interested in playing and "talking". So I'm considering adding food. What are you all doing?
I don't know if this will help, but with DD1, starting around 4 months, she became a horribly distracted nurser because everything else was so interesting. The advice given to me was to try white noise while nursing and make it as boring and routine as possible. She would only nurse well in the rocker in her room with white noise or in the car if we were out. Nursing before naps when she was sleepy and calm helped too,
It is probably really hard to make a solid routine and completely eliminate distractions with twins + older kids but maybe you can figure out something that will work.
Yeah I don't think there is anywhere in the house with no distractions. Even if they have a MOTN feed in the pitch black they start playing with their bottles or bibs or feet. Just the age I guess.
housecarder the tongue thrust thing..it's like when they stick their tongues out when they spit their pacifiers out. It makes offering solids nearly impossible!
Maybe not every baby does this? I remember DS1 did it often and B does it now too.
Well in that case Finn still has hers but I don't notice it with Evie anymore.
Post by littlesthobo on Oct 27, 2016 22:40:25 GMT -5
With DS1 we started cereal mixed with formula once per day at 5 months (our doctor said at our 4 month appt if he seemed ready, go ahead). I added in purées at 6 months and started doing breakfast/dinner. Store-bought because I wasted time and money making baby food that he rejected! I'm not too concerned about the "nutritional value" of rice cereal because I just wanted him to get used to eating.
With L I feel like I'm going to be on team #lazy. Plus, I hated DS1's high chair with a passion and haven't bought anything yet for L.
Every baby is different, every home is different. My advice to everyone is do what you are comfortable with/what is best for your baby.
Post by housecarder on Oct 28, 2016 5:51:15 GMT -5
So I have a question about those who have done BLW before. Do you still start with one food at a time? I've read a lot that just says give them what you are eating.
So I have a question about those who have done BLW before. Do you still start with one food at a time? I've read a lot that just says give them what you are eating.
No, it's a free for all 😜. In a sense you give what you're eating, but at first everything needs to be fry shaped so they can pick it up with a fist and get some into their mouth. You avoid choking hazards, really hard food, processed foods, salt and sugar. Runny foods like yogurt or applesauce, you can load the spoon and hand it to them to put into their own mouth. I think you reach a place a lot sooner of being able to just serve what you're eating, but at first it's modified versions. You can offer multiple flavors at one "meal" and there's no waiting days between introducing new foods.
So I have a question about those who have done BLW before. Do you still start with one food at a time? I've read a lot that just says give them what you are eating.
No, it's a free for all 😜. In a sense you give what you're eating, but at first everything needs to be fry shaped so they can pick it up with a fist and get some into their mouth. You avoid choking hazards, really hard food, processed foods, salt and sugar. Runny foods like yogurt or applesauce, you can load the spoon and hand it to them to put into their own mouth. I think you reach a place a lot sooner of being able to just serve what you're eating, but at first it's modified versions. You can offer multiple flavors at one "meal" and there's no waiting days between introducing new foods.
This make me so nervous since DD had so many allergies and H has celiacs. I guess I could always do simple first with the same concepts as BLW.
No, it's a free for all 😜. In a sense you give what you're eating, but at first everything needs to be fry shaped so they can pick it up with a fist and get some into their mouth. You avoid choking hazards, really hard food, processed foods, salt and sugar. Runny foods like yogurt or applesauce, you can load the spoon and hand it to them to put into their own mouth. I think you reach a place a lot sooner of being able to just serve what you're eating, but at first it's modified versions. You can offer multiple flavors at one "meal" and there's no waiting days between introducing new foods.
This make me so nervous since DD had so many allergies and H has celiacs. I guess I could always do simple first with the same concepts as BLW.
H has some severe food allergies too. My pedi wasn't concerned at all but it made me super nervous. We did a sort of BLW thing. I never gave him purées,instead I steamed veggies and made his food into the French fry shapes so he could pick them up and basically mash them into his forehead. Around 8-9 months I started offering whatever was on our plates. He was a great Eater. Now he's two and basically laughs at us when presented with food. His phrase is "no thank you I DONT WANT THAT!". At least he's polite?
No, it's a free for all 😜. In a sense you give what you're eating, but at first everything needs to be fry shaped so they can pick it up with a fist and get some into their mouth. You avoid choking hazards, really hard food, processed foods, salt and sugar. Runny foods like yogurt or applesauce, you can load the spoon and hand it to them to put into their own mouth. I think you reach a place a lot sooner of being able to just serve what you're eating, but at first it's modified versions. You can offer multiple flavors at one "meal" and there's no waiting days between introducing new foods.
This make me so nervous since DD had so many allergies and H has celiacs. I guess I could always do simple first with the same concepts as BLW.
If it sounds right for you otherwise, you can modify it to suit you. It's not that you have to give all the things all at once, just that it's not as strict as some traditional guidelines with waiting days between because that's not typically necessary. I'd have to get the book out, but I think it says that most food reactions occur pretty quickly, so you'd know and be able to pinpoint it without only giving the same food for 3 days. The basic premise of blw is that you're giving baby real food and allowing them to control what they eat and how much - what you offer and when is entirely up to you.
This make me so nervous since DD had so many allergies and H has celiacs. I guess I could always do simple first with the same concepts as BLW.
H has some severe food allergies too. My pedi wasn't concerned at all but it made me super nervous. We did a sort of BLW thing. I never gave him purées,instead I steamed veggies and made his food into the French fry shapes so he could pick them up and basically mash them into his forehead. Around 8-9 months I started offering whatever was on our plates. He was a great Eater. Now he's two and basically laughs at us when presented with food. His phrase is "no thank you I DONT WANT THAT!". At least he's polite?
Such a toddler. I wouldn't consider dd a picky eater in that there's very little she'd never eat and she eats a good variety. However, she's still a 2 year old and is particular about things at any given time. There's plenty of times she'll say "I don't like it!" to food she's eaten a hundred times. Last night she ate maybe 8 grape tomatoes which was a complete surprise because she's rejected them many times. The last couple of times I've served broccoli she's had seconds and thirds. Toddlers are crazy.
So I have a question about those who have done BLW before. Do you still start with one food at a time? I've read a lot that just says give them what you are eating.
In the beginning I will introduce 1 food every couple days. With dd I tried purees, cereal, and pieces and she really responded to pieces of food so we went with that. For about two months I gave her plain things that were soft and stick shaped like over steamed veggies or avocado cut in wedges. Then I gave bits of our meals and by 9 or 10 months she was eating our meals. I never made baby food beyond a bit of steaming but I also never bought baby food. It was way easier.
So I have a question about those who have done BLW before. Do you still start with one food at a time? I've read a lot that just says give them what you are eating.
We did 1 food at a time and obviously avoided choking hazards. He didn't have steak st 6 months. Started w fruits and veggies. Then introduced other food as we felt comfortable. By 12 months, he was only nursing 2x/day so most of his food came from real food. I think around 9/10 months, we were offering him pretty much anything within reason. He used to be a great eater. Now he eats Mac n cheese. I kind of feel that no matter what you do, they'll still eat what they want at toddlerhood!
Post by Susan0utLoud on Oct 28, 2016 10:27:59 GMT -5
We'll start somewhere in the 5-6 months range I think with purees and a bit of cereal. With my older, we started BLW at 6 months and it really wasn't a good fit for him*. I asked my pedi about BLW a few weeks after we started and she was not on board with it at all. She suggested we stop and do purees and cereal which we did. Her feeling was that the choking risk was too great. We love our pedi and really respect her opinions and so we stopped BLW. It was our choice and the right one for us. I guess all of that to say, do what works for you and don't feel like you need to stick with something that you're not comfortable with or isn't working once you start.
*I know now that he has biting chewing and swallowing issues which we are in therapy for now. He is already much improved
When she was older they did shredded chicken, shredded cheese, prunes, grapes cut, cucumber sticks, and these lentil sweet potato tot things that looked gross but her baby loves them loo
I think we started around 5 months with T and will probably do the same with HK. He was a much bigger baby but I afraid that HK may be falling off her curve since she has slowed with weight gain and hasn't doubled her birth weight and she's almost 4 months. We will see at her appt
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Ray I look at the glow app for the actual curve but from what I have read they should double there birth weight by 4 months and she will be 2.5 lbs behind from my home scale.
Married my rock - 04/29/2011 BFP - 06/04/2011; Super T born @ 37 weeks - 01/13/2012 Super T earned his angel wings after losing his battle with Stage IV high risk Neuroblastoma - 01/03/2014
BFP # 2 - Chemical Pregnancy confirmed 05/29/15 Diagnosed with PCOS After 1 cycle of Clomid and 2 cycles of Femara - BFP #3 - 11/10/2015 Sweet Baby Girl born 07/08/16
Ray I look at the glow app for the actual curve but from what I have read they should double there birth weight by 4 months and she will be 2.5 lbs behind from my home scale.
Interesting, my nursing school student sister who just completed her peds clinical told me the double weight thing is by six months.
ETA: isn't it crazy how much information varies on pregnancy and babies?
Jeez L is like half a pound away from doubling his birth weigh at 3 months lol.
Yep, Sam has doubled his weight at 3 months haha. Boy loves to eat! Then again he's still nursing every 1-1.5 hours sooo... little piggy.
As for when we'll start giving him real foods, I plan on waiting until 6 months. Everything I've heard says it's best to wait until then and breastfeeding is going great so we're just going to keep doing that for awhile.
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