Solid Foods?

[mfsunshine]

We had a solid foods thread on the TB and I didn't see one on here...sorry if I am repeating!

[mfsunshine]

We started solid foods last weekend and have tried peas and apples so far. The apples seemed to have caused some constipation; we start a new food today and I was wondering did anyone have constipation issues with either squash or sweet potatoes? We have a jar of prunes but I would like to do another veggie in lieu of 2 fruits in a row.
Any other suggestions are appreciated!

[Deleted]

We have been doing food for a few weeks now. The only thing that I think has caused constipation is banana so I have backed off that. I am doing a fruit in the am and a veggie in the pm. Prunes worked a little too well..haha...so we have been doing pears this week!

[yourmomschesthair]

I'm so excited to start solids! DS grab a little bit of mashed potatoes off my plate a few nights ago and shoved it in his mouth! He started cooing and smiling haha he loved it(: I think we are going to introduce all the veggies first and then the fruits

[sjshark]

No problem with sweet potatoes and DD looooves them. She hates apples though we're going to move on to either carrots or avocado this weekend.

[theteno]

Avocado definitely backed up lo, so I haven't given it to him again yet. He seems much more interested and happy with sweet things like apples, pears, bananas, but I only give him all fruit at breakfast and some fruit to mix with chicken/veg at lunch and dinner (sometimes no fruit). If things are mixed with the oatmeal cereal he seems to do okay.

What do you guys do about breastmilk/sippy cups? I introduced a sippy cup and lo likes to grab it and try to drink. I have to lift it up for him. I usually give him about 2 oz bm and if he wants more from the cup I put some water in it and he usually only has a little water.

[cdseno]

I've never stuck to one food for 3 days to see what happens. Last night M had potatoes mashed up with chicken and gravy, and some pieces of watermelon and strawberry. He's also had applesauce most days. He hasn't been constipated from any of it. I think he was a little gassy last night though.
We do a version of BLW so he just eats what we are eating.

[jdub]

I have a question about solids......how often and how much (per day) do you give solids?

We introduced solids around 5 months which was earlier then I wanted (LO was ready, mommy was not). He loves them, we usually do cereal in the AM and a veggie or fruit in the afternoon/evening. I will nurse him and then feed him 2 TBSP of cereal or veggies or fruit but then sometimes he is hungry again an hour later! He does the same thing at DC which stresses me out because I can only pump and send so much milk (I usually send a crap ton of milk anyway just in case).

Ugh I just want to fill this kids tummy up and continue BFing.

[puffandstuff]

I haven't started solids with DD2 yet, but with DD1 pumpkin helped relieve her constipation. With DD1 we did BLW. I started with low allergic foods. I used this chart as a guideline.

wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/solidfood6to8montholdbaby.htm#.VMKWNjZ03cs

[haliebabe]

Jan 23, 2015 13:15:18 GMT -5 jdub said:

I have a question about solids......how often and how much (per day) do you give solids?

We give LO solids twice a day, well the day care does really and then we do on the weekends. He does a breakfast and a lunch. We don't give any near bed time, per pedi orders. We give about 2 tablespoons of solids. 

[haliebabe]

double post.

[peaece13]

We tried oatmeal the other night because he had been grabbing at my food and wanted to try to eat off my empty spoon. He loved it, but still had the push out tongue reflex so I haven't done it again. I may try again this weekend.

[theteno]

jdub I do 2 tbsp oatmeal for bfast, lunch, and dinner. Fot bfast he gets 2 food cubes of fruit, lunch a cube of chicken and sometimes one cube of fruit and veg each, sometimes just one- hes not always hungry enough for 3, dinner is similar to lunch, but usually 2 veg w chicken, sometimes he doesnt finish. I offer 2 oz bm each meal in a sippy cup. Sometimes he finishes and has water after, never over 1 oz.

BLW people, lo loves eating. He asks for it, gets excited while Im preparing meals. I have offered small bites of very mushy banana, carrot, and avocado and his chicken is not as mushy as other foods, but when mixed becomes soft. He doesnt seem to go for these bites, though, he does reach for his bowl, spoon, and sippy cup. Any thoughts? Just wait until he does?

[redhorizon343]

I have a question. How is baby poop supposed to change once you start eating solids? We've had chronic constipation issues over here since birth, so she's been on a steady diet of prune juice every few days to keep things moving. When she was newborn if her stool was hard, we knew she was constipated.

I was hoping food would help keep things moving. Sometimes we're getting some tears when it's time too poop. All we've tried so far is peas, cucumber, and broccoli.

[peaece13]

How many of you still noticed the tongue reflex when you started solids? He seemed really excited about trying it, but does this reflex mean he's not ready?

I'm not even a first time mom, but 7 years ago we were told to start cereal after his 3 month appointment so thighs are very different this time around.

[bekahblaze]

Yesterday LO turned 6 months. We're doing BLW and we tried avocado.

[annbuhdan]

Are any of you making your own food? I know to steam the veggies, but do you just bake the fruit and then purée? We're starting in about a week so I need to start thinking about it.

[FunniBunni]

We have been on solids for a month or so. We nom twice a day, about an hour or so after she nurses. Cereal in the morning, then fruit or a veggie during dinner. I just let her eat til she starts throwing all the food on her tray to the dogs, if she's feeding herself, or starts refusing the spoon.

No constipation issues... Yet.

Eta: we have water in a sippy cup, but she mostly chews on the bottom. We're working on it.

[sjshark]

So K has decided she wants nothing to do with solids all of the sudden. We even went back to her favorite, sweet potatoes and she couldn't have been less interested I'm going to try bananas tomorrow, hoping something new will get her interested again.

[mrsnorris]

This is probably a dumb question- when your LOs first started solids- cereal or whatever you first gave them-did it give them indigestion? As in, were they uncharacteristically fussy and gassy?

[peaece13]

Oatmeal success! He ate wig out spitting out and he lived it!

[islandlover]

Jan 24, 2015 11:40:30 GMT -5 peaece13 said:

How many of you still noticed the tongue reflex when you started solids? He seemed really excited about trying it, but does this reflex mean he's not ready?

I'm not even a first time mom, but 7 years ago we were told to start cereal after his 3 month appointment so thighs are very different this time around.

FTM here but we noticed it the first several times that we fed her. I think it just takes a little while for them to figure out what to do with the food.

[jdub]

FTM questions! so when you give BM/water during solids is it to help prevent constipation? To help them wash the food down? And the sippy cup is just for practice? What kinds of sippy cups do you guys use?

[gahorseygal]

BLW over here and we have tried banans, carrots, and sweet potatos. Going try avocado next. She wasn't a fan of the bananas, seems to dislike the texture.

[theteno]

Jan 24, 2015 11:25:15 GMT -5 redhorizon343 said:

I have a question. How is baby poop supposed to change once you start eating solids? We've had chronic constipation issues over here since birth, so she's been on a steady diet of prune juice every few days to keep things moving. When she was newborn if her stool was hard, we knew she was constipated.

I was hoping food would help keep things moving. Sometimes we're getting some tears when it's time too poop. All we've tried so far is peas, cucumber, and broccoli.

My guys poop went from very wet to pasty. It was solid once after avocado and he couldnt get it out. We did the thermometer trick. Other than that its pasty and varies in color depending on what he eats, orange or green.

[theteno]

As far as solids go, not purees, lo isnt too interested in feeding himself or the textures of mushy pieces of things. It makes me nervous he will choke at this point, so Ill continue giving him little bits to see what he is into and feeding with purees. He loves peaches, so I may steam some then give little bites instead of mashing them all. We will see. Thats what I tried with carrots, but the taste of that and avocado seemed to be too stong on their own.