Give me some ideas for fish if you have them. I've tried him with Basa & salmon in a tomato-based sauce so far and he's not a fan...how would you make it?
Initially I'd try it on its own, or with flavours he already likes. Tomato is quite a strong flavour and might have been too much. You could cook the fish on its own and then flake it for him.
Does he like cheese and potatoes? I make a very simple fish pie: layer of fish, layer of cheese sauce, layer of mashed potato. Since L has been eating I make the sauce and potato without any salt. It's probably her second favourite food, after sausages. H and I add salt to our portions at the table. We're doing BLW, but it's so soft that it would probably be fine for a conventionally weaned baby.
carolyngrace- our pedi has always said no citrus for a year. Not sure why- the acid upsetting their stomach? We've been pretty conservative with our food choices so far- he's only had fruits and veggies- but you guys are inspiring me to be more adventurous. I was actually going to ask if it was OK to do scrambled eggs, but it seems like a lot of you have already. Maybe we'll try that next! Right now, we're on beets!
This thread is fabulous. I'm so glad to see everyone trying foods. I have serious anxiety about food allergies and choking so we've only done single ingredient purees. And I HATE that days we introduce new foods. I swear I stared at the kid for half an hour after he tried sweet potatoes for the first time. I really need to get over it before I make LO anxious. I think it's from teaching kids with life threatening allergies and I'm not sure how to turn the hypervigillance off.
My question may seem slightly odd, but how on earth do any of you get your babies to let you feed them? We always intended to do a combination of BLW and some purées but she has never allowed either of us to put a spoon in her mouth. She puts a spoon or a fork in her own mouth but acts as though she's under extreme torture if we try.
I let V control the spoon if we're doing purées. I preload it and position it in front of his mouth and then he grabs it and shoves it in.
That's too much interference for L. We load the spoon and either pass it to her, or put it on the table for her to pick up. Oh well, she eats plenty and still has lots of milk, so I think I'm just going to have to let this go. Thanks for the suggestion :-)
Post by prettymama36 on Jan 26, 2016 15:34:54 GMT -5
This is a great thread! Stealing some ideas from @hazeldublin. Thanks! Owen has just started liking a chunkier texture especially with veggies. I have a ton of frozen purées left over so I started combing them in scrambled eggs with cheese to use them up. I make a lot of combo foods like chicken and peaches, pork and apples and beef and veggies. Just a side note in regards to allergies. The first time you give an allergic food you're unlikely to see a reaction. It occurs the second time you are exposed to the offending food. DD2 had a peanut allergy and DD1 dairy. mbjune13 wild meat should be fine as long as it is cooked properly. I'd stick to elk, moose and deer. I love all these independent babies wanting to feed themselves! I used to give them their own spoon and continue to feed them, taking turns.
prettymama36, can I go all special snowflake for a minute and ask two questions: 1. What did the reaction look like? Was it hives, etc. or more gastro?
2. This is REALLY special snowflake but...about how long after the second exposure did the reaction occur. Was it minutes, hours...days?
Ok, I'm just now entering this thread because I totally thought it was discussing the TV show. Oy.
carolyngrace the only other thing I believe you're still supposed to refrain from is unpasteurized juices (like cider from a mill). Otherwise, you're good. And I saw peanut butter being mentioned: There is this organic powdered peanut butter you can get, I think it's called PB2? You can mix it in with yogurt or oatmeal, etc for an easy and safer way to expose them to peanuts early.
I was wondering about dairy and lactose issues. Lo's poop has been...rust colored?...after yogurt, which worries me and makes me afraid she's got my lactose intolerance issues.
I gave LO plain quinoa tonight and he seemed to like it! I spoon fed a little of it but also put some on his tray for him to explore. I know more of it got on his clothes and the floor than in his mouth, but he was into it. Just another suggestion for those looking for new ideas!
prettymama36, can I go all special snowflake for a minute and ask two questions: 1. What did the reaction look like? Was it hives, etc. or more gastro?
2. This is REALLY special snowflake but...about how long after the second exposure did the reaction occur. Was it minutes, hours...days?
Thanks in advance!
So sorry I didn't respond sooner! I'm not getting any notifications...wtf tapatalk? When DD2 reacted to peanut butter, she immediately burst out into hives all over her mouth and cheeks. She had some wheezing with her breathing as well. It was the second time she had the tiniest smear of peanut butter and she was two years old. (That used to be the recommendation, to wait until they were two) Thank god she outgrew it by the time she turned 5, we are very lucky. Life threatening allergies are the worst. DD1 had the kind of reactions that are difficult to find the cause...rashes, hives, gastro, crankiness and small amounts of blood in her poop. Poor kid. It was more of a "let's figure out what this may be caused from" and took at least four months to pinpoint dairy. She also outgrew it by around 4. The ped has said not to wait at all in introducing these foods to Owen. I'm nervous about peanut butter myself, mostly because it seems so weird from what I did with the girls. I will do it soon though.
I was wondering about dairy and lactose issues. Lo's poop has been...rust colored?...after yogurt, which worries me and makes me afraid she's got my lactose intolerance issues.
Does she have any other symptoms like fussiness, gas or excessive spitting up? I wouldn't worry too much about the rust colored poop. I find yoghurt is still hard on their tummies at this point. I'd mention it to your ped if she had more symptoms though.
Thanks prettymama36,! He so far has shown no signs of reacting to anything. It's just a personal anxiety but having more information definitely helps that.
Post by baytosa2013 on Jan 27, 2016 15:44:21 GMT -5
I feel so...behind in the food game reading this thread. We started out with purees that I made and they were slightly chunky and she kept gagging and pushing away so I quit doing it. maybe it was too early. We have been giving her just smooth purees from the pouches and she likes those but she's been starting to get real grabby when she sees us eating. I want to try new things but after she kind of gagged on a mum I'm petrified of the choking thing. Maybe I'll start with banana tonight and see how that goes.
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