My LO is turning 6mo
tomorrow and I plan on beginning her on purees. Her dad is insisting on
black eyed peas as her first food since that's what he gave his 11yr
old. From what I've read this can cause a good bit of gas and isn't
recommended as a first food. What do you guys think? Should I let it
go in the name of (his) family tradition and just have Mylicon ready to
go or put my foot down?
(We're not on the best of terms at all, but we're trying to co-parent productively.)
If there's something strange underneath the hood. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. If there's something weird and it don't look good. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. Immediately. If it's new, painful, and possibly pregnancy related get your ass off the internet and call your doctor. It's for your health and your child's.
Personally, I'd go for the peas. So many things are gonna make her gassy, doesn't seem like a day or 2 of it will matter long term. I'd just get them out of the way, plus then he's happy and you move on to the next food and feed her what you want from that point. Just my 2 cents, but I always pick the path of least resistance.
I'd give the peas. Your baby is likely going to get gas/slight constipation from any solid she tries since it'll be a surprise to her system so you'll want the drops (or prune juice) on hand anyway
Yeah, I'm with pp, might as well avoid the argument if you guys are trying to coparent. I gave my daughter banana for her first food and more of it ended up on her shirt than in her mouth!
Thanks guys! I appreciate the feedback a lot and that was the conclusion I had come to as well. When I got home last night we talked and because I had mentioned the gas factor earlier in the day he did some research on his own and decided carrots would be better.
If there's something strange underneath the hood. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. If there's something weird and it don't look good. Who you gonna call? Your Doctor. Immediately. If it's new, painful, and possibly pregnancy related get your ass off the internet and call your doctor. It's for your health and your child's.
Re: First Food Dillema - Black Eyed Peas
Eta: words are hard!