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Solids perplex me.

Soon2BMrsNSoon2BMrsN member
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I consider myself a relatively intelligent person.  Why then does this whole solids thing make me feel so inept?  What to introduce?  When?  Is he eating too many solids and not BFing enough?  Should he be eating more solids and BFing less?  I feel like I've read so much on the topic and I still feel confused or that I'm going to screw it up somehow.  It's so dumb but I definitely consider this the hardest parenting thing to figure out yet.

I'd like to go back to the "easy" days where BFing was LO's only form of sustenance. 

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  • BitterOldHagBitterOldHag
    I love that you use the term 'perplex' in your post title.
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  • jk817jk817 member

    I am right there with you.  I am so concerned with doing it right.  I feel like there are so many different perspectives and ways of doing it....

     

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  • njkittynjkitty
    relax!  i felt like this too, but only 2 months later and we're all good!  wholesomebabyfood.com is a great resource.  rice cereal is a good place to start, thinned with bmilk.  i'd start with one meal a day until LO is eating happily then add other stuff.  i think 24+ oz of milk/formula and you're good.
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  • catrinawavescatrinawaves member

    Oh, I've definitely felt the same way too. It's oddly overwhelming. I decided to look at solids like something extra, just for fun, as opposed to sustanance. 'Cause then I get all sorts of crazy about it.

    So if he doesn't feel like eating his pears today, no big deal! And if tomorrow he wants more sweet potatoes, well, that's alright too.

    I know at some point I'm going to have to be less laid-back about it, but I figure I've got until he's a year old, right?

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  • CandKmommaCandKmomma
    Honestly it really isn't that big of a deal.  I stressed over it too, looking back I wonder why.  As long as your LO is eating he will be fine.  I give a bottle about an hour before solids and it seems to be working.  It doesn't matter what you introduce as long as you wait 3-5 days in between each food to watch for an allergy. 
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    imageBitterOldHag:
    I love that you use the term 'perplex' in your post title.

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  • Soon2BMrsNSoon2BMrsN member

    imagenjkitty:
    relax!  i felt like this too, but only 2 months later and we're all good!  wholesomebabyfood.com is a great resource.  rice cereal is a good place to start, thinned with bmilk.  i'd start with one meal a day until LO is eating happily then add other stuff.  i think 24+ oz of milk/formula and you're good.

    Oh, we've started.  I just still feel like I'm screwing it up.

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  • lzybeanielzybeanie member
    Honestly, I was way  more perplexed by the concept of solids. Once we started it was relatively straightforward and we just got into the groove.
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  • ladymegladymeg
    Me too. I read a book the other day that suggested we should be feeding ds cereal at the three meal times and then an additional veggie on top of that (about 2 oz, so a full jar if that's what you use), plus anywhere from 4-6 nursing periods. Tongue Tied
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  • BelleBabyBelleBaby member

    image7*7*7bride:
    Honestly it really isn't that big of a deal.  I stressed over it too, looking back I wonder why.  As long as your LO is eating he will be fine.  I give a bottle about an hour before solids and it seems to be working.  It doesn't matter what you introduce as long as you wait 3-5 days in between each food to watch for an allergy. 

    I even stopped doing that after about 2 1/2 months of solids.

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  • NJ2NCNJ2NC
    Me too! Some days are good, but lately it seems hard.  DS started out great...sweet potatoes, then string beans, then bananas.  Now he's not interested in anything on the spoon.  I tried using my finger and he looks at me as if to say "get real".  I'm trying to wait it out and then try again.
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  • NDwife07NDwife07

    I could have written your OP word for word. I'm right there with you! We've started but I feel like there's no rhyme or reason, and I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

    I can't say I'm stressed about it, per se, but I just don't feel like I know what I'm doing.

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  • CandKmommaCandKmomma
    imageBelleBaby:

    image7*7*7bride:
    Honestly it really isn't that big of a deal.  I stressed over it too, looking back I wonder why.  As long as your LO is eating he will be fine.  I give a bottle about an hour before solids and it seems to be working.  It doesn't matter what you introduce as long as you wait 3-5 days in between each food to watch for an allergy. 

    I even stopped doing that after about 2 1/2 months of solids.

    Once we got through all the stage ones we stopped.  LOL!  

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