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Ridiculousness at the dr's office

vanillacouragevanillacourage member
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Took DS in today for his 4-month shots.  They give us this handout on feeding solids (though we're not starting until close to 6 months).  At the top it says "Q: When is your baby ready for solids?  A: When they have doubled their birth weight, are drinking 32 oz of milk a day, or sitting up on their own". 

This seemed a little random/jumping the gun to me, so I flipped it over and (surprise surprise!) the author of the handout is Gerber Foods. 

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Re: Ridiculousness at the dr's office

  • Jaimers375Jaimers375
    I don't think it's that rediculous, most people start somewhere between 4 & 6 months.  Assuming your next appt isn't until 6 months, they probably just want you to be informed if you start before his next appt.  Our pedi gave us the go ahead for solids at 4 months, we waited a few weeks, but DS is a huge guy and met all of the guidelines set above.
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  • CoastieWife08CoastieWife08

    Nice.

    I guess Scarlett will never be ready for solids. She doesn't eat anywhere near 32oz of milk a day and probably never will.

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  • redstars93redstars93 member
    yeah, I always ignore those handouts. The last one I got said that I could give DS water to hold off feedings. Um, yeah, I'm all set. Thankfully my pedi isn't like that. I think the handouts are holdovers from the older pedis in the practice.
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  • vanillacouragevanillacourage member
    imageJaimers375:
    I don't think it's that rediculous, most people start somewhere between 4 & 6 months. 


    Jaimers - the ridiculousness is that the doctor's office is handing out a pamphlet encouraging early transition to solid food, written by the makers of those same solid foods.
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  • IckyThumpIckyThump
    Yeah, that's is pretty ridiculous. Surprising, no. Ridiculous, yes.
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  • Jaimers375Jaimers375

    imagevanillacourage:
    Jaimers - the ridiculousness is that the doctor's office is handing out a pamphlet encouraging early transition to solid food, written by the makers of those same solid foods.

     I'm not sure I see where they are encouraging it, information is just that, something you read and draw your own conclusions from it.  Did the pedi specifically say something like "she should be on solids"?  Every baby is different, some require solids earlier then others.  I've seen those guidelines distributed by Gerber elsewhere, like baby books, etc...I really don't see the big deal, you know your baby best and will know when she is ready for solids. 

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  • vanillacouragevanillacourage member
    imageJaimers375:
     

     I'm not sure I see where they are encouraging it, information is just that,



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  • chalmettechalmette

    LOL @ Gerber

    Tristan was ready for solids at 4 months. He grabbed at our food when we were eating. We never made solids the bulk of his diet until he was 12 months.

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  • Heidi Lanigan-PotterHeidi Lanigan-Potter
    There are many other (more accurate) ways of determining if a baby is ready for solids than if the double their birth weight, sit up and eat a certain amount of BM or formula everyday (like if their stomachs are actually capable of digesting it without issues).  This seems a bit too general for my liking.  And just because a four month old is grabbing at food doesn't necessarily mean that he knows what it is and is ready to eat it.  Four month olds grab at a lot of things.  It's a personal choice, but I'm just saying that sometimes early cues are misenterpreted.
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