Some silly solids questions...

Re: Some silly solids questions...

• mben1119 member

  May 2012

  To answer some of your questions, the 3 days is just not any new foods, so you can keep feeding the carrots.  If you and your FI don't have allergies that's good, but doesn't mean your LO won't.  I know DS is done when he stops opening his mouth, and gets preoccupied with everything else around him.  I don't burp him after feeding, he's pretty good at burping all by himself at this point.

  

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• authorofdreamz member

  May 2012

  Our pedi said it really isn't necessary to wait 3 days if there isn't a family history of food allergies. He said 1-2 days was good. But if you want to/your pedi says you are supposed to give carrots for 3 days in a row and then switch to another food and give it for 3 days and so on.

  I give DD 1/2 a container for now, she would definitely eat more (probably a whole container or more) but when I was giving her more she wasn't wanting to drink enough formula.

  I don't burp her. She burps on her own. 
  

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• KBBH

  May 2012

  clizh:

  ... That I am sure have been asked a thousand times so bear with me

  I was pushing it out until 6 months (she's been fine on BM, weoght gain is beaitiful and she is satisfied after nursing for 3-4 hours like normal) but DD has been super interested in food lately and my FIL's family had been giving her tastes of things at camp this weekend... So I caved and we just tried carrots a little while ago. (went straight to purees) I did it right between nursing sessions like our pedi said to but I don't know how much to give her! ... I swear she would have eaten the while container if I'd let her! So how much/how do I know she's done? Oh and do you burp them after eating? How long is it to test for allergies, 3 days? Neither FI or I are allergic to any foods, does that matter? Does the waiting period mean I can't feed her at all or just not another food?

  Thanks!

  
  

  To answer by what we have done: (and congrats on the next milestone!!)
   As for how much to give her, we do 1/2 a container right now, but we also give rice cereal.  If you are just doing purees, I would say you could give her the whole thing, but check with Pedi...
  
  I burp my LO after eating because she has some gas issues and I don't want to risk her getting an upset tummy.  She also has a bottle after the food, so I usually wait and burp her after all of it is over.  She gives some good ones. 

  Our Pedi told us to try for about 3 days with the same food.  So carrots 3 days in a row, then move on to something else.  If you want to mix, once you are "cleared" with a food, you can keep feeding that one and add another one.  For example, you could do carrots and if they clear then on day 4 give carrots AND peas...make sense?

  I don't think it matters that you and DH don't have allergies.  She could.
  
  Good luck!!
  

  
  

  

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