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What do I need for starting solids?

bluegreen88bluegreen88
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I am a FTM and starting from scratch. I am about to order a high chair. Otherwise I have nothing. I EBF. Hit me with some stuff I need to buy! Thanks!
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Re: What do I need for starting solids?

  • shootingstars00shootingstars00

    DD is 18 months and we still use these every day! I wish I had more!

    I hated plastic bibs so I got the aden + anais ones.

    The babycook is awesome. 

    If you have a Trader Joe's, get the organic stuff. Good prices.

    Pouches like Happy Baby are good for on the go. Mango is amazing.

    HTH! Feel free to ask questions. I had so much fun starting solids. Now I have to chase after her to get her to eat!

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  • chardonnay24chardonnay24 member

    I love these bibs. They cover a lot of area and are super easy to clean.

    We have some plastic plates and bowls from the children's section at IKEA. The silverware is better for older children. I prefer the Munchkin spoons for parent-feeding and the OXO utensils for self-feeding.

    If you haven't already order the high chair, this one is fabulous. We started with a full size high chair and I hated it so we switched to this at about 7 months. It's easy to clean, portable, and doesn't take up a lot of space. Plus, I can scoot it up to the table so he can eat with the rest of the family instead off in the corner.

    I use regular tupperware for snacks on the go. When I was making purees, I just used a steamer basket to steam, baking sheets to bake, and a food processor to puree. I stored the food in 2 oz containers, but a lot of people freeze in ice cube trays and then transfer to ziploc bags in the freezer. If you are using store bought food, I love the fruit and veggie blends (once you've tried all the foods) from Ella's Kitchen, Plum, or Happy Baby. I still use them for snacks on the go for my toddler.

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  • traveling turtletraveling turtle member

    Now that my son is older and feeding himself, I use HUGE bibs. They're more like smocks. I got them at IKEA. They have long sleeves so he can't get his clothes dirty. We probably have about 8-10 of them. 

     

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  • HeyJuneHeyJune member

    We didn't buy much because I don't like a lot of clutter or a lot of stuff to wash. Here are the 4 things we used for feeding, and we didn't end up needing anything else. We have:

    - one soft spoon by Nuby. These are so much better than the harder spoons for the first time with solids. https://www.amazon.com/Nuby-Softflex-Silicone-Weaning-Spoon/dp/B003AZZON0/ref=sr_1_9?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1337693408&sr=1-9

    - one kiddopotamus bib that rolls up for on the go feedings https://www.amazon.com/Kiddopotamus-Bibbity-Rinse-Roll-Green/dp/B002B55AB6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1337693376&sr=8-4

    - a fisher price booster seat that doubles as a high chair. We use this at the table and also take this to restaurants and visiting other peoples' houses.  https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Healthy-Deluxe-Booster-Green/dp/B0000DEW8N/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1337693481&sr=1-1

    - a trainer cup for weaning and to give her something to try to drink herself https://www.amazon.com/green-sprouts-Ounce-Trainer-Bottle/dp/B004EM9X3K/ref=sr_1_16?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1337693668&sr=1-16 

    And as far as foods go, we started LO on a box of rice cereal by Earth's Best. She liked the Earth's Best foods the most, and we added some milk. We also buy their sweet potato rice cereal and pouch foods at BRU when they are on sale. We later added some dissolvable finger foods like yogurt bites and puffs. We introduced a new food every 5 days or so. Bananas are often recommended by moms as a first food, but our pedi said they can cause major constipation in some babies. So just be aware of what each food does to your LOs diapers.

     

     

     

     

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  • CrazyToastCrazyToast member

    We prefer these bibs

    We had these types of spoons for feeding

    We didn't use pouches until DD was over a year old (as vegi suppliments).  We fed Gerber food, and didn't have any problem...but we're also not an organic-only kind of family.  

    We didn't start using plates/bowls for real until DD was eating for MONTHS (it was after her 1st birthday, for certain).

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  • LisiLynnLisiLynn member

    I'm not a fan of plastics so I purchased a bunch of tiny tea spoons. I use cloth bibs, I hate having to clean off the plastic bibs and prefer to simpy toss the cloth bibs in the washing machine. I make my own babyfood, its super easy, just steam it and toss it in a magic bullet, blender or anything like that and use some of the water from steaming to thin it out. I also use an electric mixer on a lot of foods especially anything stringy as the strings will wind around the beaters.  Pour foods through a strainer to begin with. I generally keep foods in small canning jars and just pour out bit by bit when feeding.

    Super Baby Foods was my fave book. Not 100% accurate, but has great advice and recipes.

    Oh, and if you don't have one, buy an apron for yourself to wear while feeding. I kept one hanging on the back of the high chair.

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