Has anyone else not started solids??

Emilyraymond · April 2014

Lo will be 6 mos on the 18th. I did buy some at the store this weekend but have not started for some reason. Is that mean? She grabs at everything and really watches us eat. Maybe I should go ahead and try them.

I don't really have a reason why I have not. I didn't start my son on baby food til 6 mos so that is just what I planned for dd. but part of me feels bad that I'm keeping something from her. What do you all think?

Kittymom6 · April 2014

We haven't started yet, and DD will be 6 months on the 14th. We'll talk about solids with our pedi at our 6 month appt on the 15th. We are going out of town to visit MIL two weeks after that, so I don't know if we'll start right away either. MIL doesn't have an eat-in kitchen, just a carpeted (cream) dining room. That seems like a disaster waiting to happen!

Phalaenopsis · April 2014

No solids yet, she can't even sit up on her own yet. Im probably going with BLW so we'll start when she's ready. I'm in no rush. To answer your question, there's nothing magical about hitting the six month date. She can start when ok with your ped and you feel comfortable.

scamberlous3000 · April 2014

We haven't really yet. We've offered him tastes of things like hummus, mashed potatoes, and let him suck on lemons and limes, but we plan to do BLW and he's not sitting up on his own yet. Plus, he's a preemie (6 wks early) so the pedi even told us not to start him quite yet. He'll be 7 months on the 9th. He's super, super interested in foods and he's ready other than the sitting up so I'll move forward as soon as he can do that on his own.

Jalee85 · April 2014

Lots of people who are doing BLW are waiting until 6 months. So you are not alone. I have given her little bits here and there but nothing to serious yet. She is definitely ready for BLW, but all of a sudden I'm a little gun shy.

jennlin · April 2014

I'm waiting till 6mos/can sit on his own and we were late October, so we've still got a while!

alyshamarie007 · April 2014

jennlin said:

I'm waiting till 6mos/can sit on his own and we were late October, so we've still got a while!

This. DS still has the tongue thrust reflext too. I am waiting until after 6 months and will see if he is ready then.

lefnc82 · April 2014

We've done baby oatmeal and I've let him play with a bit of banana but that's it. He will be 6 months on the 14, and we will discuss more with the pedi at his next appt. He doesn't sit up too well yet so I'm not in any rush to start.

MissLauraPants · April 2014

We've done solids on three different occasions. He is 6 months on Saturday. I really want to start full time but kind of want to talk to the Dr. First about blw. He wants food like it's the most interesting thing in earth but I'm not sure I'm ready to commit. I've gotten scared a couple of times that he will choke even though he probably will not...

jeneshields · April 2014

Nope. Not quite 6 months and am waiting until ok'd by pedi.

layali · April 2014

We gave DS a couple of green beans over the weekend and he had some avocado yesterday, but that's the extent of it. We're doing BLW and it's a little terrifying. Like @MissLauraPants I am afraid he'll choke.

Lee81 · April 2014

breadandbutter07 said:
CDs, and I'm scared of dealing with "solids" poop.

Yeeess, this. She will be six months on the 17th. We tried oatmeal once and she was not super interested, so we lazy-ed out of trying again. I keep saying I'm going to clean up the high chair (borrowed from a friend) so we can really let her try some stuff, but I haven't had a chance to do it yet. Maybe tonight...

lorelaie10 · April 2014

LO will be 6 months on the 17th and we haven't started yet, either. We plan to do BLW, but still have to assemble the high chair and we are having MIL give us a quick tutorial this weekend on what to do if a baby is choking (she is a nurse trained to teach CPR/First Aid, etc.)

He can sit up pretty well on his own and is SUPER interested in food, so I'm confident he will be ready when he hits 6 months. He goes to bed at 7-7:30pm, so I'm not sure when we will actually feed him because we don't have dinner until he is asleep. I guess it it all about adjusting at this age! We will probably start in earnest in about 2 weeks.

layali · April 2014

@Kate101080 Your sig. The teeth. It terrifies me!

Michellepiner · April 2014

This post makes me feel so much better. I thought I was the only one not hopping on the solids train, but we are waiting to get the clear from his pedi. I've let him lick a green bean and a lemon (that was pretty funny), but nothing other than that. He is very interested in us when we eat and grabs at the fork if I am holding him while I eat. He isn't sitting completely on his own at either. I'm in no hurry....not ready for the mess!

it will be cute though

Emilyraymond · April 2014

So I have another question. Is it ok to do a combination of jar baby food and some BLW? She will get baby food at daycare but is it also ok if I give her some of the other foods like mashed potatoes, banana, etc?

Eta: I'm kinda scared to do anything other than baby food because I'm afraid she will choke. I've only ever done baby food with my son til he was like 10 mos. I'm a nurse and know CPR but it freaks me out to think of her choking on something.

layali · April 2014

The BLW book would say baby "should" be fed just like everyone else at the table, but they're trying to sell you on their method. I don't think there's anything wrong with doing both within your comfort level. The BLW police will not come after you!

I have been really nervous the couple of times we offered LO solids, so I may end up doing a bit of both, too.

emmylou78 · April 2014

I've tried purees maybe a handful of times but nothing like daily. She is interested but I'm scared of solids poop too! I'm waiting for my CD diaper sprayer to come in lol.

Teresa1489 · April 2014

Jalee85 said:
Lots of people who are doing BLW are waiting until 6 months. So you are not alone. I have given her little bits here and there but nothing to serious yet. She is definitely ready for BLW, but all of a sudden I'm a little gun shy.

This!! Don't know why I'm so nervous all of a sudden!

CateOfChicago · April 2014

Dd grabs and stares so we've tried banana and cereal. She just pushes it out. I'll keep trying every few days.

Eta. Dd will be 6 mos on 4/19.

Jenball717 · April 2014

My girl just is not interested in food. She loves nursing but the few things we have tried to feed her she just doesn't care for. I'm hoping she will show more interest soon.

SHAWNACPA · April 2014

We haven't started yet. She is ready and we were going to start this past weekend, but she wasn't feeling very good... LO will be 6 mo. on Monday.

kelle017 · April 2014

We haven't started yet either. She will be 6 months on the 7th (so in 5 days). She has her checkup the next day and at that point we will start.

We will probably do a mix of purees and blw

vvg28 · April 2014

We haven't. LO just turned five months on the first. I thought about making him some oatmeal with steel cut oats this weekend to try because I think he is ready.

CatieG · April 2014

We haven't started yet either. Beau has had a taste of cucumber but that was to keep him occupied while DD and I ate dinner. When he can sit on his own we'll start.

sooner1981 · April 2014

We have some family incidence of food allergies, so we bit the bullet and started introducing foods at four months, so that we could hopefully lessen the likelihood that this little guy will have to deal with that.

It is definitely harder to do solids once a day than to just nurse, but I try to think of it like "preventative medicine," because I would never be too lazy to give my baby a necessary medicine!

sooner1981 · April 2014

crunchymama11 said:

sooner1981 said:

We have some family incidence of food allergies, so we bit the bullet and started introducing foods at four months, so that we could hopefully lessen the likelihood that this little guy will have to deal with that.

It is definitely harder to do solids once a day than to just nurse, but I try to think of it like "preventative medicine," because I would never be too lazy to give my baby a necessary medicine!

@sooner1981 oh good god. the research says "between 4-6 months" not "start at 4 months exactly or you're a bad mother who wants her baby to have allergies". and also, you can start solids at 4 months and your baby can still have allergies. you're not "preventing" anything.

Yeah, we started close to four months so we could introduce a wide range foods before six months, because we usually only do two new foods per week.

And we know we are not 100 percent preventing anything, but any reduction of risk is definitely worth it to us because food allergies are such a pain to deal with...

Definitely not saying that people should do it this way. It was just a question and I was answering it. No biggie.

ajjf1026 · April 2014

@crunchymama11‌ Can you recommend a BLW book for me please?

citygirl17 · April 2014

We've started with DD, but VERY slowly. Her Pedi said we could start any time beginning at 4 months, but we waited an extra month. I made her some homemade brown rice cereal mixed with a little formula and fed her some just once per day to start. She will now take a full 4oz (2 AM and 2 PM) in addition to her bottles. We tried to give her some sweet potato last weekend and offered her some avocado today. She took a few bites of each but didn't seem too impressed so far.

EmJ&B · April 2014

Nope. He still can't sit. Won't be 6 months until the 21st. No hurry

sooner1981 · April 2014

crunchymama11 said:

sooner1981 said:

crunchymama11 said:

sooner1981 said:

We have some family incidence of food allergies, so we bit the bullet and started introducing foods at four months, so that we could hopefully lessen the likelihood that this little guy will have to deal with that.

It is definitely harder to do solids once a day than to just nurse, but I try to think of it like "preventative medicine," because I would never be too lazy to give my baby a necessary medicine!

@sooner1981 oh good god. the research says "between 4-6 months" not "start at 4 months exactly or you're a bad mother who wants her baby to have allergies". and also, you can start solids at 4 months and your baby can still have allergies. you're not "preventing" anything.
Yeah, we started close to four months so we could introduce a wide range foods before six months, because we usually only do two new foods per week.

And we know we are not 100 percent preventing anything, but any reduction of risk is definitely worth it to us because food allergies are such a pain to deal with...

Definitely not saying that people should do it this way. It was just a question and I was answering it. No biggie.

your 2nd paragraph is condescending and passive-aggressive, and quite frankly unneccessary.

Sorry for that! Definitely not intended. Just trying to say that I totally would love to be in "camp too lazy to start solids because breastfeeding is going well and so easy/not messy/doesn't require baths and a change of clothes after every feeding," so I sometimes have to remind myself that we are doing this for a reason--not just to torture ourselves.

Because feeding babies is the worst! I love when they get to 10+ months and we can just give them pretty much whatever we are eating without being so specific on shapes, consistency, cooking, etc.

PharmDMom · April 2014

We haven't yet because of DS's bottle feeding issues and NG tube placement- he is 6 mos today. We tried a month ago and it was a total fail- he pushed it all out with his tongue. Not sure if he just wasn't ready or if it was related to his feeding issues. We will try again in the next month but have to involve OT to make sure he really is ready.

I'm glad to see that there are some other O13 LOs that haven't started. even though DS has special reasons, it is nice to know he's not way behind everyone else!

ajjf1026 · April 2014

Thank you @crunchymama11‌

It came up with two books by that author, does it matter which one?

ajjf1026 · April 2014

@crunchymama11‌

ksimo6 · April 2014

We started solid but then she got the stomach flu. I didn't want and exorcist barfing so we stopped the solids. I'm waiting a week from her last puke.

calibr8te · April 2014

Ladies it seems daunting but once you start it's a lot of fun! Mine will be 6 mos in a few days but we started a few weeks ago mainly to break the ice for myself. He now eats solids three times a day because he loves sharing meals with us. I too was weary of the cloth diaper poop change but it's actually super easy to clean up (hated the diaper sprayer, am using the spatula method- equally gross but works).

For us I have decided to do a combination of purées and blw. I read Rapley's book and Meade's Wholesome Baby Food Guide (love this book and use it as a reference a lot). It lists foods appropriate for age and gives a lot of recipes. I found it easier and less stressful to combine both methods.

Making purées has proven super easy and it takes barely any fruit/veggie to create a nice freezer stash if you go with making your own and use ice cube trays for one ounce portioning. Then you just decide what you want your baby's menu is to be for the day and thaw accordingly.

tl/dr: it's super cute to see baby try new things!

tmccord21 · April 2014

No foods for Fox yet. Waiting until 6months to dabble. He just turned 5 months last weekend.

ajjf1026 · April 2014

Thank you @crunchymama11‌

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