Soild Foods

TaunishaLopez · January 2016

My daughter just turned 4months i want to know should i spoon feed soilds to her or just put it in her bottle?

Bigboobsmcgee · January 2016

Not in the bottle! That's a choking hazard.

Has the Pedi given you the green light to start solids? The new recommendation is 6 months but some babies are ready sooner.

TaunishaLopez · January 2016

Ok i havent started yet but yes she said i could what is the best soild food to start with first @Bigboobsmcgee

Bigboobsmcgee · January 2016

TaunishaLopez said:

Ok i havent started yet but yes she said i could what is the best soild food to start with first @Bigboobsmcgee

Some people do cereal or oatmeal. I think something like that would be great practice for a baby that young. You'll hear mixed things about baby cereal but it really is just for practice. You could skip both and start with something like banana, apple or even a stage 1 vegetable. It's really up to you! Just a few spoonful's to see if baby is ready.

NurseRieger · January 2016

I got the go ahead to start solids at 4 months and the pedi said cereal 1st mainly just for practice. I made rice cereal and he ate some while most of it got spit out. I made sweet potatoes next and he really likes it and eats most of it. I'm only giving 1oz a day at this point and will gradually increase. Keep in mind formula /breastmilk is most important nutrition source at this point so go slowly.

reneecarmenn · January 2016

I gave my little mister rice and oatmeal when he turned 4 months, I just started giving him veggies like green beans, spinach, and squash. He loves it! You can tell they are ready for solids if they're still hungry after eating a bottle. Also a friend of mine told me mixing cereal in their formula can be dangerous. It makes the mixture thicker so they suck harder and it can pop their ear drum

TaunishaLopez · January 2016

@reneecarmenn oh wow i did not know that thanks for letting me know...im going to try veggies first i havent done it yet..Thank you!

TaunishaLopez · January 2016

@NurseRieger my daughter did the same thing when i tryed to feed her rice cereal she would spit it up and laugh lol but yes i dont want to rush into anything but i will little by little i want to start with veggies first

TaunishaLopez · January 2016

@Bigboobsmcgee thank you very much ill try that also

tracij12 · January 2016

Completely disagree that baby being hungry after a bottle is a good sign they are ready for solids. At this age nearly all of their nutrition should come from BM or formula so if they are still hungry after a bottle they may need larger bottles.

Bigboobsmcgee · January 2016

tracij12 said:

Completely disagree that baby being hungry after a bottle is a good sign they are ready for solids. At this age nearly all of their nutrition should come from BM or formula so if they are still hungry after a bottle they may need larger bottles.

Absolutely! Make the bottles larger.

ZoeyRaeJames · January 2016

I agree with with Traci on her comment. My LO will be a month old this coming Wednesday, and he is always hungry after feeding him 3 ozs. So I have to give him another ounce and a half. And I am nit gonna give him soft solids. He IS way too young for sure! But I am so glad his Pedi isn't concerned about that! Because I always worry 4.5 ozs is a lot of formula for a 1 month old!

amp61470 · January 2016

I have been adding oatmeal to the babies formula since he was 2 months old. Doctor recommended. Only 2 tblsp per 4 ounces because he was eating too fast and spitting too much up. I was told to make sure he wasn't sucking too hard and to make the hole in his nipple a little larger. I did just that. At his 4 month appointment the doc said I could start him on solids. He loves sweet potatoes, bananas, apples, pears and rice cereal. He can suck down a 6oz bottle in 5 minutes. It is insane. Of course he spits half of it up after. The formula in the bottle was to slow him down. That didn't help much.

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