My son is just over 7 months & per my ppediatrician's recommendation, he didn't start eating solids until he was 6 months. I started introducing one food at a time, mostly vegetables. On the third day of a food, I started trying to feed him in the morning, & if the food wasn't a hit, I'd try again in the evening. Well, he loves oatmeal. I started feeding him it in the evening, hoping it would make him sleep better. I'm trying to feed him a veggie/fruit in the morning so he doesn't get constipated. I was thinking about giving him oatmeal like every evening, maybe mixed with a fruit/veggie, & introducing a new food in the morning. But I'm concerned that oatmeal everyday now is too much carb & not enough variety. What do you guys think?!
I do oatmeal twice a day every day, it actually helps my LO with constipation. In the morning about an hour before her second bottle I do oatmeal and either applesauce, pear, or banana purées. I'll put it in a bowl with oatmeal on one side and the purée on the other and scoop a little of each at the same time. At first I was doing just oatmeal but she loves them when they are together. She's about to turn 6 months. And I also do the same for her solids around dinner time. I think it's a good way to offset the taste/texture of a new solid and then you can slowly start giving more purée and less oatmeal
I do oatmeal everyday for breakfast with a little bit of cinnamon in it. When I started doing oatmeal, I just mixed it with breastmilk and he didn't care for it then, but once I added the cinnamon he goes crazy for it. I haven't noticed him being any more constipated than before we started solids (5.5 months) and he is 7 months now.
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