Comments on: Starting Solids : how we do it

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:57:00 +0000

I just got Super Baby Food for Christmas from my sister in law. She said, “The woman who wrote this is totally crazy, but even if you just adhere to 20% of what she is saying, you’ll be doing great things for your baby.”

So my plan is to read the book, and take the advice with a grain of salt, and then just jump in.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:17:46 +0000

I had to laugh at your last paragraph… things are SO different from baby #1 to #2! With my first born, we weren’t even sure if we wanted her to have cake on her first birthday! With #2, however, a tiny bite of dessert here and there doesn’t make me coil in guilt. My moto is everything is great, in moderation!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:10:45 +0000

For both girls their first food was mashed bananas. With our first daughter I was more strick with the one food at a time but for Lily I was much more relaxed. Lily quickly stopped eating the soupy canned baby food because she wanted to do it – no mom help at all. Now she eats just about everything.

By: Madeline

Madeline — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:58:01 +0000

Levi didn’t start expressing an interest in food until he was around 10 months old, and even then it was spotty. I pretty much just ignored the food advice, and gave him what we were eating. Guacamole was his first food. And, after that I’m pretty sure he went straight for the salsa and hasn’t stopped since.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:41:13 +0000

so very true! We have baby food in a jar, we have pureed baby food in the freezer, and the only times we really ever give Evangeline those is when we’re eating a lot of diary, wheat or nuts (PB and J for example) or when we’re on the run and in a hurry. But babies express an interest in YOUR food first, because guess what…it tastes a whole lot better than the FOUL pureed baby meats (which I have never been able to even keep in my house). Plus, the more variety and texture, the less picky of a eater you will get. My mother in law always tells me not to give her spicy food. Phgggssssshhhh. Ridiculous. My mother always tells me that my favorite food as a baby was Spicy Chile Crab.

By: Holly at Tropic of Mom

Holly at Tropic of Mom — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:54:55 +0000

I enjoy making my own baby food and experimenting with what to give my son. I think you’re right that the rules are too strict. The first real food my baby ate was watermelon, from a mesh feeder. He loved it! I fed him that on a whim because he seemed interested in it. I also like adding fresh fruit, cinnamon or vanilla to his oatmeal at breakfast time. Babies have taste buds too!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:48:17 +0000

Love it! I’m the same way… it only took our 3rd baby for me to figure this out! I figured that 100 years ago they didn’t have baby foods and probably didn’t specially puree every single thing that went into a baby’s mouth, so no sense in adding that extra non-essential step into our already busy life! Granted, we have learned much in these last 100 years and following some food rules so that our babies aren’t poisoned or find out about serious allergies (honey, peanut butter, etc.) is important, but I agree, let a baby eat when they are ready! I’m no doctor or scientist, but as a mom of 4, I have found out what works for our kids! Dealing with the mess is difficult (my husband has to sit away from the child learning how to feed themselves!), but it is fun seeing them enjoy food, not fight it! I guess the fighting comes later, a couple of toddler years later! Thanks for posting this!

By: Christy @Jinxyisms

Christy @Jinxyisms — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:14:02 +0000

At 6 months old we gave Lily some home-made rice cereal. We gave it to her a couple more times and then graduated to home-made pureed veggies. She loved those and at about 10 months old I just started giving her small pieces of veggies for her to feed herself. It’s working great.

By: Melinda J

Melinda J — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:43:39 +0000

Avocado was my baby’s first food, and I don’t mash it! I just give him a slice with the skin still on so that he can pick it up easily. He gnaws on it and gets it mushed up very effectively. :)

By: Casual Friday Every Day

Casual Friday Every Day — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:24:29 +0000

Rice cereals are crud! Don’t do it.

I introduced vegetables first and did the one week at a time thing.

He still mostly eats vegetables. It’s highly important to me that he develops a taste for vegetables. And thus far, it’s working.

He also eats bits and pieces of whatever we’re eating, too. Eggs, chicken, potato etc.

I do personally feel like it’s highly important what foods you feed your baby for the first time. From our own personal experience with our three boys.

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