question because im confused... my son is almost 5 months old. we took him to get his shots today…

Don’t put it in bottle and you don’t have to do it there is no nutritional value in it

You can but there's really no use for it. I never did it with my daughter.

No. Cereal is artificial filler with no nutritional value. No need for it

ok so if we dont do it then what do we start with? and when?

I wouldn't do cereal at all. No nutritional value and putting it in bottle is a choking hazard. Wait until baby is 6 months old then start solids. We skipped baby food altogether and did BLW

what is blw

Start with a vegetable I was reading a book from a dietitian and she said starting with fruit can make baby have a sweet tooth and I’d start at 6 months

@mamma2besoon

Someone has a group. I'm terrible at explaining. We started with steamed veggies. Green beans, carrots, squash, zucchini then moved on to fruit. BLW you don't do purees they get whatever you're eating (with some exceptions like honey, eggs, peanut butter)

well i plan on making all of his foods. not store bought

@ashleydunn, lead weaning? Are you chop up the food in little baby pieces so it’s easy for them not to choke on?

@mommysbabies steamed veggies are really mushy and chew up easily. You want to start with sizes of their fingernails. They will gag at first but that's how they learn to chew.

@ashleydunn, yeah i have heard of it but by a different name we did that at 9 months with our son

Good starting foods are: avocado, banana, applesauce, sweet potato. Pureed with breastmilk or formula. And remember: food before 1 is just for fun!! Starting them young lets them experiment with tastes, textures, chewing and swallowing.