Oscar is 6 months today & has officially started baby food! 😍 I need tips about storing it (fridge…

Baby food is food forever it seems like lol. You can store unopened in pantry till date on jar. For opened ones as long as baby spoon hasn't touched the food in the jar you can keep it in fridge for 48 hours (that's for Beechnut brand). You can start fruits whenever you want. We were told it doesn't matter if you start with a fruit or veggie because they will eat what they like. I would do veggies for a week or two if you want then move to fruit. Start with once a day it doesn't matter what time. I wouldn't move up till 2 times till you've been eating for about 1.5-2 months. Follow babies cues

There's a date for pantry storage. Once its been open only refrigerate for 2 days .

Feed him small portions as a starter & increase as you see him want more.

@breederofboyz, but like once a day? Twice a day? How long?

@sarasmilesatyou I usually do twice a day . but when I first started only once . it depends on your baby. My youngest took longer to adjust where as my oldest ate with no problem he ate a whole jar at 6m . my youngest still doesn't finish a whole jar ♀‍🤷🏾

@sarasmilesatyou I fed my son fruits and veggies at the same time and I started with twice a day. Fruit in the morning/early afternoon and then veggie in the evening and I just increased the amount I gave him whenever it seemed he wanted more.

@breederofboyz, I wasn’t sure how much to feed him because it was for the first time. I think I gave him like 10 little bites & put it away. And I fed him only this morning because I didn’t want to overdo it. But he is ready to eat & he wanted more but I was unsure. How long did you feed your baby once a day before increasing? Weekly?

@sarasmilesatyou follow his lead make sure he has a bottle before he eats that way he's getting the most nutrients. You can increase now if you notice that he still wants more. Or I try to give him finger snacks instead. For my first I did twice a day as soon as I noticed he wanted more. With my youngest its random some days I'll give him morning and night other days just morning or just night. He's a boob baby so he wants that more than anything. My first was off the boob at 6m so he ate more purées and finger foods

Start out once a day only a couple tablespoons at first. I moved to twice a day probably around 7-8 months or so. Food should never replace bottles or breastfeeding so it’s just kind of letting them get a taste for things and having fun with it. Watch for any allergies it helps to feed new foods for 3 days before introducing anything another. There tummies are not quite able to digest all foods properly so there is such a thing as too much food at this age.