What baby food did everyone start with? Is there a specific way you should do it or just anything?

You need to wait until your Baby is at least 6 Mo.

I get this yes but I got told that I would be able to start at 5 months some babies are just ready earlier for it.

It has nothing to do with some babies being ready earlier. It has to do with the development of the gut and being able to break down the enzymes. Look up open gut.

@kittywearingmama, I have looked it up and I get all this but lots of kids have been eating food before six months and I actually had a dr say she was ready plus I’ve also been told that it’s 4-6 months that they can start eating. Plus I’d rather listen to a dr then become some crazed person reading everything off the internet that isn’t always true

@bitchcraft, I have looked into it! It’s so cool lol but it freaks me out 😂😅 where you scared at first?? 😂

Start with avocado, sweet potato, banana, egg yolk. All of those can and should be mixed with a little breastmilk or formula.

These first foods are safe because they're easy on digestion. Babies don't have the proper enzymes to eat most foods until 6m-1y.

And yes there's a specific way you should do it: one new food at a time, few days in between to watch for reactions. Baby should always be propped upright for feeding and offered solids after their baby milk.

Signs of solid readiness:

Lost tongue thrust reflex

Sitting up unassisted

Good head control

@kambam, awesome thank you! And yea she has all the signs of readiness lol she’s pretty strong and big for her age ☺️

@bitchcraft, wow that’s awesome and really interesting thanks! I will definitely look into it and ask her dr about it

@bitchcraft, haha awe that’s awesome! Chubby baby’s are the best! My little one is 4 months and 16 pounds 😂

Awe haha so pretty close that’s awesome! I’m so excited haha 😂

My pediatrician said it was ok to start solids at 4 months with my first baby 10 years ago. By the time I had my second baby, 7 years ago, she told me that the recommendations had changed. Babies should not have solids until at least 6 months of age. The recommendation has stayed at 6 months ever since. It sounds like your doctor may not have kept up with the current recommendations. It happens often since there's so much for them to keep up with. Sometimes things get overlooked.

I totally get that and I understand but I feel it will be safe and I know it’s not always that easy but I feel she will be fine she eats apple sauce right now and is fine and she also will start eating baby cereal tomorrow lol

I skipped all cereals. All they do is bung them up. We started her with roasted sweet potatoes. And to this day they're still her favorite lol

@megand15, good to know thanks! 😁

@jessiebear21 they're so easy! And if you roast them long enough you don't really need to puree them. Just peel the skin, mix in a bit of breast milk or formula and give her little tastes. She probably won't eat too much at first. It took mine a while to start enjoying food lol. She didn't really like pureed, so I gave her tiny bits of shredded meat and rice (her favorite too. She could eat it by the bowl full if I let her lol). Oh she loved shredded cheese and cottage cheese too. But I don't think you'll want to try cheeses yet. We didn't really do baby lead weaning, just kinda fed her whatever we ate and some pureed stuff too.

@megand15, awesome thank you so much! This is really helpful!

The gastric issues don't show up until many years later, like late teens early 20's. Are you sure you've researched this thoroughly?

Yes I’m sure. And I get it’s not all the same but I was a premature and very small for my age and I was fed early and I am fine. And yes I realize saying that it doesn’t always happen but I feel my baby will be fine if my dr said she will be ok I am going to go with her

https://web.mom.life/post/5b376dd6a4118c711d2e736e

@jessiebear21 one more thing lol we also got those silicone things with the holes that you put food in and they gum it. I can't think of what they're called but you can get them anywhere. You steam veggies, or put fruit in, snap it together and they go to town on it. She loved cubes of watermelon in it, or steamed veggies. Then they don't get big pieces and choke. Especially with no teeth. Mine didn't have teeth until she was 13 months old lol

@megand15, oh yea I’ve seen them! Ok that’s a good idea I will try that lol thanks again 😁

@yayacarrington, thank you so much for the info and I get it but to me I feel I am doing the right thing for my baby and that’s what I’m going to do 🙂👍

@jessiebear21 I wish you would at least read the info that I linked before you decide. It won't hurt to read it, and it may help. The sources are credible. @laniejay is very knowledgeable about infant nutrition.

Lol I did read the info and I totally get it but like I have said my baby I will be doing what I decide and if her dr gave the ok then I’m game what ever will help her. But thank you again

There's books and stuff that tell you what you can start with. (peas, applesauce, squash, sweet potato, rice cereal etc.)

@jessiebear21, it’s sad that you would take all the info from pediatricians who researched and studied the area of nutrition and the affects and dismiss it over your one doctor who very likely hasn’t studied it at all nor stayed up to date. My pedi recommended it too- and I educated him. He apologized and thanked me. Ohh and btw- that recommendation was for my preemie.

Your response indicates you didn’t actually read or research. Are you afraid that doing so will change your mind? That’s very sad.

Haha no I’m not scared and I did read information about it but I don’t wanna live out of a book! I’m going to listen to my dr because that’s how I am and it can be as sad 😔 as can be but you know what last time I check she came out of me and I created her for the 9 months so I will do as I please! Because it’s my child I am her mum! But thank you for trying to make me feel like shit as a mum and putting people down about stuff as it’s already really hard to be a mum now a days since everyone is a dr I guess but I didn’t get any classes and I’m going to listen to the dr over listening to the internet where half the shit is wrong! And if that makes me a terrible and horrible mum then yup that’s what I am! 👍🏻👌🏼

Hey momma you do you! I started my son on cereal at 3.5 months then pureed at 4.5 as he was eating over 50oz a day of formula. The only reason the recommendation switched from 4 to 6 months to start food was for ALLERGY PREVENTION and the pediatricians society is revising this as allergies have become more prevalent not less. This mom already requested no judging I understand everyone is just looking out for each other but each mom needs to do what they feel is right for their child in their own specific situation. My son loves anything with apple, banana or raspberries in it. I found that the easiest food to start with was banana or apple 😁 hope this helps

@laura.lorentsen33, it really does thank you! She really likes apple too lol she probably would eat all of the pack if I let her 😂

And that info came.from my DOCTOR who has an I office specialized Pediatrician that works with the hospital my son was born at and they work with each other. Not everything online makes you a genius and most decent doctors do their dudiligence to stay up to date as misdiagnosis or recommendations causing harm could cause them to lose their license. It's pretty arrogant to presume that you actually educated your doctor on the proper way to approach feeding a child as well as disappointing that you would use your opinion to shame another mom just because you disagree

@jessiebear21 my last comment is in regards to the lady above comment to you, sorry I didn't clarify that in the post

@laura.lorentsen33, I figured as much 😄

Do you guys personally know her baby? Have you personally seen the signs of readiness? If not, then you need to chill out. Every baby is different . I don’t understand how all of a sudden 6 months becomes the magic number - babies are not robots. It’s one thing to share some facts or concerns, but it’s another to keep pushing and pushing when she already said she knows her baby is ready.

Sweet potatoes are a good start! Try veggies first before fruits. Once they like the sweetness, it’s hard to go back to veggies lol

@carusod91, haha thanks! That’s a good point!

I worked with young children and infants for 20 years before becoming a stay at home mom. I'm not speaking from a place of ignorance or arrogance. I have a solid knowledge base about this particular topic. The minimum age is 6 months. It's not a magic number. It's just the youngest age that solids are recommended by every major medical organization.

At the very least, get a second opinion from another doctor before you make a decision.

Okie 👍🏻