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Article on starting solid foods...whatcha think?

DLR77
DLR77
Thought this was very interesting. I have a feeling Ellorie's idea of a first food is a nice, big, juicy hamburger. She's a bit on the hungry side...Good thing she'll be 4 months soon. But according to this article Rice cereal may not be the best choice....?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9646449
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hello,,
That article is so interesting. I have been sticking to what the health nurse, has recommended for feeding but my baby is 8 months old now and i think that all the guidelines they give us these days have made me too cautious with what i give him.
DLR77
DLR77
With my first daughter I could have probably given her anything to start with, as she was receptive to everything...She did not enjoy the rice cereal, though. Too blnad fopr her palate, maybe. With my youngest, I think I actually have to be cautious because she has a sensitivity to milk (rash inducing). She'll probably be allergic to every other food out there knowing my luck :)
I have a friend who took their little one to Italy when she was about 4 and a half months and the only sort of baby foods they had there were things like trout and lamb. Trout? She fed it to her since that's all they had and she obviously lived. Dunno.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Everyday there is something different! My daughter did not take to the rice cereal either..hated it! I started her on baby food about 4.5 months, just bites here and there, she is 10 months old now, and will not touch it! She wants what I have. This in turn has made me change my whole way of eatting. I want her to try the "good" stuff and so I tend to eat better now as well. She lets me know if she does not like it and as long as it is in very small pieces she chews it all just fine. We have had no reactions to anything as of yet, and she has tried many things. I watch her closely, and boy she sure LOVES her food! I was a bit concerned about weight gain, but she is on the small side, doctor said it was ok, as long as she was eatting healthy. I think we learn with our babies as they grow, thanks for the article was very interesting!
DLR77
DLR77
The rice cereal is pretty blah, agreed. But I followed the book with my first daughter and all was well, but with my second, since she doesn't play by the "rules", perhaps I won't either. Sweet potatoes shall be the first food! Carrots! I am sure her ped. will be thriled. Something palatable! Rice cereal reminds me of cream of wheat...but worse.