Baby Food

Question: When did you start to feed baby food to your baby?

(Posted by: �♥Baby Tatum is here �♥ on 2008-11-10 15:43:24)

My doc says we will start at 4 months but do not until then.

Posted by: Kim G on 2008-11-10, 15:48:42

Its suppossed to be 6 months however we started at 16 weeks on the recomendation of the doctor and health visitor as large ammounts of milk didnt seem to be filling him - i might also add that my son was 7 weeks premature so all this wait til 6 months you see isnt always right for everybaby.

Posted by: Aurinia ;o) on 2008-11-10, 15:46:24

Wait until 6 mths. 4 mths is the earliest you can start, 6 mths is recommended by the WHO

Posted by: Sophie's Mommy on 2008-11-10, 15:47:04

We got the ok from our doctor at her 4 month check up. She started on rice cereal and will get her first taste of sweet potatoes tonight.

Posted by: toastedalmondd on 2008-11-10, 15:47:50

4 months. I started with rice cereal. His doc suggested 6 months for the other baby foods, but due to him having stool issues I started him @ 5 months.

Posted by: MAMA 4 Obama on 2008-11-10, 15:47:52

I started feeding my daughter single grain rice cereal mixed with formula or breast milk at 4 months old. I started to feed her the stage one pureed Gerber baby food at about 5 1/ 2 months.

Posted by: Rachel * on 2008-11-10, 15:48:23

I started at five months - he LOOOOVED it.

Posted by: Me. on 2008-11-10, 15:48:33

Yeah i would go with four months. i have no kids of my own but for each of my nieces and nephews, we have started them on cereal at four months

Posted by: Ab373 on 2008-11-10, 15:48:39

Usually it's anywhere from 4-6 months depending on the doc. They recommend waiting till then to help reduce possible allergy developments.

Posted by: LGM on 2008-11-10, 15:49:02

I started at five and a half months with a tiny carrot. Baby eat about a tea-spoon worth, but enjoyed the experience. I initially had planned to wait until her sixth-months birthday, but that particular day I was so fried from a particularly stressful night, that i just went for it.

Posted by: Caitlyn's mummy ‹(•¿•)› on 2008-11-10, 15:49:04

I started my daughter on rice cereal at 13 weeks took her off at 17 weeks then put her on solids- do what you want baby will let you know if he/ she is ready for solids

Posted by: E.Louise L on 2008-11-10, 16:21:18

I'm starting when my daughter is 5 months.