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Hi everyone, I'm looking for some suggestions. My daughter is 7 months old and I've been introducing and feeding her solids for 2 months now. She hasn't been allergic to anything and has taken everything I've given her. I've been reading different books and am still confused about how many times in the day she should be offered solids and how much she should be eating in a sitting. I can tell she's ready for more texture but I have such a fear of her choking. When should I offer her finger foods? Between her bottles and everything else, I feel like I might be over feeding her. As you can tell I'm lost, I would appreciate any help...
Thanks
Jennie |
| Posted by jennie on 08/20/2007 09:02 PM
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Hi Jennie!
I had similar doubts and problems plus was worrying really much over my son as he was kind of choking and didn't take anything thick a long time. Actually he started just two weeks ago to take textured food (but no Cheerios yet!) and he's now 9,5 months old. I started by adding small pieces of Gerber's puffs to his cereal and dinners as well as those small fruit pieces, added a few and left it for getting damp. Than just by accident we gave him small donut to bite and he did it and than chewed it up! We were suprised. And than he started to eat some of my morning blueberry muffin from Dunkin Donuts. I also mix him some cottage cheese with fruits. Now he also takes some of 3rd stage jars. And I cooked him piece of chicken breast and carrots and chopped it into small pieces. So, basically it's small step after small step. And they aren't so prone to chocking as we can think. He just gagged it out if it was too thick for him and now he's fine. of course You have to use Your judgement and don't give her too big chunks of something hard or difficult to chew, especially at first. But I wouldn't rush yet, she's only 7 months old. So actually she's at the stage 2, not 3 of jars. Guess that if You want to check if she's ready for more texture You can try to add small pieces of those puffs to her regular meal or mix some cottage cheese (but not the one with big pieces) with her favorite fruits.
There are different schools about how often and how much solids to offer. basically I would say that they will not eat it if they won't be hungry. That's the first rule, do not push. If she doesn't want it, that may mean she's full still, not hungry enough or just in no mood at the moment. And pushing too hard can lead to refusing food later on.
With my son now I don't follow any real plan. I go more with his needs. And when he shows he's hungry I know it. Basically I try to keep with giving him cereal with milk and fruits in the morning (he eats different amounts every day but usually mix about 5 teaspoons od cereal, 60 ml of milk and 2 oz od fruits). Than he usually get 2-3 small meals like jogurt or pudding - lunch of some jarred dinner and veggies or just veggies - fruits. But it differs from day to day. Usually each one is about 4 oz jar but lately he tends to take 6 oz around the noon. As we spend each day out of the house, a lot depends on our schedule. And at evening he gets cereal with milk and fruits or cheese with fruits or some meat and veggies or other combination. Depending on what he had during the day.
Plus he gets milk whenever he wants, usually before naps and during the night (yeah, he still wakes for feedings).
But suprisingly, he eats every day somehow very similar amounts! He drinks about 30-35 oz of formula and about 14-18 oz of solids (plus piece of muffin, lol). And some days 4 oz of juice mixed with water. Plus he drinks a lot of herbal teas which he loves.
Good luck. But my main advice is not too worry too much and adjust to Your daughter's needs. That helps a lot. Sylwia |
| posted by Sylwia on 08/20/2007 09:50 PM
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| hi...my daughter is 7 months old too, and I've been having the same questions. It does scare me everytime I try to give her anything with texture it seems to make her gag and throw up, but at the same time she seems to want to try all the stuff that isnt the baby food from the jar???I have found that she likes the Gerber Biter Biscuits, they are good because they just kindof get soggy and dont get stuck in her throat. I think she is ready for more too but same as you I just get scarred she is going to choke. But I have the feeling they will be fine if we just start giving them more, cause the more they get the more they'll get used to the new stuff I guess..Where are you guys from??? Were from Rialto, Ca..You guys anywhere close?good luck.....Teresa |
| posted by teresa on 08/21/2007 10:30 AM
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| hi everyone my daughter is now 2 i did not have any trouble with her eating other than her wanting to eat everything. but i did want to let you guys know if you dont know already that there are certain foods that they should not have until they are after a year old. they can become allergic to them. i learned this the hard way. they are eggs, strawberrys, peanuts, chocolate, and there is one more i think it is fish or shell fish i cant remember. you may want to check with you peds. my dd started to give her eggs when she was 9 months old and now she is very allergic to anything with eggs in it |
| posted by chrissy on 08/21/2007 10:47 AM
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| Hi! The other thing is shell fish, though I would be careful with fish till 12 months also. With eggs, they recommend to wait till 9 months and than treat them the same as other foods at first meaning check for allergy symptoms and don't give anything new in next few days to be sure. Just giving eggs if the baby isn't allergic for them will not create the allergy if it's not before 9 months old, it has to do with development of digestive system. And start with just a half of boiled egg yolk (wait with egg white till 12 months!) or even small amount than look for signs os possible allergy. The same with strawberries (and strawberries usually cause allergy if the baby's allergic to milk, I don't know why but that's truth, I was allergic to cow milk as a baby and to strawberrries as well though I'm not anymore, I just grew out of it when I was 2 years old). But stuff like chocolate and peanuts are definitely out of question and I would wait even till 2-3 years old with those. That's what I know and base not solely on americans pediatricins but also on polish ones. And one more thing! If anything seems to cause allergy, You have to be very areful with anything else as babies tend to be allergic to more than one kind of food when they are. But creating allergy by giving something is very rare, more often it's because the food was causing allergy from the beggining but symptoms were overlooked (for example when they were barely visible at first) and baby was getting food she shouldn't. So, as long as You're careful and try each new food separately and than wait some time to be sure there is no signs, it should be ok. |
| posted by Sylwia on 08/21/2007 01:10 PM
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