Introducing solid foods to your baby can be stressful, especially if you have a fussy eater. Learn my no-stress method of offering breast milk or formula first, and get a sample feeding schedule here too.
Introducing solid foods to your baby can be stressful, especially if you have a fussy eater. Learn my no-stress method of offering breast milk or formula first, and get a sample feeding schedule here too.
Hi, there just wanted to give you y experience with my kids.
I am a Mom of 10 and with my first the Dr. pushed for me to put him on solids, so as most New Mom’s do I took his adivce, well my son stopped sleeping through the night immediately, and he has a hard time eating it. Well, that was not going to happen so I stopped the cereal immediately and he slept through the night. So then I started cereal and other foods when he stopped sleeping through the night, which told me he was hungry, then he did fine both in eating it and sleeping through the night. That has been the experience I have had with all of my kids, they let me know when it was time to give them solids and then there was no fight to get them to eat or sleep through.
When first introducing foods do not force it on the baby. Give a few spoonfuls to taste and if the baby likes it, continue. Do the same food for a few days to get them used to it before you move on to the next food. Don’t stress if they dont like every vegetable you give them. Ask yourself, do you like every single vegetable? No. Then why should they have to? Then move on to the next.
Yes, I agree with Melissa, give some milk first! They will be more willing to eat if they are not ravenous. Mix cereal with breastmilk if you are breastfeeding. My daughter never would take solids without a little breastmilk in it, at least at first.
Introduce solids slowly and be patient with your baby and yourself.
I did simply cereal with breastmilk once a day for a few days, then twice a day for a few days, then three times a day for a few days. Cereal only for the first couple of weeks when introducing solids. Then start with your veggies, like carrots, peas, or sweet potatoes. Introduce them one at a time, once a day for a few days, to watch for signs of allergies. Add some breastmilk to it if you can and you can even mix it with some cereal. That will give them a familiar reference point. Eventually you can phase it out.
This is all new to your little one! Good luck!
My daughter, second baby, was eager to start solids, but
when I tried at 4 months she had terrible gas and
constipation. I continued nursing her on demand
and stopped feeding solids until she was 6 months old.
Her response was better, but we took it slowly.
Our schedule is similar to the video suggestions,
I nurse her first and then offer her solids.
My pediatrician also recommends milk first, as solids at this point are more about experimenting with different textures. Baby may already be familiar with some of the flavors if you are breastfeeding! Also, don’t be afraid to start with veges and fruits instead of boring and bland rice cereal. My little gal took to carrots, peas and avocados straight away!