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muss

Thu, Aug 27 2020, 10:31 pm

My baby's almost 6 months so I'll be starting solids. What do you start with?

challahchallah

Thu, Aug 27 2020, 10:31 pm

Would you rather do purées or finger food?

asweet

Thu, Aug 27 2020, 11:43 pm

Blended soup is a great start.

Or baby cereal

agreer

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 12:17 am

Whatever you want. Mashed table food is great. Thin it out with water.

amother

Vermilion

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 12:19 am

We started with baby rice cereal and fruit and vegetable purees.

stillnewlywed

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 7:56 am

https://www.amazon.com/gp/prod.....psc=1

Love these ^^
You can put anything inside and get the baby used to all kinds of tastes - we used this for all kinds of fruits vegetables and proteins.

Baby oatmeal, mashed avocado, mashed bananas are all good to spoon feed

If you want to start with finger food do some research on Baby led weaning

Ruchel

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 9:03 am

don't mash or you'll have to do it! just give food

stillnewlywed

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 9:46 am

Ruchel wrote:

don't mash or you'll have to do it! just give food

You have to know how to serve it so that a 6 month old without pincer grasp can pick it up and eat it safely without choking

amother

Blush

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:21 am

Just search up Baby Led Weaning and you'll thank me for life.
I'm onto my fourth kid doing baby led weaning and can't even imagine first foods any other way.

amother

Slateblue

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:24 am

I started with soups first, cream of chicken or veggies from chicken soup etc
Then went onto applesauce with oatmeal jars, banana avocado cheerios etc
at this point at 11 months he eats everything
I did something in between baby led weaning and mashing, as it was small pieces but not the big pieces they suggest you start with
Good luck!

amother

Turquoise

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:29 am

Not op but what food would you recommend for baby led weaning? And how do I make sure that my baby doesnt gag on the food?

stillnewlywed

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:31 am

amother [ Turquoise ] wrote:

Not op but what food would you recommend for baby led weaning? And how do I make sure that my baby doesnt gag on the food?

https://solidstarts.com/

Your baby will gag at first as they learn to chew and swallow
As long as you don't panic and intervene they won't choke

stillnewlywed

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:37 am

amother [ Slateblue ] wrote:

Your baby was able to pick up small pieces at 6 months?

amother

Slateblue

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 10:54 am

stillnewlywed wrote:

Your baby was able to pick up small pieces at 6 months?

Yup not perfectly and I fed him soup and stuff but the banana and cheerios he picked up akwardly with like a big handful and tried stuffing into his mouth sideways... it was cute to watch, some got in and some didnt but in the end they learn pretty quickly
Flutes or veggies straws is another great starter snack as they can easily hold it in their hand and it melts beautifully and isn't a choking hazard at all

stillnewlywed

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 11:02 am

amother [ Slateblue ] wrote:

Just a note to OP on this -
It is very helpful to put the food in a suction bowl instead of straight on the tray so they can use the sides of the bowl to scoop up the food with their fists.
By 9ish months when they perfect the pincer grasp, they are fine if the food is on the tray.

amother

Linen

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 11:29 am

Avocado
Pumpkin
Well mashed peas
Sweet potato
Banana
Apple sauce
Anything that can be mashed
Just remember to start 1 food at a time
If anything bothers baby ‘a stomach

Ruchel

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 11:37 am

stillnewlywed wrote:

You have to know how to serve it so that a 6 month old without pincer grasp can pick it up and eat it safely without choking

Well, I did it with 5 Wink

amother

Firebrick

Fri, Aug 28 2020, 11:58 am

Ask your pediatrician about bamba. I’ve heard recently that doctors are encouraging it at an early age.

Ruchel

Sun, Aug 30 2020, 7:27 am

Exposure to (regular, local)allergens is encouraged earlier than later

lucky14

Sun, Aug 30 2020, 10:50 pm

I did the purees for a few weeks and then moved on to foods they could feed themselves. That's just what I was most comfortable doing. Just so you know that's an option too if you aren't ready for baby-led right away.

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