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amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:18 pm

My baby is 5.5 months kah!

She has good head control and I started to introduce solids to her. I dont nurse.

Over Shabbos I made her pea soup which she LOVED. She gobbled it up bh

Next day I gave her apple sauce.

Im making all her food.

My mother told me to give her something new every 3 days to see how she reacts to something (in terms of allergens). How do allergens work? Both dh and I arent allergic to anything. Were sefardi. Not sure if that plays a part in it.

My dh gave her bamba the other week and she liked it too.

Looking for other ideas to give her and please also tell me if im doing it wrong lol

amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:32 pm

Also, my baby takes a 2.5 hour nap until about 12:30 pm. Do I give her real food during that feed? Or right before bed? She goes down around 8

*I guess my q really is, how many meals a day am I giving her thats food?

amother

Fuchsia

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:34 pm

Chicken soup with the veggies and chicken
Salmon rice avocado
Eggs (assuming no allergy running in families)

Texture and spices is good and makes for less picky toddlers and kids.

stillnewlywed

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:34 pm

Start with only 1-2 solid meals a day for the first few months. Don't cut down any nursing sessions or bottles. Offer solids after milk so she doesn't replace her milk feeds with solids.

amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:39 pm

stillnewlywed wrote:

Start with only 1-2 solid meals a day for the first few months. Don't cut down any nursing sessions or bottles. Offer solids after milk so she doesn't replace her milk feeds with solids.

Isnt the goal to replace milk feeds with food?

amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:40 pm

amother [ Fuchsia ] wrote:

Chicken soup with the veggies and chicken
Salmon rice avocado
Eggs (assuming no allergy running in families)

Texture and spices is good and makes for less picky toddlers and kids.

Can I give her ethic tasting food that we eat on Shabbat? Like cardamon and potatoes?

She didnt like chicken soup with veggies. I dont think shes so keen on carrots. I tried a few times

No allergies to eggs. I can give her now?

stillnewlywed

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:49 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Isnt the goal to replace milk feeds with food?

Yes, by age 1! Do not cut out milk feeds now.
Until 9ish months solids should be in addition to milk. Then you can start cutting out milk feeds and slowly switch to 3 solid meals plus a couple of snacks a day.

stillnewlywed

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 8:50 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Yes you can give her everything that isn't a choking hazard, besides honey. Just do one allergen at a time.

amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 9:07 pm

stillnewlywed wrote:

Yes you can give her everything that isn't a choking hazard, besides honey. Just do one allergen at a time.

thanks! is there a list of common allergens?
What do I do if she has an allergic reaction?

ila

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 9:53 pm

Try putting some sweet potato in the soup my baby loved it

avrahamama

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 10:04 pm

Fava beans can be an allergen for Sephardim. Otherwise give her all the yummy food!

amother

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 10:09 pm

avrahamama wrote:

Fava beans can be an allergen for Sephardim. Otherwise give her all the yummy food!

I ate them when I was pregnant!does that matter?
how do I find out whats a common allergen for us?

and what do I do if she has a reaction? and what does a reaction look like?

avrahamama

Sun, Jun 27 2021, 10:26 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I ate them when I was pregnant!does that matter?
how do I find out whats a common allergen for us?

and what do I do if she has a reaction? and what does a reaction look like?

I really don't know so much about it. I think it's something we tested for? It's the only allergen I heard being possible for Sephardim. More common among boys. And generally something that runs in family.

It's called favism. It's like a weird anemic reaction.

It's the only food my mil would get nervous about me feeding the kids.

dankbar

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 4:46 am

Salmon I wouldn't give because it can have a bone left over

dankbar

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 4:47 am

Spinach & honey is not to be given till a year

dankbar

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 4:48 am

Soft mushy foods
Avocado mashed
Baby cereal
Banana mashed
Sweet potato mashed

SwissAlps

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 5:13 am

dankbar wrote:

Spinach & honey is not to be given till a year

I never heard of this about spinach. Why would spinach be a problem?

imaima

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 6:32 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Your mom is right, wait for 3 days and look out for rashes, pains, change of behavior, symptoms of sickness. You should be able to detect, what exactly causes it. You cannot do it if you introduce a new food every day.

Really watch out for that and tell dh not to give her random foods so it doesn't mess up your food introduction schedule. With eggs and honey I think you should wait till they are one.

imaima

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 6:37 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I ate them when I was pregnant!does that matter?
how do I find out whats a common allergen for us?

and what do I do if she has a reaction? and what does a reaction look like?

These can all be googled. It is readily available.

Iymnok

Mon, Jun 28 2021, 6:45 am

Wait on dairy and wheat/gluten. I wait till a year.

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