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Are babies able to eat the same foods as us in their first year or do we have to limit what we introduce to them? Are some foods harmful to babies in their first year?
By Mummy
The recommended age by professionals for weaning a baby is 6 months old. Our baby was weaned at just over 5 months. We held off for as long as possible but she became far too inquisitive with our food and she appeared hungry a lot of the time.
It is important that the baby still gets at least 25oz of formula milk or breast milk a day up until they are one year old as well as the solids that you introduce to your baby
We started weaning our five month old baby a week ago. The first two days she was fine, then I started becoming slightly concerned as Amélie had not had a movement for nearly four days.
By Mummy
The day after Amélie had her first bowl of solids (baby rice which she ate readily and then some fruit puree for desert which she yummed up), all seemed to be going well. She had had her first movement after being on solids the very next day. This stool was different to her stools when she was on just formula. It was a bit diarrhea and lumpy, and had a few white bits in it (sorry to be so descriptive). I was not concerned as I knew that her digestive system would take time to adjust.
Over the next few days we fed her two meals a day of solids and three bottle feeds. She was taking to the food pretty well but I had noticed that she had not had a poo at all. She also seemed to get tummy ache after she had eaten a bit of her food and then quite irritable. I kept the milk feeds up to make sure that she was not dehydrated and gave her some cooled boiled water with her solids.
When should / can you wean your baby? We have been told at 3 months by one friend, 4 months by others, and 6 months by our Doctor. We tried to make it to 6 months (current medical advice) but last night we began weaning, here is the low down.
By Dad
At the end of her 3rd month Amélie was showing a lot of interest in our food, and quite frankly making us feel greedy. Usually a good feeder, she began being less interested in her bottle and turning her head away at times. We are starting to trust our Parenting instincts much more now so we asked the nurse about weaning.
She told us 6 months, and with Amélie thriving on her bottles of formula, and her growth rate in the 90th percentile we thought we would stick to the medical advice. Why fix something that isn't broken?
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