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6 mos eating
Hi everyone:
I just wanted to make sure I am not causing harm to my little one. I'm sure I'm not, but always good to get opions from other breastfeeding mommies. Neil is 6.5 mos old and still mainly breastfeeds. He eats some oatmeal for my sister and will eat prunes the ones from the jar that we prepare not the gerber kind. but that's about it. He's not much into food. we've tried lots. list of dislikes applesauce pears peaches banannas list of sometimes he'll eat a bite or two from peas (frozen then blended with water) sweet potatoes mashed from my plate carrots (frozen then blended with water most of the time he will eat bananna Oatmeal with apple juice or breast milk, but that's only once or twice a day. Is this normal? |
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Nicole skrev:
Hi everyone: I just wanted to make sure I am not causing harm to my little one. I'm sure I'm not, but always good to get opions from other breastfeeding mommies. Neil is 6.5 mos old and still mainly breastfeeds. He eats some oatmeal for my sister and will eat prunes the ones from the jar that we prepare not the gerber kind. but that's about it. He's not much into food. we've tried lots. list of dislikes applesauce pears peaches banannas list of sometimes he'll eat a bite or two from peas (frozen then blended with water) sweet potatoes mashed from my plate carrots (frozen then blended with water most of the time he will eat bananna Oatmeal with apple juice or breast milk, but that's only once or twice a day. Is this normal? It sounds like quite a lot of things. Lots-a-lots-a-babies start solids later than 6.5 mos. I wouldn't worry one little bit. Tine, Denmark |
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On Apr 30, 11:14 am, Nicole wrote:
Hi everyone: I just wanted to make sure I am not causing harm to my little one. I'm sure I'm not, but always good to get opions from other breastfeeding mommies. Neil is 6.5 mos old and still mainly breastfeeds. He eats some oatmeal for my sister and will eat prunes the ones from the jar that we prepare not the gerber kind. but that's about it. He's not much into food. we've tried lots. list of dislikes applesauce pears peaches banannas list of sometimes he'll eat a bite or two from peas (frozen then blended with water) sweet potatoes mashed from my plate carrots (frozen then blended with water most of the time he will eat bananna Oatmeal with apple juice or breast milk, but that's only once or twice a day. Is this normal? This sounds like plenty of solid food for a 6.5 month old. The majority of his calories should still come from your milk. As he gets older and can handle more different textures of food, he may be more interested in food. My oldest really didn't want the watery stuff and didn't care to eat until she could feed herself a bit. After she decided she liked a food, she would want me to feed it to her too. --Betsy |
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thank you both, I assumed as much but just thought I'd check. you
know other mommies and how much they can tell you you are doing wrong. |
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Nicole skrev:
thank you both, I assumed as much but just thought I'd check. you know other mommies and how much they can tell you you are doing wrong. Yup! A child can get all her nutritions from breastmilk for 12 months, I've been told. At 6.5 mos solids are more for training and for fun than for nutrition. Tine, Denmark |
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Nicole wrote:
I just wanted to make sure I am not causing harm to my little one. I'm sure I'm not, but always good to get opions from other breastfeeding mommies. Neil is 6.5 mos old and still mainly breastfeeds. For the first year, breastmilk should be the primary food. Don't worry about solids right now. -- Anita -- |
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On Apr 30, 4:00 pm, Nicole wrote:
thank you both, I assumed as much but just thought I'd check. you know other mommies and how much they can tell you you are doing wrong. Ah yes, everyone else has an idea of what's best for your baby. For some reason, some moms (I find this especially true amongst formula feeding) are really keen to start solids as early as possible. The recommendations changed from 4 months to 6 months relatively recently, so many people - pediatricians included - suggest starting at 4 months. Some of the food guides for babies make it sound like your 6 month old should be having 3+ solids meals/day! At 6 months DD was taking maybe a few bites of pureed food once/day. Stick with what you know best. Here's a good resource http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/so...olids-how.html however I think kellymom tends to go the other extreme and emphasizes delaying solids. The forums there are very useful as well. |
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The recommendations changed from 4 months to 6 months relatively recently, so many people - pediatricians included - suggest starting at 4 months. relatively recently was still before my DS (4 this month) was born, the UK government change their official guidelines not that long before he was born, but I'd guess WHO must have been a year to 2 years before that, I don't consider that to be particularly recent! Anne |
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On May 1, 6:37 pm, "Anne Rogers" wrote:
The recommendations changed from 4 months to 6 months relatively recently, so many people - pediatricians included - suggest starting at 4 months. relatively recently was still before my DS (4 this month) was born, the UK government change their official guidelines not that long before he was born, but I'd guess WHO must have been a year to 2 years before that, I don't consider that to be particularly recent! Anne I think anything in the last 10-15 or so years is 'relatively recent,' as most pedis are not so up to date and most parents are a number of years behind, given they get their input from older parents. It takes awhile for most people to really get an idea of current recommendations. We're biased here, as most people who take part in chat groups are also likely to be those who look into such things. I can guarantee you none of my siblings who have given birth in the last 21 years (oldest nephew is 21, youngest niece is 1.5) know anything about AAP recommendations except maybe my MD sister, and if I was listening to her for advice, her youngest is ~12 and I highly doubt she's looked at AAP recommendations since then. The general population is less aware of such things and go by the word of other parents. |
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Anne Rogers skrev:
The recommendations changed from 4 months to 6 months relatively recently, so many people - pediatricians included - suggest starting at 4 months. relatively recently was still before my DS (4 this month) was born, the UK government change their official guidelines not that long before he was born, but I'd guess WHO must have been a year to 2 years before that, I don't consider that to be particularly recent! Anne My son is nearly 10 - the recommendation said 6 mos then too. Could have had a connection with the fact that maternaty leave was around 6 mos then :-) Tine, Denmark |
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