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It's not worth getting angry over!
This morning I logged into my old support group of moms due the same time
as I was. Their babies are younger or around the same age as Alena. Almost all of them are feeding their babies rice cereal already!!!! Their pediatricians told them not until 3-4 months, but they're doing it any way!!! I'm not getting angry, but I am remembering why I'm not there anymore. What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com |
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It's not worth getting angry over!
"Lina" wrote in message news This morning I logged into my old support group of moms due the same time as I was. Their babies are younger or around the same age as Alena. Almost all of them are feeding their babies rice cereal already!!!! Their pediatricians told them not until 3-4 months, but they're doing it any way!!! I'm not getting angry, but I am remembering why I'm not there anymore. What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? Hi, Lina--no, you are not wrong. The current recommendation, according to the WHO, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and, I believe, Canada's equivalent of the AAP (IIRC, you're Canadian?) is to bf exclusively until 6 months. Four months is a *bare* minimum, and posters here from various countries have pointed out examples where their national guidelines have switched from 4-6 to 6 months as a recommendation. Belphoebe |
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Belphoebe wrote:
Hi, Lina--no, you are not wrong. The current recommendation, according to the WHO, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and, I believe, Canada's equivalent of the AAP (IIRC, you're Canadian?) is to bf exclusively until 6 months. Four months is a *bare* minimum, and posters here from various countries have pointed out examples where their national guidelines have switched from 4-6 to 6 months as a recommendation. Health Canada, the Canadian Paediatric Society, and Dietitians of Canada recommend exclusive breastfeeding for at least the first 4 months of life, then introduction of solids at 4-6 months. http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dca-dea/publi...trition_e.html -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 17:56:37 GMT, "Lina"
wrote: I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? In Australia, they recommend 4-6 months. However, I do know moms who started early, which I think is wrong. I waited until DD was 6 months old before she started solids. -- Daye Momma to Jayan "Boy" EDD 11 Jan 2004 |
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Belphoebe wrote: "Lina" wrote in message news This morning I logged into my old support group of moms due the same time as I was. Their babies are younger or around the same age as Alena. Almost all of them are feeding their babies rice cereal already!!!! Their pediatricians told them not until 3-4 months, but they're doing it any way!!! I'm not getting angry, but I am remembering why I'm not there anymore. What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? Hi, Lina--no, you are not wrong. The current recommendation, according to the WHO, the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) and, I believe, Canada's equivalent of the AAP (IIRC, you're Canadian?) is to bf exclusively until 6 months. Four months is a *bare* minimum, and posters here from various countries have pointed out examples where their national guidelines have switched from 4-6 to 6 months as a recommendation. Belphoebe The AAP still says it's OK to introduce solids at 4-6 months. Clisby |
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my personal opinion is to watch for signs from your baby. my first nursed
constantly, i started him on cereal (not in a bottle, with a spoon) at about 3 months.he took it just fine and he was much happier after that. he did not start on "gerber" type solids until almost 6 months. my second was the same, i felt like he was showing signs, and started him on cereal at 3 1/2 months and "gerber" at 5 months. he also has been more content and still nursing regularly, but he's not nursing my little boobies off. i think the AAP is a great thing, however i do not feel that you can lump every baby in the world into the same guidelines. every baby is unique and needs unique care. you do what you feel is right for your baby and family at the time. same goes for moms who don't start solids till baby is almost 8-9 months, do what you think is right. ashley ds#1 05/08/01 ds#2 03/16/03 "Lina" wrote in message news This morning I logged into my old support group of moms due the same time as I was. Their babies are younger or around the same age as Alena. Almost all of them are feeding their babies rice cereal already!!!! Their pediatricians told them not until 3-4 months, but they're doing it any way!!! I'm not getting angry, but I am remembering why I'm not there anymore. What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com |
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Daye wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 17:56:37 GMT, "Lina" wrote: I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? In Australia, they recommend 4-6 months. Not any more! [1] "Information for parents, carers and health care workers on the revised National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) dietary guidelines and new recommendations about exclusive breastfeeding duration times and the introduction of solid foods." "The revised Dietary Guidelines for Australian Adults and Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia (including the Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers) were publicly released on 19 June 2003." "The revised NHMRC dietary guidelines reflect a recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation that infants should be exclusively breastfed up to the age of 6 months (the previous recommendation was 4-6 months of age). This means that solids or other complementary * foods should not be introduced until infants are around 6 months of age." It goes on to weasel a little bit... "This recommendation is for the general infant population, however the guidelines acknowledge that there are individual infants who may benefit from introduction to solids earlier than 6 months (but not before 4 months) of age." but the general thrust is clear. Lara [1] http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/publi...f/foodinfa.pdf |
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"Lina" writes:
What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? If you have enough milk to breastfeed exclusively and your daughter seems to be getting enough to eat, there's no reason to start giving her solids until 6 months. Even at 6 months, the only real reasons to feed her solids are a) to get her used to using a spoon, and b) to put a little extra iron in her diet. It seems to me that 6 months is just a rule of thumb, anyway, and that the best indicators are your daughter's eyes and hands. If she's staring at your food and grabbing for it, that might be a sign that she wants to eat some solid food of her own. If she shows no interest in your food, that might be a sign that, whatever the baby books say, your daughter is really not ready for solid food. Finally: it seems to me that oatmeal might be a better first food than rice. My doctor told us to buy the organic barley, rice and oatmeal cereals and give each one a few days at a time before moving on to the next cereal. We started with barley, because it had the most extra vitamins added, but it really didn't taste that great and my daughter wasn't thrilled about eating it. Rice tastes better, but I remember reading somewhere that it's constipating. So, oatmeal might be the best compromise between taste and tummy comfort. Finally, if you decide to make your own baby food: don't give your baby a whole bunch of avocado every day. My daughter loves avocado, and avocado contains all sorts of wonderful nutrients. But avocado is another wonderful food that can gum up the intestines. |
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Cathy wrote: Lina wrote in message news This morning I logged into my old support group of moms due the same time as I was. Their babies are younger or around the same age as Alena. Almost all of them are feeding their babies rice cereal already!!!! Their pediatricians told them not until 3-4 months, but they're doing it any way!!! I'm not getting angry, but I am remembering why I'm not there anymore. What is a good time to start feeding solids? I was thinking like 6 months, but am I way off here? Should Alena be getting some solids starting next month? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com A friend of mine started her baby at about 3 1/2 months. She felt the baby was ready - the baby was feeding constantly, not sleeping, and the mum couldn't cope, and felt drained (in more ways than one!). Those aren't really indications of readiness for solids, and in fact are more likely imo to be indications of a growth spurt, and the associated spike in nursing frequency and wakings. Sitting alone, loss of tongue thrust reflex, and ability to refuse food are the key ones I've heard several times wrt starting solids. After introduction of solids, the baby was a lot more contented and settled, and mum got a bit of time to herself with the les constant feeding and better sleeping. Typical reaction/response. People who start solids at 6wks say this, too. There always seems to be the component of the mum not coping with teh demands of a small baby, and getting some time "to herself" by starting solids early. That just seems to write the baby's wellbeing right out of the equation to me, and that just seems wrong when it's the mum who determines what goes into the baby. I waited till DD was 6 months 1 week, but I'm still not sure she was ready. She was putting stuff in to her mouth, but don't all babies? Yup. She wasn't that keen on watching us eat, and she would reach out to grab the plate rather than the food. Yeah, I said I would consider DS ready for food earlier than 6 mo if he looked at the food differently than he looked at the phone or the dog or a plastic toy. And guess what - introducing solids doesn't often make them sleep better at night! Nope. DS didn't start sleeping well til 10mo. Dawn -- «¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤»¥«¤»§«¤ »¥«¤»§«¤» |
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