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Baby Food Question
I am posting this to 3 different NG's, but not cross posting.
Alegra is not ready for solids yet. In fact, the pediatrician said that she will discuss with us the introduction of solids at our next visit (september 30th). 4 month visit. What I am wanting to know is how many of you make your own baby food? What kind of processor (blender etc) do you use? And lastly, where do you get the recipes? We are very seriously considering making Ali's food ourselves so that we can buy only organic veggies and fruit etc.. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :-D thanx! -- LES! Daddie to Alegra Lee. May 25th 2003! "Daddie's Little Diva" before you reply to me via email, please remove your hat YourHatDaddie at bonbon.net |
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I know the AAP recommendation is 6 months for breastfed babies, but is it
the same for formula-fed babies? So far as I know it is the same. Why wouldn't it be? (Formula isn't lacking in any vitamin that would need to be provided by starting solids earlier.) Naomi CAPPA Certified Lactation Educator (either remove spamblock or change address to to e-mail reply.) |
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Naomi Pardue wrote:
So far as I know it is the same. Why wouldn't it be? (Formula isn't lacking in any vitamin that would need to be provided by starting solids earlier.) I didn't say it shouldn't be; I looked on the AAP page and couldn't find any information on the matter, so I *asked*. I wasn't trying to imply anything. I was just wondering, because formula and breastmilk are not equal. For example, it seems to be commonly held that rice cereal has some use to formula-fed babies because it's iron-enriched, but it's not particularly useful for breastfed babies. -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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Sue wrote:
Why would there be a difference? It is the same, fwiw. I don't know, that's why I was *asking*, I wasn't implying that there should or would be a difference. See my reply to Naomi... -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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iphigenia wrote in message
I know the AAP recommendation is 6 months for breastfed babies, but is it the same for formula-fed babies? Why would there be a difference? It is the same, fwiw. -- Sue mom to three girls |
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Ali's Daddie wrote:
Alegra is not ready for solids yet. In fact, the pediatrician said that she will discuss with us the introduction of solids at our next visit (september 30th). 4 month visit. Along with the others, I'd recommend waiting to 6 months. Food allergies in babies *suck*, and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. What I am wanting to know is how many of you make your own baby food? We did...sorta :-). What kind of processor (blender etc) do you use? Our stick/hand blender has a chopper attachment...that worked great, but half the time we just used the stick blender. And lastly, where do you get the recipes? I just thought about what I would like. We waited to give our son solids til he was 1 year (breastfed exclusively), so he was ready for all types when we started him. Chicken and apricots are a big favorite still. There is a great UK cookbook that I think you can get on Amazon by Annabel Karmel called The Baby and Toddler Meal Planner. A lot of the later foods can be made for the whole family, and the babies' food just gets smushed. Any advice would be greatly appreciated :-D Enjoy yourself, and don't stress if she doesn't like something, but don't push either. It's a learning experience for her until she's a lot older...oh, one thing we've noticed. Babies like social settings...so if you both can sit at the table with her when she's eating (or all of you have meals together) you're teaching her interaction as well as keeping her interested. Hey, any pics of the Diva? :-) -- Meself mom to P, 23/12/01 |
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"Herself" wrote in message ... Ali's Daddie wrote: . We waited to give our son solids til he was 1 year (breastfed exclusively), Which leads me to why I have been lurking.... My son was started on small bits of rice at 4 months (He self weaned from breast to formula at 7 months) and was eating pretty much anything. Now, at 9 months he hardly wants food. We had a bout of diarrhea at 8.5 months and did 24 hrs on clear fluids. Right after that, he decided he only wanted to eat one meal a day. I know nutritionally, this is fine, but I am concerned about the sudden change. His ped isn't. Thoughts? -- Tracy 'Time is fleeting, Madness takes its toll' Time Warp - Rocky Horror Picture Show |
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Well a ff baby digestive system is just as immature as a bf baby so in that
respect there is no difference. FF babies also need to have the tongue thrust gone and the other usual signs you look for in a bf baby to start solids. Formula does have all kinds of vitamins added, so a ff baby wouldn't be depleted in any way. And iron *can* be important for a bf baby in that iron stores do happen to start deplete after six months in a bf babies. Granted, not all babies have a problem with iron, which is why I always say get a poke to find out. -- Sue mom to three girls iphigenia wrote in message ... Sue wrote: Why would there be a difference? It is the same, fwiw. I don't know, that's why I was *asking*, I wasn't implying that there should or would be a difference. See my reply to Naomi... -- iphigenia www.tristyn.net "i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. i do not think that they will sing to me." |
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Tracy wrote:
Which leads me to why I have been lurking.... My son was started on small bits of rice at 4 months (He self weaned from breast to formula at 7 months) and was eating pretty much anything. Now, at 9 months he hardly wants food. We had a bout of diarrhea at 8.5 months and did 24 hrs on clear fluids. Right after that, he decided he only wanted to eat one meal a day. I know nutritionally, this is fine, but I am concerned about the sudden change. His ped isn't. Thoughts? Sometimes kids go off food for a little bit...just like sometimes they will only eat one type of food. How long has he only wanted liquids? (if he only wants liquids, I'm just guessing). -- Meself mom to P, 23/12/01 |
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