I am a first time mommy to a 3 month old baby girl I was wondering if any of you mommy's could give me some advice....when can you give a baby jar food? how much at a time should you give them ? also she seems to be teething any advice on home remedies besides baby oragel which she hates ! any advice would be great. Thanks
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braneag
Sweetpea
Congrats on the little one! I didn't give my little one jar food until he was about 5 1/2 months old. I did start giving him baby cereal mixed with breast milk (or formula/water if you don't breastfeed) when he was 3 1/2 months old and he took right to it without a problem. I don't really think there's a set age to start trying. Everyone is going to tell you something different. If they don't take to it wait a few weeks and try again. And for the teething, try putting a wet washcloth in the freezer for a few minutes and give them that to chew on. Mine really liked that. You can always try the good 'ol fashion teething rings too.
sunflower
Loving My Life...
probablyMy little one started on cereal at about 3 1/2 months. She didnt care for it much at first so I backed off and tried again. I started her on single grain rice, and she didnt like it, so I changed to the single grain oatmeal and she liked that much better. Now she will eat both.
As for veggies, fruit, etc. I waited until about 5 months to start that.
As for veggies, fruit, etc. I waited until about 5 months to start that.
MDTerps
Back in the saddle
I started cereal at 3 weeks in the bottle due to reflux. There for she doesn't care to much to spoon feed cereal.
We started fruits at 4 months and green veggies at 5 1/2 months. Now she pretty much eats any baby food you give her (stage 2) she will be 8 months next week. I just started the meats last week though.
I gave her one of the biter biscuits today and she got a little choked up on it when she got a peice of it off. Any one have any advice on that kind of stuff? It scared me and I'm not sure I want to try it again. She does have two teeth on the bottom.
We started fruits at 4 months and green veggies at 5 1/2 months. Now she pretty much eats any baby food you give her (stage 2) she will be 8 months next week. I just started the meats last week though.
I gave her one of the biter biscuits today and she got a little choked up on it when she got a peice of it off. Any one have any advice on that kind of stuff? It scared me and I'm not sure I want to try it again. She does have two teeth on the bottom.
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geminigrl
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Have you tried the "puffs"? They melt in their mouth. I know my neice eats them and loves them. Comes in different flavors.
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pebbles
Member
my son started those biter biscuits early, he did fine with them though. He does love the puffs & they have some cheese curl things too that he loves. He's 11 months old now & eats anything we eat for the most part. I started him on baby food around 4 months. Heads up, the ONLY thing he would not eat was the baby food meats....have you smelled them?! YUCK! But he will eat real food meats so don't be discouraged if she doesn't like those. When I started the baby food I gave him one new one a week to make sure of no allergies & just kept trying all of them. He eats them all with the exception of the meats. His favorite is sweet corn caserole.
We started with Puffs at 7 months and Cheerios at 8 months. Have you tried those?
When we first started the biter biscuits, I put them in a mesh feeder so he couldn't break a large piece off and choke.
StrawberryGal
Sweet and Innocent
Yeah, the baby meats are gross. Table food meats mashed up is better than the baby food meats.
Both of my boys had their first baby food jar at around 6 months old. I fed cereals at 4 months and then baby food at 6 months. A little after 9 months, they both had all of thier teeth, so I gave them table food cut up in a very small bites.
I did the same way as you did to make sure there's no allergies. I kept track of the foods passed the allergy test and saved the list to added to the baby's book keepsake. My kids have no food allergies.
About the meats, don't be discourage if your babies won't eat meats. It took my oldest to finally like eating meats when he was almost 4 years old. Now, my baby doesn't like meats, and he throws them on the floor. The doctor told me to keep offering meats on their plate even though you know it will end up on the floor. There's other ways to make sure the babies get their proteins such as yogurt, string cheese, cheeses, cottage cheese, etc.
sunflower
Loving My Life...
S loves all meats that I fix her. Not baby food meats either. She also loves her greens. She will eat anything.
StrawberryGal
Sweet and Innocent
Not my boys. They hate the meats. It took me a long time to finally get my oldest to eat his meats on the plate. Now, I'm working on the baby to eat his meats. My boys eat vegetables and fruits. Both of them hates eggplants (they said "YUCK!") and the baby hates eggs. Baby knows how to pick eggs out of his food on the plate to throw it on the floor. I really hate kitchen clean up lately. I'm constantly sweeping and moping the floors for like 3 or 4 times a day.
Again, the baby food meats are NASTY!
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends to breastfeed or formula feed exclusively until the child is 6 months old then introduce rice cereal. This is a change from the previous 4 month recommendation. Good luck!
MDTerps
Back in the saddle
I looked at getting those but though the biter cames first. I'll try them though.
MDTerps
Back in the saddle
After she got a little choked up and I took it from her I thought to myself "dummy you should have put it in the feeder". Next time I will! She loves ice cubes in the feeder.