When do you plan to start baby food? Or, when did you?
Posted September 28, 2015 - 7:25pm
For years the advice has been 4 months, but there is shift happening more towards 6 months of age.
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For years the advice has been 4 months, but there is shift happening more towards 6 months of age.
Hallz105
I started all of mine on cereal at 4 months but I don't see anything wrong with delaying it a little bit depending on the child.
Your Kid's Table
I started my oldest a little after 4 months because I was so excited. I waited until a bit later with the other two.
CandyOvercaffed
I waited until 6 or 7 months with both of my girls. They were exclusively breastfed and I saw no reason to start other foods until they took an interest in it. That was a good decision for all of us, especially because I felt like life got harder once I added food! Besides cereal I didn't use baby food. It was so much easier, cheaper, and healthier to smush up food we already had.
Your Kid's Table
That's awesome, the best way to do it!
CandyOvercaffed
It's hard to get parents to understand that, though! They often get defensive and feel judged when you share info like that.
sunnykathleen
I only breastfed until 6 months and then they started on small solids. I believed it was best for their immune system.
Your Kid's Table
It is, they can't properly absorb the food until 6 months.
Frugal Minded M...
My first two started on cereal at 4 months, but the other kids all started at 6 month.
GracePlummer
I started after 4 months.
fanniebaron17
My baby does not like eating. What to do?
lxue75028
We started baby food after 6 months. Before this period, it is recommended to feed the baby only with the mum's milk, and fortunately I had a lot of it and my daughter was always well-fed. More than all, I breastfed my child until the age of two years. Indeed, it is difficult and tidy, but the medics say that it is a perfect base for a child's immunity. To tell the truth, we also met with the problem to select the perfect baby food. We tried many variants and brands, but our girl refused it. The only product she accepted and liked were Holle cow baby formula foods. Unfortunately, he also refused to eat vegetables and it was a real problem to accustom her to it.