So you are probably wondering when you start to transition
your little dumpling to the wonderful world of cereal and mushy baby food. You
do not want to rush it to soon because it can actually cause your child to
develop allergies if you start cereal too soon. I know a few of my friends
started putting cereal into their babies bottles around 2 and a half months so
they would start to sleep through the night but the truth is you should really
wait until they are about four months to introduce cereal. You should start to
feed them a small bowl everyday at the same time. So for instance when your
baby gets up in the morning give them their regular bottle or breast feed as
normal. The second meal or the next time your baby usually wants to eat you
should give them the cereal. So this means it’s time to put together that high chair. This will also help
your baby learn to sit by starting them off as a supported sitter. Now this is
the same time that you can start to put cereal in the last bottle of the night
well if you are bottle feeding at this point. You will have to cut one of the
tops of the bottles just a little bit bigger so that the cereal does not get
stuck. This will help keep your little one full and hopefully it will keep them
asleep all night. You should keep this routine up from ages 4-6 months.
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/847805/beyond-baby-food
Around 6 months you will have the
babies 6 month check up and your doctor will most likely give you the go ahead
to start your baby on solid foods so now you will have to stock up on all those
little jars of mushy food. There are a few signs to look for that will also
let you know your little one is ready for solids. The first is head control you
want to make sure they can keep their head steady in an upright position. The
loss of the extrusion reflex is another sign. This means your baby will
stop using his tongue to push food out of his mouth. Sitting with support is
another sign even if they cannot do it on their own as long as they can hold
themselves up straight with support they are good to go. If you baby looks like
they are immatating you chewing that means they will be able to move food
around there mouth and then swallow it.
Last if you baby seems to be getting a bigger appetite meaning they are
eating 8-10 bottles a day then you know they are ready for a change in their
diet.
The best thing to do is start off
with vegetables because if you try fruit first they will love it because it is
so sweet and it will be harder to get them to eat the veggies after that.
Another great tip I learned is when you are first introducing each veggie
and fruit be sure to give them the same kind for three days
straight. This way if your baby has an allergic reaction you will know which
one caused it.
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