What's your 6 to 12 month old eating today - v2.0

[Soulmate]

What's your 6 to 12 month old eating today, Take Two

What is your DC eating today. Share and share alike so we all can get ideas on what to feed our little ones!

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[Soulmate]

From the last threadWhen should babies start switching to more table foods than purees? DS loves eating table foods and probably enough to start relying on them solely but that makes me nervous for some reason. I'd keep the oatmeal with a puree and I'd have to wait until he likes more fruit table food but I think he is moving in that direction. The funny thing is that he gags on stage 3 foods.

BTW, DS had his 9mo WBV and I talked to the ped about his low formula intake. She said to make sure he gets ~15-18 ozs/day and that he gets yogurt and cheese for calcium. She said that it is normal for their formula/BM intake to decrease when they get really good with solids. She also officially ok'ed the extra virgin olive oil in his dinner puree.

[babylove]

I think by 9 or 10 months it's ok to give more table foods than purees, but it's probably very baby specific. Some 9/10 mo olds still aren't into table foods and prefer purees...I'm no expert on this b/c DS is only 7.5 mo but this is what I've gathered from friends.

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I called our ped a few weeks ago to ask about introducing more table foods and he said he'd like me to stick w/ mostly purees until 9 mo. :confused: DS has been chowing down on puffs for a few weeks now and loves them, can pick them up well and get them in his mouth...so I'm thinking it's time to move on to cheerios. I'm also going to start giving him some chunked fruits...he has done bananas already and loved them.

[mrst2b2003]

When should babies start switching to more table foods than purees? DS loves eating table foods and probably enough to start relying on them solely but that makes me nervous for some reason. I'd keep the oatmeal with a puree and I'd have to wait until he likes more fruit table food but I think he is moving in that direction. The funny thing is that he gags on stage 3 foods.

BTW, DS had his 9mo WBV and I talked to the ped about his low formula intake. She said to make sure he gets ~15-18 ozs/day and that he gets yogurt and cheese for calcium. She said that it is normal for their formula/BM intake to decrease when they get really good with solids. She also officially ok'ed the extra virgin olive oil in his dinner puree.



quick question Avery will be 9 months in a couple of weeks and I have been giving him whole milk yogurt but I thought he couldn't have cheese till a year. Am I wrong?

[babylove]

I am by no means an expert on these issues, yet I seem to be the only one around...:p Everyone seems to have a different opinion on this topic but if you go by what our ped told us (again, they're allll different!), he said cheese and yogurt are ok beginning at 9 mo. But no whole milk to drink until 1 yr.

[cosmic]

I'm just learning about the puffs. What brands do you all use? I think DS would like them. :)

[Wrighty26]

*subscribing*

MrsT - We've been told that yogurt, hard cheeses, and cottage cheese are OK before a year. I would start out giving a small amount and gaging Avery's reaction. If it's hard on his digestive system, then I would hold off.

Puffs - B likes the Gerber puffs. They have a subtle flavor (cherry, apple, peach, etc), but mostly taste like cardboard (IMO!).

[Soulmate]

mrst Whole milk products like cheeses and yogurts are ok since the proteins are different for some reason. DS is sensitive to milk proteins (will scream bloody murder for hours) and tolerates yogurt and cheese just fine. You are supposed to wait until a year for plain milk.

Puffs I second the Gerber puffs. I think they are the main makers of puffs but did see another maker (Earth's Best or a similar brand) but Gerber has the bright shiny packaging ;)

Thanks babylove

[klav]

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[Lizard]

Soulmate - We had our 9 mo WBV on Friday and the doctor told us to start working on table foods now. DD pretty much hates them all and gags on most, so it will be slow going for us. :(

[klav]

L loves chicken!

[MMHinCA]

Odd question but... what do all the *** mean that you all are using?

10.5 month old DD:

B: zuchhini muffin and applesauce
L: turkey, yogurt and banana
D: turkey, avocado, banana and yogurt

[mkvh]

MMH--I was thinking the same thing; I guess there must've been some kind of April Fools joke involving pronouns...

DD 8.5 Months
B: yogurt, apples & cranberries (jar), oatmeal
L: ham deli meat, provolone cheese, broccoli, banana
D: pizza crust (we were out, and she wasn't interested in ANYTHING else)

We also tried ground turkey and chick peas, both a HUUUUUGE hit.

[jennylou]

DD is almost 8 months old and she really never like the purees, she likes to spit them out. And well, purees and spitting don't go over well. ;) So, I've given her mashed up food pretty much since the beginning (after 6 months). Her ped thought it was great that she is eating what we are eating (well, what she can right now).

When did you all introduce meats and dairy? I've introduced some cheese and milk products (ie, a cream based soup). As for meats, she accidentally got some ground turkey from DH one night. ;)

Right now, we basically just stay away from the big no nos - peanuts, popcorn, shell fish, milk (she gets water in her sippy and still BF).

[Soulmate]

When did you all introduce meats and dairy? I've introduced some cheese and milk products (ie, a cream based soup). As for meats, she accidentally got some ground turkey from DH one night. ;) At 8 mos you can introduce all proteins so if you are already doing cheese and milk products then you can do meats and other dairy.

[mrst2b2003]

thanks for your responses ladies. I had given Avery a piece of my grilled cheese sandwich that I made that had cheddar cheese on it and he loved it and had no problems, but I went to a friends house this weekend and she said that he shouldn't have cheese till he was 1. I knew about the milk but thought cheese was ok.

Is there a list of ok cheeses?


Thanks

Amy

by the way Avery will be 9 months on the 15th and loves chicken, ground turkey, skinless turkey dogs and tofu meatballs. He's my little piggy:)

[karlatta]

DS had a huge appetite yesterday!

10.5 months
B: cheese stick, cereal bar
L: goldfish, bean sprouts, rice, grilled pork
D: yogurt, oatmeal, vegetable lasagna

He also drinks 3 8-ounce bottles a day.

[ds2003]

My understanding is that cheese and yogurt are okay after 9 months or so. Milk after age 1.

I made mac n’ cheese yesterday. I’m thinking of giving some to DS who is 9.5 months. He has had yogurt so far withouth a problem. I put milk in the mac n’ cheese as I made. The milk cooked on the stove top and then again in the over. Is it okay to give to him even though it has milk?

[mkvh]

We've given DD small amounts of mac-n-cheese. I dont' think there's enough milk in there to make a big difference.

I like that karlatta included the formula/BM intake. So...

QOTD: HOW OLD IS YOUR DC AND HOW MUCH FORMULA/BM DO THE TAKE (OR NURSING SESSIONS) DAILY?

DD is 8.5 months old. She is still nursing 5-6x daily. When she's at "daycare", she takes 3 4-6oz bottles AND nurses a minimum of two additional times.

[Bloomwood]

You can also make mac n cheese with yogurt; that is what we do with Annie's.

Cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese are all okay; it is milk itself you have to hold off on until 1.

DD gets ~27 oz of formula a day. I tried introducing it in the sippy today and she HATED it. HATED it. This one is going to be a challenge for us. I'm hoping that when she moves to milk she'll take it from a sippy from the get go and be happy.

Speaking of mac and cheese, DH and I went to a restaurant on Saturday night that is known for it. We brought the leftovers home for DD and she devoured them. I was hoping she wouldn't like it so I could eat it. :o

I also made her a little feast from the Whole Foods' Mediterranean bar yesterday for dinner. She had falafel, tabouli, babaganoush, hummus and lavash. Finished up with cheddar cheese and strawberries.

[ShelbyMay]

DD is 9 months old. So far today:

B: Plain yogurt mixed with applesauce, a few Cheerios
L: Peas (the kind from the frozen food section)

No clue what we're having for dinner!

DD recently weaned from the breast to bottle (long story) and I would estimate she is drinking around 24 - 28 oz. of formula a day...? She always nursed on demand, so we've been doing bottle feedings the same way. I need to start writing it down, I guess. She seems to have a decreased interest in solids lately. Maybe this is because the formula takes longer to digest than the BM did...? Anyway, I know breastmilk/formula is supposed to be their primary source of nutrition until 12 months, but I am concerned that she is not eating as much of the solids as she used to.

Also, DD will eat meat purees, but spits out the tiny pieces of "real" meat I give her. I guess she doesn't like the texture.

[jesseybell]

Almost 8 months

She gets about 28 oz a day (2 5 oz bottles, 3 6 oz bottles) of which about 22 oz is formula and 6 oz is thawed BM (We've got about 1 month left of my stash). We'll see what happens when she goes to 3 meals per day.

We are going to go to 3 meals a day, but she and I have both been sick so I've held off on making a change to our schedule - plus I am not exactly sure what our schedule will be.

Originally our ped said 9 months for yogurt and meat, but when I saw him on Friday he said we could start now- he just doesn't want us feeding her too much meat.

We are still mainly on purees. She loves them all. Once she's established on 3 meals, I'll make more of an effort to make more of her food and add some lumps to it.

[Soulmate]

Daily Formula Intake DS takes two consistent bottles a day. One @ 7ozs and one @ 6 ozs. He may take a snack bottle of 2-3ozs either before breakfast (~8am) or ~11am. But only one of those times not both. Formula total = ~15ozs/day.

ShelbyMay Have you tried lunchmeats? DS is a big texture person too and likes lunchmeats. I wouldn't stress too much about solids. Keep offering and you can only do what she'll let you. You can't force feed her after all ;) And I'm sure she'll balance out eventually.

[Baby Lust]

Lizard, DS gags on everything too. Try boiled potatoes. DS LOVES them and has only gagged on one piece. And just to tell you how bad he is, he still gags on puffs once in a while! :p :rolleyes: So maybe try the potato if you make sure it is nice and soft and of course skinless! Good luck!

[babylove]

Milk Intake~ DS is 7.5 mo old and when I'm at work he takes 3 5-oz bottles of EBM plus two additional nursing sessions (once in the morning and once before bed).

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Breakfast - banana chunks, cheerios, puffs (refused the banana puree)
lunch - pureed peaches w/ oatmeal mixed to thicken it
dinner - cheerios, puffs, pureed squash, Zwieback toast (to occupy him during seder), small pieces of carrot from my soup (cooked and very soft), bites of sweet potato casserole and applesauce, both from my plate!

[Bloomwood]

breakfast: blueberry pancake, jar of fruit mixed with yogurt
lunch: refried beans (vegetarian, fat free) mixed with squash and yogurt, tofu fried in sesame oil, soy sauce and garlic, blueberries
dinner: more tofu and more beans mixed with squash, eggplant, chicken and yogurt, 1/2 banana

Not alot of formula so far. Maybe 9 oz all day; I think I threw her off with the sippy. She did drink lots of water though (out of the sippy. Go figure).

[Wrighty26]

Daily Milk Intake - He usually takes 2 8oz bottles, and 1 6oz bottle while I'm at work, and then nurses 2 times when I get home. He is a nursaholic. He decreased his milk intake today (from the bottles) - but I think he is teething :(

Breakfast - Jar of oatmeal with bananas/pears, 1/2 banana
Lunch - I have no idea b/c DH fed him -- I assume 1 veggie, 1 fruit, some puffs, and some water from his sippy
Dinner - Chicken (from a can - like tuna), Broccoli (bite sized/steamed), yogurt mixed with bananas and berries, puffs

Today he had meat for the first time. I don't think he hated it, but I don't think he loved it either. He did however, love the broccoli!

Thanks for the suggestion on making mac n cheese with yogurt! Great idea Bloomwood :)

[MMHinCA]

11 month old (on Thursday :) ) DD:

B: zucchini muffin, the top of a carrot muffin and a couple bites of applesauce
L: carrot muffin, apples (spit most of them out)
S: cheerios & puffs
D: turkey, a little bit of avocado, a container of sweet potatoes/apples and the top of a zucchini muffin

I made carrot and zucchini muffins in hopes of getting a little bit of vegis in my DD. She LOVES them! I also made banana/oatmeal muffins and she loved those too!

BM intake ~ I have no clue how much she gets each day. She nurses when she gets up in the AM, before both naps, sometimes in the afternoon and then before she goes to bed.

[maybebaby]

I also made her a little feast from the Whole Foods' Mediterranean bar yesterday for dinner. She had falafel, tabouli, babaganoush, hummus and lavash. Finished up with cheddar cheese and strawberries.

I think Bloomwood's daughter is eating better than I am! That sounds yummy.

today DD (9 months old) had:
breakfast: oatmeal mixed with pears, 1/2 jar of organic mixed veggie puree
lunch: 1/2 container apple yogurt, jar of EB's peas and brown rice
dinner: pureed carrots mixed with barley cereal, EB's apples and blueberries
a lot of Gerber puffs to entertain her, 1 EB's teething biscuit
about 25 ounces formula

I think I'm going to try pureeing avocado and fresh banana tomorrow in the hopes of getting her to eat some avocado. She loves bananas.

Other questions: we introduced meat around 8 months per our ped's suggestion (trying to get a little weight gain going at our house). I am trying to give her only organic meat. I've also been introducing mild cheddar cheese, which she seems to like. I melt it on veggies.

I am nervous about other finger foods, but she seems to be doing fine with the puffs and zwieback toast and teething biscuits so I'll work on increasing them.

The sippy cup is not really happening at our house; any suggestions for getting DD to drink something that's not from the beloved bottle?

[kate's mom]

At about what age can a baby pick up the little puffs?
Thanks.

[jesseybell]

At about what age can a baby pick up the little puffs?
Thanks.

I am not sure at what age they are supposed to. We started giving them at 6 1/2 months and she didn't have her pincher grasp at all - she'd get them into her palm and that's it. Now at almost 8 months she's pretty much got her pincher grasp mastered (getting them in her mouth is a different story - we're still about 50/50 what that). I give her the puffs on her high chair or on her exersaucer more for practice picking them up than eating them.

[mkvh]

kate's mom--supposedly, babies aren't ready for "finger foods" until the can crawl, but my DD had her pincher grasp down at 6 months or so. She has been eating puffs pretty much as long as she's been eating purees (5-5.5 months). If I were you, I'd just offer them on the tray and let DC play with them. If they get them to the mouth, great. If not, it's good practice!

[kate's mom]

Thank you both for your repsonses. We gave her some yesterday broken up and she LOVED them, but we were putting them in her mouth.
I couldn't remember from my other DD when she was able to get them.
I will put some on her tray and let her play.

Thanks again!

[Soulmate]

kate's mom We started giving DS puffs after his 6mo WBV. I'd just let her play with them and not put them in her mouth for her. It is more of an exercise in fine motor skills than anything nutrition wise. I remember looking at the nutrition info on the puffs and being surprised at how nutritious they looked then I saw the serving size :rolleyes: One serving is like 70 puffs!

[klav]

So has anyone moved to the 3rd stage of baby foods? I was thinking I sould be doing that soon. L has his 9 m ped. apt will ask there too

[IzzyJune2006]

We moved up to 3rd stage around 8-9 months I think. At first I would use it by mistake. When she wasn't ready, she'd gag or spit it out. I kept trying periodically. When she was ready, she just ate it all up like nothing.

HTH.

[Bloomwood]

I think Bloomwood's daughter is eating better than I am! That sounds yummy.


Thanks, maybebaby. She definitely eats better than we do! Re; the sippy...Has she taken anything out of it? I put it on the tray at meal times filled with water and would offer it that way. I'm not the best resource though as she won't take formula from it!! Maybe I would recommend giving her bm/formula from it soon though!

What are 3rd stage baby foods?

MMH - your muffins sound delish. Are you using any special recipe?

Eating her veggies update: I've given up on hoping she'll eat them on her own off the tray. I've gone back to mixing them in other food, but not pureeing them. I'll do that for her main nutrition and still put a few on her tray, just in case.

We went to dinner last night (w/o DD). We had orzo mac and cheese; it was so creamy and delicious. Our friend took the leftovers home (darnit!) but I'm going to try making something like that for DD; she loves orzo (sometimes).

I think we're going to give DD eggs for the first time on Easter. She'll be 11 months and we thought it'd be cute. She hasn't had any food allergies and no one in our family has any, so I'm not that concerned.

[maybebaby]

Ooh--pureeing the avocado and banana was such a great idea! I just threw them both in the blender, and I've never seen DD eat so much avocado.

Bloomwood once or twice she's had a sip of water. Maybe if there was something she wanted more than water in the sippy, she'd try it more. She's not very big on water...always looks surprised and displeased that it's not breastmilk/formula! I need to start offering the sippy more often, I know.

I think 3rd stage baby foods are just chunkier combos from Gerbers/EB. I know the Gerbers ones have more flavoring like onions in the vegetable beef, for example. DD has had the organic Gerbers 3rd stage ones with no problem with the extra flavors.

[Sabriel]

The sippy cup is not really happening at our house; any suggestions for getting DD to drink something that's not from the beloved bottle?

DD LOVES her straw cup. We use the Nuby ones that don't leak. She will drink water out of it, but not breastmilk.

[MMHinCA]

Bloomwood - I just use regular recipes that I have in my cookbooks. The zucchini muffins have applesauce (I used organic non-sweetened) in them and the carrot muffins have dried cranberries in them so they have a little more added to them.

I think stage 3 foods is referring to stage 3 jarred baby food. I think it is for 9+ months.

[steviem]

DS is 9 months

B= oatmeal w/ banana
L= ham sandwich, banana, yogurt
S= rest of the yogurt, kiwi
D= whole wheat pasta w/ chicken sausage, zucchini

Bloom: I took my son for his 9 mos WBV last week and our doc said that I can now introduce eggs! I was shocked since I thought 12 months was when eggs can be introduced. I posted in the June moms group and many other June moms said their docs also gave the "go ahead" for eggs at 9 months. Anyway, just thought I'd share. So far, I've only given him scambled eggs, with a bit of cheese. He seems to like them. Hopefully your daughter will as well :)

[MMHinCA]

B: pancake w/ butter & jelly, a couple bites of zucchini muffin and a couple bites of applesauce
L: grilled cheese sandwich, pears, yogurt
D: turkey, a jar of stage 2 rice & lentil dinner, a couple bites of applesauce

[Soulmate]

B: 4oz jar of apples & cherries with oatmeal, 2oz of pears, 1/2 whole wheat waffle with apricot spread
L: 2oz pears w/oatmeal & 4oz jar of veggie puree (at daycare I can't remember which one they gave him), cheerios
D: 4oz Turkey & Rice dinner puree, YoBaby w/cereal, cheese chunks, peas, broccoli, sweet potato (a little of each)

When I write it all down it sure does look like he eats a lot ;) He inhales it all so I guess in the moment it really doesn't seem like that much.

[karlatta]

10.5 months

B: oatmeal, applesauce (2 bites), cheerios
L: yo-baby, cheese, crackers, snap peas, rice
D: cheese, crackers, mashed potatoes, slice of bread dipped in applesauce (I did the dipping for him)

Also two 8-ounce bottles, and he'll have one more in about an hour.

And all that food, and he's still in the 10th percentile for weight (and 50th for everything else)!

[Bloomwood]

steviem - good to know! Puts me even more at ease about it. thanks.

B: jar of fruit, oatmeal, and yogurt, strawberries, kix cereal (as a starter while I got lunch ready)
l: 1/2 grilled cheese, mango chunks, veggie booty (as a starter)
d: cottage cheese with squash and eggplant (finally finished it off), tofu bites, lavash and hummus, blueberries, veggie booty starter.

I dipped one piece of tofu in BBQ sauce...she was not a fan! BBQ is a family staple, so I hope this changes soon!

[mkvh]

9 Months Next Week

B: whole wheat waffle with apricot spread; yogurt w/ mango
L: chicken, peas, saltines, cheese, pizza crust (she wouldn't eat any more of her food when she saw the pizza :rolleyes: )
D: chicken and broccoli w/ rice

Yesterday was only the 2nd day we tried cheese. She LOVES it. Must buy more...

[maybebaby]

mkvh do you melt the cheese? and is there a brand of waffle folks are using? just regular waffles from the frozen food section?

[MMHinCA]

Waffles: I give the Kashi Go Lean 7-Grain waffles. I also do the Eggo whole wheat waffles and DD loves them.

[MMK]

maybebaby: we use the eggo whole grain and I just bought the eggo whole grain cinnamon...ds LOVED it. He also loves cheese. Today at the grocery store the deli person offered ds (almost 9 months) a slice, usually I say no but today I took it for him and like a big boy he sat in the cart eating it. I couldn't believe he was big enough to be a kid getting a piece of cheese at the deli!

I always get such inspiration here, I thought I should posting now again myself.

breakfast: 1/2 english muffin (whole wheat) with fruit spread, pear slices, a few cheerios

lunch: bites of turkey, some banana, yogurt with rice cereal and mixed in peaches

dinner: most likely... squash/pasta/cheese recipe from "First Foods" (a really good cook book if you feel like your stuck in a rut with food offerings).

[Wrighty26]

Wow - most of your babies are big eaters!!

It's SUCH a chore getting DS to eat - more so the solids, but even purees.
He will try anything for a few bites and he starts to spit it out. He's likes on a few table food items (and I've tested out a lot of stuff -- multiple times). He will eat egg yolks, bread (all kinds), puffs, yogurt, raisins, and banana (still his favorite), but that's about it. I haven't tried regular cheese, but he gagged for about 10 minutes after I gave him cottage cheese (and then refused to eat it). I worry that he isn't eating enough, but he IS a nursing champ and he probably weighs about 20-22lbs at 9 months. I guess I just have a picky eater. Any other picky eaters out there?

ETA - I WILL be trying out waffles/pancakes - which I think he will like b/c he really LOVES bread. Although, I thought he would like pasta, but it apparently grosses him out!

[MMK]

Wrighty: I think from my list (and I would assume other posters as well) it may look like the babies are eating more than they are. I say he ate "turkey" but today, it was really probably only 3 or 4 little bites. There are some things I feel like he would eat until he made himself sick (any fruit, yogurt, cheese, puffs) but other stuff is hit or miss. Drew is really into self feeding so most finger foods, he'll at least give a go...how much he actually eats is another story. I think there is always something to worry about...eating too much? Too little? Getting enough formula/bm? Not enough? This is all so new we can't help but worry everything!

[Wrighty26]

Wrighty: I think from my list (and I would assume other posters as well) it may look like the babies are eating more than they are. I say he ate "turkey" but today, it was really probably only 3 or 4 little bites. There are some things I feel like he would eat until he made himself sick (any fruit, yogurt, cheese, puffs) but other stuff is hit or miss. Drew is really into self feeding so most finger foods, he'll at least give a go...how much he actually eats is another story. I think there is always something to worry about...eating too much? Too little? Getting enough formula/bm? Not enough? This is all so new we can't help but worry everything!

Very true! I really don't worry about him starving because we definitely lets me know when he is hungry. I really should keep telling myself that I've never met a 5 year old who just like to eat purees -- and this too shall pass. I think toddlerhood is going to be VERY interesting!

Thanks for the reassurance that my kid is normal :)

[Amaye]

Wrighty <raising hand> Another pricky eater checking in. DD was pretty good about eating any and everything until a month ago. She used to love veggies and she doesn't anymore. She just loves fruits and tries to refuse veggies. I have to play tricks to try and get her to eat and if she eats 2 jars of stage 2 EB, it's a good day.

She also has dairy sensitivies and I'm stumped on what real food to feed her. I see people offering waffles but doesn't it have milk?

[Bloomwood]

yayayay! major success. DD ate our leftovers from last night - bulgur salad with chix, avocado, tomatoes, FENNEL and a basil citrus dressing. I chopped it up and added a bit of yogurt to smooth it out.

Amaye - on my mommies thread a RO mom suggested mixing the veggies in with applesauce to get them to eat it. Would that work? You can find waffles by Van's (I believe) that are dairy free in the freezer section at many markets, but def. Whole Foods. How old is your DD? Maybe consider some of the healthier frozen meals, like by Amy's, that are dairy-free.

[Amaye]

Bloomwood Thanks for the applesauce however, I think she reacts to apple sauce. The last time I tried it, she had a rash. I will try again and if no rash, then I will mix it. She is 8mths old.

[mommy2allyandaveri]

When did everyone start rice cereal/oatmeal? I'm not in a big hurry to start because I am really enjoying our 100% nursing relationship. DD just turned 4 months last week and we are seeing her ped. next week.

[maybebaby]

We didn't start until 5 months and 3 weeks...my ped recommended starting at 6 months though I know a lot of people start earlier. There's no rush :)

[Soulmate]

maybebaby We use the frozen Eggo whole wheat waffles. I've recently started schmearing it with plain full fat cream cheese and DS can't get enough!

mommy2allyandaveri We started at 5 mos although DS *hated* rice cereal with a passion and didn't like oatmeal until 7 mos. The food that really triggered his love for solids was sweet potato.

Wrighty I wish I had more of your problem and DS would take more formula than solids. DS will eat anything and everything except his formula which he needs more of now than solids.

9 months

B: 4oz Apricot/Apple/Pear puree w/oatmeal, 2oz Sweet Potato/Apple & peaches as finger food
L: 4oz Mixed veggie puree, 2oz Sweet potato/apple & cheerios
D: Stage 2 mac and cheese, YoBaby w/cereal, a good helping of peas

His sitters insist that DS will keep eating until he bursts. He just loves solids sooo much.

[steviem]

DS is 9 months

B= oatmeal cereal w/ mashed up banana
L= 2 slices of turkey deli meat, 1 cheese stick (cut up), 1/2 of a peach, 2 oz of yogurt
S= granola bar (cereal bar)
D= salmon, broccoli, rice (this will be the first time he has tried fish)

Soulmate: Great idea about putting cream cheese on the waffle. I must try that :)

I too, worry that DS is not getting enough BM. He would much rather eat. He barely nurses anymore and my supply is diminishing. I gave him a formula bottle today, just to try it out.... and he actually drank 3 oz! I am so happy. This kid NEVER drank from a bottle before.

[Wrighty26]

Soulmate - Sorry Logan isn't taking enough formula :( Does he still have his ear infections? I'm sure that contributing! It's weird how babies have different preferences!

Apparently DS ate a lot *all relative* today for DH, so that's good -- and he ate an OK dinner...

B - A few bites of banana
L - 1-2 oz Broccoli/Cheese/Carrots, 2oz Oatmeal with Pears/Bananas, 1oz Apple/Blueberries
D - A few oz of chicken, 1.5 Butternut Squash Corn, 1oz Stonyfield Yogurt mixed with 1oz pureed Bananas and 1oz Apples/Cherries

My fridge looks hilarious because all of the baby food in it. It's like DS has eating ADD!

[Bloomwood]

My fridge looks hilarious because all of the baby food in it. It's like DS has eating ADD!

Mine is the same way!

We started DD on solids at 5.5 months. MIL was watching her overnight at 5 mos. so we waited until the next weekend to start so she wouldn't have to deal.

B: kix to start, jar of fruit with oatmeal, 1 1/2 mini waffles with cream cheese
L: my exciting salad meal from above (yay), strawberries, blueberries and part of a cheddar cheese stick.
D: 5 cheese ravioli, pesto (basil, evoo, garlic, parm, zucchini), chicken, broccoli all cut super super fine and mixed with yogurt. mango

She did okay with the dinner, but the ravioli just don't get tender enough. I cooked them 5 minutes longer than the directions and they were still too tough.

[MMHinCA]

11 month old DD:

B: a jar of stage 2 apples/pear/oatmeal and a pancake w/ butter & jelly
L: pizza, mac n’ cheese and ¾ of a container of applesauce
D: ½ of a CPK kids cheese pizza

[Soulmate]

Wrighty I'm taking him in on friday for a re-check but he is sleeping crappy (for him anyway) so I suspect he still might. If it is not that I think he might be getting an AR flare up :( It's been so long since he's had normal formula intake this has become his new norm (14 ozs today, 11 ozs yesterday). Too funny about your DS' nutritional ADD ;)

I found a cool thread in the toddlers section of the board: Lazy Mom's: Swap Quick & Easy Health Food Ideas for the Little Ones (http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31728) and subscribed. This totally fits me and is perfect. He is still a little young yet but some stuff we can still use...and it's quick!

[mkvh]

9 Months Next Week

B: oatmeal and applesauce
L: chicken noodle soup (minus the broth), mango
S: applesauce, cheese, crackers
D: pork chop, sweet potato, green beans


Waffles--we use the whole grain ones from Trader Joe's. Amaye, I'm almost positive they have dairy-free ones there.

I totally need to try cream cheese! I'm sure she'll love it.

[Amaye]

9 Months Next Week

B: oatmeal and applesauce
L: chicken noodle soup (minus the broth), mango
S: applesauce, cheese, crackers
D: pork chop, sweet potato, green beans


Waffles--we use the whole grain ones from Trader Joe's. Amaye, I'm almost positive they have dairy-free ones there.

I totally need to try cream cheese! I'm sure she'll love it.

Thanks! I'm going to hit up Trader Joe's and Whole Food this weekend.

[Lizard]

Well, I've posted here several times because of my frustration with DD not wanting to feed herself finger foods. I think our biggest issue was that we were breaking things into TOO small of pieces, so she couldn't pick them up easily. I gave her some larger pieces of saltine cracker yesterday and all of a sudden she was picking them up and gnawing on them. So I tried Puffs, and she ate them too! It was like a light switched on and she knew they were food. Yay! I'm so excited now, her purees were getting so boring. :D

[mkvh]

It IS so fun trying new things, Lizard! Enjoy it!!

[Sabriel]

7 months old:

DD had cheerios and peaches mixed with rice cereal for breakfast. She mostly just plays with the cheerios. She will put them in her mouth and mash them with her gums, but she won't swallow them. She just spits them out. :rolleyes: She ate about 2 bites of the peaches/rice. We started solids at 5 months, and she loved them then. The last 3-4 weeks she has gotten less and less interested. She is still a nursaholic though. She nurses at least every 3 hours all day and night.

[jesseybell]

8 months:

I went and stocked up on a bunch of different things yesterday to try to get DD to try different table foods (so far real bananas, avacado and grapes have been a no-go): Stonyfield yogurt, frozen turkey meatballs, frozen whole wheat pancakes, frozen veggies, couscous,shredded cheese....can't remember the rest.

I gave her her first zwieback toast which she really liked. I was such a nervous momma. Most of it ended up stuck to her, but I think she did digest some.

She had her first taste of Gerber chicken mixed with garden vegetable puree. Thankfully I only have a few of the mini-jars of "pure meat" - I can't finish them up quick enough. They smell nasty! But DD liked it.

This weekend we're going to try to the pancakes, egg yolks (for Easter), and the yogurt.

[maybebaby]

9 months old DD (it is really helping me btw when folks post ages too!)

She loved hummus today! She ate way more than I expected.

Also, for anyone who buys Earth's Best, today I found big variety packs at Babies R Us on sale for a great price...about 50 cents a jar for the big jars.

We are also really liking Trader Joe's apple and blackberry organic applesauce...it's not specifically for babies, but if you read the ingredients, it's just apples, blackberries and water, and DD loves it. It's easy to tote around in the individual serving packs too.

[mkvh]

Great tip on both the EB and the TJs applesauce (we love their regular organic unsweetened!). Thanks!!

[Chimichanga]

Reading the thread I'm wondering if DD eats enough! :o She still does take about 4-5 bottles a day -- what are everyone elses DC doing in the bottle area?

B: Stage 2 veggie or fruit, puffs and bananas
L: Stage 2 fruit, cheese crumbles
S: grapes, water

Dinner - not quite sure yet.

[Dan's*Girl]

Wow, after reading this thread I feel like both a overprotective and conservative mom. DS JUST started puffs and bananas and he is 10 mo's old.

B- 2 tbsp rice cereal, 1 jar stage 2 fruit 6oz bottle
L- 1 jar stage 2 veggies, puffs, 6oz bottle
S-Puffs/cut up banana
D-2tbsp rice cereal, 1 jar dinner (like turkey rice) 6oz bottle

I see you guys giving your 10 month olds(or there abouts) pork chops, grilled cheese, scrambled eggs, salads etc and I cant help but feel like Im holding DS back.
Hmmm....guess I need to get on it with the table food.;)

[steviem]

Dans girl: You have to do what feels right for you. Don't be so hard on yourself :) Just a word of caution about "salads:" I think Bloom posted that she fed her DD salad, but it was not a lettuce type salad- it was more of a couscous or Orzo (I think) salad. Lettuce is highly chokeable so I would stay away from that.

DS had salmon for the first time last night. He loved it! (I can't stand fish, but DH loves it so we want to make sure that DS enjoys it too.)

Question about tofu: I am not a fan of tofu, but I know it is really healthy and high in protein, so, I'd like to give it to DS. How do I prepare it? Just cut it up in cubes or soak/dip it in something? Also, do I cook/heat it, or serve it cold? TIA for your helpful tips! :)

[Soulmate]

steviem I give it to him "raw" straight from the fridge when I am feeling lazy or sauteed in sesame oil (evoo can be used too) with garlic salt and pepper. He loves it both ways. Serving it raw is good for the younger ones because it is easy to chew.

Chimichanga DS has anywhere between 10 and 20 ozs of formula today (11ozs today :( ). It is usually in 2 bottles, 3 if I'm lucky. He has been on a formula strike for a while though so DS is not to be looked to as an example. Formula/BM is still extremely important at their ages.

B: 4oz apples & cherries puree, 2oz mixed veggie puree, cheese crumbles
L: 2oz mixed veggie puree, 4oz of another veggie, cheerios
D: 4oz turkey & rice dinner puree, YoBaby, finger foods: sweet potato, barilla plus rotini, peas, cheerios (he was really hungry!)

[Bloomwood]

steviem - I give it to her raw or sauteed. I buy the extra firm to sautee and generally put it between paper towels to get some of the moisture out. I sautee it like soulmate, but sometimes add a bit of low sodium soy at the end. Despite not liking the BBQ sauce the first time, I want to try it in other sauces to get her used to new flavors. I also sometimes buy the sliken tofu. It is super soft and can be easily mixed with a spoon into other food for a protein boost.

[steviem]

Soulmate and Bloom: Thanks for the tofu info. I will definitely pick some up at Trader Joes :)

[Wrighty26]

I think I made a small victory today on the food! Mainly because he actually ate for me :)

B - Yogurt with Bananas/Apple Cherries
L - I have no clue - but assume 2oz of veggies, 2oz of fruit
D - 1/2 Chicken Breast Nugget, 1 Turkey Meatball, 1 Pancake, a few bites of mozzerella, 2oz yogurt mixed with peaches and chunks of mango (yes - a very random meal)

I went food shopping today and used some of your suggestions -- so thanks!!

DS especially liked the meatball and the pancake. He also gobbled up the yogurt and was loving the chunks of mango (which I cut up and added).

I also bought some whole wheat waffles, cream cheese, apricot jam (low sugar), morningstar sausage patties, and mac/cheese for him to try out... I'm hoping that most of it goes as well as it did today :)

[petdoc08]

De-lurking to post Bella's meal today. I have gleaned so much great info from this thread.

11 Months today!
B: Scrambled egg yolk, dried figs, cheerios
L: Potato and Cheese pirogi, tofu bits, dried apricot
D: Oatmeal w. cinnamon and 1/2 a quesadilla

Question: What type of whole wheat bread is everyone using? Everything I looked at at the store had honey in it. I didn't have a ton of time to look as DD gets mad if the cart isn't moving at all times :rolleyes: :p

[MMHinCA]

B: a carrot muffin and a ½ of a jar of stage 2 plum/banana/rice
L: pizza, mac n’ cheese and ¼ of a container of applesauce and ½ of a jar of stage 2 plum/banana/rice
S: puffs & cheerios
D: a little bit of – turkey, avocado, apples, vegi burger, french fries, wheat bread (we were out to eat)

[cosmic]

Wow, after reading this thread I feel like both a overprotective and conservative mom. DS JUST started puffs and bananas and he is 10 mo's old.


You're not alone! The first time I read this thread I was like this--> :eek:
But everyone's different.
My DS is 7 months and we've just started icluding some stage two foods. I wouldn't be surprised if my menu looked a lot like yours at 10 months. :) And I don't expect DS to have meat until close to one year.

[mkvh]

Dan's Girl--(BTW, I'm a Dan's girl too :D ) We just offer from our plates and see what she likes. That's how we got started. For some reason, my DD is really into chewing and has been for months already. I guess I was into table food at 8-9 months, too. Who knows why! Go at your own speed!

Wrighty--YIPPPEEEEE for some tablefood success!

Tofu--is it wrong that it grosses me out so I'm reticent to let her try it? (That's a totally rhetorical ?, of course ;) )

Wheat Bread--IIRC, the issue with honey is botulism. I would imagine that ww bread is baked at high enough a temp that the spores would be killed. Never crossed my mind to look at that, Petdoc.

9 Months Next Week
B: whole wheat waffle w/ apricot spread, yogurt w/ blueberries
L: jar of something at "daycare"
D: leftover green beans and pork; cheerios; Mexican rice (she LOOOOVES IT); chicken from my enchilada; a couple bites of refried beans; shredded lettuce (which she stole off my plate)

[jesseybell]

I am a Dan's girl too!

8 months

Chimichanga - We are at 28 oz of formula in 5 bottles (5 oz at 7 am (breakfast at 8:30), 5 oz at 10, 6 oz at 1, 6 oz at 4, (dinner at 6:30), 7 oz between 7:30 and 8) - we'll be introducing lunch tomorrow, so who knows what that will do

B: cereal, fruit, cheerios
D: rest of chicken and veggie mix, pieces of real banana (didn't spit them out), zwieback toast, shredded cheddar cheese (first time), few pieces of frozen apricot in mesh feeder (first time)

[Chimichanga]

Today on our menu - we're 8 months as of Wednesday! :D :

B: stage 2 fruit (either Pear/Apple or can't remember), yogurt
L: two stage 2 containers (carrots and other fruit), puffs/cherios
S: cheese crumbles
D: Stage 2 container, puffs, bananas, maybe a bit of fish from my dinner (hesitant to give her meat just yet)

DD is down to 3 bottles at daycare. I know they are giving her water, so I'm not worried about her getting dehydrated. she just loves to eat food. Although, we tried a bit of broccoli last night and she did one of those fake gag/tongue out "nasty" faces. DH said it was proof that broccoli is bad (can you tell he hates broccoli?). She also had a few nibbles of mashed potatoes last night. She was "ehh' about it.

[petdoc08]

Wheat Bread--IIRC, the issue with honey is botulism. I would imagine that ww bread is baked at high enough a temp that the spores would be killed. Never crossed my mind to look at that, Petdoc.


Thats what I thought, but wholesomebabyfood.com says baked goods are not heated to a high enough temperature to kill the spores. Makes since cause I thought back to my micro class and the prof said certain types of spores where the only thing that survived the nuclear bomb! :eek: I know I am being a nervous ninny but it still freaked me out.

[Soulmate]

Wow, I never even thought to look for honey in bread! FWIW, our Nature's Own 100% whole wheat bread does not have honey.

DS tried brocolli the other night as well and loves it. It has to be broken down pretty well or else he hates it. I usually take one "limb" on the stalk and break that in half. He really likes veggies as finger foods but hates all fruits except for peaches which were canned (in 100% juice, not syrup). I think he likes the mushiness.

[pontmarie]

DS still won't go for puffs. He makes the worst face when I put on in his mouth, but he's started to have interest in feeding himself. Maybe I'll try cheerios.

So far he has oatmeal a couple of times a day and some kind of veggie mix a couple of times a day. He likes the oatmeal a lot better than rice cereal. The veggie mix can be pureed spinach, broccoli, sweet potato, squash, carrots, mixed up, depending on what I have.

[contos]

Another Dan's girl here too.:)

10.5 months

B-offered yogurt, but not interested. self fed Joe's Os (from trader joes)
L- hummus with artichoke, WW tortilla, tomato and basil veggie burger, strawberries, cheese
D- probably offer yogurt again, green beans, ??? not sure what else yet

[Baby Lust]

Almost 10 months:

B: pear blueberry oatmeal
L: squash (still his fave)
S: puffs and crackers
D: might be skipping :o

[maybebaby]

DD: 9 months
Breakfast/dinner: fruit/veggie purees, oatmeal
Lunch :whole wheat waffle and Annie's mac n cheese for the first time. I put the mac n cheese through the food grinder just to be on the safe side (and made the cheese part with yogurt, not milk), but it seems like DD was able to handle eating one noodle at a time. I'm nervous but branching out on the table foods!

[babylove]

Is my kid the only one around who hates cheerios? He *loves* puffs and starts screeching with excitement when he sees the container. If I give him both puffs and cheerios, he picks out and eats the puffs and leaves the cheerios behind. :rolleyes:

[Baby Lust]

BLove, Nope, DS doesn't really like Cheerios either. If it was between puffs and Cheerios, he would definitely take the puffs! He does the same when he sees the container. :p He will eat Cheerios if I don't offer the puffs because he loves to chomp but it's only a few and he gets bored. But think about it... Cheerios don't really have much of a flavor, and if DS is used to the yummy puff flavor, I don't blame them for having a preference! YK? :)

[jesseybell]

We found ourselves at a restaurant unexpectedly, so I didn't have any puffs. The place did have oyster crackers which were a huge hit (though incredibly messy).

I had a cobb salad so I fed her chunks of avacado and the yolks from the eggs and she liked both.

[mkvh]

Not going to post from the whole weekend, but a few highlights of new things we tried:

Kiwi
Honeydew
Turkey breakfast sausage
An ENTIRE cup of creamy chicken and rice soup. She DEVOURED it. Piggy!

[kate's mom]

If you started your baby on solids around 4 months when were you giving them 3 meals? Thanks

[steviem]

Hi Kate's Mom,

I started my DS on solids at 4 months. I began giving him solids at breakfast and dinner. At 6 months, I began feeding 3 solid meals a day. Now that he is 9 months, I also include an afternoon snack.

:)

[jesseybell]

Kate's Mom - We started solids at 5 months; at our 6 mth WBV we were told to start 2x a day and to be at 3x a day by our 9 mth WBV (we could start whenever) - She just turned 8 months and we're going to start 3x a day this week

[kate's mom]

Thanks for the replies. We have been doing a breakfast and a dinner and I was thinking of starting a lunch so it looks like I am more of less right on track.

I tried putting puffs on my DD's highchair and she actually can pick them up! Getting them in her mouth is hit or miss, but I was pretty happy about that!

[Chimichanga]

We started doing 3 meals a day around 7 months; our ped recommended we increase her to three. Now she gets 3 meals a day and an afternoon snack. Although, yesterday I was worried about her bottle intake - she only had 2 bottles at daycare (8 ounces total) + .5 ounce in the morning + 3 ounces when we got home +13 ounces at bed time = 24.5 ounces. We're actually "okay" and I know she had enough wet diapers. Plus, she takes water at her meals.

Today's menu:
B: 3.5 ounces fruit puree, bananas
L: 7 ounces fruit/veggie puree, avocado (she eats a TON at lunch)
S: puffs and avocado
D: fruit puree, puffs, avocado

[Sabriel]

L: Avocado and Cheerios
D: Cheese Potato Soup - she loved it!

[ShelbyMay]

DD is 9 months old.

L: a little bit of chicken I cut into tiny pieces
D: mashed sweet potato
B: Cheerios, 3 bites of applesauce

Not a great day for solids. :rolleyes:

Can someone point me toward a list of finger foods / table foods I can give a 9-month-old? DD is pretty much refusing spoon-feeding at this point and wants to feed herself all the time. So far, she has had:

banana
canteloupe (loooooooooooved)
apple (baked)
peas
green beans
black beans
black-eyed peas
shredded cheese
Cheerios
Rice Chex
Gerber Puffs
chicken
turkey
broccoli
carrots
couscous
brown rice
tofu
blueberry (not a hit, surprisingly)
crackers
wheat teething biscuit

---

Also, I am having trouble finding canned beans and peas that don't have salt added. I rinsed the ones I gave her, but would much prefer to find some that don't have any added salt.

[Wrighty26]

Also, I am having trouble finding canned beans and peas that don't have salt added. I rinsed the ones I gave her, but would much prefer to find some that don't have any added salt.


What about buying frozen? Equally easy to prepare :)

[mkvh]

DD 9 Months This Week
B--Jar (at "daycare")
L--Jar
D--cheese tortellini, green beans, chicken, grapes

Veggies without salt--we use frozen rather than canned. You have to check the label, but you definitely can find them.

Finger foods--I forget where there's a list, but we also have tried:
- cheese tortellini
- quartered grapes
- ww waffles
- ww toast
- pancakes
- various crackers
- rotini

[Chimichanga]

I know a lot of store brands have the "no salt added" option for veggies. I'm surprised you're having trouble with it. I always seem to grab the No Salt varieties when I'm not looking for them ;)

[mgrace]

Also, I am having trouble finding canned beans and peas that don't have salt added. I rinsed the ones I gave her, but would much prefer to find some that don't have any added salt.
If you want canned without added salt, check the natural/organic section.

[Baby Lust]

Finger Foods:

Small bites of cherry tomato
Whole-grain couscous
Small, low-sugar O shaped cereal
Ripe mango or papaya
Whole-grain French toast
Well-cooked diced carrot
Teething biscuit or zwieback crackers
Whole-grain toast with all-fruit spread
Fruit cocktail – slice the cherries and grapes
Sliced blueberries or raspberries
Cooked green beans
Cooked (and peeled) white or sweet potato cubes
Chopped hard-boiled egg (after 12 months)
Cooked zucchini or squash
Whole-grain waffle
Grated or shaved apple
Small oranges, fresh (remove membranes) or canned (after 12 months)
Canned or very ripe fresh pears
Whole-wheat rotini pasta
Mozzarella cheese
Well-cooked asparagus tips
Sliced grapes
Mini rice cakes
Bananas
Tiny chunks of turkey meatballs
Matzoh crackers
Shredded cheese or cheese crumbles
Corn niblets
Grilled cheese sandwich, cut into strips or cubes
Brown rice
Ripe apricot
Whole-grain pancakes
Fork-mashed canned beans or chickpeas
Graham crackers (avoid honey varieties until 12 months)
Ripe honeydew, cantaloupe or watermelon (remove seeds)
Tofu
Avocado
Tiny well-cooked broccoli florets
Whole-wheat macaroni and cheese
Kiwi
Cucumber (peel, remove seeds and slice)
Bites of whole-grain muffin
Pineapple
Ripe peaches
Cooked pearl barley

[Bloomwood]

major accomplishment. DD ate diced up asparagus all by herself.

We ended up not being able to introduce eggs on Easter. We were at an AMAZING buffet and just cramming her full of all sorts of stuff. Eggs never made the list. She seemed to like the poached salmon though.

[mkvh]

DD 9 Months on Thursday
B--jar of Stage 3 Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal, grapes
L--cheese tortellini, pea/corn/carrot mix, bites of Italian turkey sausage
D--turkey breast tenderloin, broccoli, mac & cheese


Bloom--We have several friends whose babies LOOOOOVE salmon.

[Wrighty26]

Bloom - My DS really liked my poached salmon on Easter too. I only gave him a little since I wasn't sure how much fish he should be eating, but he was begging me for more!

Things have slowly started to get better with eating!

Yesterday (DS is 9 months)
B - Whole wheat waffle with blueberry swirl cream cheese (he LOVES cream cheese)
L - 2 chicken breast nuggest (Tyson kind) and a 2oz of green beans
D - carrots mixed with rice cereal, a few bites of pasta with marinara sauce, turkey meatball, and a whole-wheat pancake

[craftgenius]

Question - My daughter is 7.5 months old and still does not have any teeth. Should I wait until she gets teeth before I offer her anything other than pureed food? Right now the only "solids" she eats is Stage 1 jar food and the occasional Stage 2 jar.

[mkvh]

Question - My daughter is 7.5 months old and still does not have any teeth. Should I wait until she gets teeth before I offer her anything other than pureed food? Right now the only "solids" she eats is Stage 1 jar food and the occasional Stage 2 jar.
Nope! As long as you start slow (with something that dissolves like Puffs) and follow your child's lead, you'll be fine. My DD cut her first tooth at a little over 8 months and has been eating table food in some form since 7 months. The bulk of "chewing" happens with molars, which they don't get till ~2 years, so they chew with their gums anyway. DD actually surprised me when she was able to bite off chunks with just her gums!

[Soulmate]

craftgenius nope! Babies only use their molars to chew and they don't get those until 1.5/2 years so regardless of how many teeth a baby has they do not use them. DS has 7 teeth and does not use them at all unless by accident.

eggs When someone posted about honey in bread it made me thing about eggs. Eggs are in the waffles I feed DS and in the pancakes I was looking to buy him. They are in everything! Do I need to worry about this and avoid that food as well since it has egg whites?

New food idea My brother recommended making a scrambled egg yolk with cheese and a bit of formula/BM. It is sooo yummy I want it for myself! But DS hates just yolk but loves this! I just stick it in a small glass bowel and microwave it. I would add the formula/BM after you microwave it since I think a lot of it evaporates when cooking.

[Bloomwood]

We're on a roll here. I made a quick cooking (3 minute) polenta tonight, quickly shredded and sauteed zucchini in evoo and garlic powder, defrosted and crumbled a frozen meatball I'd previously made and mixed it all together. DD gobbled it up and then ate some of the leftover zucchini and meatball as finger food. Yiippppeeee.

[mkvh]

Honey--when I talked to my ped yesterday, I believe he referenced "natural honey" or something like that. I forgot to ask about honey as an ingredient.

Eggs--Huh..interesting thought, Soulmate..

[IzzyJune2006]

eggs At our 9-month WBV, the ped said not to feed her eggs, but she specifically mentioned that eggs in baked goods are ok, not to worry.

[roberta]

At 6 months old, we are just getting started. DS has tried: (all purees)
rice cereal
carrots
peas
applesauce
banana
avacado- tried for first time yesterday- not a fan!

Next up are sweet potato and beets.

[pontmarie]

DS#2 just started to eat the Gerber puffs. For the longest time he'd make a face and spit it out, I think it's too sweet for him, but yesterday he went for them so next in our To Try list are cheerios. Right now he eats:
Oatmeal
Banana
Carrots
Squash
Sweet potatoes
Broccoli
Spinach

all pureed. He had some applesauce last night and it took him a few bites to get over the taste :D

[Amaye]

DD 8.5mths

B--jar of Stage 2 Plums, Banana Raspberries
L--jar of Stage 2 Green peas and Brown Rice
D--1/2jar Stage 2 Sweet Potatoes & Chicken and cooked rice.

We gave her rice and salmon at easter and she loved it but when we tried yesterday, she spat it out.

Question DD is drinking over 40oz every 24hrs even with 3 meals a day. Makes sense to try and feed her more but she stops to eat at some point. She will just clamp her lips together and refuse to eat anyone. Is anyone dealing with this? Is she drinking too much?

[Ohana]

ShelbyMay I noticed the S&B brand of beans at my grocery store had a no salt added variety.

DD is 7 months old:
Breakfast: 1/4 pureed pears
Lunch: 1/4 cup pureed green beans
Dinner: Haven't decided yet. She loves mashed avocado, so I'll probably give her some of that.

Other favorites include:
Rice (the Japanese sticky kind, she loves to eat it off my chopsticks)
Rice crackers (from the Asian grocery store, the ones designed for babies)
Gerber Puffs
Applesauce
Pureed peas
Japanese rice cereals (they come freeze dried and include flakes of veggies).

The only thing that has not gone over well is the Gerber cereal. She won't eat it.

[jesseybell]

8 months

We were so gung ho with preparing to eat more table foods last week and DD got a stomach bug (not related to eating table foods) so we've been on practically no solids since Saturday. Daycare has been feeding her cereal with a little fruit, but we haven't been brave enough to try them again even though she'd been sick-free since Monday night. The ped didn't tell us not to give them to her,we're just nervous. That and not finishing her bottles for the first time in her life, I feel like we have a 4 month old in our house and we're starting from scratch. I'll probably introduce more solids again over the weekend.

[klav]

MY DS
is eating everything!! I have not come across anything he will not eat! except for the gerber ground up meats he'll eat what I cook but not the stuff from a jar....
got the go ahead from the ped that he could eat table foods. with the exception of tomatoes, strawberries and of course honey and peanut butter. she also said only egg yolks but I've been giving DS scrambled with cheese? I assume it's ok?
I had heard to wait until 3 to give seafood any one heard of this?

[cosmic]

I had heard to wait until 3 to give seafood any one heard of this?

I've been reading Dr. Sears, and he says it's OK to give salmon and tuna at 12-18 months--->
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T030500.asp

And for shellfish he says, "Wait until at least eighteen months before introducing potentially-allergic foods, such as egg whites, tomatoes, shellfish, and peanut butter . Make citrus fruits the last fruits you introduce." http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t041800.asp

[steviem]

DS is 9 months

B= Applesauce, whole wheat naan bread with butter
L= Chicken, cheese, banana, yogurt
S= Cereal Bar
D= Meatballs, fresh mozerlla cheese, peas

I went wild at Trader Joe's and bought all sorts of good things for DS. He loves the naan bread. The meatballs are also from there- I love them because they are quick and easy. I also bought some of the "Just Chicken" which is great to have on hand- just warm up a few pieces and wha la.... dinner is served. I also bought tofu which I plan to try very soon. :)

[karlatta]

11 Months

B: waffle with applesauce
L: cheese cubes, slice of bread, attempted a banana but he would have none of it
S: cheerios and crackers
D: two meatballs with gravy, sweet potatoes

[Pink_Converse]

Where can I find a book or guidelines online about how much/what my child should be eating and drinking? He is 11 mo. old. Thanks!

[mkvh]

Pink--www.wholesomebabyfood.com has some good information.

DD 9 Months
B: jar of EB apple cinnamon oatmeal (mixed w/ oatmeal b/c MIL can't read the LABEL :rolleyes: )
L: turkey deli meat, chicken noodle soup
D: noodles, chicken, broccoli, cheese
B: 1/2 ww English muffin w/ all fruit spread; grapes; tried cottage cheese but wasn't a fan

[Wrighty26]

DS is 9 months
B - Yogurt/EBs Apples & Blueberries
L - Chicken Breast Nugget/Banana/Pirate Booty
D- 2 bites of Split Pea/Carrot Soup/2-4 bites of Mango/2 bites of Yogurt with Pears/Raspberries/1 pancake/Pirate booty

So, my son officially ate a pancake and pirate booty for dinner last night. At least there were some carbs, fiber, and protein. That's what I keep telling myself at least. I tried SEVERAL other things (as you can see above) and he just spit everything out. Crazy boy!!

[Chimichanga]

DD is 8 months and had her first pancake over the weekend. I guess she loved it. I'll have to make some for her.

B: Pear puree, avocados
L: Banana puree, carrot puree, puffs
S: cheese crumbles, cheerios
D: brown rice, green beans, avocados

I'm still hesitant to give her meat. I suppose we're close enough, but our ped said to wait until 9 months. Ehh, I guess it wouldn't hurt her.

[mkvh]

Chimi--I would say let her try it. It's not like she's going to eat that much of it at first anyway.

I have to say it's so nice to be able to feed DD mostly table food. Last night, the only thing she ate that wasn't part of dinner was the cheese. Man, does she love cheese!

[Bloomwood]

B: banana bread with cream cheese (I made the bread myself, so it was somewhat healthy), strawberries
L: a slice of cold pizza cut in small pieces (yay!), shredded zucchini, fruit, but I can't remember what!
D: rice with zucchini and yogurt, asian pear (didn't like), strawberries, cheddar cheese

DD is 11 months.

We also gave her scrambled eggs this weekend which she loved.

I'm going to move over to the 12-18 month thread as we're so close. I'll see y'all over there soon!

[Baby Lust]

What the heck is a pirate booty????? LOL! Sorry if that's a dumb question! :o

[cosmic]

That's not dumb at all. It's a puffed rice/corn snack that comes in different flavors.

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000CONMBS.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS120_V45974542_.jpg

It's mostly sold at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods. Then again, it's become so popular it may be in regular grocery stores by now.

[MMK]

UHGGGG, ds has decided it is VERY funny to throw his finger food on the floor for the dog to eat. Unless it's something he really, really, likes, onto the floor it goes. I say "no, no" when he goes to do it which prompts him to look at me, laugh, and throw. The good thing? From saying "no" so much he's started babbling "na, na, na" all the time. Venting....

[lindybug]

LOL MMK, I can totally related. My DS now thinks it's funny to blow raspberries as he is eating. I tell him NO and he thinks that is hilarious. Meanwhile, I am covered in puree/yogurt/cereal.

[Soulmate]

MMK & lindybug DS does the same exact thing! At first we laughed when DS would so cavalierly throw his unwanted food off the tray. The raspberries while eating is just plain annoying especially when I am already dressed for work. I heard that to combat the throwing food off the tray you have them place it in another container. That way they are "cleaning up". I don't see that happening either but it is an idea.

I bought a bunch of food for DS to try like spinach pancakes, perogies, mushrooms, wontons, etc. We'll see how it goes.

9.5 months
B: 4oz apples & cherries puree with oatmeal (oddly didn't want anything else)
L: 4oz veggie puree and 3 small spinach and cheese ravioli and broccoli
D: TBD

[Wrighty26]

LOL MMK, I can totally related. My DS now thinks it's funny to blow raspberries as he is eating. I tell him NO and he thinks that is hilarious. Meanwhile, I am covered in puree/yogurt/cereal.


Oh - this is SO my DS too. My DH actually takes his shirt off/puts on a crappy shirt when he feeds him now! Fun, right??

[Nettles]

LOL MMK, I can totally related. My DS now thinks it's funny to blow raspberries as he is eating. I tell him NO and he thinks that is hilarious. Meanwhile, I am covered in puree/yogurt/cereal.

Ahhh...I don't have the only little joker who thinks this is hysterical. 3/4 of our feeding time at night is spent saying "We don't spit!" :rolleyes: . Oddly enough, he's not doing it for the baby-sitter. We've stopped blowing raspberries on his tummy and cheeks so that we're not encouraging it.

Can anyone suggest some easy, soft finger foods for my 8 month old? He's just starting to master a pincer grip, and I'd like to get away from purees (it's friggin' expensive - I'm lazy, so I buy jarred) and get him onto softer table foods. He's been a little slow in the solids department since he isn't all that fond of much texture - LOVES his pureed food, but anything else has been a pretty big miss. I feel like we need to at least practice with more finger foods, though.

[Soulmate]

Nettles Puffs were the best for DS and really helped him practice and had an acceptable texture for him. The second was sweet potato (boiled). Boiled egg yolk is extremely soft but most DCs don't like it. Banana is a good soft one. DS didn't like it and still doesn't like fruit as finger food (but loves puree).

[IzzyJune2006]

Nettles
I agree with Soulmate... other things that we've done is avocado cubes, pieces of soft wheat bread, mango.
I guess I don't let DD feed herself much besides those. I mix a lot of different things into the purees or the jarred food.

[Baby Lust]

My DS LOVES boiled cubed potatoes! LOVES them!! You could also try soft carrots.

I have a huge list at home that I can post. Actually I think it is posted a couple of pages back if you are interested in searching. Otherwise, I can post it later. There are TONS of ideas on there!

[Wrighty26]

Nettles - Besides the stuff already mentioned, my DS LOVES pancakes. I buy the frozen Aunt Jemima Whole Wheat ones and they are a big hit (and easy to tear up up). You can put fruit spread -- or when he's ready cream cheese -- on them to up the nutritional value.

My DS made up for eating like crap yesterday, and ate like a pig tonight!

9 months
B - Whole wheat waffle with blueberry cream cheese
L - 3oz garden veggies, 2oz apple/cherry,1/2 turkey meatball, pirate booty
D - 3oz green beans/rice/corn, 2oz mac/cheese, 1 chicken tender, 1 egg yolk (from boiled egg), 4oz prunes/oatmeal (which he oddly LOVED), AND a pancake

Apparently he stores up one night, and then fasts for a few days!!

[mkvh]

9 Months
L--ham deli meat, slice of American cheese, pear, ww roll, green beans
S--blueberry sorbet (it was free scoop day at B&Js here), Pirate Booty, pita w/ garlic hummus
D--hardboiled egg yolk, green beans, turkey deli meat, potatoes from potato salad, grapes

[Nettles]

Thanks, everyone! I'll scroll back to look for that list, but I've gotten some good ideas. He's just starting to get the hang of chewing, too - he's had pretty bad reflux, so I think the purees have just been easier for him. I'm going to start trying a new food every other day or so just to get some practice in with table foods.

Nettles

[Pink_Converse]

The last few days we tried broccoli, cottage cheese and cauliflower, none of those were a hit.

B-Toast with strawberry cream cheese, scrambled egg yolk mixed with form. and water. 3 oz. of Next Step Toddler formula.
L-Chicken pieces, pureed peas, a few pieces of peaches, 6 oz formula.
S-Banana Puffs, water with apple juice.
D-Bean burrito, guacamole, 6 oz. formula.

[Baby Lust]

Here is that list:


Small bites of cherry tomato
Whole-grain couscous
Small, low-sugar O shaped cereal
Ripe mango or papaya
Whole-grain French toast
Well-cooked diced carrot
Teething biscuit or zwieback crackers
Whole-grain toast with all-fruit spread
Fruit cocktail – slice the cherries and grapes
Sliced blueberries or raspberries
Cooked green beans
Cooked (and peeled) white or sweet potato cubes
Chopped hard-boiled egg (after 12 months)
Cooked zucchini or squash
Whole-grain waffle
Grated or shaved apple
Small oranges, fresh (remove membranes) or canned (after 12 months)
Canned or very ripe fresh pears
Whole-wheat rotini pasta
Mozzarella cheese
Well-cooked asparagus tips
Sliced grapes
Mini rice cakes
Bananas
Tiny chunks of turkey meatballs
Matzoh crackers
Shredded cheese or cheese crumbles
Corn niblets
Grilled cheese sandwich, cut into strips or cubes
Brown rice
Ripe apricot
Whole-grain pancakes
Fork-mashed canned beans or chickpeas
Graham crackers (avoid honey varieties until 12 months)
Ripe honeydew, cantaloupe or watermelon (remove seeds)
Tofu
Avocado
Tiny well-cooked broccoli florets
Whole-wheat macaroni and cheese
Kiwi
Cucumber (peel, remove seeds and slice)
Bites of whole-grain muffin
Pineapple
Ripe peaches
Cooked pearl barley

[nettreefrog]

Gabriel eats just about everything... Tonight, he had fresh mozzarella, Cheerios, Puffs, Gouda cheese, banana, sweet potato fries (homemade), scallions, and who knows what else!

You never really know what he'll eat and what he won't. So, I offer tastes of everything. He did not like pickles --but he grabbed lettuce from my salad bowl recently... If I am eating something, he will usually look at me intently until I offer him a taste... When he has had enough, he'll shake his head back and forth.

[makena32204]

Dumb question alert.....

So, I went to give my 9 month old DD a few bites of my pancake the other morning and DH said "Doesnt that have egg and milk in it?". I know other Moms on this board have given their kids pancakes at this age. Does anyone else have this concern?

Thanks!

[Soulmate]

Not a dumb question since I had the same one a couple of posts back! Milk: cheese has milk in it and it is supposed to be recommended so I assume other products with milk in it is ok. Egg: From what I am thinking is that if it is cooked something happens to the whites that makes it ok. Things like macaroni salad would not be ok. I am assuming this based on other people saying baked goods are ok and the prevalence of egg in so many finger foods. Maybe I'll do a bit of research and see what I find.

[mkvh]

From what I understand, any egg or milk in baked goods is fine. And there is some debate as to whether egg whites are really no-nos till a year or not.

DD 9.5 Months
B: I think a jar; she was with the ILs
L: Hamburger, green beans, potato salad, banana, cheese
D: All natural, all beef hot dog (cut up), potato salad, green beans

(We had a picnic yesterday for lunch and were finishing off leftovers for dinner.)

[AnastasiaK]

Hi Girls... I have a question. My son is just 8 months, and all I have been giving him is baby food. He has no teeth yet. When can I give him zwiebacks and waffles and all that stuff????? I am just worried about the no teeth and choking. Thanks!

[mkvh]

AnastasiaK--DD STILL only has one tooth (at 9.5 months). If you only give them bite-sized pieces, they actually chew with their gums in the back till after they get their 2 year molars anyway! (And DD could take bites of softer things like bananas without ANY teeth.)

[Baby Lust]

AnastasiaK, My DS is 10 months and he still only eats purees, puffs, Kix and Cheerios. We have tried bits of table food but he tends to gag on them so I'm not pushing it. I would say start with puffs and let your DS work on them, then upgrade to Cheerios, then start with very soft banana and go from there. They need to get the hang of it and some are slower than others (like my DS :p).

[Baby Lust]

Whole milk yogurt:

Where can I find this? Our stores have Stoneyfield and YoBaby but the Stoneyfield is lowfat or fat free. Where can I look for this?

Also, what is the disadvantage to giving lowfat yogurt? I know about not limiting DS's fat intake but is there actually something bad about giving him the lowfat stuff? Hope that makes sense. I just can't remember what the deal was with it.

Thanks!

[mkvh]

BabyLust--From what I understand, baby's developing brain needs the fats in full-fat dairy. The Stonyfield DOES come in full-fat. Do you have a "crunchy" (that's how Soulmate and I refer to them ;) ) specialty grocer or a Trader Joes or anything like that near you? That's where I find it. The discount chains like WalMart don't have it around here. I think if I personally had to choose, I would take the sugar content of YoBaby over the reduced fat versions of yogurt, but it would be really close to a toss-up, especially if baby were getting fats elsewhere (formula, BM, cheese, etc).

BTW, you always have the BEST avatars ;) Isn't it a shame that we (generic) don't do a better job of supporting one another???

[maryanne]

so this is where the party is :) never found a thread with so many familar names.

I've been really slow w/ introducing foods

dd is 9 1/2 m

b= yobaby
l- spinach ,steak, and cheese quesidilla
d- sweet potatoes, rice. apples

and a teething biscuit

[Sabriel]

b = squash and rice cereal (1 bite :rolleyes: ), sweet potato puffs and amercian cheese
l = applesauce and yogurt (1st time she's had yogurt - she loved it!), o shaped cereal

We gave her mac 'n cheese for the first time on Sunday. She sucked all of the cheese off and threw most of the noodles on the floor! It was too funny! :)

BabyLust I just bought whole fat yogurt at Wild Oats today. They had 3 different brands of it. I bought Horizons. Good luck finding some!

[Baby Lust]

mkvh, We don't have a crunchy store as far as I know. I'll have to check out a couple stores besides WalMart and SuperValu. I might just have to try the YoBaby. I'm still trying to figure out if DS is intolerant to dairy so I might just wait on it. The avatars are from LJ - I have quite a few mom ones. Let me know if you want me to send them to you! ;)

Sabriel, We have Horizons but I think it is reduced fat as well. Sheesh. We definitely live in a "fat free" world! :rolleyes:

[mkvh]

BLI had NO idea ...I have an LJ acct but don't use it. I'll let you know next time I'm up for a change. Thanks so much!

9.5 Month Old DD
B--yogurt w/ mango; blueberry bagel w/ cream cheese
L--watermelon, deli ham, american cheese, pita w/ garlic hummus, a couple bites of peas/carrots/corn mix
D--chicken lo mein from my plate

[babylove]

I started giving DS diary recently (cottage cheese and yogurt) and I noticed that his eczema got worse on his arms and legs. Could this be a reaction to the dairy? Although he's pretty much always had a mild case of eczema, he's never had any reaction whatsoever to anything I've eaten or drank (he's still BF'd), dairy or otherwise.

[mkvh]

From what I understand, yes, dairy can aggravate eczema. :( You always can try eliminating it and see if the eczema clears up in a few days.

[Soulmate]

Full fat yogurt I posted a while back that I couldn't find full fat yogurt either even in my crunchy grocery store. Well I found it. Our crunchy store separates everything and anything containing meat in is whole separate, segregated section of the store (even meat ravioli!) :rolleyes: Well I stumbled upon the organic dairy section (separate from the regular dairy section) and found the Stoneyfield yogurt. I saw that it had much more sugar than the YoBaby yogurt! 16g vs 22g. Now this is the fruited yogurt. They didn't have plain in full fat. I would assume that has less sugar. But I like that YoBaby w/cereal has so much iron.

[tgoody03]

Wow! You guys are really feeding the babies some cool things. DD is going to be 8 months on the 30th and I had no idea I could go to town feeding her like this. My dr. mentioned giving her table food, but I don't think I realized what she meant. I think this is my new favorite thread!

So far I have given DD puffs, cheerios, and biter biscuits (which she loves). Oh ... I did give her a small piece of a banana that she held and ate bites from. It was messy, but cute. I guess I can move on to real food. I'll probably be asking lots of questions. Maybe I should cook more so there is table food to give her. LOL!

[mkvh]

Soulmate--weird about the meat/no-meat organization!
I think there definitely are benefits to the YoBaby. I'm tempted to buy that to send to daycare.

tgoody--You'd be surprised how much it DOES motivate you to cook! I cook a TON more now.

[Lizard]

Does ANYONE have luck with the zwieback toast? DD loves it, but she's constantly breaking off pieces that are far too big for her. A few days ago she bit off a large piece and tried to swallow it whole, resulting in some terrible faces from her and a Mommy freak-out. :( So the toast is off limits for a while....

[mkvh]

We've never tried it, Lizard, but my sister's ped warns against it for just that reason.

What would you do? The ILs watch C 2 1/2 days a week. Up until now, we still have been taking jars to them even though we don't use them at all at home. If you were me, would you start packing breakfast/lunch/snack of real food for those days or continue with the jars? I want to maintain some control over what she's being fed (MIL already gave her peanut butter, and they're picky eaters to begin with.), but I don't want to take the easy route (jars) just because it's easy.

[Soulmate]

mkvh We still use jarred food both at home and at daycare but I've also been packing him a table food lunch in addition to his jarred veggie (he only eats lunch there). It takes more time to think about and make a lunch each day but it has to happen sometime, plus the jarred stuff just wasn't filling him up anymore.

[Wrighty26]

mkvh - When the sitter has to feed B lunch (usually once a week), Dan packs his lunch for him and it's usually a stage 3 puree, a chicken tender/Boca burger, fruit, and a snack (either pirate booty, puffs, or a pancake). Of course the sitter is also feeding his own daughter - so he's used to giving her table foods. I know from his perspective it's actually easier to just give the table foods because he just cuts it up and lets him eat away. I think that if you are preparing the food ahead of time and list out what you want C to eat at each meal you should be OK. But then again, I know how ILs can be!

[Linnybubbles]

Does ANYONE have luck with the zwieback toast? DD loves it, but she's constantly breaking off pieces that are far too big for her. A few days ago she bit off a large piece and tried to swallow it whole, resulting in some terrible faces from her and a Mommy freak-out. :( So the toast is off limits for a while....

Today my ped told me not to give Amelia biter biscuits or zwieback toast. Good thing, since she had a little choking ep a long time ago with it. She even thought they shouldn't be on the market!

[klav]

never had an issue with them?

[jesseybell]

I haven't been here in a while. Just when I had bought a lot of stuff for DD she got the stomach bug and once I was brave enough to start experimenting more she got it again! I do think it was from daycare but I am wary because both times the night before she had turkey (they only 2 times she's had it).

I've given her zwieback toast a couple of times and all she does is suck on it and spit it out, but I won't be giving it to her again.

I just started having daycare feed her lunch (in addition to breakfast). She gets a jar of fruit with cereal for breakfast. Right now i am having them feed her a jar of veggies for lunch, but once she eats more table foods I'd like to send other things, though it is quite easy just to send a jar. Right now for dinner she gets a "meal" jar and 1/2 a fruit and samples of table foods.

[Lizard]

Today my ped told me not to give Amelia biter biscuits or zwieback toast. Good thing, since she had a little choking ep a long time ago with it. She even thought they shouldn't be on the market!

Thanks Linny (and everyone else)... she won't be having any more of it then. She eats other things just fine, so it has to be that toast. Funny enough, I think it tastes pretty good so maybe I'll eat it... LOL.

[Sabriel]

B: yogurt w/ applesauce and puffs
D: squash w/ oatmeal, o shaped cereal and colby cheese

[mkvh]

9.5 Months
B--yogurt w/ diced peaches, 1/2 blueberry bagel w/ cream cheese
L--(at Panera) cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, steak from sandwich, vegetable soup, ww baguette
D--2 bites of chicken, 2 bites of sweet potato, 2 bites of broccoli, lots of water, and a ton of fussiness

Thanks for your feedback on packing food. I already packed breakfast, lunch and a snack of real food for tomorrow.

[babylove]

So I'm pretty sure we have some form of a dairy allergy. :( No more dairy until his 1 yr WBV (not until August) when we can do a scratch test and see more specifically what he is allergic too. I sure did love having that full fat yogurt in the house ;) Gee...whatever will I do with the HUGE container we have left... ;)

Last night, I gave DS half of a Kashi waffle spread w/ pureed bananas and he gobbled it up. And cried for more. So I gave him the other half and he ate that too! I really have to start giving him more table food, since he handles it well. But I'm afraid to have anyone but me give it to him (MIL, sitter, DH) b/c I'm afraid they won't watch him closely enough and he will choke! He shoves so much into his mouth and I have to watch him closely and sometimes even take some out of his mouth or else I'm afraid he'll choke (not that he ever has...). Clearly I have issues!

[mkvh]

Sorry about the potential dairy allergy, babylove!

C often stuffs her mouth entirely too full. I have taken to limiting what I put on her tray at once to what will comfortably (i.e. not frightening mommy) fit in her mouth.

[Soulmate]

So, like babylove, it seems like DS is allergic to cow's milk. When he was first born I thought it was just intolerance to the proteins but it looks like there is an allergy too. He can still handle yogurt and cheese and other foods with milk in it but not straight milk. He gets all congested and rattles in his chest. I gave him some goat's milk recently in a sippy (only takes a very very small amount of liquid from a sippy still) and he tolerates that very well. No allergic reaction and no intolerance. Too bad it costs $5 for a liter :eek:

babylove Maybe you can try goat cheese and other things made from goat's milk? Goats' milk is not supposed to be nearly as allergenic as it does not have the component that makes cows' milk allergenic.

[mkvh]

DD 9.5 Months

B--yogurt w/ mango; 1/2 blueberry bagel w/ cream cheese, a few cheerios, some orange (I guess citrus doesn't bother her; MIL has been letting her have it for a few weeks. :rolleyes:)
L--garden veggie soup, shredded chicken, diced peaches
S--1/2 blueberry bagel, diced peaches
D--a couple of bites of pancake and a couple of bites of pizza. She was waaay too tired to eat.

[Linnybubbles]

I am really impressed by what everyone is feeding their children! I am so afraid of choking that I think I have really been limiting myself to baby food. I still cannot see giving her meat or anything too chunky, but at least I am getting better. Any hints to make things more choke proof?

Dinner-Jar of veg beef food, 1/2 whole wheat pancake w/ sugar free strawberry spread
Breakfast-Oatmeal and yogurt
Lunch-Few bites of peas and carrots (pureed by me) some whole grain cheese puffs, pita bread and strawberry (in mesh feeder)

[Wrighty26]

still cannot see giving her meat or anything too chunky, but at least I am getting better. Any hints to make things more choke proof?

We started with puffs and moved up to more "substantial" (and nutritious) foods. The puffs are good because they dissolve quickly. Banana, avacado, and tofu are good choices to start with because they are really soft and if you cut them up small enough they can just swallow them. Once DS got the hang of the softer foods he started "chewing" and I felt ok getting him chewier items. Although he doesn't have the teeth, he does a pretty good job mashing up his food with his gums. Lately he's been liking Boca Veggie Burgers and Cheeseburgers, waffles, and Morningstar Veggie Bites (he really like the spinach and artichoke ones). The burgers and the bites are on the softer side, so I feel relatively comfortable with him eating them.

[jesseybell]

I think I just need to be more consistent with giving her table foods. She can handle banana and avacado now (though I get too lazy to roll them in cheerio flour or the such and she gets frustrated trying to pick them up. But if I feed them to her, she's okay). We tried whole wheat pancake last night and the look on her face! She didn't really spit it out. I may tried it with some jam or purreed fruit tonight.

[babylove]

DS has really taken off with table foods in the past week or so:

8.5 mo
Breakfast: Banana Stage 2 Puree, 1/2 of a banana in pieces, cheerios/puffs
Lunch: 1/2 a piece of cheese toast on wheat bread (we think DS has a mild dairy allergy so I just wanted to see what would happen--so far so good and he loved the cheese toast!), watermelon pieces, cheerios/puffs
Dinner: cheerios/puffs, 1/4 of a small avocado, 1/2 kashi waffle.

Since DS refuses to eat anything pureed that is green, I tried sauteeing some green veggies in olive oil last night. he loved the broccolli.

[Mystikal]

I really need to start giving DD more table foods. She is starting to get difficult when I try to feed her, but if she can feed herself she's fine! Lately I have been alternating bites of baby food with the puffs so she can feel like she's doing something. lol.

The other day I gave her a piece of whole wheat toast w/banana, apples, and pears spread on it.

Last night she ate cheese, carrots, and pasta while I fed her a bit of baby food.

[Sabriel]

L: o shaped cereal, yogurt w/ applesauce and a couple of plain fettucini noodles
D: puffs, sweet potatos w/ rice cereal and colby cheese

I really need to get to pureeing some more fruits. Applesauce for the last 4 days is boring!

[Soulmate]

Now that DS' eating is back on track (I'll have to check to see if those teeth came in or not) I can contribute again!

10 months today!

L: 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich, brocolli, yobaby w/cereal
D: 4oz jar of dinner puree (maybe sweet potato & turkey), 4oz jar of winter squash, pear, cheese
B: 4oz jar of fruit puree w/cereal, cheese grits, a few cheerios

Today was the first time we tried grits. Grits have really good nutrition especially folic acid. I mixed butter and cheese in them and he loved it. Only after he ate it did I remember it was a corn product and the ped previously suspected a corn sensitivity/allergy but he did great.

We are also trying to get him to eat more fruit finger foods. He hates apple in all forms and will only eat fruit in juice/syrup (the canned/jarred stuff) because it is a lot softer. So far he likes peaches and pears. It is so hard to find fruit like that that doesn't have a ton of added sugar.

[mkvh]

Soulmate--Oddly enough, I found quite a selection of no-sugar added canned fruit at WalMart! It's all in 100% juices, and it's the store brand. If you're not strict about organic, that is.

Mystikal--C also gets a bit combative with being spoon fed these days. That's why the finger foods have taken off so much in our house.

9.5 M DD (Most of the weekend)
D--chicken fingers, applesauce, cheerios, spinach casserole (we were out to dinner)
B--Yogurt w/ peaches, cheerios
S--Canned fruit cocktail, cheese, crackers
L--Mac n cheese, bbq chicken (loooooved it :rolleyes: )
D--hot dog, french fries, green beans, cheerios, cheese crackers (out again)
B--Yogurt w/ fruit cocktail, egg, bacon, hashbrowns, cinnamon roll


We're pretty much giving her whatever we're eating now. DH and I had glasses of milk with our lunch yesterday, and she was BEGGING for it. Not quite yet, dear!

We did have an odd reaction yesterday, and I'm not sure if it was to the BBQ sauce or sunscreen or a combination of the 2. After lunch, she and I showered and then got ready to go to the dog park. I put some Neutrogena sunscreen on her, and by the time we got to the dog park, all around her eyes and mouth were red and welted like hives. She had bbq sauce all over her face, but we washed it. Any thoughts?

[jesseybell]

I scrambled egg yolks yesterday and she liked them

We bought her veggie booty - I don't think it was a hit but we'll try it again. Puffs are getting pretty boring.

E seems to get constipated really easily so I find myself resorting back to the purees pretty quickly.


I hate that most of the canned fruit is in syrup. It is so hard to find the occasional kind that is in "lightly sweetened juice".

We'll keep sending veggies for lunches this week until her 9 mo WBV next Monday. Then I'll start getting creative. I've been reluctant to send more because when we went from 1 to 2 solids a day we dropped a whole bottle. I am not sure how much formula he wants her drinking now. I am afraid a bigger lunch will result in less formula (not that we need to worry - she's over 20 lbs!)

[mrst2b2003]

DS is 9 months three weeks and has completely made the switch to "people food"

Breakfast: blueberrys and banana cut up whole wheat french toast sticks cut up 4 oz formula

lunch: veggie bootie, grilled chicken breast cut up into chunks and corn, 4 oz formula


dinner: Meatless meatballs with pasta and sauce and some cut up grapes and sippy cup of water


He loves to eat anything that we are eating and is now at the stage where he only wants to feed himself and gets mad when you try to feed him with a spoon:)

[babylove]

B ~ Stage 2 banana puree, cut up bananas, cheerios
L ~ 1 Perdue chicken nugget, watermelon
D ~ Stage 2 squash puree, 2 chicken nuggets (we were out, that was all they had that he could eat!), cantaloupe pieces

I bought a bunch of good stuff at the grocery store yesterday....whole wheat pancakes, french toast sticks, sliced turkey breast, organic fruit bars, mini whole wheat bagels, chicken nuggets...I'm excited to try it with DS.

[Chimichanga]

Our 9 month old DD is starting to boycott puree. Thankfully we don't have much left in our cabinet but we're trying to give her some every now and then.

Question: how many people were giving meat to their child before 9 months? DH is freaked out about it, and I say as long as it isn't a "heavy" meat it should be fine (as long as it's small pieces). Advice?

B: 3 oz bottle, puffs, cheese crumbles
L: cheese crumbles, yogurt, puffs
D: not sure yet

I need to read this thread some more to get ideas - we're running out of things to feed her! :eek:

[Wrighty26]

Question: how many people were giving meat to their child before 9 months? DH is freaked out about it, and I say as long as it isn't a "heavy" meat it should be fine (as long as it's small pieces). Advice?

I didn't give my DS meat until he was 9 months, but that was just a personal preference. My ped is pretty liberal though and was OK with us starting tables foods when our son was ready (pincer grasp and chewing) DS isn't a huge fan as it - with the exception of chicken nuggets (we get the Kids Healthy kind).

If you are looking for something softer and not meat - you could try out tofu or soy/veggies burgers (like Boca or Morningstar Farms).

[MichelleRenee]

I am a little confused on solids. At DS's 6 month WBV yesterday his ped said to start fruits and veggies twice a day.

I understand the idea of trying only 1 new things at a time in case of a reaction. He had already been eating pureed prunes for about a week because he was constipated. So yesterday I tried sweet potatoes for dinner. He ate about half a jar before he got squirmy and wanted his bottle. So how much *should* he eat when it comes to fruits and veggies? 1 jar for breakfast and 1 for dinner? What about rice cereal? Do I still give him some of that for B & D as well? Our ped has recommended that we try to get him to consume more calories during the day to help him STTN.

So back to the variety of fruits and veggies... is 3 days a good amount of time to stick to something new before moving on?

I thought I knew what I was doing but aparrantly I don't. I also have a few jars of "chicken with vegetables" type dinners that are Stage 2. Do I wait to start on the ones with meat in them?

[Soulmate]

Ack! DS is either starting to boycott puree as well or else he is super interested in battling over the spoon. Whenever he gets purees he ends up grabbing the spoon and not letting go w/o a temper tantrum. I give him the spoon and get another one and he drops the one he has and goes after the new one. I almost had to hose him down after lunch. My problem is that he eats like a horse and I don't have many ideas on a variety of foods especially breakfast. He gets bored if he gets too much of something so I end up needing to provide a wide variety and a lot of it! For example, here is how things are going:

D: 4oz veggie dinner puree (w/evoo), 2 oz rice & lentil dinner (refused half way through), 2.5 meatballs (small), cheese crumbles (a good amount) & 2 pear slices.
B: cheerios, 4oz fruit puree w/cereal
L: Chx nuggets (only a few), 4oz veggie puree, mixed veggies (table food), YoBaby yogurt (1/2, refused), cheese crumbles (a good amount - my faithful standby), 2 pear slices & turkey lunch meat.

He just kept eating and eating. Near the end I was just trying to find anything and he was just yelling at me for more food. I felt like I was in a bad movie! Now if he gives up purees all together my creativity will have to kick in. He must be going through a growth spurt or trying to catch up on the weight he lost being sick & being on a formula strike.

Chimicanga We waited until very close to 9 mos to start proteins including meat. Check in your frozen food isle for the vegatarian/meatless section. I found things like sweet potato pancakes, veggie bites, etc. I also give DS turkey lunch meat which is pretty thin and light (from the deli...it seems more "real" from there ;) ). I look at what your DD ate and I am so envious! If only DS was so easy to please!

MichelleRenee At 6 mos DS was advised to start 2-4 ozs of fruit and veggie puree 2x/day so 4-8ozs total as well as 2-4 ozs of cereal 2x/day. I mix the oatmeal with his fruit for breakfast. But your DS will guide you on how much he will accept. They do not eat beyond feeling full at this age so offer and give him only what he accepts. Waiting 3-4 days to see if there is a reaction is pretty standard practice. Wait on starting meat and other proteins (cheese, yogurt, meat) until 9 mos when their tummies can handle the protein better. They are going from liquid to semi-solid and they need a slow introduction.

[mkvh]

Honestly, I forget when we introduced meat. I think shortly after 8 months? We never really did jarred meat, though. I think her first meat was chicken out of my burrito at a restaurant! Why is your DH freaking out about it? If it's something like shredded chicken or deli turkey, there's very little chance of choking.

Nearly 10 Months
B--yogurt w/ fruit cocktail, english muffin w/ apricot spread
L--jar of EB Stage 3 something veggie and noodle; shredded chicken
S--crackers & cheese, banana
D--cheese ravioli, crumbled turkey sausage, green beans

B--yogurt w/ mango, blueberry bagel w/ cream cheese
L--broccoli cheese soup, deli ham, swiss cheese, ww roll

I need to hit the grocery for deli meat and cheese and lots of stuff.

[mkvh]

MichelleRenee--If T is doing well with not gagging, I definitely would mix the cereal in with the puree for both meals. It gives them more texture, and frankly it's easier to feed because it doesn't run off the spoon!

At that age, DD was eating 1/2 a jar at a sitting but QUICKLY increased. She's a piggy!

[Lizard]

Soulmate - We are dealing with the same thing! She is definitely not as interested in purees, and wants to feed herself more. I need to get more into that "let her feed herself" mindset. So I've been trying more finger foods, but they're hit or miss. Today was green beans - she hated them. She had corn kernels a couple days ago and loved it. We went to Cracker Barrel over the weekend and she had a little of everything.... pancakes, hash brown casserole, carrots, ham, meat loaf (I always get the sampler, heh).

We've had great success recently with the sippy cup, more specifically the cheapo plastic colorful sippies with no valve! She drinks out of them with virtually no mess - almost TOO well because she downed 4 oz of water this morning in no time flat. I called our ped nurse just to see what she should be drinking at this age... she said to limit her to 4 oz of juice a day, but water can be unlimited as long as she still nurses 4-5 times a day. Just thought I'd throw that out there if anyone was curious.

[Chimichanga]

Soulmate - DD does the same thing with the spoon! That's sort of another reason why I prefer to let her have table food - no fighting over the spoon. although, I know she needs to figure out what to do with utensils. She will put the right end in her mouth (on occassion) but freaks out when I take it from her to put more food on. :confused:

mkvh - I guess "freaking out" is a bad term. he's just concerned since the ped said to wait for 9 months. But, that's Friday. Maybe I'll suggest trying some meatless products so she can get used to things like that.

[mkvh]

Lizard--Thanks for the info on water. C is a water buffalo! We too finally had success with a sippy--the short Nuby with handles. And she SUCKS it down!

[mkvh]

Chimi--Hee. A rules guy! My DH is like that too! I thought you meant he had specific concerns. I would just go for it since she's so close. Someone mentioned them not being ready to process large quantities of meat before 9 months, but she's nearly there anyway.

[jesseybell]

meat - Ped didn't want us to give too much before 9 months - something about the kidneys having trouble processing the protein. We've given her a few jarred meats (turkey got thrown up both times, though could be a coincidence - I hope so because we have quite a few turkey ones left). I haven't felt the need to give her real meat yet.

MichelleRenee- At our 6 mo WBV we were told to feed solids 2x a day. We gave her a 4 oz Stage 2/2nd Food fruit with cereal mixed in for breakfast, and a 4 oz Stage 2 veggie with cereal for dinner. After a few weeks we added in 1/2 a fruit as well for dinner (partially to help with the constipation but also to help fill her up for STTN).
By 6 months I stopped waiting the 3 days between new foods, but we have no history of food allergies in our family.

[MichelleRenee]

Thanks for the input. That clears up a lot.

For dinner tonight I did sweet potatoes again (1/2 jar) and I also gave him cereal. I didn't mix them, but I did put both on the spoon at the same time, if that makes sense.

One more question... after feeding food/cereal do you still give DC a bottle, or do you just give them one if they still seem hungry?

[mkvh]

We nurse and do solids at intervals.

6 a.m. -nurse
8 a.m. -breakfast
10 a.m. -nurse
12 p.m - lunch
2 p.m. -nurse
4 p.m - snack
6 p.m. -dinner
7 p.m. -nurse

That way, they are hungry for solids when it's time but still want/need the formula/BM.

[Baby Lust]

Michelle, Wow! I can't believe it has been 6 months already! :eek: We also do what mkvh does. I nurse him in the morning, then 1.5 hours or so after that, he has breakfast, then he has his normal bottle, then 1.5 hours after that, he has lunch, and so on. And try not to think of the solids as a big source of nutrition. At this age, just feed him for practice and until he gets full but don't decrease his formula intake. If he eats 1/2 jar, great. If he eats a full jar, great. The cereal/oatmeal is a good source of iron, and it gives the purees some consistency, but watch out for a gag reflex! :p Also, I started out waiting 3 days between foods, but after a few foods, I stopped that and we've never had a problem. So ideally, yes, wait. But it's not a huge deal if you don't. KWIM? Good luck! Solids are SO fun! :D

Soulmate, What was L allergic to again? I was going to give you some ideas but can't remember what he could/couldn't eat. :o

[Soulmate]

baby lust He is allergic to banana and had been sensitive to spinach, pumpkin and green beans. He's had spinach and a bit of pumpkin with no GI pain but now he has a rash and more excema patches. The patches started before the pumpkin though. So short answer, banana for sure ;) but he hate apples and carrots unless it is in a puree.

Lizard DS likes the cheapy sippies too. Daycare hates them because they don't have handles but even his handled one he just plays with and throws it around. IMO he uses them both the same.

chimichanga Isn't the spoon thing a PITA! Like you said, I think we are supposed to be encouraging self-feeding with the spoon but they would never eat if we did.

sippy DS uses a sippy beautifully but does not drink much out of them. He takes a few sips and then starts playing with it. I have the feeling he is not a big drinker like his mom.

Dinner was a nightmare. You should see the floor around his chair.

D: Attempts - chx nugget, mixed veggies (table food), cheese crumbles, pea and carrot soup w/ evoo (EB), pork wonton, cheerios, sweet potato (table food), waffle w/cream cheese Successes - p & c soup (partial), cheese crumbles, waffle w/cream cheese.

Where did my awesome eater go?

[Baby Lust]

Soulmate, Good thing I asked! I was thinking he loved banana. Must have been apple you didn't want to put in everything.

What about some of these?
grapes
mango
papaya
blueberry
cherries
pancake pieces
cooked celery pieces
mandarin oranges
zucchini
squash
pasta
string cheese

[Soulmate]

Oh, he does love banana...good memory...he just can't have it. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to give those a try.

[jesseybell]

MichelleRenee- I feed in intervals too - I sware my kid is eating all day! Though the one day my parents watch her they feed her solids and the bottle pretty close together because they are always on the go with her and don't want to be stopping to do feedings all the time.

Actually it was daycare that suggested this schedule so we stick to it for now but at some point we'll be changing so she's having 3 actual meals and a snack (don't know when we'll do this - probably not for a while)

7:00 Bottle when wake up
8:30 Cereal/Fruit
10:00 Bottle
11:30 Veggie/Lunch
2:00 Bottle (we just added the lunch solids - previously this bottle was earlier)
4:00 Bottle
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Bottle before bed

[babylove]

DS is really good with table food and eats anything I give him, pretty much. But recently I noticed that he holds some of the food in his mouth, like a little squirrely storing food for the winter ;) Do any of your DC do this too? I keep encouraging him to swallow b/c I'm nervous it will still be there long after mealtime and he will choke!

***

B : Prunes w/ Apples puree, sliced banana pieces
L: Applesauce (refused), 1/2 whole wheat pancake, Gerber Veggie crackers, watermelon
D: Sweet Potato puree, cheerios, Rotini pasta, sliced banana pieces

[mkvh]

Babylove--one night C had a green bean in her mouth for LITERALLY an hour! My ILs were over for dinner, and we kept laughing that every time she babbled we still could see the "beanie".

B--scrambled egg yolk w/ cheddar; english muffin w/ apricot spread; refused cottage cheese; fruit cocktail
L--deli ham; garden veggie soup; banana; a couple bites of bread
S--cheezits (on the go :rolleyes: )
D--mac & cheese; metwurst; broccoli; bites of hot dog bun; cottage cheese w/ applesauce

[klav]

BABYLOVE _YES!!
L does it all the time. I wait and he then keeps chewing and swallows it

[maybebaby]

DD: 10 months
Breakfast: one jar of EB winter squash mixed with oatmeal
Lunch: 1 yobaby yogurt with fruit/cereal, 1 jar of EB sweet potatoes and chicken
dinner: TJ's high fiber cheerios, 1 slice of challah bread (I was amazed to watch her tear off little pieces!), 1/2 jar of homemade organic peas, 1/2 jar EB apples and blueberries

I think it's safe to say she eats more vegetables than her mother does.

[kemorr]

Can anyone give me a "solids time line"? My DD just turned 6 months old and currently we're doing rice cereal + stage 1 fruit or veggies 2 x a day. I have also offered a piece of banana in one of those mesh baggie thingies (as recommended by my ped) but I don't think she really "ate" any of it!

When do you move up to stage 2 solids?
When do you start doing meals 3 x a day?
When do you start offering table/finger foods?
When do you start reducing formula intake?

TIA

[Soulmate]

When do you move up to stage 2 solids?
When do you start doing meals 3 x a day?
When do you start offering table/finger foods?
When do you start reducing formula intake?

TIAWe moved up to stage 2 solids when we were able to determine what he was allergic to and what he wasn't. The only difference between stage 1 and 2 is that stage 2 has combos so if they were allergic it would be hard to tell what to. DS started meals 3x/day at 7 mos when he started to wake up in the middle of the night again. Moving up solved that immediately. We started with puffs at 6 mos and once he stopped gagging on those we started offering various finger/table foods slowly. I think sweet potato chunks were after puffs. But banana, avocado, cheerios are all good firsts. DS started reducing on his own. I'd follow their lead and never initate reducing formula. Some babies drink less, others keep up the same intake. DS dropped by 50%.

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DS is not an angry food monster anymore and is not battling over the spoon as much but he still eats so much it is hard for me to keep up. And he is barely gaining. I am seriously jealous of you ladies who have babies with normal intake. Here is today so far:

B: 4oz peaches puree w/cereal, 2 french toast sticks
L: 1/2 grilled cheese sandwich, 1/2 veggie bite, 1/2 YoBaby yogurt w/cereal, 4oz carrot puree (he could have eaten more but he was playing around at this point).
D:??

[klav]

kemorr
at 9 monthes my ped said I could offer table foods. she then aslo said I can at 11 monthes begin to cut his formula with whole milk.
I think I moved to stage wo foods about 7 or 8 monthes. I think it all depends on how much your little one is eating. we do 3 meals a day and snacks. he also gets a bottle hoping to move on to the sippy cup. and he's 10 monthes and a few day's like most of the girls say you have to move at your own pace and see what the child wants if they are eating more than the 1-2 oz foods of stage one move up.. I really have not seen a difference in the food stages other than the amounts in the jar.

[jesseybell]

When do you move up to stage 2 solids?
When do you start doing meals 3 x a day?
When do you start offering table/finger foods?
When do you start reducing formula intake?



DD will be 9 months tomorrow

-Started solids at 5 months
-By 6.5 months we had tried all the Stage 1 foods, so moved to the Stage 2
-Were told at our 6 mo WBV to start solids 2x a day, and to be doing 3x a day by our 9 mo WBV (tomorrow) - we could start 3x/day whenever we wanted. We started at around 8 months
-We tried banana and avacado at around 7 months, but she didn't really like it. We really just agressively started finger foods in the last few weeks- I bought a couple of Stage 3 foods, but haven't tried them.

Formula: When we went from 1x to 2x a day, she dropped a bottle so was taking in 28 oz. When we went to 3x a day she didn't drop a bottle, but we dropped her oz down to 24 oz.

I guess tomorrow our doctor will talk to us about dropping oz more and moving over to milk, as well as a timetable to move to all finger foods

B (yesterday): ww pancake, Stage 2 fruit
L (yesterday): cheerios, shredded cheese, yogurt, Stage 2 veggie
D (yesterday): WW toast with blueberry jam, american cheese, Stage 2 veggie

B: Egg yolk, pancake, Stage 2 fruit
L: Stage 2 dinner (in a rush)
D: We're having a BBQ so may try a variety of things

[Sabriel]

Yesterday
B: pureed pears and yogurt, sweet potato puffs
D: pureed sweet potatoes, o shaped cereal - then mashed potatoes and green beans off my plate

Today
B: pureed applesauce and cottage cheese, sweet potato puffs
L: mashed potatoes and green beans off my plate, o shaped cereal

She had green beans as finger foods for the first time yesterday and today. They were a hit! :) She also really liked the cottage cheese, which she had for the first time this morning.

[mrselle]

When do you move up to stage 2 solids?
When do you start doing meals 3 x a day?
When do you start offering table/finger foods?
When do you start reducing formula intake?
TIA

I think my daughter was 6.5 or 7 months old when we moved to stage 2 solids.

We started doing 3 meals a day round the same time.

I just started offering her table/finger foods last week.

We haven't started reducing formula intake yet. She has her nine month appt. next week, so I guess we'll talk about it then.

ETA: I think the difference between stage 1 and stage 2 is the amount of food in the jar and some of the foods have more than one ingredient, i.e. bananas, apples and pears. We moved to stage 2 once we tried all the stage 1 foods and when she would finish a stage 1 jar and still be hungry. I think stage 3 has tiny chunks of food in it.

[jesseybell]

We successfully had turkey (Gerber dinner) last night without her getting sick, so it was the stomach bug, not turkey that made her sick 2 different times a few weeks ago.

3rd Foods/Stage 3 - Did people go to 3rd foods or straight to table foods? If you did, at what age? We're almost done with our current stash of 2nd foods, so I am not sure what I should do next.

[Dan's*Girl]

Hello all. Ive posted before about DS and his eating, but I am feeling the pressing need to post again. In my mind we arent moving forward and its starting to bother me, even tho DS is healthy and happy with how he is eating.

He loves stage 2's and eats well with no problem. I tried stage 3's 3 nights in a row and he gagged and then got upset and refused everything after that. I tried a cut up banana for breakfast and he gagged and spit it out. I cut up some cooked carrots for lunch and he ate every one, but 10 minutes later he vomitted them back up all over and was so upset he refused to eat for a long while. He wont eat cheese or yogurt. He isnt picky when it comes to the pureed foods but with actual table food he either gags bad or refuses. He will be 1 on June 1st and Im geting comments from EVERYONE about how by now he should be eating what we are eating, yadda yadda yadda. I TRY! Its so frustrating thinking Im holding him back, but he just wont do it. Any tips other than to just do it over and over and over?
Here is his schedule...

B~stage 2 jar fruit, 6oz formula
L~stage 2 veggie & fruit, puffs & 6oz
S~puffs/cherrios & 6oz
D~ stage2 dinner (turkeyrice etc) & fruit, 6oz bottle

Im wanting to help him advance but he doesnt seem to want to. Also he REFUSES a sippy, and Ive tried every single kind known to man.So at this point I feel like he will forever be on jar food and a bottle of formula. Ugh:rolleyes: :(

[Soulmate]

3rd Foods/Stage 3 - Did people go to 3rd foods or straight to table foods? If you did, at what age? We're almost done with our current stash of 2nd foods, so I am not sure what I should do next.DS did table foods before stage 3. Interestingly, he gagged on stage 3s but loved table/finger foods. We just now (past week or so) have been successful with stage 3s. So we went straight to table foods.

Dan'sGirl I would not push it. So many babies are different. I know people who's 1+ year olds still aren't on table/finger foods just because they aren't ready. I would be afraid that if you push it, it might cause an issue. As long as you keep offering, let him set the pace.

[jbenny75]

dansgirl I know it's so hard when people are always saying things like that! My DS is just recently taking off with finger foods. At his 9 month WBV, the only remotely solid thing he'd eat were puffs, we weren't even on Stage 3 foods. I mentioned it to the ped and she told me it's normal for babies to sometimes take up to 15 or so months of age to begin eating table foods, that every baby goes at his/her own pace. Just keep offering him finger foods and he'll do it in his own time. You aren't holding back at all. Just tell those people that he's just not ready yet and you aren't going to rush him.

[babylove]

5 days shy of 9 mo...

b: pancake, banana puree
l: cheese bread (american on whole wheat), bananas sliced
d: chicken nugget, pureed carrot (refused), broc pieces (little bit), pear pieces (very little bit)

I feel like I'm in a rut w/ table food already!

[Baby Lust]

Dansgirl, DS is the same way. He will eat puffs, Cheerios, Kix and string cheese, but everything else has to be pureed. I keep offering little bit of table food but I'm ok with the purees for now. I agree not to push it. Definitely offer table foods, but if he's not ready, no big deal. Good luck!

[Soulmate]

DS' eating seems to have stabilized...thank god!

10 Months
B: 5oz fruit puree w/cereal, 1 egg yolk omelet
L: 3 chx nuggets, 4oz veggie puree, peaches
D: 6oz EB Butternut Squash Bisque, YoBaby yogurt, fruit & yogurt cereal bar

[maybebaby]

jesseybell I started giving the Earth's Best stage 3 jarred food at nine months in addition to table foods, but mostly just because some days, it's easy to be able to grab a jar and presto, a meal! The stage 2 and stage 3 foods aren't that different...stage 3 is a little chunkier and has some seasonings (basil, oregano, onion) that stage 2 doesn't. DD is 10 months and will still have stage 2 purees with some meals.

[mkvh]

DD 10 Months
B--yogurt w/ blueberries, more blueberries, Cheerios
L--deli turkey, American cheese, peas/corn/carrots
S--Annie's cheddar bunnies, banana
D--beef vegetable soup

[Sabriel]

The last few days:

L: o shaped cereal, crackers, cottage cheese, grilled cheese (we were eating out and I wasn't prepared)
D: pureed blueberries w/ oatmeal and cottage cheese, o shaped cereal, EB winter squash, mac and cheese

B: pureed blueberries w/ oatmeal and yogurt
D: EB winter squash, wholegrain goldfish, pureed pears

B: pureed blueberries w/ oatmeal, sweet potato puffs, whole grain goldfish

[Ohana]

I noticed some of you mamas with babies around the same age as mine (8.5 months) are offering foods that include wheat and dairy. I thought these were both no nos until closer to a year. Am I missing something? :confused:

That said, yesterday went something like this:

B: pureed apricots and pears (I make my own, and the pears were pretty chunky)
L: Smashed sweet potato
D: hummus, bits of broccoli, jasmine rice (DD adores hummus)

I would love to try yogurt, cheese, and bits of bread, but I had been under the impression that those were foods that needed to wait awhile on those still...

[jesseybell]

The dairy in cheese and yogurt is different than the dairy in whole milk, so it is okay

I hadn't heard wheat was off limits. DD loved her ww toast and ww pancakes.

But if you guys have a history of allergies in any of these areas, then I would wait.

My parents tried brown rice yesterday and it was a no-go - They think it was the texture more than the taste.

[maybebaby]

wheat I think it's a personal preference and depends on your family history of allergies. Our pediatrician is fine with wheat for babies without a family history of allergies. Some may be more conservative than others.

Same with the yogurt and cheese...a lot of people are fine giving yogurt and cheese somewhere after 7-9 months because it is different than whole milk (yogurt is easier to digest than milk), but obviously others wait because of a family history of problems.

[babylove]

Suddenly my child is on a puree strike. He won't take more than a few bites, if any, from anything I try to feed him on a spoon...oy. I hope it's a phase...

b: banana puree (some), sliced bananas, 2 french toast sticks
l: pancake, sliced pears (canned in juice), cheerios
d: broc and carrot pieces (not much), ravioli (hardly any), cheerios, half a container of pureed sweet potatoes, 4 (!) slices of pear...and he's banging for more! Uhhh....how much is too much when it comes to that?!

I went to the grocery store today and bought Boca Burgers (veggie burgers)...anyone make these for your DC? What's the best way to cook it so it's not tough?

[Soulmate]

babylove It was a phase for DS. He is back to eating purees and is actually liking them more than the finger foods at the moment. I would try microwaving them at slightly less than the directions say. I m/w everything and if I cook it too much it gets hard.

Ohana I am pretty sure DS has a cow's milk allergy and he can definitely eat yogurt and I am testing cheese. He had no problems with either before but his excema has flared up recently. It seems to be either spinach or cheese. I am praying it is spinach because DS LOVES cheese. ITA with the others regarding wheat. Once they get really into finger foods it is hard to find variety. We almost had to start doing wheat just to get more food into DS.

[Baby Lust]

Ohana, I suspect a cow's milk allergy as well and DS has been fine with cheese. He loves it! We tried yogurt one day and he was acting a little funny, but I don't know if it was just a coincidence or not.

[Wrighty26]

Ditto what others have said about wheat and dairy. Yogurt was actually recommended to us by our ped because it's very balanced in fats, carbs, and protein.

Boca Burgers - I zap them in the microwave for about a minute/minute and a half and I have had no problems with them. I still cut it up relatively small.

I finally found some new foods that DS loves -- biscuits (I pop a few of the premade frozen ones in the oven and bake them), mozzarella cheese stix (these ones by Alexia (http://www.alexiafoods.com/product_info.html?product_id=6)), cinnamon toast (pepperidge farm (http://www.pfwholegrains.com/ProductDetail.aspx?prd_product_id=120266) now makes a "whole grain" version). I also bought some mini-pizza's (just cheese) at Target yesterday (Archer Farms), since my DS is a big time pizza fan!

[mkvh]

Ohana--my ped said the only things off limits after 9 months are egg whites, honey, strawberries, nuts and peanut butter, milk, and juices. I do give my DD small amounts of eggs because we don't have any allergies in our family. I never heard anything about wheat at all.

B--yogurt w/ mango, Kashi Go Lean Crunch (from my bowl)
L--grilled cheese (devoured a full slice of bread folded in half), banana, kiwi
D--hamburger, beans, tater tots, cantaloupe

[LMG462]

I have read in several places that we are not supposed to give our babies strawberries. Does anybody know why strawberries are in some stage 2 foods?
Thanks,
Liza

[Ohana]

I'm confused. If your child is allergic to dairy, how can they tolerate yogurt and cheese? I had always thought a dairy allergy meant someone was allergic to milk proteins, which are abundant in both yogurt and cheese. Could it be your children are lactose intolerant? We went through that with DD#1. I thought she was allergic to dairy and cut it out completely, only to finally figure out that she simply couldn't tolerate lactose. Sorry, I'm not trying to be difficult. Just confused. Regardless, we'll hold off on dairy for the foreseeable future given DD#1's issues with it. Good to know we can try wheat, though.

Yesterday's meals (DD is 8.5 months)
B- Applesauce mixed with prunes
L- Jar of chicken veggies (the new Safeway O's organic kind, it looked pretty good, as far as purees go) and broccoli that the other kids at daycare were eating
D- steamed cauliflower, avocado chunks

[Dan's*Girl]

Liza, I was wondering the same thing. I give DS strawberry banana stage 2 fruit, but i cant give him cut up fresh strawberries. Hmmm

Dairy~DS had a bad reaction to regular formula when he was born, so we moved to soy. Im nervous to try yogurt and cheese because of that, but from what you are all saying it could just be milk? :confused:

[mkvh]

Strawberriexs--They are highly allergenic, so I was shocked to see them in baby food. I was allergic as a child, and DD had a lot of trouble when I ate them when she nursed, so we are staying far, far away. Other moms I know have had no issues, though.

Milk/milk products--Often at this age, it is a milk protein intolerance rather than a true dairy allergy. Because of the aging process with yogurt, cheese, and cottage cheese, the milk proteins are much more broken down and therefore easier for baby's immature digestive system to process.

[Ohana]

mkvh Thank you! That totally makes sense.

[Soulmate]

Dairy~DS had a bad reaction to regular formula when he was born, so we moved to soy. Im nervous to try yogurt and cheese because of that, but from what you are all saying it could just be milk? :confused:DS has to be on soy formula and had a really bad reaction as a baby also and he handles cheese and yogurt just fine. I'd give it a try on a weekend in the a.m. so if he does have an issue it won't disrupt his night time sleep.

I have read in several places that we are not supposed to give our babies strawberries. Does anybody know why strawberries are in some stage 2 foods?
Thanks,
LizaI agree that they are highly allergenic but maybe some mom's don't know or don't worry too much about it. There is strawberry in DS' mixed fruit YoBaby but the other kind has banana which DS is definitely allergic to so I don't have many options (and I like the yobaby w/cereal too much to stop using it). DS has not had a reaction to the mixed fruit w/ strawberry but I will not give him strawberry in anything else.

Ohana I hear what you are saying and I don't have a real answer for you. DS was very intolerant to the proteins as a baby (painful gas, screaming) and I thought that when he got older and his digestive system matured he'd be fine. I switched him to Good Start and his tummy handled it well but he got a runny nose and chest congestion. I switched him back to soy and he was fine. One day I accidentally gave him some of my mac and cheese forgetting it had cows milk in it and within minutes he sounded congested again. He does ok with goat's milk. So either he is lactose intolerant or allergic. His symptoms match more closely with being allergic.

[maybebaby]

strawberries my ped said it was the high level of citrus/acidity, and that a lot of babies have a facial reaction to them (skin breakout around the mouth). my guess is that there isn't enough strawberry in the strawberry banana stage 2 food to cause it.

eta: ped said it was fine after 10 months to give strawberries and even if there is a skin reaction, it's not the same life-threatening kind of reaction that kids have to nuts, etc, so it's more of a baby discomfort issue. I give strawberries without any problems to DD who is 10 months, but I did wait until 9 1/2 months to give them.

[Amaye]

Ohana My DD is on alimentum because she was dairy sensitive. Well I tried yogurt with her and the first time, all seemed well. I gave it to her again and she broke out in a horrible rash so we are staying far away from all dairy products till she is at least 1yr old.

[smurf]

Interesting, our ped. said feeding DD strawberries was okay. I've been giving them to her for a few weeks now with no problems. I guess maybe the ped. wasn't worried about it b/c we don't have any allergies in our families.

10 months old
breakfast: rice cake, grapes
lunch: turkey stew (gerber graduates)
dinner: all-beef hot dog, carrots

[mkvh]

You're welcome, Ohana!

Interesting allergy information from Wholesome Baby Foods (the link is below):

Top 8 Allergenic Foods that account for 90% of all Food Allergies: (http://www.foodallergy.org/allergens.html)


Milk

Egg

Peanut

Tree nut (walnut, cashew, etc.)

Fish

Shellfish

Soy

Wheat (visit our Confusion over Wheat page)


Children may "outgrow" food allergies to milk, eggs, soybean products and wheat. Please note that a Wheat Allergy is different from Gluten Intolerance! Gluten Intolerance (Celiac's Disease) is never outgrown and must be managed! Children (and Adults) rarely outgrow allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish


(http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/allergy.htm)



This list is at the top of the page, but below it, there is really good information explaining the differences b/t intolerances and allergies.

And if you scroll WAAAAAY down, there's information on strawberries.

Of course, on the list of "least allergenic" foods is avacado, which makes my DD a vomiting machine. :rolleyes:

[klav]

I think it may not be so much strwberries so but I've only given L it in the puffs

[klav]

were staying away from the peanut and fish for about 3 years due to the fact that my Dh is allergic to nuts I know it's not peanuts but just to be safe.

[Baby Lust]

Ramona, My DS got very sick (vommiting and in the hospital) from normal formula, but does fine on soy as well. We have given him cheese and he loves it and is fine with it. I agree with Soulmate... give it a try on the weekends in the morning or early afternoon.

[Mystikal]

DD is really starting to get into table foods. It's about time since she'll be 11 months old in two weeks! lol.

Last night for dinner she had:
Deli turkey, beets, banana, and the gerber puffs

:)

[mkvh]

BEETS? Wow, M, your DD is more adventurous than a lot of grownups!

[maryanne]

I have created a little table food monster!

I can't believe that less than a month and a half ago, she wanted nothing to do with food and now she wants it all.

b yobaby with oatmeal and pureed fruit in it
s-2 mini multigrain waffle with sour cream
l-turkey, cheese, on lavosh bread and a bite of my roast beef w horseradish spinach wrap (lol-she wanted more)
s-veggie booty
d- dr pragear's broccoli pancake, winter squash, pears, hummus and a piece of pita

and she is still bf'ing on demand. I try to nurse her before I feed her real food.