Caturday!

[HLM 1]

Have a happy Caturday everyone

[S and S 12]

Happy Caturday! Thank God the weekend is here.

[Nothing1234 2]

Happy Caturday MENA! Hope everyone is doing well.

I ordered two books about making baby food...I'm excited to start once I feel the babies are ready for first foods...2 early right now. Maybe around 6 months. I need to start ordering supplies to make and contain the food... . I think it should be fun!!

Any suggestions are welcomed!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

my question would be why? ha but i guess times have changed, seems i remember mine starting the cereals (oatmeals) about 6-8 weeks at bedtime for better sleep..they are grown and did fine

[~Jackie~ 30]

[yassmine2878 1]

I ordered two books about making baby food...I'm excited to start once I feel the babies are ready for first foods...2 early right now. Maybe around 6 months. I need to start ordering supplies to make and contain the food... . I think it should be fun!!

Any suggestions are welcomed!

Here's my $.02

They may be ready before 6 months. Mehdi was ready at 3 1/2 months, my nephew at 4, etc.

Usually if a baby:

Shows interest in your food

Can turn their head away or close their mouth to show they are full

Has doubled his/her birthweight

Weighs over 13 pounds (some docs vary on this)

Can sit with support

Then they are about ready for solid food (baby food). It is usually advised you start with a single grain cereal like rice or oatmeal. Every baby is different, but my son and the babies I cared for before him usually did very well on rice. The cereal is kind of a teaching tool so they can learn how to eat. Start by mixing it with alot water, formula, or breast milk to make it soupy. Baby can sort of slurp it off the spoon.

Once they are doing well on rice (or whatever) cereal, move on to veggies and fruits. (By the way, you'll know very easily if they are doing well on the cereal. If they keep spitting it back, its either too thick, or they arent ready. Wait a couple of weeks and try again. Also, some moms add a bit of rice cereal to baby's bedtime bottle so they have something sticking to their ribs. Im not really a fan of this, but Mehdi doesnt drink from a bottle anymore, so it doesnt really apply to me. Ask your pediatrician.)

Some people say to start on veggies so they wont get spoiled by the sweetness of fruits. Others say it doesnt matter. Personally, my son likes both and his first food was bananas. He likes them equally, but I try to always serve equal amounts of fruits and veggies at each meal. Start with single ingredients: Bananas, Applesauce, Carrots, Green Beans, Peas, Sweet Potatoes, Pears, etc. These are usually not allergy-inducing foods, but if they are you'll be able to tell quickly. Feed the same food for 2-4 days (ask your doc what they recommend) and watch for a reaction if baby is allergic. Note that baby might be allergic now and may outgrow this allergy in a few months or years. Also, it can take several tries before baby 'likes' a particular food, so you may have to drop a food for a few days and try it again in a week.

That should be enough to get your started. And making homemade baby food sounds like fun, let me know how it goes Also, if you've havent done so, I recommend hitting the manufactuer websites like BeechNut, Heinz, Gerber, Pampers, Baby.com, etc and sign up for their newsletters and freebies. Every week I get several email newsletters full of neat stuff. Lots of info on development, illness, advice, feeding, etc. Good stuff! Oh and coupons and samples in the mail, also faboo!

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

Oh annie, you are brave...Making your own foods...THATS AWESOME!!!

Right now we switch between Natures Goodness Organics and Gerber Stage 2...We also do the rice and oatmeal cereals with added DHA..

I dont think Zaid could have ever waited til 6 months, He would have been drinking 10 bottles a day...were down to 4 or 5 and its GREAT!

Did you buy a machine to make the foods? im always curious how it would turn out...

My big boy is soo funny lately...He gives HUGS!!! He puts his hands on your cheeks, laughs, then wraps his arms around ya...It melts my heart!! He has been so fun and easy, very independant. I tell ya what..the baby is probably gonna scare the doc at his 6 month checkup...he eats soo well and big portions. I Bet he will have gained about 4 lbs in 2 months...we give him a sippy cup with very diluted juice just to practice and he actually knows how to hold it and bring it to his mouth, tipping it back stil needs to be tackled...but hes doing well..I wont ever give Juice from a bottle..no disrespect to people who do..but my nephew is 2.5 and still wont give it up..the bottle will be GONE at 10-12 months...bad habit...its bad enough he sucks his fingers, lol

Welll now that my tangent has ended...Hope everyone has a good day.. I called off work so i dont go back til monday!!

Edited October 4, 2008 by ks71905

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

Happy Saturday!

[~Jackie~ 30]

Off to work. Hope ya'll have a good day!

kelz, lunch tommorrow? I'll grab Lexy and you pick the place.

jJ

[chaishai 1]

Happy Caturday MENA! Hope everyone is doing well.

I ordered two books about making baby food...I'm excited to start once I feel the babies are ready for first foods...2 early right now. Maybe around 6 months. I need to start ordering supplies to make and contain the food... . I think it should be fun!!

Any suggestions are welcomed!

i recommend a hand blender and regular small tupperware = i dont think you need all of the "baby specific" food stuff they market.

[Ban Hammer 13,336]

good morning mena. looks like a day of yard work for me.

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

jax, driving to Decatur to see my twin sis... i *should* be off next sunday...ill know in a few days

[RAKASA 0]

Annie, I used to make home made baby food for my niece & nephew (16 yrs ago) by using a Vita-Mixer - it is basically a super duper industrial blender. That thing is magic! I still have mine and it is 17 yrs old. I use it regularly for making smoothies & some soups. I used to grind my own flour for home made breads...

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[star_dragon 0]

It's nice to come back from vacation and have the weekend just start. Except I work today (only for 2 hours, geez) and also tomorrow.

I have to get my pics up. Still catching up here too! Can't believe yesterday I was on the beach, and then last night I slept with 2 blankets and the radiators came on in my apartment!

Hope everyone has a good one! Nawal, you should check out the library for baby food making books! Then you can just copy your favorite ones and not have to buy a lot of books

[Staashi 371]

Hey all! Happy Caturday. I'm getting ready to go on a walk with my mom - it is beautiful here. I love it. I hope you all have a great day.

Nawal - your idea is awesome. I hate baby food....hate the sight and smell of it so I always said I'd make my own.

Kelly - I love the picture of Zaid in his Bears jacket - that one pic it's like - "Gooooo Bears!!!"

Enjoy the Fall!!!!