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Read about safety tips and developmental milestones in feeding, sleeping and language. Your month-old baby is becoming an independent eater. Learn about developmental milestones and tips for feeding, dental care and car and water safety. Patient Education A-Z. Your baby will show readiness to eat solids in several ways: Your baby's physical development allows him or her to sit without support. When babies can sit easily, they have usually lost the tongue thrust reflex. Your baby watches you eat and demonstrates an interest in food.
Your baby is able to reach out and grab objects. Choose a time when you and your baby are both relaxed and ready to enjoy mealtime. Prepare an iron-fortified baby cereal, such as rice, barley or oatmeal infant cereal. Mix several tablespoons of dry cereal with formula, water or breast milk.
The cereal should be the consistency of cream of wheat — smooth and semi-liquid. Sit your baby in your lap or in a highchair. Use a small spoon to feed your baby. Your baby may look a little confused at first, and most of the first feeding may end up on his or her face, hands and bib.
Don't worry. Your baby will gradually become more comfortable with feedings. Try talking gently to your baby to help him or her relax. As your baby begins to enjoy mealtimes, increase the consistency of the cereal so it is like oatmeal. You can also gradually increase the amount of food you offer. If your baby spits out the cereal, cries or isn't interested, stop the feeding. You can try again in a few days.
Choose single-item foods, like squash or bananas. Always read labels. Make sure there is only one ingredient, and look for any added ingredients that can cause allergies, such as orange juice. Avoid mixed baby foods, like baby dinners. They have less nutritional value and aren't a good value for the money. Don't give your child "baby desserts. If you do, please remember: Do not add salt, sugar or seasonings to your baby's food.
You can freeze extra food in ice cube trays, and defrost small portions later when needed. Know that some vegetables, such as carrots, beets, spinach, collard greens and turnips, can contain nitrates, a chemical that can cause an unusual type of anemia. Don't cook these foods for your baby. Store-bought baby food has had the nitrates removed and is fine.
Used by permission of Jane E. Anderson, M. On the reverse side, Beech Nut cereal is soy-free, so if your baby is having watery stools because of a soy intolerance or allergy, that might be the route to go. If all else fails, go back to just breastmilk or formula until things are "normal" again and then re-introduce solids one at a time, noting any change in stools. Also, if you're just feeding your baby fruits and vegetables and formula and not any cereal, then it might just be all of the fiber that is making your LO's stool watery.
Unfortunately they do not sell rice cereal in my area overseas so I had to start with the rice porridge. I don't feed anything except formula and rice porridge, but recently since Tuesday I started putting mashed sweet potato mixed with rice porridge for a day[1 Tspn She does well with the solids so far except the stool thing.
You're probably right that it is the fiber in the porridge. As long as she doesn't seen overly gassy or in pain, or there aren't bloody streaks in her stool, I'm guessing her digestive system is just trying to get used to the extra fiber. You could cut out the porridge altogether and just go with solids and see what happens. Would you be opposed to purchasing Gerber or Beech Nut baby cereal online just to rule out a food allergy?
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