When did you start your LO on solids?

Question

FTM and my LO seems to be getting bored with the bottle.  Planning on starting solids with in the next week.  What veggies do you recommend starting out with? How do I introduce rice milk.. if that's even something people do anymore? Any suggestions or guidance or recipes would be appreciated.

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Nurse before offering solids as that is still main source of nutrients until 12 months. You can also do baby led weaning and skip purees. That's what I plan on doing when my 5 month old is ready. No solids should be introduced before 6 months although some Dr's give outdated info.

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We ended up skipping the rice and oatmeal foods since they don't provide much nutrition. My lo started with puréed fruits such as bananas, peaches, mangos, and avocados! She loved them all. We have been introducing more veggies such as peas, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash. Good luck! It's a lot of fun to feed them solids, except when they spit up blueberries on your carpet!! Lol 😝

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I started my daughter (and my other 5 children when they were babies) on baby food at about 4 months old. My oldest is 18, that was doctor recommended when he was a baby. But when your baby watches your fork/spoon from your plate to your mouth with their mouth wide open and then starts to cry when you don't give them some, in my opinion, it's time to feed them food.  When we went to her 4 month check up and I told them I was giving her baby food, they said well she's a little young for that, but still within the range... stage 1 baby foods at the store are for 4 months and up, stage 2 is for 6 months and up. Oh and my 5 month old can drink out of a straw.

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We tried a combo purée with our little one and she loved it but had horrible diarrhea for the next day and a half :-( she was only 18 weeks but trying to grab food from our hands and plates. We'll be waiting a little longer and trying again with only one item puréed at a time.

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If you choose to do cereal I would recommend mixing it with some fruit as well that's how my daughter likes it. We usually give her a variety. Our doctor recommended only introducing one food at a time and waiting a few days in between just to make sure they don't have a reaction. Also since food can cause them to bind up at first it's a good idea to keep prunes handy. The first week was a little tough for our daughter getting used to the solids we ended up giving her prunes every night to help move things along. Also, sometimes warming the food makes a difference whether or not she'll eat them. Foods are fun!

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