How to start food?

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Just starting our daughter on baby food. She drinks 5 bottles a day so how many of those bottles do I replace with food? 
Anyone skip the baby cereal?

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You keep giving bottles and then give food after the bottle at whatever time(s) you want.  You really shouldn't be replacing bottles, baby still needs those nutrients.

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We will be skipping the baby cereal. It think the most up-to-date research is to do veggies rather than baby cereal. Our pediatrician advised starting slowly more for taste experience than for filling/nutrition.

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I was told food before one is just for fun. Babies get their nutrients from breast milk or formula until 1 year old so the food should be added to the bottles not replacing them. We do the baby led feeding which means we skip cereals and purees and just take it slow with finger foods of all sorts...it's so much fun watching their little minds get blown with new textures and flavors! Have fun!

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My doctor advised to start with pured vegetables at 6 months at around noon for "lunch", that way if she has some sort of reaction or tummy ache its not in the middle of the night. ,We have tried squash and carrots so far, each on their own for about 3 days to make sure she tolerates them well (although my doctor told me that wasnt really necessary) He also told me that i could start introducing pureed fruits in the morning and in the afternoon after a week or so of her eating the veggies and doing well with it. I breasfeed so he said breasfeeding should be on demand as usual. Oh and to offer a little bit of water after each meal in a zippy cup. So far so good 👍🏻

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Thanks for the advice guys! Can't wait to try some foods!!

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