are you feeding your baby meat or fish?

Question

I forgot to ask my doctor about this, but when is it okay to give a baby some meat or fish like salmon? Is anyone feeding their LO animal protein?

Answer

I feed her meat and salmon, I purée it with her vegetables. She loves it, and it's a good source of healthy fats, protein and iron.

Our pediatricians and our government here in Holland says that baby's are allowed to eat absolutely anything by 6 months, except for honey, salt, peppers and milk. They also claim that the sooner babies are introduced to allergens, the sooner they outgrow any allergy. We are taught to be careful and introduce one new ingredient at a time to be able to pinpoint any allergic reaction.

Of course we only give our babies stuff that they can swallow. We wouldn't give them whole nuts! 😜 (but she's been eating whole bread since her 28th week!)

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How? Do you purée it? I didn't know his was a thing.

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We've tried some small pieces but they haven't been as big a hit as fruit and vegetables except for crab ... that he loved!

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my baby just started chicken with sweet potatoes :)

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My LO is almost 7 months and has had chicken, turkey, beef and fish.

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My little one is 7 months and we have done chicken and turkey.  He loves both!

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My son loves meat! He is 6 months and 1 week

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My ped said to start with chicken and turkey at about 7 months

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Our pediatrician said not until 9 months, but a few friends of mine said their's mentioned it was ok at 6 months. My LO is doing great with her veggies, but I know she'd love some meat/chicken too. 😋

are you feeding your baby meat or fish?

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