RE: Solids

June 25, 2000

,

I was advised not to do solids when my son was feeling out of sorts, just to

nurse him until he rebounded. My pediatrician at the time was

pro-breastfeeding in the extreme. If is cutting teeth it might help

to cut back on solids until he rebounds, or at least decrease how much

cereal you are giving him.

As for what to feed first, the drs like cereal since it is iron fortified,

and rice cereal because very few are allergic to rice so it is a good bland

food. They would probably have you go from rice cereal to oat cereal and

then barley cereal.

My personal preference (because DS didn't like cereal) was to do vegetables

first--sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans--then move on to

fruit--banana, applesauce (didn't like it), blueberries--then we did

grains--cheerios for oats, bread for wheat, rice for rice.

Another reference (The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding) suggests meat after

cereal for the high iron and protein content there. They even give a method

for scraping meat from the bone before cooking it to make it easy to feed.

Some of the choice on what to introduce is based on what you eat.

Gassy foods--onions, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans--don't tend to be

early foods. Any food that you find to be gassy would be good to delay a

little. What you find gassy is probably a better guide than anyone else's

list of gassy foods.

Hope feels better soon.

Amy Lynn M.

(1/25/98)

(2/10/00)

June 25, 2000

,

I was advised not to do solids when my son was feeling out of sorts, just to

nurse him until he rebounded. My pediatrician at the time was

pro-breastfeeding in the extreme. If is cutting teeth it might help

to cut back on solids until he rebounds, or at least decrease how much

cereal you are giving him.

As for what to feed first, the drs like cereal since it is iron fortified,

and rice cereal because very few are allergic to rice so it is a good bland

food. They would probably have you go from rice cereal to oat cereal and

then barley cereal.

My personal preference (because DS didn't like cereal) was to do vegetables

first--sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans--then move on to

fruit--banana, applesauce (didn't like it), blueberries--then we did

grains--cheerios for oats, bread for wheat, rice for rice.

Another reference (The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding) suggests meat after

cereal for the high iron and protein content there. They even give a method

for scraping meat from the bone before cooking it to make it easy to feed.

Some of the choice on what to introduce is based on what you eat.

Gassy foods--onions, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans--don't tend to be

early foods. Any food that you find to be gassy would be good to delay a

little. What you find gassy is probably a better guide than anyone else's

list of gassy foods.

Hope feels better soon.

Amy Lynn M.

(1/25/98)

(2/10/00)

June 25, 2000

,

I was advised not to do solids when my son was feeling out of sorts, just to

nurse him until he rebounded. My pediatrician at the time was

pro-breastfeeding in the extreme. If is cutting teeth it might help

to cut back on solids until he rebounds, or at least decrease how much

cereal you are giving him.

As for what to feed first, the drs like cereal since it is iron fortified,

and rice cereal because very few are allergic to rice so it is a good bland

food. They would probably have you go from rice cereal to oat cereal and

then barley cereal.

My personal preference (because DS didn't like cereal) was to do vegetables

first--sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, green beans--then move on to

fruit--banana, applesauce (didn't like it), blueberries--then we did

grains--cheerios for oats, bread for wheat, rice for rice.

Another reference (The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding) suggests meat after

cereal for the high iron and protein content there. They even give a method

for scraping meat from the bone before cooking it to make it easy to feed.

Some of the choice on what to introduce is based on what you eat.

Gassy foods--onions, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans--don't tend to be

early foods. Any food that you find to be gassy would be good to delay a

little. What you find gassy is probably a better guide than anyone else's

list of gassy foods.

Hope feels better soon.

Amy Lynn M.

(1/25/98)

(2/10/00)

June 25, 2000

,

If you are going to start with cereal than barley is the easiest to digest

with rice being the hardest. Starting with fresh fruits and vegetables is

what I suggest. My four favorites are banana, avocado, sweet potato and

pear. Rice is very typically binding and can cause severe constipation in

young babies.

Wendi

http://www.lactivist.com

breastfeeding info & resources

Solids

I am wondering what are your thoughts about introducing solids? I am

wondering if the little bit of rice cereal I give once a day is

binding him. He hasn't been pooping like he did before I started solids.

He seems to be having a hard time with it and he is fussy. He's never

been fussy but I'm wondering if that's just all these teeth he's

getting.

He is growing beautifully and I'm a bit weary about these solids. I want

to try squash and sweet potatoes over the next couple of weeks. I only

tried bananas and apples. I won't give him apples again for a while. He

didn't do too well with them.

I am also wondering if I should try some barley or oatmeal cereal. Which

of the cereals is the easiest on their tummy? Also, which fruits and

veggies are the least gassy?

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

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June 25, 2000

Hi ,

How old is ? When I started at 6 months on cereal he did fine.

His bm's were normal. BUT when I started veggies and then fruits he had a

problem with constipation. In the reading I've done I've read that apples,

bananas and rice are actually foods that can be quite binding. is now

11 months old and is eating a wide variety of foods - lots of whole grains

and fruits and veggies. He still has the occasional problem with

constipation and strains with bm's most of the time even if they are normal.

Since he was about 8 months old I've given him a little bit of Red River hot

cereal mixed in with his breakfast to help keep him more regular.

As far as introducing cereals, I did rice cereal for a couple weeks, then

did oatmeal for a week, then tried barley - just to be sure that there was

no allergic reactions. Take your time introducing solids to him because

this is just taste testing for him - he's still getting his nutrition from

you.

Good luck !!

- SAHM to (11 mos)

Solids

> I am wondering what are your thoughts about introducing solids? I am

> wondering if the little bit of rice cereal I give once a day is

> binding him. He hasn't been pooping like he did before I started solids.

> He seems to be having a hard time with it and he is fussy. He's never

> been fussy but I'm wondering if that's just all these teeth he's

> getting.

>

> He is growing beautifully and I'm a bit weary about these solids. I want

> to try squash and sweet potatoes over the next couple of weeks. I only

> tried bananas and apples. I won't give him apples again for a while. He

> didn't do too well with them.

>

> I am also wondering if I should try some barley or oatmeal cereal. Which

> of the cereals is the easiest on their tummy? Also, which fruits and

> veggies are the least gassy?

>

> ~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

> Wife to Demetrios

> SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

> and (11/20/99)

>

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June 25, 2000

Wendi:

Are you recommending no cereal until I introduce the veggies and fruits

then or should I try the barley? I know the rice is binding him. I was

thinking to do squash, sweet potatoes, pears and then peaches. He's had

bananas and that went well. Apples upset his little belly. Are avocados

okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

June 25, 2000

Wendi:

Are you recommending no cereal until I introduce the veggies and fruits

then or should I try the barley? I know the rice is binding him. I was

thinking to do squash, sweet potatoes, pears and then peaches. He's had

bananas and that went well. Apples upset his little belly. Are avocados

okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

June 25, 2000

Wendi:

Are you recommending no cereal until I introduce the veggies and fruits

then or should I try the barley? I know the rice is binding him. I was

thinking to do squash, sweet potatoes, pears and then peaches. He's had

bananas and that went well. Apples upset his little belly. Are avocados

okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

June 25, 2000

is 7 months. By 7 months my older son was eating everything!!! I

am doing things entirely different with than I did with .

I haven't given bananas or apples for a week or more and he is

having hard stools and redness. I am convinced it's the rice. I am going

to call his pediatrician on Monday to ask her advice as well.

Thanks..

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

June 25, 2000

is 7 months. By 7 months my older son was eating everything!!! I

am doing things entirely different with than I did with .

I haven't given bananas or apples for a week or more and he is

having hard stools and redness. I am convinced it's the rice. I am going

to call his pediatrician on Monday to ask her advice as well.

Thanks..

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

June 25, 2000

At 03:50 PM 6/25/00 -0400, you wrote:

>Are avocados okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

Yes, avocados are great for babies just beginning to eat.

Alana Millman

Apprentice Midwife ;-)

" Life is lumpy.

A lump in the oatmeal,

a lump in the throat,

and a lump in the breast,

are not the same lump.

One should learn the difference "

June 25, 2000

At 03:50 PM 6/25/00 -0400, you wrote:

>Are avocados okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

Yes, avocados are great for babies just beginning to eat.

Alana Millman

Apprentice Midwife ;-)

" Life is lumpy.

A lump in the oatmeal,

a lump in the throat,

and a lump in the breast,

are not the same lump.

One should learn the difference "

June 25, 2000

At 03:50 PM 6/25/00 -0400, you wrote:

>Are avocados okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

Yes, avocados are great for babies just beginning to eat.

Alana Millman

Apprentice Midwife ;-)

" Life is lumpy.

A lump in the oatmeal,

a lump in the throat,

and a lump in the breast,

are not the same lump.

One should learn the difference "

June 25, 2000

,

Contrary to popular opinion I recommend that you NEVER give your baby

processed, fortified cereal. The iron in those cereals interferes with the

iron uptake from breastmilk. I also don't think that a baby should be

eating unless they can feed themselves by getting chunks of soft food in.

It is my personal opinion and not a very popular one at that. Don't get me

wrong I don't think that cereal is " evil " or anything like that, I just

prefer food closest to their natural state. Processed cereal is pretty far

from a natural state. I also have spent time spooning in cereal in my

babies mouth and have tried it the other way as well (with baby eating on

his own). It can be a bit messier to clean up on their own but the look of

triumph when they get their own food in their mouth is pure bliss! Each

baby will be affected by different foods in different ways. Both my babies

got serious constipation after just a little cereal, one reason for my

stance. Some babies do seemingly great on cereal. Experiment with what

works for you and your baby. I just like to be the lone voice in the wind

that says cereal isn't a necessity for starting solids. LOL

Wendi

http://www.lactivist.com

breastfeeding info & resources

RE: Solids

Wendi:

Are you recommending no cereal until I introduce the veggies and fruits

then or should I try the barley? I know the rice is binding him. I was

thinking to do squash, sweet potatoes, pears and then peaches. He's had

bananas and that went well. Apples upset his little belly. Are avocados

okay to introduce this early? He's just 7 months.

~ M. ~ BestFedBaby@...

Wife to Demetrios

SAHMommy to Elijah (4/2/98)

and (11/20/99)

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June 25, 2000