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Q&A with SPB: How do I know my Sweet Pea is ready for solids?
| Posted on November 8, 2016 at 10:50 AM |
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 Q: How do I know if my Sweet Pea is ready for solids? A: There are four things to look for!! First of all, you want to be sure that your baby is interested...they WANT to eat. You will know by their behaviors... they are interested, tracking food with their eyes when you eat, and/or they reaching for the food around them!! It has nothing to do with what your family or friends have to say about it or what the people in your meet-up groups are doing with their Sweet Peas who are in a similar age bracket. You and your baby know best!! If you are concerned about your baby's development, then please reach out to your trusted care provider and see what they have to say on the matter. After you decide that your baby is ready, look for these next three signals of food readiness. We learned these points over the years of attending La Leche League meetings, Our family waited for these to be true before we started offering our sweet peas "table food":
Personally, I am not a fan of commercial baby cereals that are full of ingredients that I cannot pronounce without breaking down every syllable. Rest assured, choosing the alternatives are not as time-consuming as you would imagine... Here are some sites that have helpful information about introducing solids:
I hope this helps answer the question of about knowing if your Sweet Pea is ready for solids. Ready to read more? You can read our food chronicle with Otter HERE. Q&A with SPB: What do I feed my Sweet Pea after breastfeeding? HERE Disclaimer: The material included in this video is for informational
purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for
professional medical advice. The viewer should always consult her or his
healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for
their own situation. Krystyna and Bruss
Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site,
or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. This blog and video contain information about
our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official
website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained in this video and on our
blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American
Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®.
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Food Chronicle: Angelika ~ Week 3
| Posted on June 12, 2012 at 10:22 AM |
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 Photo: The last of our peaches...so happy our baby got our home-grown produce!This is the third installment in my Introduction to Solids
series. I am journaling about our
experience with baby feeding since we have the unique opportunity to share this
with our students and readers as we start the process of weaning our youngest
child. This is not medical advice, nor
is it a schedule to be followed. It is
simply our choice for our baby and the first time we have done what is gaining
popularity as “baby-led weaning”. There are two benefits I have already noticed from our
choice to feed Angelika whole food pieces instead of starting her with cereals
and purees. No choking yet:
Babies that learn to eat whole food pieces learn to chew, as opposed to
children who start with soft, mushy foods that learn to swallow. I cannot find the source where I originally
read this – it makes so much sense! (When I find it, I will post the link.) Knowing that I wanted to start her with “true” solids, I
waited for some developmental markers to start feeding. She did not start getting table food until
she could get into and stay in a seated position on her own, and I watched for
the pincer grip. As it turns out, she
practiced that on me – my bruised breasts and my arms were proof that our baby
could probably pinch to grasp food, among other things. We had scary choking experiences with our
other three children – mostly involving things like tortilla chips, which we
have a lot of in the southwest! She grabbed a tortilla chip out of my hand last Wednesday, and managed to eat it without choking. If your child does choke – click here for some visuals with
instructions. Less time in the kitchen: I would spend two days per month preparing
vegetable purees when we started feeding our boys. Baking, steaming, pureeing, freezing,
storing…it was time consuming! As a
mother to four kiddos, that is just not a reality right now. Now I can bake or steam a few things as we
make our own food and use it as we need it and have a couple of days of food
that can be reheated. I may revisit pureeing as our lifestyle allows for more
kitchen time again. It was well worth it
to know that the food for them was whole and preservative free, and there was
the side benefit of having purees to use in other foods. The rest of us benefited from vegetables in
baked goods and sauces; I even mixed them into the cheese and “melted” veggies into
quesadillas. Weekly update: This week we introduced two new vegetables – carrots and
peas. Although Angelika has been
handling a whole, peeled carrot as a teether, she had not eaten carrot
before. She loved them – pretty much
attacked the food as it was making its way to her plate! She also ate the peas with enthusiasm. Angelika is doing much better getting the food into her
mouth, instead of wearing it or tossing it.
Her diapers are showing us how much she is able to digest – there are
still some pieces coming out whole, so to me it looks like her body is still
learning to process the food. Her bowel movements have been on and off again – some days
they come in the morning as expected, other days none at all. I am still backing off on solids until I see
confirmation that her body is processing; then I go back to offering food at least
twice a day. She also had a diaper rash last week that made me nervous
(she rarely gets rashes). After a KST
check by our chiropractor, he shared that it doesn’t seem to be food
related. Since she is still teething, he
said that the increase in fluid production has changed the ph in her body. I am going to follow his recommendation to
add a dash of baking soda to her drink cup and see if that will clear up the
rash. That is it for our update this week. I plan on introducing bananas and continuing with
peas and carrots this week. We will also
revisit avocados. If all goes well, we
may try some baked apple. I’ll wait and
see how hot it gets in Arizona this week and decide if it’s worth it to turn on
the oven. I would love to hear from you – what is your experience with
baby-led weaning? How does it compare
with feeding choices you have made for other children? Food+ Diary Monday, June 4 Little solid poop – about the size of a U.S. half-dollar Veggie straws Sweet potatoes and yams for lunch Tuesday, June 5 U.S. nickel-sized poop at wake up Lunch – some sweet potato and yam pieces – played more than
ate Epic diaper after lunch Dinner – Avocado Wednesday, June 6 BM in the am Breakfast: peaches Lunch: yam/sweet
potato Dinner: - 1 tortilla chip Thursday, June 7 No BM yet Breakfast: Apple (teether), peaches Lunch: Carrot teether Dinner: 15 pieces of yams/sweet potatoes Friday, June 8 No BM today! Breakfast – peaches Lunch – 4 veggie straws Saturday, June 9 AM – 4 veggie straws Lunch – GF graham cracker pieces Dinner – steamed peas and carrots BM – big one at night Sunday, June 10 BM in the morning and early afternoon Lunch – peas and carrots Dinner – veggie straws Monday, June 11 No BM Breakfast – Apple teether Lunch – 0 Dinner – veggie straws Choking Link: http://www.babyledweaning.com/2012/baby-led-weaning-diary-and-its-goodbye-from-siobhan-and-some-stuff-about-choking/ Disclaimer: The
material included on this site is for informational purposes only. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. The reader should always consult her or his healthcare provider to determine the appropriateness of the information for their own situation. Krystyna and Bruss Bowman and Bowman House, LLC accept no liability for the content of this site, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. This blog contains information about our classes available in Chandler, AZ and Payson, AZ and is not the official website of The Bradley Method®. The views contained on this blog do not necessarily reflect those of The Bradley Method® or the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth®. |