re: What age did you start proteins?

Quoting jamils_mommy:“ I was told yogurt was okay at 6 months.. Weird how drs are so different”

I didnt' start it until 7 though

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Quoting StellaBlue:“ I'm not doing meat either, but I just wanted to suggest doing beans (legumes) for protein. They are my ... [snip!] ... are great little finger foods! Oh, and I started her at 8 months on beans and plain organic yogurt. I haven't done egg yet.”

I have no plans of giving Lily meat, where do you get the legumes baby foods? Do you buy or make? I would really like to avoid meat and eggs with her!

Quoting HeatherOO7:“ I have no plans of giving Lily meat, where do you get the legumes baby foods? Do you buy or make? I would really like to avoid meat and eggs with her!”

You have to make it but it seems super easy. There is a great website with lots of recipes here is the link.
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/

Quoting amie619:“ You have to make it but it seems super easy. There is a great website with lots of recipes here is the link. http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/”

haha, thanks! I was just at that site reading up! I was under the impression that Lily couldn't chew little finger foods because she still has no teeth, but now I feel like a jerk because I could have been!!! I barked at Brandon for it too (like he would know more than I know! ) but we're going to the store first thing tomorrow to buy her some bigger-kid foods! I feel so bad right now for depriving her of a whole new world of food! UGH, whatev's  

Quoting jamils_mommy:“ I was told yogurt was okay at 6 months.. Weird how drs are so different”

I used you as an example when I was talking to the nurse - called you a cousin of mine, LOL

I was given the okay for yogurt at 6 months too! I waited til 8 though.

Heather- I never made legumes as a babyfood. I started them as finger foods at 8 months. The first time I gave them to her I sorta mushed each one so that it was easier for her to chew, and now at 9 months, she just pops them in her mouth whole and eats them. She would eat them all day long if I let her!

I got confliting info on meat.. The pamphlets from the dr's office said7 months..the paperwork from WIC said 6 months.. The what to expect book I think said 6 (maybe 7 monhts?) to start meat..

The gerber jars say Stage 2 ..

so i chose 6 months to start meats.. She handed the meats fine  

We didn't try beans until 9 months.. I never thought about giving them to her before then.. She loves brown beans  

She got baby Yogurt at7 months (when it came available in our area) and loves it.

My sister started her daughter on meats at 5 months..she insisted since it was stage 2 foods and she was now on stage 2 then Rebekka could eat it. Oh well, not my daughter..

As for the dr's opinions.. Geez.. getting an appt to ask takes 1-6 months so I have to do research on my own, then determine what I want to do.

We ditched baby food at 10 months and started on Gerber Graduate Food since she could consume 2 or more containers of food and not get full. Although the dr wanted her to stay on baby food for LONGER. (she is healthy, weight is good and everything else). She eats less table food now while before she would eat several containers of baby food then eat half of my dinner. Now she eats her food, and samples what i have and is full.

Table food wise..she eats most of whatever I eat.. Since there is a few foods that is no no until she is 1yr (or older) I avoid sharing those..but otherwise she is free to sample what is on my plate.