how old till yummy yumm yumms

parkers dr said hell start eating cereal at 4 months...
so how long till the good stuff? im so excited for him to enjoy some flavor!!!
: )

Quoting jmmitchell14324:“ parkers dr said hell start eating cereal at 4 months... so how long till the good stuff? im so excited for him to enjoy some flavor!!! : )”

this doesnt belong in pregnancy issues lol

if you read online, many places tell you not to introduce foods till 6 months. but that is all for breastfed babies.

no baby really needs the food till a year. its just more like "practice" or so my own pediatricians said.

i tried to give my son gerber at about 4 months due to pressure from my family but after 2 tries i didnt push it till after he was 6 months. he didnt like it so he didnt start eating REAL food (not gerber) when he was about 7.5 months. now he eats french fries. chicken nuggets. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.. except honey and peanut butter :-)

With my kids, once they handled the cereal ok (about 2 weeks) I introduced bananas or applesauce into the cereal. I would give the baby 1 kind of food for an entire week before adding another. This way if there was an allergy, I would know exactly what it was an not feed it to the baby.

Quoting Megan46268:“ if you read online, many places tell you not to introduce foods till 6 months. but that is all for breastfed ... [snip!] ... was about 7.5 months. now he eats french fries. chicken nuggets. ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING.. except honey and peanut butter :-)”

Yep I agree with Megan. The AAP says delay solids till 6 months. Food is not necessary for nutrition till after a year, before that it is just a fun sensory tool. And have you thought about making your own baby food. It is very simple and cheap!  

Quoting Glenda-Rae:“ Yep I agree with Megan. The AAP says delay solids till 6 months. Food is not necessary for nutrition ... [snip!] ... it is just a fun sensory tool. And have you thought about making your own baby food. It is very simple and cheap!   ”

I will agree again! i make fun little things with sweet potatoes and green beans and it sure was a fun way to wine down in the evening. landon enjoyed the real food alot better and a nice little food processor isnt expensive. or you can do it by just mashing away with a fork or spoon :-)

Quoting Mylah's Mommy [W.A.C. //:“ this doesnt belong in pregnancy issues lol”

oh it doesnt hurt : )

I did not start anything with my son until 6months - they say that they can't know for sure if the digestive track is fully matured until then so I didn't start anything until then. Plus they have less of a risk of having any kind of a reaction to anything. Whats the big rush??