Please help, im so Confused

How your baby's growing:



Soon your baby may let you know that he's ready to try eating finger foods by grabbing the spoon you're feeding him with or snatching food off your plate. Scatter four or five pieces of finger food onto your baby's highchair tray or an unbreakable plate. (To reduce the risk of choking, have your baby eat while sitting upright in a highchair rather than reclined in a car seat or stroller.)

Your baby may have a good appetite but not many teeth, so start with foods that he can gum or that will dissolve easily in his mouth. As he grows you'll be able to give him bite-size pieces of whatever you're eating.
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She has been doing that...so its ok to give them actually food? Im confused. What kind of things can she have, she has had the following with no problem (jar food)
applesauce,
peas
sweet potatoes
green beans
carrots(had a little reaction the first time,but the last time she was fine)
and another question
I am able to get infant juice on wic, what is the benifits of that?

Well damn, Aidan does that all the time...




of course he's only 4 months so I can't actually start him on the real "big people" food yet... But now I'm confused 

well my daughter will be 8 months next week but she has 3 teeth already. I started her on Stage 1 around 4 1/2 months and went straight to puffs/gerber graduates/toddlers at 6 1/2 months because she has teeth and can sit up, crawl, stand up, roll over, etc. To me Stage 2 and Stage 3 was just more food in jars. But my daughter has more teeth than most babies her age.

Quoting Cassie's Taxi:“ well my daughter will be 8 months next week but she has 3 teeth already. I started her on Stage 1 around ... [snip!] ... roll over, etc. To me Stage 2 and Stage 3 was just more food in jars. But my daughter has more teeth that most babies her age.”

My daughter doesnt have any. it says get food she can gum...wouldnt that be the jar food.....I never thought feeding my baby girl would be so confusing

Quoting Mary [is getting MARRIED]:“ How your baby's growing: Soon your baby may let you know that he's ready to try eating finger foods ... [snip!] ... time,but the last time she was fine) and another question I am able to get infant juice on wic, what is the benifits of that?”

some will say there are no benefits of juice but then again I was told juice was a great source of my needed fruit servings while I was pregnant... obviously a ton wouldn't be great but when Aidan starts drinking out of a sippy I'll probably water it down and give it to him... just gotta watch out for things containing high fructose corn syrup and other added sugars...

Quoting Mary [is getting MARRIED]:“ My daughter doesnt have any. it says get food she can gum...wouldnt that be the jar food.....I never thought feeding my baby girl would be so confusing”

your daughter is 6 months, so you should definitely be giving her Stage 1 or Stage 2 foods. i rarely give my daughter juice, but that's just my preference.

Quoting *Aidan's Adoring Mommy*:“ some will say there are no benefits of juice but then again I was told juice was a great source of my ... [snip!] ... it down and give it to him... just gotta watch out for things containing high fructose corn syrup and other added sugars...”

I have the gerber and *runs to get it*
no added sugar or sweeteners
no artificial flavors or colors
No preserviteves

ingredients: apple juic from concentrate (water, applejuice concentrate), ascorbic acid (vitamicn C)

so i guess that kind is fine?

now my daughter had no toofies (teeth) and by 6 and 1/2 months ate finger foods just fine. In fact we were in Germany then and she had DUCK for her first fnger food (she is a gormet baby lol).

she does fine. Now I am teaching her how to use the spoon. She knows how but at times she is lazy about it..

Quoting Cassie's Taxi:“ your daughter is 6 months, so you should definitely be giving her Stage 1 or Stage 2 foods. i rarely give my daughter juice, but that's just my preference.”

We do, stage one once a day , sometimes twice

jade got stage 1 at 4 months. stage 2 at 6 months with the biter busicuts (sp?) and she gets juice 2x a day.. 2 oz of juice mixed with 4 oz of water

Quoting Mary [is getting MARRIED]:“ I have the gerber and *runs to get it* no added sugar or sweeteners no artificial flavors or colors ... [snip!] ... apple juic from concentrate (water, applejuice concentrate), ascorbic acid (vitamicn C) so i guess that kind is fine?”

sounds about right. I plan on watering Aidan's down just so he can still get the flavor and vitamins but not get too dependant on the full on juice drink all the time... God knows my child will eat/drink anything you put in his mouth it seems anyway... lol