baby's first solids: preparing and storing solid food for baby

[domestic diva]

^sis try potatoes. mas softer ang poop. ganoon si baby with sweet potatoes so i gave regular potatoes instead.

sorry sis kung OT man pero i feel it's not but what is extrusion reflex?

[kimebies]

My daughter ate potatoes + malunggay today. She liked it. Her nanny always adds malunggay to her meals kasi it's really nutritious.

[sachism]

^^ Sis, what yogurt do you give? I read somewhere na dapat whole milk yogurt. May ganun ba? My baby's 7 mos and I'm not sure kung pwede na siya sa ganun and dun sa mga nestle w/ fruit yogurts. TIA!

the regular yohgurt yes, nestle so far so good

hi jai, san ka nagpagiling ng bigas?
 

sa palengke pinagiling nina in laws.. sa may Nepa Q Mart  ba yun 

[LiaCarina]

hello mommies! please give me a suggestion with how to prepare broccoli, cauliflower and asparagus for my baby who'll be turning 10mos old. he's in that stage where he doesn't like pureed food anymore. i usually just mash his food. he can also eat rice paired with veggies like squash and malunggay. but i'm at a loss as to how to introduce these cruciferous veggies to make them appetizing for him. thanks mommies!

[renrai23]

hi mga sis. i know i'm too young para mag ampon ng baby, 17 palang po ako. gusto ko po kasing makatulong sa mag asawa na nasa ospital na hindi kayang alagaan ang kanilang anak, kawawa naman ang baby kung pababayaan lang. gusto ko po sanang humingi sa inyo ng advise kung paano magprepare ng food para kay baby. maraming salamat po. i will appreciate your advice.

[miksha]

can i give kiwi as baby's first solid food?

[clueless]

^ not sure if pwede as the first, as in the very first. But my sister gave her twins some kiwi just last week yata. They're almost 7 months, she said they liked it.

[happy_mama]

This is what a hand blender looks like. I find it better to use this kesa the blender-blender with pitcher and all kasi it's less noisy, easier to clean and small amount lang naman yung food. My sister naman uses an avent steamer and food processor. she said ok daw pero namahalan ako eh. goid that my mom gave me a hand blender. I'vd had it for a while and found a good use for it only now.

sis,

where did you buy the hand blender and how much. I'm preparing na kasi for my son's first solid food.

[happy_mama]

sis, my baby is 4 months now. as early as now nag search na ko ng different solid foods to offer him.

[CoolMom08]

hi,

im new here at GT also 1st time mom. I'm planning to give my baby his solid on the 6 month. How many time a day you fed your baby on their 1st solid food? where did you buy hand blender?

[francoise_05]

Hi mommies! My baby's 7 months old and we're breastfeeding (direct and exclusive). Nagstart kami ng solids at 6months sakto. Lugaw yung first food na recommended ng pedia ko pero he suggested that we consult a nutritionist-dietitian para accurately maevaluate yung nutrition needs ni baby. So yesterday we were able to visit a nutritionist from SLMC-QC. Nagulat ako na yung mga nalaman ko from my readings (from books and internet, incl Dr.Sears, Kellymom, Wholesomebabyfoods.com, etc) e iba sa alam ni nutritionist. Thought I'd share them with you

Hindi advisable yung pagfreeze ng homemade baby food (ice cube tray/food storage). Sa breastmilk lang daw okay yun. 24 hours lang daw dapat sa ref ang prepared food, 4 hours at room temperature naman.

Yung avocado as first baby food hindi rin sya agree. Avocado is oil and not a fruit daw so hindi pa madigest ng tama ng babies

Yung 1 tablespoon na binibigay ko kulang daw talaga. 1 cup daw dapat. 3 cups a day na ang serving (bfast, lunch, dinner). 700 calories kasi ang required kasi growing ang baby so malaki talaga (tayong adults around 1500 e). ok na din bigyan ng table food with seasoning (salt and pepper lang, instant seasoning hindi advisable).

Yung commercial baby food like earth's best and gerber ok lang daw yun pero better na minsan lang kasi tatamarin yung baby ngumuya kapag nasanay sa smooth texture kagaya ng sa baby food na nasa jar.

Yung binigay na meal plan nung nutritionist sa baby ko may chicken without skin na (flaked tapos blended na with rice and vegetable). Veggies ok kahit ano except the leafy ones kasi baka bumara pa daw. Fruits naman papaya, apple, peaches, pears, lakatan banana lang muna. Oatmeal, white rice, and Marie crackers din. Yung brown rice wag daw muna kasi too much fiber.

Hope these would help. Sabi nga ng mom ko OA ko na for consulting a nutritionist pero as a first time mom nagconsult na ako kasi wala naman talaga ako idea on which food to give kay baby. From reading books naman nakakagulat na halos hindi nag-agree yung nutritionist sa mga sinabi ko na nabasa ko.

[happy_mama]

thanks mommy francoise_05, what a helpful insight. So ok lang lugaw for 1st meal ni baby?

[clueless]

^ kakaiba nga ang sinabi ng nutritionist. did you relay to your pedia whatever the nutritionist told you?

[pinkcoyote]

^^thanks sis for sharing what the nutritionist told you, though iba nga sya sa mga nababasa natin. Ano ang sabi ni pedia?

[francoise_05]

will consult pedia sa checkup on the 18th. baby's weight is within the normal range (for breastfed babies) naman so wala ako masyado worry. plus kinakain nya lahat, nevery naging picky so far.

since SAHM naman ako, will prepare na lang food everyday, yun din sabi ni hubby. will just clarify sa pedia yung amount (tablespoon vs 1 cup) kasi yun talaga nalito ako.

this morning, i increased beechnut rice powder to 4 tablespoons kesa sa 2 tablespoons namin before and naubos naman ni baby. nung lunch, halfcup ng lugaw plus 1/2 tablespoon carrot mixture meron natira na around 1 tablespoon. dito umasim yung mukha ni baby snack ng apple ok naman. yung pag breastfeed so far wala naman bago, matakaw pa rin.

[kimebies]

^ Thanks for sharing, Sis.

Ang ginagawa naman namin with my daughter's food luto sa salad master ng rice + potatoes + carrots + malunngay leaves then pag OK na, we'll use the blender. Noong una, ginaya namin the jarred food's consistency para naman hindi mahirap for her ang transition, tapos now, medyo may rice bits na para naman masanay na sya kahit papano. She loves to eat anything that we feed her, so far.

But sabi ng nanny ng baby ko, parang nabawasan yung appetite nya when I started giving her Gerber Puffs in Apple Cinnamon. Do you think it's because of the cinnamon content lang or wag ko muna sya pakainin ng biscuits?

[chic_clothes]

^^ thanks sis for the info..pedia ko kase di masyado ma explain Kaya I just read here sa gt ng mga ideas..nalilito din ako Kung gano kadami pwede ibigay Kay baby especially di naman niya nakakain lahat coz niluluwa nya yung iba..yung sa maliit na jar ng earths best, 3 sets nya yun..

yung snack ba mga what time pwede ibigay and what time kayo mag start magpakain kay baby?

[francoise_05]

^ganyan din baby ko before, 3 servings yung isang 4oz earths best jar. pero unti-unti na rin nagiincrease. my baby wakes up at 7 or 8 am so yun breakfast na sya nun (pero magbreastfeed sandali bago umalis sa bed), tapos lunch at around 12, fruit snack at 3pm, dinner at 6 or 7.

kimebies, yes ganyan din ginagawa namin. mixed na din lahat, nakablend na yung veggies sa rice. tapos tama nga raw na gradually nagkakatexture na yung food so that baby will learn how to chew, hindi yung madali lagi iswallow kagaya ng sa jarred food consistency.

[chic_clothes]

^ sis so pwede na isabay for example carrots sa breakfast then sa snack is apple? ok Lang ba yun kahit first time pareho ite take ng baby yung food? how do you mixed them all together? sa blender ba? thanks

[sky_butterfly17]

2 more months magstart na si baby sa solid food. pero gusto ako mag prepare instead yung cerelac