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

[miksha]

my baby is now 6.5months. we started solids when he was 6months. as per pedia by 7months baby should have 3meals a day. the amount would be equivalent to 1baby jar per meal (we give baby homemade baby food). 2weeks nang nakasolid si baby (squash, carrot,apple) pero hindi pa din namin maestablish the 3meals a day. lumalabas baby has one good meal and hindi pa ito isang jar mga quarter to half a jar baby food and then the two other meals tikim tikim lang siya. ganito ba talaga? medyo worried pa naman ako dahil sabi nang pedia her weight of 7.8kgs is ok lang but she needs to gain more weight. magaan daw siya. any tips mommies???

[clueless]

My baby is 7 months old. She eats once a day lang, 2 ice cubes. On her checkup last month, she was 7.2kg. Her birth weight was only 2.5kg and pedia said her weight now is ok. Basta she gains at least 600g per month, pedia is happy.

I dont know when we'll start feeding her 2x a day. Question ko din yan eh. How do i know if she's ready for more frequent feedings or bigger servings per feeding.

I also tried to give her a piece of happy baby puffs last weekend. I tried it muna myself and mabilis naman nagmelt. But when i put it in her mouth, parang she gagged and natakot ako baka ma-choke so kinuha ko yung puff from her tongue.

[rianne_mallows]

i started giving solids to iya when she was 6 months old.. kaso nag gag siya.. so stop muna.. tried it ulit after two days.. naka 3 na subo, then nag gag.. so stop ulit.. tried it again the next day.. ganun lang..

after 2 weeks.. okay na.. wala na yung gag reflex niya.. pero i tablespoon lang per feeding..

now at 8 months, 3 meals a day na with snacks in between and pahabol na 3 oz milk formula every after feeding hehe..

[miksha]

baby's birth weight was 3kgs. 1jar is about 128ml (40z) baby food. si baby ang good meal niya is 1oz. at once a day lang ito. is this normal? how do i increase/mapilit si baby na kumain pa?

[rianne_mallows]

^ilang months na siya sis? maliit din si baby ko nung pinanganak ko.. 4.9 lbs.. now at 8 month 9 kg siya.. nangayayat pa yang lagay na yan nasi kakaospital lang last week.. 3-4 x a day siya kumain ngayon..

[j27]

^ang takaw niya ha. :-)

birth weight ng bunso ko is 3.13kg.

on her 5th month, 6.4kg siya. pedia wants us to start giving her solid foods. 1st week, we started with cerelac muna. on her 2nd week, dinagdagan namin ang menu ng mashed vegies like potato, kalabasa. 3rd week nagdagdag nanaman kami ng new, fruits, like banana, apple, grapes.

when my bunso is on her 8th month, 7.3kg lang siya. binibigyan ko na ng mashed rice with veggies, or plain soup, like campbells  or knorr mushroom soup, fave niya. okay din sa kanya ang lugaw, pero tig konti lang ang kinakain. i managed to feed her twice a day.

on her 13th month, nasa 8.3kg lang siya. sabi ni pedia, nasa normal bracket pa rin ang weight pero nasa mababang percentage. kumakain na siya ng chicken pieces. plus konting subo subo ng plain rice, ng spaghetti, fries. fave niya si jollibee more than mcdo. :-)

ngayon hindi pa kami nagweigh, she's 3years4months now, at kumakain na siya ng 3xaday pero tig konti pa din, plus snacks in between, plus more milk. last time we checked, nung july 2010 before we left pinas, she's 11.8kg (@2years5months). :-) kaya pinipilit ko talagang kumain ito. favorite niya may sabaw or sauce. ayaw niya na dry ang rice. noodle soup din pang palit sa rice pag minsan. tsaka egg.

[rianne_mallows]

ang gaang naman sis.. pamangkin ko (kasama namin sa house at kami nagpapalaki) kaka 3yrs old lang nitong june 2 .. 23kg na siya.. matangkad din..

pakainin mo ng gulay sis.. try mo magsteam ng broccoli tapos may cheese sauce.. baka magustuhan niya.. introduce ka ng fruits and veggie lagi..

i-mosigor mo kahit every other day..

tapos dapat laging may nakaready na food (hindi junk food or galing sa fast food.. empty calories lang yan)
gawa ka sandwiches o kaya pastas

[j27]

^that's why naka pediasure din siya, in addition sa progress gold. sobrang pihikan sa food. pero matangkad naman daw siya sabi ng pedia.

gulay, not her fave. kakain lang siya ng gulay like potato or kalabasa, kapag slice ko into pieces. pero fries, kakainin niya kahit hindi pilitin. :-) other than those two veggies, wala na ako maisip na ipakain sa kanya kasi nga gusto niya malambot lang. pag inoofer ko siya ng iba, tigas daw. hehe.

sa fruits walang problema, kakainin niya lahat. siya pa nanghihingi. grapes, apple, oranges, banana. everyday yan. sa fruit juices mahilig din. good thing, ang juice dito, no preservatives, as in pure siya.

her vitamins are ceelin plus and kidi pharmaton (MWFSat) and, ceelin plus and cherifer forte (TTHSun). kapag meron dito mosegor or appetens, baka try ko ipainom sa kanya. kung wala, magpapabili ako sa pinas.

breakfast niya, palaging may egg, plus ham or bacon, hotdog, spam. yung mga ganyan. tapos lunch, kung ano ulam, yun din kakainin niya, pero dapat may sabaw or sauce. ganun din sa dinner. pasta at noodles, okay sa kanya. bread, papapakin lang niya, ayaw niya ng may palaman. lahat yan, small portions lang ang kaya niya. pero mayat maya kumakain naman. snacks niya, cookies, biscuits, cake. minsan junk foods. like din niya chocolates.

[rianne_mallows]

siguro lahi niyo yung payat talaga.. hmm.. yung appetens hindi maganda naging effect nung nagtry pamangkin ko.. naging hyper.. soooobrang hyper.. mosegor super okay samin..

tanong ko lang.. sa gabi ba inistop mo yung dede niya? kami kasi hanggang gabi.. kahit tulog.. pinapadede.. iingit kasi yung bata.. gutom.. nakaka 5-6 bottles yun sa gabi.. tig-5 oz.. bukod yung sa morning ha.. ikaw pinapadede mo ba sa gabi?

[j27]

lahi nga sa side ko mapayat. pero sa side naman nila hubby, tabain, dun siguro nag mana yung eldest ko. hehe.

susme! buti nabanggit mo yan. napakalikot nitong bunso ko, daig pa ang lalake sa pagka hyper. nangbubugbog. ganyan ang mga laro niya, bugbugan, karate, dance central, talon ng talon, akyat sa double deck nila ng ate niya. kaya na rin siguro hindi makuhang tumaba. mosegor nalang ang itatry ko.

non stop ang dede niya sis. sabi ko nga, pag humingi yun, palaging may follow-up na hirit. kaya sa isang feeding, yung 4oz, minsan nagiging 12oz pa. kahit sa gabi, kahit sa madaling araw pa. minsan kahit tulog din siya, basta matagal siya hindi humingi ng milk, pinagtitimpla ko tsaka ko ibibigay sa kanya, uubusin niya yun kahit tulog. :-)

[rianne_mallows]

^baka kaya hindi makuhang tumaba kasi sa appetens.. para kasing more on pampasigla siya kesa pampagana kumain kaya if hindi naman matamlay, ang result hyper yung bata..

try mo mosegor.. lahat dito sa family namin yun gamit eh

[pumngold]

im a working mom and di ako makakaattend on giving her solids. Ok lang kaya to start her with cerelac or rice cereal like promina? meron bang rice cereal (boxed) ang earth's best?

[clueless]

^ My baby didnt like promina. We gave it to her nung sunday nung di pa ako nakabili ng veggies.

I'm a working mom too. What i do is on sundays, i prepare the food for the week then freeze para kahit wala ako, alam ko kung anong pinapakain nila somehow.

This week, we have ground rice and veggies. So 1 cube of rice plus 1 cube of veggies (squash or carrots or potatoes). Pero parang she doesnt like it with rice, gusto niya pa din solo. She eats 2x a day.

Minsan if we have fruits, we give her cold fruits slices in a munchkin feeder. And now since she can have plain yoghurt na, we will mix din fresh fruits.

[pumngold]

@clueless, some questions here:
How do you prepare the veggies?
and panu mo cook yung rice?
How do you reheat the frozen food?
Pwede na ba on her first trial of solid, rice lang and formula?

When did u give her fruits,what age?

Thanks. Sorry medyo daming questions. Gusto ko na kasi siya bigyan ng solids on her 6 month birthday which will be on sunday na.

[wengerts]

^ merong boxed rice cereals ang earth's best. more like naka sachet
sagutin ko na din ibang tanong mo:

How do you prepare the veggies? - wash, peel (if needed), boil, then mash
rice - i held off giving rice to my kid siguro till about mga 10mos sya. walang special preparation, kung paano isaing ordinarily, ganun na
reheat frozen food - thaw, i take it out of the fridge 2 hourse before feeding. kung talagang gusto mo mainit, pinapatong ko lang sa ibabaw ng rice but be mindful of the temperature of the food when you serve it. dapat not too hot and not too cold.
first trial of solids - i'd suggest rice cereal para hindi ganon kabuo-buo. ayaw mo mag sayote or squash?

age for fruits - depende sa comfort level mo. ako kasi i held off anything sweet until about 11-12months. pero ako lang naman yun.

[clueless]

^^ my anwers:

How do you prepare the veggies?

Better if you get organc lalo na for brocolli kasi di binabalatan yon.

Like weng din but instead of boiling, we steam.

Pag steam na, i use a hand blender to puree then lagay ko sa covered ice tray. When frozen, i transfer to a ziploc bag so i can reuse the ice tray for something else.

and panu mo cook yung rice?

I have ground rice, as in giniling na bigas. I found a recipe for rice cereal on wholesomebabyfood.com. Please check na lang.

How do you reheat the frozen food?

Food for day - we get ice cube/s from the freezer and place in covered food cup tapos sa ref na para magthaw na. Pag malambot na, we add formula to get desired consistency then feed. So i dont really warm the food. But the rice cereal, we warm the cup by dipping it in hot water. Dapat initin ito kasi otherwise, buo buo siya.

If you can make this, better than cerelac or earths best. And better daw to use pala brown rice.

Pwede na ba on her first trial of solid, rice lang and formula?

Yup, pwede.

When did u give her fruits,what age?

We first gave cold fruit slices in a munchkin feeder when she was teething so at around 6 months. She liked the cold kasi. Sinisipsip niya lang naman ang juice. We've tried melon, pear, apple and watermelon pa lang. She was also given banana once pero naconstipate siya so di pa namin tnry ulit.

Thanks. Sorry medyo daming questions. Gusto ko na kasi siya bigyan ng solids on her 6 month birthday which will be on sunday na.
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[pinkcoyote]

i let my baby taste banana yesterday hehe di ko mapigil nanghihila kasi ng food eh..sa sunday i might give her na rice cereal (from giniling na bigas) we'll be going to MIL's house kaya sabi ko kay MIL prepare na the giniling na bigas hehe

[pumngold]

Thanks mga sis for the replies to my questions! alot of help!

[aniroc1209]

I bought Cuisinart's Mini-Prep Plus Processor at Gourdo's

sis how much? thanks! 

[hunny_ally]

^ merong boxed rice cereals ang earth's best. more like naka sachet
sagutin ko na din ibang tanong mo:

They also have it in big boxes. The ones in the sachets are the travel sizes


My little boy started with solids when he's almost 7mos. So far he tried the following:
Potato - he HATES it
Squash - his favorite
Sayote - not a big fan of it
Apple - the same as sayote
avocado - another favorite
Banana - so so