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

[khriseeee]

Is fresh squeezed juice ok for babies? Would I still need to water it down? I have a juicer at home and we make fresh juices - sometimes adding in veggies too.

[miksha]

my pedia said it's ok but do check first with your pedia. like fresh orange juice she was only given nung 1yr na siya because possible allergen and pineapple juice huwag din daw muna masyado daw "maasim" sa tummy. Pansin ko lang though hindi mahilig sa juice si baby. for now ang nagustuhan lang niya is mango juice and it's the one you buy for school hahaha, oh btw my baby is 1.5year so halos kahit ano pwede na sa kanya kaya hinayaan ko na siya dun sa gusto niya na juice since madalang lang naman ang sipsip lang siya hindi man niya maubos 1/4 nun kaya ok lang sa akin.

[clueless]

^ we gave fresh ripe avocados. Sa saging, our pedia recommended senyorita, yung maliliit. Fresh din. But scrapings lang.

[Cherry143]

For Avocado, fresh din ang give ko.  masarap kung malamig lamig.  Pa-isa-isa nga lang ako bumili kasi ang hirap maka tyamba ng magandang avocado - walang uod, hindi mabuhok.  baka may tip kayo paano makahanap ng magandang avocado?  i make sure yung medyo green pa, sa house nalang mahihinog. then dapat super kinis.

mga sis, baby ko turning 1yr old soon. ayaw na nya ng blended foods nya.  so give na namin sya ng hindi blended.
for table foods, ok lang din bang mag-freeze ng mga ulam nya?  para palaging merong stock ng food na pe-pwedi sa kanya. example, tinola, etc.  kasi minsan pritos saka pang adults na yung food na luto namin since puros matatanda kami here except kay baby lang.

[Grayce]

question [textspeak!] anong klaseng avocado dapat bilhn? kailangan hinog na ba? or kailangan pa iboil? 1st time mom. and un banana un malaki or maliit na klase dapat. thanks

we also give fresh ones. for banana avoid giving lakatan as it can make baby constipated. latundan is ok but avoid giving the middle part for now. scrapings lang dapat

[Dacian]

yung isang avocado na nabili namin may worm.  grrr, sayang lang.

[chofontanilla]

I think my baby is constipated, ano kaya pwede kong ipakain sa kanya? 7 months na siya.

[hunny_ally]

^Papaya

If your kid likes it, pitted prunes is ok too.

[chofontanilla]

So need ko pa durugin yung prunes? Ok ba yung mga nabibili sa mall? How about kalabasa ilalagay ko sa oats, pwede din kaya yun? Green beans kasi kinakain niya ngayon eh.

[Grayce]

^eating more fibrous fruits might worsen your baby's constipation wag mo muna lagyan ng oats. Let your baby drink water also aside from papaya & prunes.

[chofontanilla]

Ok sis. Thanks a lot! Pano niyo pala pinprepare yung prunes? Saka anong papaya gamit niyo? Green or orange?

[hunny_ally]

7mos old pa lang pala si baby mo. you can try prune or grape juice. if pitted prunes, you can rehydrate it a little with hot water. then rough chop it. my son kasi is 18mos old na and he eats it as is. for papaya, the ripe papaya. i usually buy the solo papaya para ok lang para sa ilang kainan.

[chofontanilla]

Thanks sis for the suggestion.

[jhalimcuando]

hi mga mommies magask lang ako pano nyo piniprepare ang lugaw nilalgayan nyo ba ng asin or chicken stock? balak ko rin magluto ng sopas ang balak ko gamitin yung milk ni baby okey lang kaya yun? or pano nyo niluluto yung sopas? thanks a lot.

[erl]

mga sis first mom din ako kaya nahihirapan din ako mag isip ng food kay baby lalo pa working mom ako..14 mos na ako kaya kahit ano pwede na s kanya...question lang pwede ba ihalo [textspeak!] namnam or mga ginisa mix sa food nya?

[sachism]

^hi sis,  we never put these on our baby's food neither on our food.

[erl]

^hi sis,  we never put these on our baby's food neither on our food.

ok sis...kasi minsan [textspeak!] pagkain namin may ganun tapos kumakain din sya.

[sachism]

^ depende naman yan sis sa parents

kami lang personal choice namin na wag gumamit ng ganyan sa bahay.

[Grayce]

mga sis first mom din ako kaya nahihirapan din ako mag isip ng food kay baby lalo pa working mom ako..14 mos na ako kaya kahit ano pwede na s kanya...question lang pwede ba ihalo [textspeak!] namnam or mga ginisa mix sa food nya?

this is a big no for babies. my son's pedia discouraged me from using those msg etc and even told me to take it easy on the salt until my boy turns 18mos, i think it has something to do with the maturity of the baby's liver or kidney ata. basta bawal sa baby ang salty and seasonings and their RDA for sodium if their below 18mos is not the same as us adults.

[cldy_1981]

My son just started with solids last Sunday - can he be given a bit of water to make sure he doesnt get constipated? He's breastfed & me pedia isnt a BF expert so I'm not sure if I should follow her advice when it comes to water/breastmilk and baby's food.

My husband finds me wierd and says bakit pa daw kami nag-pedia if I don't follow. Don't get me wrong, I like naman our pedia pero there are also stuff that she recommends na I find weird. Like for my son's first food juice daw muna, mga 1-2 tbsp and then add to 5-6 oz of water. Pero sa mga sites that I go to and even here in GT most first foods/solids are bananas, camote, sayote, etc. Tapos she told me my son can drink citrus juice na, eh alam ko malakas maka-allergy. So ayun I'm confused.

Although I stuck to my guns and just gave my baby mashed bananas thinned out with BM and home-made apple sauce as well as pears... So far ok yung son ko with the bananas, tom we try the apples and then after 3-4 days the pears.

Im already thinking of the next food I can have him try