Tahini and Infants

[Guest guest]

Greetings all!

 

I have a question about feeding my 8 month old. I am a raw foodist

and I nurse my son. His pediatrician keeps telling me he needs to gain

more weight. She wants me to feed him butter and yogurt for fat. I

won't give him butter and don't like the idea of yogurt. I was

wondering if any of you have fed your babies tahini. I have just

recently introduced him to avocado/banana/mango mixture that I make

and cantaloupe and banana. Do any of the parents here have suggestions

for what is best to feed an infant. Is yogurt a terrible idea? Also, I

drink alot of acai and goji juice. Is that okay to drink while

nursing? Is there a holistic pediatrician in the Washington d.c. area

anyone can reccommend?

[Guest guest]

I'd say the avocado and banana are great sources of protein for the baby - Keep up the fruits and vegetables and feed him often (every 3 hours or so)

I would not want him to have tahini and this age if it were me. Make sure you are getting plenty of healthy fats yourself ( avocado, raw nuts, tahini, etc) and nurse him first till your milk is done then feed him if he's still hungry, but you want to keep up your milk supply. I think if you used plain probiotic/acidophilus yogurt it might be ok, but not my first choice. If you can find some organic papaya that is good that would help put on weight too. I was giving my baby carrot juice by that age You can add in a tiny bit of other veggies such as cucumber, parsley so he gets a variety of minerals.

 

Hope that helps.

Nancy

 

 

 

 

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On Behalf Of LibraSunday, July 29, 2007 2:20 PM Subject: Tahini and Infants

 

Greetings all!I have a question about feeding my 8 month old. I am a raw foodist and I nurse my son. His pediatrician keeps telling me he needs to gain more weight. She wants me to feed him butter and yogurt for fat. I won't give him butter and don't like the idea of yogurt. I was wondering if any of you have fed your babies tahini. I have just recently introduced him to avocado/banana/mango mixture that I make and cantaloupe and banana. Do any of the parents here have suggestions for what is best to feed an infant. Is yogurt a terrible idea? Also, I drink alot of acai and goji juice. Is that okay to drink while nursing? Is there a holistic pediatrician in the Washington d.c. area anyone can reccommend?