Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. Thanks. Liza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 At six months, your baby should still be getting her nutrition from breast milk (or formula). solids at this age are more for the experience than anything else. I think we started with solids just in the evenings and added finger food snacks (puffed brown rice to start) at around ten months. lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. Thanks. Liza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 At that age breastmilk (or formula) should still be her primary food, so make sure to give her that first and then offer solids when she's done the milk. Then as long as you're offering her healthy foods like veggies and fruit she'll be fine. Heather lirocheus wrote: > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > Thanks. > Liza > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 At that age breastmilk (or formula) should still be her primary food, so make sure to give her that first and then offer solids when she's done the milk. Then as long as you're offering her healthy foods like veggies and fruit she'll be fine. Heather lirocheus wrote: > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > Thanks. > Liza > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Be sure to offer them after she's had breastmilk, as the others have said. If she's just started, she may be very interested (my son helped himself to a banana when he was about 4-4.5mos - scratched his nails on my banana trying to reach it while I was eating it, and he stuck his fingers in his mouth, and got a delightful look on his face and went back for more!). From what I recall, at this age/stage they will rarely overeat like adults. They know when they are full or when they want to try new foods and so on (you can't make them eat if they are not hungry. Heh). I know my son used to eat a ton sometimes, but he was going through a growth spurt at the time (either with growing or with new mental/physical skills that were developing, he tended to eat more, then hardly at all - still does it, too). A book I found highly informative and helpful was " Super Baby Food " by Ruth Yaron. We used it extensively. She advocates a vegetarian diet for the most part (includes a bit of fish, but only because of the Omega 3's and you can totally just do flax seeds ground up when they are old enough for those instead as we did). My son totally refused anything mushy and was eating sandwiches (tiny bite sized ones that he could totally handle) by the time he was a year old because he also would not let us feed him for any reason. I did nurse him till he was 2 (stopped on his own, too). We checked it out from the library first and then bought it. I have pretty much given it to every new mom I know, as I think it's a great resource. Missie On 12/22/06, lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > Thanks. > Liza > > > > > -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Hi Liza All of my three girls started solids at around 4-5 months, simply because they were hungry! They were all bottle fed (Amber was breast fed for three weeks but it just didn't work for us). Most people say that bottle fed babies should be fuller, and I thought so too, but my girls were all hungry kids! They are all now slim and athletic, so I don't believe that how much they eat as babies has any impact on how they turn out. My younger girls hardly ate mushy baby food, they wanted what their big sister(s) were having! They ate things like thin noodles, mixed vegies, tiny sandwiches, toast soldier with marmite, mashed potato, small bits of well cooked broccoli carrots etc. Of course babies first nutrition should be from breast milk (or formula) so I would always offer solids after the milk feeds, but if she's hungry I would feed her!! She will tell you when she doesn't want any more, I am quite sure! Good luck! Monica ---- Missie Ward 12/23/06 17:33:34 Re: Starting on solids Be sure to offer them after she's had breastmilk, as the others have said. If she's just started, she may be very interested (my son helped himself to a banana when he was about 4-4.5mos - scratched his nails on my banana trying to reach it while I was eating it, and he stuck his fingers in his mouth, and got a delightful look on his face and went back for more!). From what I recall, at this age/stage they will rarely overeat like adults. They know when they are full or when they want to try new foods and so on (you can't make them eat if they are not hungry. Heh). I know my son used to eat a ton sometimes, but he was going through a growth spurt at the time (either with growing or with new mental/physical skills that were developing, he tended to eat more, then hardly at all - still does it, too). A book I found highly informative and helpful was " Super Baby Food " by Ruth Yaron. We used it extensively. She advocates a vegetarian diet for the most part (includes a bit of fish, but only because of the Omega 3's and you can totally just do flax seeds ground up when they are old enough for those instead as we did). My son totally refused anything mushy and was eating sandwiches (tiny bite sized ones that he could totally handle) by the time he was a year old because he also would not let us feed him for any reason. I did nurse him till he was 2 (stopped on his own, too). We checked it out from the library first and then bought it. I have pretty much given it to every new mom I know, as I think it's a great resource. Missie On 12/22/06, lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > Thanks. > Liza > > > > > -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 Err, I mean in the book it talks about flax being a good source and not to use fish, I have no idea why I wrote that the other way. Sorry. It is very pro-vegetarian. There's a section even on why your baby doesn't need meat and how what they make is healthy and perfectly suited for babies who are starting solids up till they are about 3yrs old. There's a wealth of information (homemade cleaners and toys and all kinds of ways to re-use things and freezing and so on), and some of the recipes we just substitute as needed (though I think they use soymilk and tofu/lentils/beans a lot anyway). We've made dinners for the whole family using many of the recipes in the back. Hope I didn't offend, or anything with the fish thing...I think I was just getting ahead of myself when I was typing. It is really a nice book. Missie On 12/22/06, Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: > > Be sure to offer them after she's had breastmilk, as the others have said. > If she's just started, she may be very interested (my son helped himself > to a banana when he was about 4-4.5mos - scratched his nails on my banana > trying to reach it while I was eating it, and he stuck his fingers in his > mouth, and got a delightful look on his face and went back for more!). From > what I recall, at this age/stage they will rarely overeat like adults. They > know when they are full or when they want to try new foods and so on (you > can't make them eat if they are not hungry. Heh). I know my son used to eat > a ton sometimes, but he was going through a growth spurt at the time (either > with growing or with new mental/physical skills that were developing, he > tended to eat more, then hardly at all - still does it, too). > > A book I found highly informative and helpful was " Super Baby Food " by > Ruth Yaron. We used it extensively. She advocates a vegetarian diet for the > most part (includes a bit of fish, but only because of the Omega 3's and you > can totally just do flax seeds ground up when they are old enough for those > instead as we did). My son totally refused anything mushy and was eating > sandwiches (tiny bite sized ones that he could totally handle) by the time > he was a year old because he also would not let us feed him for any reason. > I did nurse him till he was 2 (stopped on his own, too). We checked it out > from the library first and then bought it. I have pretty much given it to > every new mom I know, as I think it's a great resource. > > Missie > > > On 12/22/06, lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: > > > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > > Thanks. > > Liza > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I know this has been discussed in the past, but beware of the allergy trigger foods that should not be offered before baby's first birthday. This is not a complete list, but includes wheat, dairy, soy, strawberries, citrus, eggs. Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: Err, I mean in the book it talks about flax being a good source and not to use fish, I have no idea why I wrote that the other way. Sorry. It is very pro-vegetarian. There's a section even on why your baby doesn't need meat and how what they make is healthy and perfectly suited for babies who are starting solids up till they are about 3yrs old. There's a wealth of information (homemade cleaners and toys and all kinds of ways to re-use things and freezing and so on), and some of the recipes we just substitute as needed (though I think they use soymilk and tofu/lentils/beans a lot anyway). We've made dinners for the whole family using many of the recipes in the back. Hope I didn't offend, or anything with the fish thing...I think I was just getting ahead of myself when I was typing. It is really a nice book. Missie On 12/22/06, Missie Ward <mszzzi wrote: > > Be sure to offer them after she's had breastmilk, as the others have said. > If she's just started, she may be very interested (my son helped himself > to a banana when he was about 4-4.5mos - scratched his nails on my banana > trying to reach it while I was eating it, and he stuck his fingers in his > mouth, and got a delightful look on his face and went back for more!). From > what I recall, at this age/stage they will rarely overeat like adults. They > know when they are full or when they want to try new foods and so on (you > can't make them eat if they are not hungry. Heh). I know my son used to eat > a ton sometimes, but he was going through a growth spurt at the time (either > with growing or with new mental/physical skills that were developing, he > tended to eat more, then hardly at all - still does it, too). > > A book I found highly informative and helpful was " Super Baby Food " by > Ruth Yaron. We used it extensively. She advocates a vegetarian diet for the > most part (includes a bit of fish, but only because of the Omega 3's and you > can totally just do flax seeds ground up when they are old enough for those > instead as we did). My son totally refused anything mushy and was eating > sandwiches (tiny bite sized ones that he could totally handle) by the time > he was a year old because he also would not let us feed him for any reason. > I did nurse him till he was 2 (stopped on his own, too). We checked it out > from the library first and then bought it. I have pretty much given it to > every new mom I know, as I think it's a great resource. > > Missie > > > On 12/22/06, lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: > > > > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > > Thanks. > > Liza > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > I'm all out of bubblegum. > > -- > http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ > http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com -- I'm all out of bubblegum. -- http://mszzzi.creepy.net/Dexter/gallery http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ http://mszzzi.evite.shutterfly.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 , robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > At six months, your baby should still be getting her nutrition from breast milk (or formula). solids at this age are more for the experience than anything else. I think we started with solids just in the evenings and added finger food snacks (puffed brown rice to start) at around ten months. > > > > lirocheus <lirocheus wrote: > I have a 6 months old who just started on solids. My question is > should I control or limit her portions? It seeems like she likes to > eat a lot and sometimes I worry about that she's eating too much. > Thanks. > Liza > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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