Re: milk supply and solids

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for the advice (too many to reply individually LOL) I am gleaning

much wisdom. As to starting solids, a doctor I like said that they let you know

by trying to eat yours. But what about when your 2.5 month old is eyeballing

every bite you take and you have to wrestle the fork out of her hand for each

one?? Surely it's too early! But she gives me this " give me your steak or DIE "

look. LOL.

Mrs. Siemens

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salvation.... "

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[Guest guest]

>Thank you all for the advice (too many to reply individually LOL) I am gleaning

much wisdom. As to starting solids, a doctor I like said that they let you know

by trying to eat yours. But what about when your 2.5 month old is eyeballing

every bite you take and you have to wrestle the fork out of her hand for each

one?? Surely it's too early! But she gives me this " give me your steak or DIE "

look. LOL.

You can give them some kefir, yogurt, or even let them chew on a chicken

bone, or maybe rice cereal. But it's best to avoid the allergens ...

egg white, commercial milk, and grains. The gut isn't well formed at

that age, and giving rat pups certain foods at that age leads

reliably to problems. Also when grain cereals are fed early in a

culture, celiac rates go way up!

Kefir has been fed to preemies though, with good results, and getting

probiotics into a kid helps develop their gut (the bacteria promote

blood vessel growth, it seems).

-- Heidi Jean

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[Guest guest]

> >Thank you all for the advice (too many to reply individually LOL)

I am gleaning much wisdom. As to starting solids, a doctor I like

said that they let you know by trying to eat yours. But what about

when your 2.5 month old is eyeballing every bite you take and you

have to wrestle the fork out of her hand for each one?? Surely it's

too early! But she gives me this " give me your steak or DIE " look.

LOL.>

i know that look very well!!! LOL

it's my understanding that up until a certain age they won't choke

because their tongue is pressed up on the back of their throat. old

books that recommended feeding young babies talked about using the

spoon to depress the tongue to get past that problem.

babies love to put stuff into their mouth and explore it's texture so

it might be more about exploration at her age than hunger. but you

never know! does she nurse on demand? is it possible that your milk

supply is subsiding a bit? possibly you're dehydrated?

HTH

vera