Guest guest Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Has anyone following the baby feeding guidelines in the book? My son is approaching six months and we are going to start feeding him some solid foods. So far, we've tried avocado and egg yolk. Our pediatrician recommends rice cereal since it is fortified with iron. Has anyone skipped all forms of iron supplementation (including fortified cereal), and used raw liver instead? Also, when is a good time to start him on cod liver oil? Thanks for any input, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 I'm surprised no one else responded to this.... I have a almost 8 month old NT baby girl who is doing very well. I'm going by NT and gave her raw egg yolk around 5 months or so...but her gag reflex was still very strong and it was more work than it was worth so she only got it once a week or so. Now that she is cutting her first tooth, she is getting more solid foods (I've been strickly breastfeeding her). Plain, raw, goat milk yogurt has been good. I've used some raw goat cheese mixed with egg yolk and high vitamin butter (talk about nutrient dense!). And I just figured out how to get liver into her....pureed fresh figs with finely grated frozen chicken liver mixed in. She liked it. I'm going to get as much liver in her as possible since I know how good it is. She has not had any problems with anemia at all even on just breastmilk. How is your baby doing? I'm so thankful I found NT before I had my baby. She is happy all the time, sleeps great (but still nurses at night these days..) and is so dang cute! She is already crawling and pulling up on furniture. Becky > Has anyone following the baby feeding guidelines in the book? My son > is approaching six months and we are going to start feeding him some > solid foods. So far, we've tried avocado and egg yolk. Our > pediatrician recommends rice cereal since it is fortified with iron. > Has anyone skipped all forms of iron supplementation (including > fortified cereal), and used raw liver instead? Also, when is a good > time to start him on cod liver oil? > > Thanks for any input, > > Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 My daughter is ten months, and I started giving her the egg yolk at around seven months (unlike Sally, who boils the whole egg and then tosses the white, I separate the white from the yolk right from the beginning and then heat the yolk minimally in a bain marie - it's much easier that way I found). I also tried some other common baby foods, which were a total disaster for her (mostly potatoes and bananas). She really likes liver, eggs, cheese, yogurt, apples, prunes, green beans, and zucchini. I try to give her the liver about once a week now (I lightly saute it in butter and cut it up as finger food). At the beginning I gave it more regularly, but I try to give everything in moderation now. With our food sources being so contaminated (even organic ones), I think it's best to not load up on anything. I try to rotate the foods I eat as well (fish one night, then beef, chicken etc.). Sometimes when it comes to feeding babies we all get really crazy because you want them to have the best. I find that the most important thing is just trying to be relaxed and calm. I'd love to exchange more ideas and tips on feeding babies in the future! Ciao, Dawn > > Has anyone following the baby feeding guidelines in the book? My > son > > is approaching six months and we are going to start feeding him > some > > solid foods. So far, we've tried avocado and egg yolk. Our > > pediatrician recommends rice cereal since it is fortified with > iron. > > Has anyone skipped all forms of iron supplementation (including > > fortified cereal), and used raw liver instead? Also, when is a good > > time to start him on cod liver oil? > > > > Thanks for any input, > > > > Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Beck + Dawn - thanks for sharing your experiences and ideas! My son Adam will be six months old next week. He's got 2 teeth already. He's a great kid - people comment that they've never seen a baby smile so much - they also ask " Does he ever cry? " (we'll, that was before the teething started!). I've been feeding the egg yolk raw. Should I be cooking it? A lot of people (friends/family) get excited about giving the baby different foods - including pop, candy etc!!! That comes to a shock to us. Why do others want to give our baby anything??? Have you experienced this - other people trying to give your baby food? I know I have to relax and not be to uptight we feeding the baby, but I don't think processed sweets should enter the picture! Also, I enjoyed the recent discussion on what to do about the 1st birthday cake. I haven't decided yet, but I might make a muffin that looks like a cupcake with butter " frosting " - or something along that realm. Dan > > get liver into her....pureed fresh figs with finely grated frozen > > chicken liver mixed in. She liked it. I'm going to get as much > > liver in her as possible since I know how good it is. She has not > > had any problems with anemia at all even on just breastmilk. > > > > Becky > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 > > > get liver into her....pureed fresh figs with finely grated > frozen > > > chicken liver mixed in. She liked it. I'm going to get as much > > > liver in her as possible since I know how good it is. She has > not > > > had any problems with anemia at all even on just breastmilk. > > > > > > Becky > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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