Have you ever wondered what baby food taste like? Well I have been very curious the last couple of days. Last time we went to the doctor, he told us it was about time for us to start food. He gave us a list of what to feed them and what not to feed them and that's about it.
Side note - It's amazing how people (doctors/nurses) just assume that you know how to do everything. I noticed it when I was in the hospital. The doctors and nurses know exactly what to do but they never stopped to think that I was a new mother and had NO clue. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my doctor and the nurses that I had. I guess it's just because they do the same thing everyday.
Anyway, back to what I was talking about. Baby food. Now that my babies are eating I had to make a decision on what kind of food I wanted them to eat. Organic, regular baby food or make my own. I thought since I am off for summer I would try to make my own. I think I have officially talked myself out of that option. (I'm an awful cook). Organic or regular baby food. I want the best for my babies so my first thought is organic. Organic food is more expensive. Sometime I wonder what the difference is. Well, I know what the difference is but I just wonder if it makes that big of a difference.
Right now the babies are eating Earth's Best baby food. It is organic. So far we have a VERY picky girl and a boy that will eat anything! First we tried rice cereal. He loved it, she hated it. I thought, let's add some bananas. He loved it, she hated it. Next I tried oatmeal. He loved it, she hated it. Bananas and oatmeal?! He loved it, she hated it. Ok...well apples and oatmeal. He loved it, she hated it. That is as far as we have gotten. The doctor told us to feed one type of food at a time to make sure that they don't have a reaction to something. Next I will try pears.
Any suggestions on what to feed my sweet baby girl?
What do you think about Baby Wise?
4 comments:
Babywise is rather hard core. You might like "Healthy sleep habits, happy child." I lived by it for my 1st daughter and am following it this time too (Gaby is 4 months old now). Its AWESOME and taught me so much stuff! And continue to try the baby food with Avery. It can take MANY tries before they get used to the taste. Good luck!!--Julia sanford fortenberry
Becca,
Sara Littlejohn here. i found your blog from the dents...first congrats! your babies are beautiful! i can't believe you are kellen are parents. mark and i just had our 4th so i have all kinds of tricks up my sleeve about sleeping and eating and i'm just talking about myself ;) anyway, shoot me an email saransnuzers@Hotmail.com. i am not on facebook or anything..don't really have time to keep up with random people i don't care about ;)
if you are still nursing try mixing some breast milk or formula with the rice cereal. A familiar taste with a new texture.
We tried giving some cereal (mixed with formula) at 4 months, bu Connor didn't do the cereal with a spoon thing too well.. so we just mainly started adding some to his bottles and not so much giving it with a spoon. But at 5 months we started yellow veggies (squash, carrots, sweet potatoes), and he ate those really well. Next we did green veggies, and gave him fruits last (they say to save those for last because they are sweet-tasting). He has never turned down a fruit! But if they don't like something the first, second, or even 5th time, don't give up! It can take many times for them to get used to a new flavor or texture. And as far as organic vs. regular... I don't really care. I usually go for the regular because it is cheapest, and I like it just fine. Gerber is fine, Nature's Goodness (at Walmart) is fine, and BeechNut is good. I usually end up with a variety of brands because I like to get a variety of different foods. But I usually buy whatever brand is on sale or whichever ones I have coupons for. Hint: go to Beechnut.com or Gerber.com or whatever brand's website that you like to use. Usually you can sign up for a mailing list and get coupons of some sort!
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